Gaukur Úlfarsson
Gaukur Úlfarsson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 September 1973 |
| Occupation | film maker |
Gaukur Úlfarsson (born 11 September 1973) is an Icelandic film director.[1][2]
Gaukur began his career directing advertisements and music videos.[1] In the 2003 Edda Awards, he won the Music Video of the Year (Tónlistarmyndband ársins) for Mess It Up by Quarashi.[3]
Gaukur directed and wrote the TV Series Sjáumst með Silvíu Nótt from 2005 with the alter-ego talk show host Silvía Night.[1] Gaukur also directed the series Djók í Reykjavík from 2018 with Dóri DNA.[4]
In 2010, Gaukur directed the documentary Gnarr, which followed the political campaign of comedian Jón Gnarr to become the mayor of Reykjavík.[5][6] The film was nominated for awards at CPH:DOX, the Edda Awards and the Zurich Film Festival.[7]
In 2019, Gaukur co-directed the horror film Thirst (Þorsti), which won two awards at Screamfest Horror Film Festival.[8]
In a blog post in 2008, Gaukur accused politician Ómar R. Valdimarsson of being a racist. Ómar sued Gaukur for defamation, demanding 2,000,000 kr (US$16,000) in damages, but Gaukur was ultimately acquitted by the Supreme Court.[9]
Filmography[edit]
- Teipið gengur (2008) (Documentary)
- Gnarr (2010) (Documentary)
- Thirst (Þorsti) (2019)
- Soviet Barbara (Documentary)[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Gaukur Úlfarsson". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ "Gaukur Úlfarsson". kvikmyndir.is.
- ^ "Edduverðlaunin 2003". Edda Awards (in Icelandic).
- ^ "Djók í Reykjavík, ný íslensk heimildaþáttaröð um grín hefur göngu sína". RÚV (in Icelandic). 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Gnarr Documentary Screened at Tribeca". Iceland Review. 21 April 2011.
- ^ Emily Ackerman (31 January 2012). "Gnarr: Comedy and Politics in Iceland". Tribeca Festival.
- ^ "Gnarr". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ "Thirst". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ "Gaukur mátti kalla Ómar rasista". Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Soviet Barbara". Icelandic Film Centre.
External links[edit]
- Gaukur Úlfarsson at the Icelandic Film Centre
- Gaukur Úlfarsson at IMDb
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