Hilmar Oddsson

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Hilmar Oddsson (born January 19, 1957 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic director , screenwriter , film producer and musician .

Life

Hilmar Oddsson was born in 1957 as the first child of the playwright and theater director Oddur Björnsson (1932–2011) and his first wife Borghildur Thors (* 1933). He has a younger sister (* 1958).

He was already active in the theater club during his school days at the Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík . Until 1986 he studied at the University of Television and Film Munich .

This was followed by his first directorial work, for which he had also written the scripts. In 1995 Hilmar Oddsson shot a biography of the Icelandic composer Jón Leifs with Tears of Stone . In addition to his feature films, Hilmar Oddsson contributed to the creation of numerous television reports, video clips and commercials. From 2004 to 2006 he was chairman of the Icelandic Directors' Guild (Samtök kvikmyndaleikstjóra).

In addition to his work as a filmmaker, Hilmar Oddsson is also a musician. Since 1973 he has been active in the band Melchior , where he is responsible for lyrics, arrangements, keyboards, guitar and vocals. With the band he released three albums. He composed the film music for his film Eins og skepnan deyr . In 1989 Hilmar Oddsson released the solo album Og augun opnast . From 1998 to 2006 he was a member of the board of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra .

Hilmar Oddsson is the dean of the Icelandic film school Kvikmyndaskóli Íslands .

His marriage to the actress Þórey Sigþórsdóttir had two children, including the actress Hera Hilmarsdóttir .

Filmography (selection)

Director

  • 1986: Eins og skepnan deyr
  • 1987: Öskubuska og maðurinn sem átti engar buxur (TV movie)
  • 1995: Tears of Stone (Tár úr steini)
  • 1998: Sporlaust
  • 2004: Cold Light (Kaldaljós)
  • 2005: Kallakaffi (TV series)
  • 2009: December

script

  • 1986: Eins og skepnan deyr
  • 1987: Öskubuska og maðurinn sem átti engar buxur (TV movie)
  • 1995: Tears of Stone (Tár úr steini)
  • 2004: Cold Light (Kaldaljós)
  • 2010: Hamarinn (miniseries, idea)

production

  • 2004: Cold Light (Kaldaljós)
  • 2009: Le mystère du Snæfellsjökull (documentary)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Oddur Björnsson . In: mbl.is, accessed on March 13, 2017
  2. ↑ a b c d Hilmar Oddsson ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / skl-filmdirectors.net archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: skl-filmdirectors.net, accessed on March 13, 2017
  3. ↑ a b Alltaf góðir vinir . In: mbl.is, accessed on March 13, 2017
  4. ↑ Hilmar Oddsson . In: hff-muenchen.de, accessed on March 13, 2017
  5. ↑ To Melchior . In: melchiorband.wordpress.com, accessed March 13, 2017
  6. ↑ Staff . In: icelandicfilmschool.is, accessed on March 13, 2017
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 Hilmar Oddsson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic director, screenwriter, film producer and musician
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Reykjavík