Hlynur Pálmason
Known for
Directing
Born
September 30, 1984 (age 42)
Birthplace
Hornafjörður, Iceland
Biography
Hlynur Pálmason (born 30 September 1984; Hornafjörður) is an Icelandic film director, screenwriter, and visual artist. Hlynur Pálmason was born in 1984 in Höfn í Hornafirði, Iceland. He studied film at the National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen, graduating in 2013. He lived in Denmark for 10 years before returning to Höfn, a town on the Hornafjörður fjord. He is also a visual artist.
Pálmason has said he is more interested in "the narrative style and flow of films" than the actual plotline. His debut feature film Winter Brothers (Vinterbrødre), which was filmed in Denmark, debuted at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland in 2017. It went on to win the Bodil Award for Best Danish F...
Best known work
Godland
2022
A White, White Day
2019
Winter Brothers
2017
The Love That Remains
2025
Nest
2022
Joan of Arc
2025
A Painter
2013
A Day or Two
2012
Seven Boats
2014
Joel
2010Filmography
TBA
On Land and SeaDirector
2025
Joan of ArcDirector, Director of Photography, Writer
2025
The Love That RemainsDirector, Writer, Director of Photography
2025
One Winter SeriesDirector
2022
GodlandWriter, Director, Executive Producer
2022
NestWriter, Director, Executive Producer, Director of Photography
2019
A White, White DayScreenplay, Director, Executive Producer
2017
Winter BrothersWriter, Director, Producer
2014
Seven BoatsWriter, Producer, Director
2013
A PainterWriter, Director
2012
A Day or TwoDirector
2010
JoelScreenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Director
2008
Post-itDirector, Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Sound Re-Recording Assistant, Director of Photography, Sound Editor