About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1984-09-30
Place of birth:
Hornafjörður, Iceland
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Hlynur Pálmason

Overview

Hlynur Pálmason (born 30 September 1984; Hornafjörður) is an Icelandic film director, screenwriter, and visual artist. Hlynur Pálmason was born in 1984 in Höfn í Hornafirði, Iceland. He studied film at the National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen, graduating in 2013. He lived in Denmark for 10 years before returning to Höfn, a town on the Hornafjörður fjord. He is also a visual artist.

Pálmason has said he is more interested in "the narrative style and flow of films" than the actual plotline. His debut feature film Winter Brothers (Vinterbrødre), which was filmed in Denmark, debuted at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland in 2017. It went on to win the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and the Robert Award for Best Danish Film, with Pálmason also winning the Robert Award for Best Director. His second feature film, A White, White Day (Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur), was filmed in Iceland, and many of the people he had worked with on Winter Brothers were also employed for this film, including the actor German cinematographer Maria von Hausswolff [de], editor Julius Krebs Damsbo, and sound designer Lars Halvorsen. He had previously collaborated with Icelandic actor Ingvar Sigurðsson on the short film he made for graduation, The Painter, in 2013. A White White Day was selected to screen in the Critics' Week section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, and was selected as Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020. He followed up in 2022 with Godland (Vanskabte Land), which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and was selected as Denmark's 2022 submission for the Nordic Council Film Prize. The film, its director, and several actors were nominated for many awards and won a number of them, including Gold Hugo for Best Feature Film at the Chicago Film Festival and Best Feature Film at the Riga International Film Festival in Latvia.

Known for

Directing
2022 Godland Directing Director 61
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2022 Nest Directing Director 59
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2019 A White, White Day Directing Director 59
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2017 Winter Brothers Directing Director 58
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2014 Seven Boats Directing Director N/A
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2013 A Painter Directing Director 58
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2012 A Day or Two Directing Director 59
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2010 Joel Directing Director N/A
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2008 Post-it Directing Director N/A
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The Love That Remains Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2022 Godland Writing Writer 61
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2022 Nest Writing Writer 59
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2019 A White, White Day Writing Screenplay 59
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2017 Winter Brothers Writing Writer 58
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2014 Seven Boats Writing Writer N/A
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2013 A Painter Writing Writer 58
Average
2010 Joel Writing Screenplay N/A
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2008 Post-it Writing Screenplay N/A
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The Love That Remains Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2022 Godland Production Executive Producer 61
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2022 Nest Production Executive Producer 59
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2019 A White, White Day Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2017 Winter Brothers Production Producer 58
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2014 Seven Boats Production Producer N/A
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2010 Joel Production Producer N/A
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2008 Post-it Production Producer N/A
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Sound
2008 Post-it Sound Sound Re-Recording Assistant N/A
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2008 Post-it Sound Sound Editor N/A
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Camera
2022 Nest Camera Director of Photography 59
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2010 Joel Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2008 Post-it Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
The Love That Remains Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
2010 Joel Editing Editor N/A
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2008 Post-it Editing Editor N/A
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