María Sólrún Sigurðardóttir
María Sólrún Sigurðardóttir (born August 1, 1965 in Reykjavík ; often as Maria Solrun ) is an Icelandic director and screenwriter . Her feature film debut, the film drama Jargo , was shown at the 2004 Berlinale . Her film drama about the deaf Adam was released in 2018 .
Life
Sólrún has lived in Berlin since 1986, where she studied film studies , art history and political science at the Free University of Berlin . This was followed by studies at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin . At the end of her studies, she presented the script for the film drama Jargo , which she directed herself with Constantin von Jascheroff in the title role, Oktay Özdemir , Udo Kier and Nora von Waldstätten . The film was made as a co-production with WDR , Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg and X Films and was shown at the 2004 Berlinale in what was then the Children's Film Festival / 14plus.
Your film Adam celebrated its world premiere in the Generation 14plus section at the 2018 Berlinale . Solrun has worked as a screenwriter for various film production companies such as Sony Pictures , Studio Hamburg and Boje Buck Produktion. Since 2009 she has been working as a scriptwriter for the German television film series Liebe am Fjord , mostly in collaboration with Jörg Tensing . Since 2006 she has also been a contact person at the Icelandic Film Center as a consultant for fictional film and TV material.
Filmography (selection)
- as a screenwriter, unless otherwise stated -
- 1995: Two Little Girls and a War (short film, also director)
- 1997: The Underwater World of Iceland (Documentary)
- 1998: Sukellus maan sisään (documentary, also director)
- 2000: Ouch, you happy (TV movie)
- 2004: Jargo (also director)
- 2004: How do I get my mother up? (TV movie)
- 2004: Typical man! (TV series)
- 2006: My Charming Nanny (TV Movie)
- 2006, 2007: The Family Attorney (TV series, Episodes of Hunger and Circumcision )
- 2010: Love at the Fjord - The Song of the Wind (TV series, episode 1)
- 2010: Love at the Fjord - Summer Storm (Episode 2)
- 2011: Love at the Fjord - The Sea of Women (episode 4)
- 2012: Klinik am Alex (TV series, episode of questions of conscience )
- 2013: Love at the Fjord - Two Summers (episode 6)
- 2013: Love at the Fjord - Pull of the Tides (Episode 7)
- 2014: Understanding Women (TV Movie)
- 2018: Adam (also director + producer)
Web links
- María Sigurðardóttir Sólrún in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- María Sólrún Sigurðardóttir at Crew United
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | María Sólrún Sigurðardóttir |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sólrún, María |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic director |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Reykjavík |