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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Snævar Sölvi.
Snævar Sölvi Sölvason
Born (1985-06-26) 26 June 1985 (age 39)
Iceland
Alma materIcelandic Film School
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Years active2011–present

Snævar Sölvi Sölvason (born 26 July 1985) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter.[1] Since 2011 he has directed three films, including the 2019 drama Eden.[2]

Biography

Snævar was raised in Bolungarvík, Iceland. He studied Financial engineering at Háskóli Íslands, where he graduated in 2010.[3] Shortly later he wrote and directed the feature film Slay Masters which was based on his own experience from the Icelandic fishing industry.[4][5] In 2012, Snævar abandoned his career in the financial industry and joined The Icelandic Film School.[6] In 2013 he wrote and directed the comedy Albatross, starring Hansel Eagle and Pálmi Gestsson, which premiered in 2015.[7] In 2019, he wrote and directed the drama Eden.[8][9]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Ingvarsson (8 January 2023). "Úr fjármálaheiminum í kvikmyndagerð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ Kristján Freyr Halldórsson (9 June 2019). "„Já, gott hjá þér að taka áhættu"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ Vilhjálmur A. Kjartansson (19 June 2015). "Ástfangið borgarbarn í ævintýri fyrir vestan". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ^ Birgir Olgeirsson (5 April 2012). "Nærri fantasíu en veruleika". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. ^ Ingvar P. Guðbjörnsson (3 April 2012). "Slay Masters frumsýnd um páskana". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ^ Davíð Roach Gunnarsson (6 March 2019). "Ekki dauði, djöfull og drungi allan tímann". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  7. ^ Ingvar P. Guðbjörnsson (9 April 2015). "Fastur á golfvellinum í Bolungarvík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  8. ^ Helgi Snær Sigurðsson (10 May 2019). "True Romance á Íslandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  9. ^ Kristín Ólafsdóttir (15 May 2019). "Segja Netflix sýna íslenskri kvikmynd mikinn áhuga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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