Erlingur_Thoroddsen

Erlingur Thoroddsen

Erlingur Thoroddsen

Icelandic film director and screenwriter

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Erlingur.

Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen (born 27 April 1984) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter.[1][2] [3][4][5] Erlingur graduated from Columbia University's MFA Film Directing Program in 2013.[6]

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In 2017, Erlingur directed his second feature film, Rift (Icelandic: Rökkur), a gay Icelandic psychological thriller.[7][8] Erlingur won the Award for Artistic Achievement for Rift at Outfest in 2017.[9]

In 2023, Erlingur directed The Piper, a dark reimagining of the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.[10]

Filmography

[4]

  • Child Eater (2016)
  • Rift (Icelandic: Rökkur) (2017)
  • The Piper (2023)

References

  1. [1]
    McMahon, Sara (11 October 2016). "Veita frelsi". vísir.is.
  2. [2]
    Asch, Mark (14 November 2016). "Best When Fresh: Erlingur Thoroddsen Brings Horror To Iceland". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  3. [3]
    Yamasaki, Parker (16 March 2017). "Morbid Curiosity: Exploring The Dark With Filmmaker Erlingur Thoroddsen". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  4. [4]
    "Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen". Icelandic Film Centre.
  5. [5]
    "Erlingur Thoroddsen". kvikmyndir.is.
  6. [6]
    "About". Archived from the original on 27 November 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Gay Icelandic psychological thriller". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Rift (2017) aka Rökkur". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 22 May 2023.
  9. [9]
    Farber, Stephen (12 July 2017). "'Rift': Film Review Outfest 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.
  10. [10]
    Wiseman, Andreas (28 June 2021). "Charlotte Hope & Julian Sands To Star In Millennium Horror 'The Piper'; Filming Underway In Bulgaria". Deadline Hollywood.


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