Valdís Óskarsdóttir

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Valdís Óskarsdóttir (* 1950 in Akureyri , Norðurland vestra ) is an Icelandic film editor , director and screenwriter .

Life

Valdís Óskarsdóttir did not attend a film school, but rather oriented himself towards her hobbies and interests. So she worked as a photographer for newspapers and magazines. She published smaller contributions, took part in exhibitions with her photography and published a volume of poetry. After an unsuccessful period as a writer, she tried her hand as an assistant editor at RÚV , Iceland's national television broadcaster. After she edited news articles there, she received the offer of the Icelandic director rórhildur Þorleifsdóttir in June 1985 to assist with the sound and image editing of the family comedy Stella í orlofi . After a few years as an assistant editor, Valdís was allowed to direct a film editing independently for the first time in 1992 with Ingalo in the green sea .

After she first cut a film in Denmark with Two Heroes by Thomas Vinterberg in 1996 , she stayed there for a few years. And when she edited Das Fest again for him and Mifune - Dogma III for Søren Kragh-Jacobsen , she was each awarded a Robert , the Danish national film prize. These films also gained international acclaim, so she was given the opportunity in 2000 to star with Forrester - Found! to cut a Hollywood production for the first time. Although Valdís Óskarsdóttir did not edit any major blockbusters , she was able to edit Michel Gondry's Forget Mine Not! In addition to numerous nominations, she also won several film prizes for best editing, including an Online Film Critics Society Award for best editing and a BAFTA award for best film editing .

After Valdís made her feature film debut in 2008 with the comedy Sveitabrúðkaup as a director and screenwriter, her second film as an auteur filmmaker was released in 2010 with Kóngavegur . Again she wrote and directed a comedy, including with Daniel Brühl in a leading role.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • Robert
    • 1999: Best editing - Das Fest
    • 2000: Best cut - Mifune

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ben Hopkins: Q&A: Valdís Óskarsdóttir . Iceland on screen . February 24, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  2. ^ Valdís Óskarsdóttir Cuts Back On Editing . Nordisk Film & TV Fund . November 20, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2011.


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 Valdís Óskarsdóttir
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic film editor, director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Akureyri , Norðurland vestra, Iceland