Freyja Kristinsdóttir

Biography

Freyja Kristinsdóttir’s short documentary Postcards had its world premiere at the Reykjavík Film Festival and received two Icelandic Academy EDDA Awards, for Discovery of the Year and Best Short Documentary. Her debut film, Rjómi (English: Underdog, 2018), premiered at Skjaldborg Film Festival, received a Jury’s Special Mention, and was later broadcast on RÚV. She also co-taught a documentary filmmaking course with Yrsa Roca Fannberg at the University of Iceland (2021–2022).

Following her debut, Freyja worked as a script supervisor, assistant editor, and DIT on projects including Summerlight and Then Comes the Night (2022), Descendants (2023), and Felix & Klara (2024/2025). She has collabor...