Rúnar Rúnarsson

Rúnar Rúnarsson

Born 20/01/1977 (47 years old)
Reykjavík, Iceland

Biography

Icelandic filmmaker. In 2009, he graduated from the Directors section of The National Film School of Denmark. His short film The Last Farm (2004) was an Academy-Award nominee and was followed by 2 Birds, which competed for the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. His first feature Volcano premiered at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2011, and won the Best Feature Award in the Meeting Point section at the 56th Seminci. His sophomore feature Sparrows won the Golden Shell at San Sebastian in 2015. Echo is his third feature-film.

Seminci - Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid

Screenwriter

Movies
2024

When the Light Breaks

2023

Solitude

2019

Echo

2015

Sparrows

2011

Volcano

Short
2009

Anna

2008

Two Birds

2007

Wrestling

2004

The Last Farm

Director

Movies
2024

When the Light Breaks

2019

Echo

2015

Sparrows

2011

Volcano

Short
2009

Anna

2008

Two Birds

2004

The Last Farm

Producer

Movies
2024

When the Light Breaks

2023

Solitude

2019

Echo

2015

Sparrows