Silja Hauksdóttir
Born (1976-01-12) 12 January 1976
Education
Occupations
  • writer
  • film director

Silja Hauksdóttir (born 12 January 1976) is an Icelandic writer and film director.[1]

After studying philosophy at the University of Iceland, Silja took courses in screenwriting, directing and cinematography at FAMU in Prague and Binger Filmlab in Amsterdam.[1]

She wrote the book Dís with Birna Anna Björnsdóttir and Oddný Sturludóttir,[2] and later directed the full-length film Dís in 2004, which was nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize.[3]

Silja directed the award-winning TV series The Girls, along with Ástríður and Sisterhood.[1][4][5] Sisterhood was the first Icelandic programme to be included in the streaming service Walter Presents.[6][7]

She was also chosen to direct two editions of Áramótaskaupið – "The New Year's Lampoon" – in 2008 and 2014.[8][9]

Her second full-length film, Agnes Joy, was released in 2019,[10][11] for which she won the Edda Award for Best Film (Kvikmynd ársins).[12][13]

Filmography

As director:

  • Dís (2004)[14]
  • The Choir (Kórinn) (2005 documentary)[15]
  • The Girls (Stelpurnar) (2005 TV series)[16]
  • And It Was You (Og það varst þú) (2006 short)[17]
  • The Government (Ríkið) (2008 TV series)[18]
  • Ástríður (2009–2013 TV series)[19]
  • Agnes Joy (2019)[20]
  • Sisterhood (Systrabönd) (2021 TV series)[21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Silja Hauksdóttir". Icelandic Film Centre.
  2. ↑ Birna Anna Björnsdóttir; Oddný Sturludóttir; Silja Hauksdóttir (2000). Dís. Reykjavík: Forlagið. ISBN 9979-53-412-5. OCLC 47216177.
  3. ↑ Sveinn Birkir Björnsson (29 June 2007). "In Movies, Ignorance is Bliss". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  4. ↑ Davide Abbatescianni (5 May 2021). "Silja Hauksdóttir's crime series Sisterhood set to land at Viaplay". cineuropa.
  5. ↑ "Silja Hauksdóttir um SYSTRABÖND: Breyskar konur eru mitt uppáhald". Klapptré (in Icelandic). 11 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (19 August 2022). "Walter Presents: 'Sisterhood' to launch on Channel 4 in September". Entertainment Focus.
  7. ↑ "Sisterhood". All 4.
  8. ↑ "Silja endurnýjar kynnin við Skaupið". RÚV (in Icelandic). 9 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Nanna Árnadóttir (10 September 2014). "Women Taking Over Áramótaskaupið". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  10. ↑ Andie Sophia Fontaine (11 October 2019). "The Versions Of Ourselves: Silja Hauksdóttir On Agnes Joy And The Beauty Of Flaws". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  11. ↑ Valur Gunnarsson; Andie Sophia Fontaine (2 January 2020). "The City Across the Bay: 'Agnes Joy' Explores Teenage Life In Far-Off Suburbia". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  12. ↑ "Edduverðlaunin 2020". Edda Awards (in Icelandic).
  13. ↑ Jennie Kermode (20 December 2020). "Interview with Silja Hauksdóttir, Katla M Þorgeirsdóttir and Donna Cruz about Agnes Joy". Eye For Film.
  14. ↑ "Dis". Icelandic Film Centre.
  15. ↑ "Kórinn". Icelandic Film Centre.
  16. ↑ "Girls, The". Icelandic Film Centre.
  17. ↑ "And It Was You". Icelandic Film Centre.
  18. ↑ "Ríkið". Icelandic Film Centre.
  19. ↑ "Ástríður". Icelandic Film Centre.
  20. ↑ "Agnes Joy". Icelandic Film Centre.
  21. ↑ "Sisterhood". Icelandic Film Centre.


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