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Baltasar Kormákur Biography

Birth Name:Baltasar Kormákur Samper

Birth Place:Reykjavik, Iceland

Profession Producer, Director, Writer, Actor

Fast Facts

Won a total of eight awards for "101 Reykjavik," including a Toronto Film Festival Award in 2000 and a Rouen Nordic Film Festival Award in 2001
Won three Edda Awards for "The Sea" in 2002 for Best Film, Director of the Year, and Screenplay of the Year
Won a Cognac Festival du Film Policier Critics Award for "A Little Trip to Heaven" in 2006
Won an Edda Award for Director of the Year for "The Deep" in 2013
Graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts in Iceland in 1990
Worked as a stage actor with the National Theatre of Iceland for seven years and began writing and directing for the company during his last two years
Quote: "I come from a country where, to get things done, you have to do them yourself․ That's the way I started․․․I became a producer to make my own films, now I produce other films for young directors․"
Best known as the director and producer of "2 Guns," "101 Reykjavik," and "A Little Trip to Heaven․"
Is the owner and chairman of the production company RVK Studios

Awards

2000Gold Hugo-New Directors Competition: nominated
2000Edda Award-Professional Category: Screenwriting: winner
2000Edda Award-Best Film (Bíómynd ársins): nominated
2000Edda Award-Supporting Actor of the Year (Leikari ársins í aukahlutverki): nominated
2000Edda Award-Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins): nominated
2000European Film Award-European Discovery: nominated
2000Golden Leopard-: nominated
2000Youth Jury Award: Euro<26-: winner
2000Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
2000FIPRESCI Prize-Parallel Sections: winner
2000Discovery Award-: winner
2001Golden Precolumbian Circle-Best Film: nominated
2001Best Film-: nominated
2001International Competition-Best Film: winner
2001Grand Jury Prize-: winner
2001Prize of the Union of Georgian Filmmakers-: winner
2002Edda Award-Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins): winner
2002Edda Award-Screenplay of the Year (Handrit ársins): winner
2002Edda Award-Best Film (Bíómynd ársins): winner
2002Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
2002Golden Seashell-: nominated
2003Golden Tulip-: nominated
2003FIPRESCI Prize-International Competition: winner
2003Audience Award-: winner
2006Critics Award-: winner
2006Edda Award-Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins): winner
2006Edda Award-Best Film (Bíómynd ársins): winner
2006FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
2006Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
2007Crystal Globe-: winner
2007Don Quijote Award-: winner
2007Crystal Globe-Best Film: winner
2007Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
2008Edda Award-Best Screenplay (Handrit ársins): nominated
2008Edda Award-Best Director (Leikstjóri ársins): nominated
2008Edda Award-Best Actor (Leikari ársins í aðalhlutverki): nominated
2008Edda Award-Best Film (Kvikmynd ársins): winner
2008Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
2008Breaking Waves Award-: winner
2008Grand Prize-: winner
2008Best Director-: winner
2009Audience's Award-: winner
2010Young Audience Award-: winner
2011Edda Award-Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins): nominated
2012Crystal Arrow-: nominated
2012Best Film-International Competition: nominated
2013Edda Award-Screenplay of the Year (Handrit ársins): nominated
2013Edda Award-Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins): winner
2013EFA People's Choice Award-: nominated
2013Dragon Award-Best Nordic Film: nominated
2013Variety Piazza Grande Award-: winner
2013Nordic Council's Film Prize-: nominated
2015Nordic Council's Film Prize-: winner
2016Golden Seashell-Best Film: nominated
2017Thriller Prize-Thriller Competition: nominated
2017Edda Award-Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins): nominated
2017Edda Award-Screenplay of the Year (Handrit ársins): nominated
2017Edda Award-Best Film (Bíómynd ársins): nominated
2017Best International Feature Film-: nominated
2024Nordic Council's Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
2025Edda Award-Best Director (Leikstjóri ársins): nominated
2025Edda Award-Best Screenplay (Handrit ársins): winner
2025FIPRESCI Prize-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
2025Audience Award-Best Film: winner