Erlingur Thoroddsen

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
Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen being interviewed
Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen at the Göteborg Book Fair in 2024.
Born (1984-04-27) 27 April 1984 (age 40)
NationalityIcelandic
Occupations
  • film director
  • screenwriter

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]

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. ^ McMahon, Sara (11 October 2016). "Veita frelsi". vísir.is.
  2. ^ Asch, Mark (14 November 2016). "Best When Fresh: Erlingur Thoroddsen Brings Horror To Iceland". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  3. ^ Yamasaki, Parker (16 March 2017). "Morbid Curiosity: Exploring The Dark With Filmmaker Erlingur Thoroddsen". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  4. ^ a b "Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen". Icelandic Film Centre.
  5. ^ "Erlingur Thoroddsen". kvikmyndir.is.
  6. ^ "About". Archived from the original on 27 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Gay Icelandic psychological thriller". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Rift (2017) aka Rökkur". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 22 May 2023.
  9. ^ Farber, Stephen (12 July 2017). "'Rift': Film Review Outfest 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.
  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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