Úlfur Karlsson

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Úlfur Karlsson

Úlfur Karlsson (born October 13, 1988 in Gothenburg ) is an Icelandic artist and filmmaker.

life and career

In 2003 his short film Pirovat was shown at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. In 2006 he made the short film Tvísaga and in 2008 Einskonar Alaska , for which he was inspired by a play by Harold Pinter .

In 2008 he graduated from the Icelandic Film Academy Kvikmyndaskóli Íslands and has been studying for a bachelor's degree at the Valand Fine Arts School in Gothenburg, Sweden, since 2009 .

In addition to his filmmaking work, he is a painter of expressionist abstract pictures, influenced by the works of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jackson Pollock , and has had several exhibitions in the Reykjavík area .

Filmography

  • 2003: Pirovat
  • 2006: Tvísaga
  • 2008: One Konar Alaska

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New York International Independent Film and Video Festival: Pirovat
  2. ↑ The Icelandic Film School: Graduated Students: Úlfur Karlsson ( Memento from March 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .
personal data
SURNAME Úlfur Karlsson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic artist and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Gothenburg