Rúnar Rúnarsson

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-01-20 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Reykjavík, Iceland

Rúnar Rúnarsson

Biography

Rúnar Rúnarsson (born 20 January 1977; Reykjavík) is an Icelandic screenwriter and director. Films for which he is credited as both writer and director include the feature film Volcano and the short films Anna, Two Birds, and The Last Farm (which was nominated for an Oscar). His second feature, Sparrows, is a coming-of-age story that was released in 2015. In 2019 his film Echo was released which comprises 56 vignettes to draw a portrait of modern-day Iceland at Christmas time.

Acting

Production

2014

Seven Boats

as Producer

2009

Anna

as Director

2011

Volcano

as Director

2011

Volcano

as Writer

2008

Two Birds

as Director

2004

The Last Farm

as Director

2004

The Last Farm

as Writer

2016

Sparrows

as Producer

2016

Sparrows

as Director

2016

Sparrows

as Screenplay

2009

Anna

as Writer

2008

Two Birds

as Writer

2024

Solitude

as Writer

1997

Rat Race

as Director

1997

Oiko Logos

as Director

1997

Oiko Logos

as Executive Producer

1997

Oiko Logos

as Screenplay

1995

Toilet Culture

as Director

1995

2024

2004

Bragur

as Director

2000

Roots

as Director

2002

2002

Searching for Rajeev

as Director of Photography

2002

2014

Artun

as Co-Producer

2024

2024

O

as Director

2019

Echo

as Director

2019

Echo

as Producer

2019

Echo

as Writer

2024

O

as Writer

2024

O

as Editor

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