Thorsteinn Jonsson

Thorsteinn Jonsson

Born 1946

Biography

Icelandic director and screenwriter Thorsteinn Jónsson (1946) studied directing at Prague's FAMU and received his doctorate from Nippon University in Tokyo. He directed nearly 30 documentary and fiction films, including the first Icelandic film to be shown at the festival in Cannes – Atomic Station (1984), based on the novel by Halldór Laxness.

MFDF Ji.hlava

Director

Movies
1994

Sky Palace

1984

Atomic Station

1980

Dot Dot Comma Dash

Documentaries
1974

Fish under stone

1967

The Harbour

Screenwriter

Movies
1984

Atomic Station

1980

Dot Dot Comma Dash

Documentaries
1974

Fish under stone

1967

The Harbour

Editor

Movies
1980

Dot Dot Comma Dash

Documentaries
1974

Fish under stone

1967

The Harbour

Cinematographer

Documentaries
1974

Fish under stone

1967

The Harbour

Producer

Documentaries
1974

Fish under stone

1967

The Harbour