María Sólrún Sigurðardóttir

María Sólrún Sigurðardóttir
Born	(1965-08-01) August 1, 1965 (age 59) Reykjavík, Iceland
Other names	Maria Solrun
Occupation(s)	Writer, Director and Producer
Years active	1995–present

María Sólrún Sigurðardóttir, (August 1, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) also credited as Maria Solrun is a German film director and screenwriter.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the films Adam and Jargo.[3]

Life and career

María was born in Reykjavík, Iceland and graduated from the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb).

María's debut feature film Jargo, starring Constantin von Jascheroff, Oktay Özdemir, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and won two awards at the Sarajevo Film Festival.[4] In 2018, her second feature film Adam, starting Ivar Asgeirsson, Matthias Brenner, Floriane Daniel, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival.[5] She has worked as a screenwriter for several film production companies including Columbia Tristar, Sony Pictures, Studio Hamburg, X Filme and Boje Buck Productions. Since 2006 she has also been working as a film and television fiction consultant for the Icelandic Film Centre.

Filmography

Year	Film	Writer	Director	Notes
2018	Adam	Y	Y	Feature Film
2014	Understand Women (Frauen verstehen [de])	Y	N	TV movie
2010–2013	Love by the Fjord (Liebe am Fjord)	Y	N	TV series
2012	Clinic at Alex (Klinik am Alex)	Y	N	TV series
2006–2007	The Family Lawyer (Die Familienanwältin)	Y	N	TV series
2006	My Adorable Nanny (Meine Bezaubernde Nanny)	Y	N	TV movie
2004	Typical Man! (Typisch Mann!)	Y	N	TV series
2004	Chaos Mum	Y	N	TV series
2004	Jargo	Y	Y	Feature Film
2000	Ouch, You Happy One (Autsch, du Fröhliche)	Y	N	TV movie
1998	A Dive Into the Earth's Crust	Y	Y	Documentary
1997	Underwater Iceland	Y	N	Documentary
1995	Two Little Girls and a War	Y	Y	Short Film

References

1. "María Sólrún Back With A New Film". grapevine.is. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
2. "Veteran producer Jim Stark to reteam with 'Adam' director Maria Solrun (exclusive)". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
3. "Jargo". variety.com. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
4. "Jargo". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
5. "Adam". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2019-01-09.

External links

• María Sólrún Sigurðardóttir at IMDb