About Árni S.

I've been working independently on film and TV for more than 15 years, mostly in my native country of Iceland but also in Europe and USA. I primarily work as an director of my own documentaries, but also as a freelance videographer, editor and producer for others. I've also worked extensively for television and other commercial platforms through out the years.

About Hjalmtyr H.

Hjalmtyr Heiddal (Writer / director / producer / cameraman) has been active in filmmaking since 1980. Since 1982 he has written, directed and/or produced 19 documentaries, one offs and series plus 18 TVdocs and educational films and interactive material. Hjalmtyr has been the representative for Icelandic filmmakers in Filmkontakt Nord and Nordic Panorama 5 Cities Film Festival and the European Documentary Network. He is the founder (in 2000) and director for 6 years of Reykjavik Shorts&Docs Film Festival. He has been attending festivals and Co-financing Forums in the Nordic countries and the European Continent and in the US since 1993. He has produced and/or directed documentary films shot in over 20 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and N-America.

About Ragnar S.

I´ve been working in tv and film industry for over twenty years. I´ve worked for The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service for 18 years and also been freelancing. I worked for the newsroom for over 15 years, starting as a video editor then camera operator and from 2005 as a producer and technical director. I´ve produced and directed hundreds of tv docs and shows over the years. Since 2006 I´ve produced and directed almost every election coverage for RUV. Also I´ve produced award winning feature docs. I´ve worked for NRK, SVT, TV2 Denmark, ZDF, ARD, VIVA, CNN, ABC Australia and many more. I´ve traveled around the world covering stories for news, just recently I was in Hungary covering the Migrant Crisis. Skills: Producer Director Multi-cam live director Line-producer Video editor (Avid, FCP, Adobe Premier) Camera operator and much more.

About Guðfinnur H.

Service producer in Iceland. I work at 23 Frames and we are a production service company. We have serviced BMW, Vasttrafik, VCCP, ACNE Germany, ACNE Sweden, Forsman & Bodenfors, No Rational Product, Chimperator, etc. We also producer our own stuff and have worked with Sony, Universal, Umusic, Warner Brothers and Columbia.

About Ólafur R.

Born 1958, graduated from UCSD visual arts in ´86. One of the first employees of Channel2 in Iceland 1986. Running own production company Axfilms since ´91 - producer and editor as well as director of several documentaries as well as working as freelance cameraman on documentaries, TV drama, industrial films and TV spots.

About Hakon S.

Profile: After Community college Hafnarfjörður, Iceland 1992. I went directly into the film industry in 1994 and have worked in almost all departments of film but exclusively in the Camera dept since 1997 to present day. Being a son of a sculptor and surrounded by artist all my life I grew to love the compositions and light of life and art and how to apply those Visuals to my frames and storytelling. Having work in the film industry for 20 years i have had the pleasure of working for countless agencies and production companies including: HBO, Paramount, Flying Tiger, Time Warner, Turner & Sony Here below i have listed selected accomplishments Film & TV: Hereos Reborn (Tv series) Episode 102,103, 104,(Second Unit)2015 Director Elan Dassani Lobstersoup included (Feature) 2015 Director Styrmir Sigurðsson Biðin (waiting for godot) (Feature) 2014 Directors Thoromar Jónsson/Jón Atli Jónasson Lazytown (Bafta winner, Emmy nominated)(episode Talking Teddy) Turner Tv 2014

About Olaf D.

Director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson has been a dedicated filmmaker for over a decade. Experienced documentary filmmaker/cinematographer.

About Egill B.

Born in Reykjavik, Iceland; Egill Bjarnason first left home at eighteen to be immersed in the Israel-Palestine conflict. The camera has since been his greatest travel companion and a window to the world’s less explored corners. As a Fulbright Foreign Student grantee, he earned a Master’s degree in social documentation at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he also worked as a teaching assistant in photography and statistics for two years.

About Arnar T.

Arnar Thorisson was born in Iceland in 1968. His interest for photography was intrigued early on, first primarily in still-photography; in which he finished a diploma from New York Institute of Photography in 1989. He then continued his studies, but now focusing on cinematography, graduating from Columbia College, LA in 1992, having earned his first award as a cinematographer for a PSA commercial contest, initiated by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He then returned to his roots in still-photography for a second major in arts, at the California Institute of the Arts, LA. After living and studying in USA, Arnar moved back to his homeland, Iceland and started his career as a Cinematographer. His work has taken him on international journeys for both documentaries and fiction films, at times living in the US and France. His list of work includes features, internationally acclaimed TV Series, Documentaries and Short fiction-films. He has been nominated for best cinematography number of times in Iceland, US and Latvia, winnig best cinematography in Rhode Island and New York film festivals. Comments about Arnar: The intimate, beautifully framed lensing of d.p. Arnar Thorisson captures her in a multitude of moods and looks, from tough tomboy to achingly lovely young woman.” From a review in the Variety, after Mellow Mud won the Crystal Bear in Berlin 2016. And From Nordic International film festival in New York: Best Cinematography: Arnar Thorisson (A Reykjavik Porno) Through outstanding work, the cinematography heightened and seduced the jury, creating gorgeous layers in an entangled story.

About Gudfinnur H.

Creative producer at Hero Productions Iceland.

About Erlendur S.

Erlendur Sveinsson is an award winning filmmaker from Reykjavik, Iceland. He graduated from Columbia University School of the Arts in the summer of 2018 with an MFA in film directing. His thesis film Kanarí won the vimeo staff pick award at the Aspen shortsfest in 2019 and received a special mention at the film festival della Lessinia. It premiered at the Oscar qualifying FOYLE film festival and went on to play at over 30 festivals worldwide. Besides Kanarí, Erlendur has several short films under his belt including Thick Skin that premiered at the Oscar qualifying Odense film festival and had its US premier at Palm Springs shortsfest. Thick skin received a Vimeo staff pick and was one of 5 films nominated as “best drama of the year 2018” on the channel.

About Gisli G.

Born in Reykjavik. Studied filmmaking in Germany. I work now as a filmmaker.

About Grimur S.