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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=2012-06-20|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1634524/|others=Atli Oskar Fjalarsson, Ilva Holmes, Gísli Örn Garðarsson|accessdate=2018-01-18}}</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 Award]]s, [[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=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=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=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=2012-06-20|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1634524/|others=Atli Oskar Fjalarsson, Ilva Holmes, Gísli Örn Garðarsson|accessdate=2018-01-18}}</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 Award]]s, [[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=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=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=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 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=2017-10-13|url=https://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 Baldvin's 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=2017-10-13|url=https://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 Baldvin's first two feature films.


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

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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, or Baldvin Z, is an Icelandic film and television director. 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 Trapped.

Career

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, Zurich Film Festival, and Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and gathered numerous award nominations.[3] The film is an ensemble drama set in the year before the severe economic collapse in Iceland in 2008.[4] It portrays people from various walks of life whose lives intersect in unexpected ways.[5]

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.[6] 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.

References

  1. ^ Zophoníasson, Baldvin (2012-06-20), Jitters, Atli Oskar Fjalarsson, Ilva Holmes, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, retrieved 2018-01-18
  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. ^ "Baldvin Zophoníasson". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ^ Simon, Alissa (2014-09-15). "Toronto Film Review: 'Life in a Fishbowl'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  5. ^ Life In A Fishbowl, retrieved 2018-01-18
  6. ^ Zophoníasson, Baldvin (2017-10-13), Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength, retrieved 2018-01-18
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