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'''Baldvin Zophoníasson''', or Baldvin Z, is an Icelandic film director.
'''Baldvin Zophoníasson''', or '''Baldvin Z''', is an Icelandic film and television director, writer, and producer. He was born in 1978 in [[Akureyri]]. He is best known for his films ''Jitters'', ''[[Life in a Fishbowl]]'', ''[[Let Me Fall]]'', and the television series ''[[Réttur]]'' and ''[[Trapped (Icelandic TV series)|Trapped]]''.


== Career ==
==Career==
His first feature film was the Icelandic-language teenage drama "Jitters" (titled Órói in Icelandic), released in 2010. The film portrays "the confusion and excitement of being a teenager"<ref>{{Citation|last=Zophoníasson|first=Baldvin|title=Jitters|date=2012-06-20|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1634524/|others=Atli Oskar Fjalarsson, Ilva Holmes, Gísli Örn Garðarsson|accessdate=2018-01-18}}</ref> It won the Children's Film Award at the [[Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival]]. His second feature was 2014 movie [[Life in a Fishbowl|Life In A Fishbowl]], co-written with Birgir Örn Steinarsson, which won at [[Edda Award]]s, [[Zurich Film Festival]] and [[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival]], and gathered numerous award nominations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3742120/awards|title=Baldvin Zophoníasson|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-01-18}}</ref> The film is an ensemble drama, set in the year before the severe [[2008-2011 Icelandic financial crisis|economic collapse]] in Iceland in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/toronto-film-review-life-in-a-fishbowl-1201305348/|title=Toronto Film Review: ‘Life in a Fishbowl’|last=Simon|first=Alissa|date=2014-09-15|work=Variety|access-date=2018-01-18|language=en-US}}</ref> It portrays people from various walks of life whose lives intersect in unexpected ways.<ref>{{Citation|title=Life In A Fishbowl|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/life_in_a_fishbowl/|language=en|accessdate=2018-01-18}}</ref>
Baldvin's first feature film was the Icelandic-language teenage drama ''Jitters'' (titled ''Órói'' in Icelandic), released in 2010. The film portrays "the confusion and excitement of being a teenager".<ref>{{Citation|last=Zophoníasson|first=Baldvin|title=Jitters|date=20 June 2012|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1634524/|others=Atli Oskar Fjalarsson, Ilva Holmes, Gísli Örn Garðarsson|accessdate=18 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jitters (2010) Starring: Atli Oskar Fjalarsson, Ilva Holmes, Gisli Orn Garoarsson - Three Movie Buffs Review |url=http://www.threemoviebuffs.com/review/jitters.html |website=ThreeMovieBuffs.com |accessdate=9 May 2019 |date=14 January 2015}}</ref> It won the Children's Film Award at the [[Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival]]. His second feature was the 2014 movie ''[[Life in a Fishbowl]]'', co-written with Birgir Örn Steinarsson, which won at the [[Edda Awards]] (including [[Edda Award for Best Director|Best Director]]),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-27 |df=dmy |title=Eddan 2015 |url=http://eddan.is/?page_id=1608 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227162146/http://eddan.is/?page_id=1608 |archive-date=27 February 2015 |website=[[Edda Awards]] |lang=is |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Zurich Film Festival]], and [[Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival]], and gathered numerous award nominations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3742120/awards|title=Baldvin Zophoníasson|website=IMDb|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> The film is an ensemble drama set in the year before the severe [[2008-2011 Icelandic financial crisis|economic collapse]] in Iceland in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/toronto-film-review-life-in-a-fishbowl-1201305348/|title=Toronto Film Review: 'Life in a Fishbowl'|last=Simon|first=Alissa|date=15 September 2014|work=Variety|access-date=18 January 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> It portrays people from various walks of life whose lives intersect in unexpected ways.<ref>{{Citation|title=Life In A Fishbowl|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/life_in_a_fishbowl/|language=en|accessdate=18 January 2018}}</ref>


His next major project was directing the third season of TV series [[Réttur|Case]], created by Sigurjón Kjartansson and produced by Saga Film for Icelandic national television [[RÚV (TV channel)|RÚV]] and [[Netflix]]. He directed 3 episodes of [[Baltasar Kormákur|Baltasar Kormákur's]] Nordic Noir drama [[Trapped (Icelandic TV series)|Trapped]] in 2016. In 2017 he released two documentaries. The first was titled Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength and described the tragic life of vagabond strongman Reynir Örn Leósson.<ref>{{Citation|last=Zophoníasson|first=Baldvin|title=Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength|date=2017-10-13|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5202974/|accessdate=2018-01-18}}</ref> The second was [[Ólafur Arnalds#Island Songs (2016)|Island Songs]], a real-time multimedia project documenting the creation of [[Ólafur Arnalds]]' album Island Songs in various locations around Iceland. This was Ólafur's third collaboration with Baldvin, as he'd previously scored Baldvins first two feature films.
Baldvin's next major project was directing the third season of TV series ''[[Réttur]]'', created by Sigurjón Kjartansson and produced by Saga Film for Icelandic national television [[RÚV (TV channel)|RÚV]] and [[Netflix]]. He directed three episodes of [[Baltasar Kormákur|Baltasar Kormákur's]] Nordic noir drama ''[[Trapped (Icelandic TV series)|Trapped]]'' in 2016. In 2017, he released two documentaries. The first was titled ''Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength'' and described the tragic life of vagabond strongman Reynir Örn Leósson.<ref>{{Citation|last=Zophoníasson|first=Baldvin|title=Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength|date=13 October 2017|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5202974/|accessdate=18 January 2018}}</ref> The second was ''[[Ólafur Arnalds#Island Songs (2016)|Island Songs]]'', a real-time multimedia project documenting the creation of [[Ólafur Arnalds]]' album ''Island Songs'' in various locations around Iceland. This was Ólafur's third collaboration with Baldvin, as he'd previously scored Baldvin's first two feature films.


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His second collaboration with Birgir Örn Steinarsson, the feature film ''[[Let Me Fall]]'', was released in 2018.
His next major project was directing the third season of TV series [[Réttur|Case]], created by Sigurjón Kjartansson and produced by Saga Film for Icelandic national television [[RÚV (TV channel)|RÚV]] and [[Netflix]]. He directed 3 episodes of [[Baltasar Kormákur|Baltasar Kormákur's]] Nordic Noir drama [[Trapped (Icelandic TV series)|Trapped]] in 2016. In 2017 he released two documentaries. The first was titled Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength and described the tragic life of vagabond strongman Reynir Örn Leósson.<ref>{{Citation|last=Zophoníasson|first=Baldvin|title=Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength|date=2017-10-13|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5202974/|accessdate=2018-01-18}}</ref> The second was [[Ólafur Arnalds#Island Songs (2016)|Island Songs]], a real-time multimedia project documenting the creation of [[Ólafur Arnalds]]' album Island Songs in various locations around Iceland. This was Ólafur's third collaboration with Baldvin, as he'd previously scored Baldvins first two feature films.


==Director filmography==
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A second collaboration with Birgir Örn Steinarsson, Let Me Fall, was slated for release in 2018.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2009
|''Hotel Earth''
|Short film
|-
|2010
|''Jitters''
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Life in a Fishbowl]]''
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2017
|''Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength''
|Documentary
|-
|''Island Songs''
|Documentary
|-
|2018
|''[[Let Me Fall]]''
|
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable"
⚫
== References ==
|+ Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2015
|''[[Réttur]]''
|9 episodes
|-
|2016
|''[[Trapped (Icelandic TV series)|Trapped]]''
|3 episodes
|-
|2021
|''[[Black Sands (TV series)|Black Sands]]''
|
|}

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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name |3742120}}

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[[Category:Icelandic film directors]]
[[Category:Icelandic film directors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people|Zophoniasson, Baldvin]]
[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:People from Akureyri]]

Latest revision as of 14:52, 27 February 2024

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Baldvin.

Baldvin Zophoníasson
Born1978
Akureyri, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Occupations
  • Film/television director
  • writer
  • producer
Known forLife in a Fishbowl
Let Me Fall
Réttur
Trapped
AwardsEdda Award for Best Director

Baldvin Zophoníasson, or Baldvin Z, is an Icelandic film and television director, writer, and producer. He was born in 1978 in Akureyri. He is best known for his films Jitters, Life in a Fishbowl, Let Me Fall, and the television series Réttur and Trapped.

Career[edit]

Baldvin's first feature film was the Icelandic-language teenage drama Jitters (titled Órói in Icelandic), released in 2010. The film portrays "the confusion and excitement of being a teenager".[1][2] It won the Children's Film Award at the Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival. His second feature was the 2014 movie Life in a Fishbowl, co-written with Birgir Örn Steinarsson, which won at the Edda Awards (including Best Director),[3] Zurich Film Festival, and Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and gathered numerous award nominations.[4] The film is an ensemble drama set in the year before the severe economic collapse in Iceland in 2008.[5] It portrays people from various walks of life whose lives intersect in unexpected ways.[6]

Baldvin's next major project was directing the third season of TV series Réttur, created by Sigurjón Kjartansson and produced by Saga Film for Icelandic national television RÚV and Netflix. He directed three episodes of Baltasar Kormákur's Nordic noir drama Trapped in 2016. In 2017, he released two documentaries. The first was titled Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength and described the tragic life of vagabond strongman Reynir Örn Leósson.[7] The second was Island Songs, a real-time multimedia project documenting the creation of Ólafur Arnalds' album Island Songs in various locations around Iceland. This was Ólafur's third collaboration with Baldvin, as he'd previously scored Baldvin's first two feature films.

His second collaboration with Birgir Örn Steinarsson, the feature film Let Me Fall, was released in 2018.

Director filmography[edit]

Film
Year Title Notes
2009 Hotel Earth Short film
2010 Jitters
2014 Life in a Fishbowl
2017 Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength Documentary
Island Songs Documentary
2018 Let Me Fall
Television
Year Title Notes
2015 Réttur 9 episodes
2016 Trapped 3 episodes
2021 Black Sands

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zophoníasson, Baldvin (20 June 2012), Jitters, Atli Oskar Fjalarsson, Ilva Holmes, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, retrieved 18 January 2018
  2. ^ "Jitters (2010) Starring: Atli Oskar Fjalarsson, Ilva Holmes, Gisli Orn Garoarsson - Three Movie Buffs Review". ThreeMovieBuffs.com. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Eddan 2015". Edda Awards (in Icelandic). 27 February 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Baldvin Zophoníasson". IMDb. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ Simon, Alissa (15 September 2014). "Toronto Film Review: 'Life in a Fishbowl'". Variety. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. ^ Life In A Fishbowl, retrieved 18 January 2018
  7. ^ Zophoníasson, Baldvin (13 October 2017), Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength, retrieved 18 January 2018

External links[edit]

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