Rúnar Rúnarsson

Rúnar Rúnarsson

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

Biography

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. His sophomore feature Sparrows won the Golden Shell at San Sebastian in 2015. Echo, his third feature-film, won the Young Audience Award at Locarno, and the Best Director Award at Valladolid in 2019.

Festival de Cine de Sevilla

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