Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson

Directing

Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson

Born

1978-01-01 (48)

Place of birth

Reykjavík, Islanda

Known for

Directing

Credits

14 titles

Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson (born 24 September 1978) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. Sigurðsson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland. He is a writer and director, known for Under the Tree (2017), Either Way (2011) and Skröltormar (2007).

Known for

Northern Comfort poster
5.4

A special forces veteran, an uptight property developer, an influencer with half a million followers and an incompetent instructor are thrown together on a high-end fear of flying course. The course's final challenge is an experience flight from London to Iceland, which ends up being a horrendous ordeal. Lost in Iceland, freezing and terrified, they must find a way of facing their fears and working together to spread their wings... and fly.

Northern Comfort

2023

Under the Tree poster
6.6

When Baldvin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.

Under the Tree

2017

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero poster
4.3

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

2011

Last Call poster
NR

Iceland is the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup, and the team and its incredible story have caught the attention of the entire world. But is it possible that the same forces that turned these boys into heroes also got the nation into trouble during the 2008 financial crisis? Through the players themselves and others, we learn what Icelanders hope for and what they fear.

Last Call

2018

Rattlesnakes poster
NR

Some people have to live their lives on a constant look out for snakes. Some even have to wear boots all the time. But people in Iceland have the privilege of just wearing whatever shoes they want – without any worries.

Rattlesnakes

2007

Either Way poster
6.3

Two employees of the Icelandic Road Administration spend the summer painting lines on the winding roads as they both find themselves at a crossroads in their lives.

Either Way

2011

Behind the camera

Northern Comfort poster
5.4

A special forces veteran, an uptight property developer, an influencer with half a million followers and an incompetent instructor are thrown together on a high-end fear of flying course. The course's final challenge is an experience flight from London to Iceland, which ends up being a horrendous ordeal. Lost in Iceland, freezing and terrified, they must find a way of facing their fears and working together to spread their wings... and fly.

Northern Comfort

2023

Northern Comfort poster
5.4

A special forces veteran, an uptight property developer, an influencer with half a million followers and an incompetent instructor are thrown together on a high-end fear of flying course. The course's final challenge is an experience flight from London to Iceland, which ends up being a horrendous ordeal. Lost in Iceland, freezing and terrified, they must find a way of facing their fears and working together to spread their wings... and fly.

Northern Comfort

2023

Under the Tree poster
6.6

When Baldvin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.

Under the Tree

2017

Under the Tree poster
6.6

When Baldvin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.

Under the Tree

2017

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero poster
4.3

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

2011

Last Call poster
NR

Iceland is the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup, and the team and its incredible story have caught the attention of the entire world. But is it possible that the same forces that turned these boys into heroes also got the nation into trouble during the 2008 financial crisis? Through the players themselves and others, we learn what Icelanders hope for and what they fear.

Last Call

2018

Last Call poster
NR

Iceland is the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup, and the team and its incredible story have caught the attention of the entire world. But is it possible that the same forces that turned these boys into heroes also got the nation into trouble during the 2008 financial crisis? Through the players themselves and others, we learn what Icelanders hope for and what they fear.

Last Call

2018

Rattlesnakes poster
NR

Some people have to live their lives on a constant look out for snakes. Some even have to wear boots all the time. But people in Iceland have the privilege of just wearing whatever shoes they want – without any worries.

Rattlesnakes

2007

Either Way poster
6.3

Two employees of the Icelandic Road Administration spend the summer painting lines on the winding roads as they both find themselves at a crossroads in their lives.

Either Way

2011

Either Way poster
6.3

Two employees of the Icelandic Road Administration spend the summer painting lines on the winding roads as they both find themselves at a crossroads in their lives.

Either Way

2011

Paris of the North poster
6.0

Seeking shelter from the trials and tribulations of city life, Hugi has built a quiet existence for himself in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere. Here, he passes his days jogging, attending AA meetings and taking Portuguese lessons online. But when Hugi’s estranged, boozy father shows up out of the blue, the precarious balance he has worked so hard to achieve is tested to the limit.

Paris of the North

2014

No artwork available
NR

A photographer travels along the south coast of Iceland in an attempt to capture an undying image of the lighthouse in Hrolllaugseyjum. As he battles the forces of nature his journey falls apart while death waits around the corner.

Filma

2012

Paradox poster
NR

In 1967 Sigurður Skúlason acted in his first film - the short Paradox - but it was never finished due to the primitive state that filmmaking in Iceland was at the time. But the memory of the film haunted Sigurður for years, and now almost fifty years later, the film is finished.

Paradox

2011

Paradox poster
NR

In 1967 Sigurður Skúlason acted in his first film - the short Paradox - but it was never finished due to the primitive state that filmmaking in Iceland was at the time. But the memory of the film haunted Sigurður for years, and now almost fifty years later, the film is finished.

Paradox

2011