
Baltasar Kormákur
Biography
Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson is an Icelandic actor, theatre and film director, and producer. He is best known for directing the films 101 Reykjavík, The Sea, A Little Trip to Heaven, Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest, Touch, and the TV series Katla.
Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. His father is the Catalan painter Baltasar Samper.
In 1999, Baltasar founded the film production company Blueeyes with his wife Lilja Pálmadóttir. Agnes Johansen is another producer at the company, and Dadi Einarsson joined later.
Baltasar won the Crystal Globe award for his film Jar City at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007.
In December 2011, the production of the drama film Rocketman was announced, with Baltasar Kormákur and Dagur Kári set to direct.
Baltasar's 2012 film The Deep was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist.
In January 2013, it was announced that a new film, Rocketman, would be produced by Baltasar with his partner Agnes Johansen, with Danish production company Nimbus Film co-producing. The film's expected release was in 2015.
In February 2015, it was announced that his next film would be the crime-thriller The Oath, which is based on a script by actor Ólafur Egilsson.
In 2020, Baltasar began production of the Netflix science fiction series Katla.
His 2024 film Touch became the closing film at Filmfest München.
Baltasar's wife is Lilja Pálmadóttir, and their son is actor Baltasar Breki Samper.
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Acting (17 movies)

Angels of the Universe
2000

A Fairy Tale of Our Time
1992

No Such Thing
2002

Devil's Island
1996

Reykjavik-Rotterdam
2008

Me and Morrison
2001

Stormy Weather
2003

Regína
2001

Investigation Into the Invisible World
2002

101 Reykjavik
2000

Agnes
1995

The Oath
2016

Broken Glass
1988

Cinéma… par Albert Dupontel
2017

Wallpaper: An Erotic Love Story
1992

Dream Hunters
1996

The Split
1999
Directing (16 movies)

101 Reykjavik
2000

White Night Wedding
2008

The Sea
2002

Inhale
2010

A Little Trip to Heaven
2005

Jar City
2006

Go LazyTown
1996

Contraband
2012

The Deep
2012

2 Guns
2013

Everest
2015

The Oath
2016

Touch
2024

Adrift
2018
Simply - A True Story
2006

Beast
2022
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Pop in Reykjavik | 1998 | Producer | 
| 101 Reykjavik | 2000 | Screenplay | 
| The Sea | 2002 | Writer | 
| The Sea | 2002 | Producer | 
| Stormy Weather | 2003 | Producer | 
| A Little Trip to Heaven | 2005 | Screenplay | 
| A Little Trip to Heaven | 2005 | Producer | 
| Jar City | 2006 | Screenplay | 
| Jar City | 2006 | Producer | 
| White Night Wedding | 2008 | Screenplay | 
| White Night Wedding | 2008 | Producer | 
| Reykjavik-Rotterdam | 2008 | Producer | 
| Summerland | 2010 | Producer | 
| Contraband | 2012 | Producer | 
| The Deep | 2012 | Screenplay | 
| The Deep | 2012 | Producer | 
| Virgin Mountain | 2015 | Producer | 
| Everest | 2015 | Producer | 
| The Oath | 2016 | Writer | 
| The Oath | 2016 | Producer | 
| Vultures | 2018 | Producer | 
| Adrift | 2018 | Producer | 
| Against the Ice | 2022 | Producer | 
| Beast | 2022 | Producer | 
| Touch | 2024 | Screenplay | 
| Touch | 2024 | Producer |