Filmography
FALSKUR FUGL (BLACKBIRD)
2013, feature, writer, based on the book Falskur Fugl
GEMSAR (MADE IN ICELAND)
2002, feature, writer/director
Nominated as Best Film and Best Photography at the Gothenborg Film Festival
Nominated as Best Film at Digital Film Festival in Berlin
Nominated as Best Film at the International Film Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Theater
Die Edda
2018, The State Theater in Hannover
GUÐ BLESSI ÍSLAND (GOD BLESS ICELAND)
2017, The City Theater in Reykjavik
FOLKEANDEN (ENEMY OF THE DUCK)
2016, The National Theater of Norway
Nominated as Best Play at the Hedda Gabbler Awards
Won Best Play at the Nat&Dag Awards
NJÁLA (THE STORY OF BURNT NJAL)
2015 The City Theater in Reykjavik
Won 10 Grima Awards, incl. Best Play
SÍÐUSTU DAGAR KJARVALS (KJARVAL’S LAST DAYS)
2015, The Islandic National Radio Theater
HARMSAGA (TRAGEDY)
2013, The Islandic National Theater
2013, The Kennedy Center in Washington DC
Nominated as Best Play at the Grima Awards
HINN FULLKOMNI MAÐUR (THE PERFECT MAN)
2002, The City Theater in Reykjavik
Journalism
2013-2014
editor-in-chief (director of 365 News) www.visir.is
of Fréttabladid, the largest newspaper in Iceland, Director of 365 News, incl. Visir.is, Bylgjan, radio News, and Channel 2 TV News
2012
editor-in-chief at Fréttatíminn, a national newspaper in Iceland. www.frettatiminn.is
2006-2007
editor-in-chief at Birtingur publishing house. www.birtingur.is
2006
Project manager at 365 Media Denmark. Starting a new newspaper (Nyhedsavisen)
2003-2006
editor-in-chief at Dagbladid, a natioinal newspaper in Iceland. www.dv.is
1998-2000
editor-in-chief at Focus, a cultural weekly in Iceland
Published books
SYNDAFALLIÐ (THE FALLEN) Memoir (2017)
Number 1 Bestseller in Iceland 2017
Published in Iceland 2017, Germany 2019
TÝND Í PARADÍS (LOST IN PARADISE) Memoir (2015)
Top 10 Bestseller - all books - in Iceland 2015
Published in Iceland 2015, Germany 2018
VORMENN ÍSLANDS (MADE IN ICELAND) Novel (2009)
Bestseller in Island
SAMÚEL (SAMUEL) Novel (2002)
Nominated for The Islandic Literature Prize
Published in Iceland 2002, Finland 2003, Denmark 2003
HEIMSINS HEIMSKASTI PABBI (WORLD'S DUMBEST DAD) Novel (2000)
Nominated for The Nordic Literature Priz and
The DV Newspaper Literature Prize
Bestseller in Iceland
Published in Iceland 2000, Germany 2002, Denmark 2002, Finland 2002, Lithuania 2003
SAGA AF STÚLKU (STORY OF A GIRL) Novel (1998)
FALSKUR FUGL (BLACK BIRD) Novel (1997)
a debut novel - besteller in Iceland