Katrin Ottarsdóttir
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Katrin Ottarsdóttir (born 1957, Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands) is a Faroese movie director.
Katrin Ottarsdóttir went to Denmark in 1976 and is the first person from the Faroe Islands to study at the film school in Copenhagen (1982). In 1989, she received for Atlantic Rhapsody the first prize for a Faroese film at the film festival Nordische Filmtage.
Katrin Ottarsdóttir writes her screenplays herself and also leads the direction. She also produced Atlantic Rhapsody. Most actors in Karin Ottarsdóttir are Faroese people, due to the fact that the island maintains a rich theater scene and there are many skilled actors there. The Faroe Islands, with its unique landscape, are prominately showcased in her films.
The road movie Bye Bye Bluebird received top honors in 1999 at Nordische Filmtage and the Tiger Award in 2000 at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Her daughter Hildigunn Eyðfinnsdóttir (born 1975) acted the leading role in it.
[edit] Films
- 1989 - Atlantic Rhapsody
- 1991 - Hannis
- 1995 - The Man Who Was Allowed to Leave
- 1999 - Bye Bye Bluebird
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