Elsa María Jakobsdóttir

Elsa María Jakobsdóttir (born 27 March 1982) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. She graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2017. Elsa María's graduation film, Atelier, was selected for participation at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic,[1][2][3] and won the Vimeo Staff Pick Award at the Aspen Shortsfest.[4] Elsa María's first feature film was Wild Game in 2023.[5]

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

Elsa María Jakobsdóttir
Born (1982-03-27) 27 March 1982
NationalityIcelandic
Occupations
  • film director
  • screenwriter

Filmography

Director[3]

  • And Rolling (2008) – short
  • Megaphone (2013) – short
  • Atelier (2017) – short
  • Wild Game (2023)
  • Balls (2023) – TV series

References
  1. "Elsa María Jakobsdóttir". Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022.
  2. "Útskriftarmynd Elsu Maríu Jakobsdóttur, "Atelier", valin á Karlovy Vary". Klapptré (in Icelandic). 8 May 2017.
  3. "Elsa María Jakobsdóttir". Icelandic Film Centre.
  4. "Aspen Shortsfest winners announced, get early Oscar qualifying help". The Aspen Times. 9 April 2018.
  5. Zubenko, Iryna (18 January 2023). "Friendships In Vesturbær Are At Stake". The Reykjavík Grapevine.


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