Birta
Birta overhears her mother’s phone conversation. She is saying to a friend that, due to her financial problems, she won’t be able to afford the family Christmas. Strong and responsible Birta decides to find a way to raise money but it’s not so easy when you’re only 11 years old.
Bragi Thor Hinriksson is an accomplished award winning Icelandic film director. He has directed six feature length films, four of which have enojoyed enormous box office success locally in Iceland with domestic box office numbers rivalling the likes of Harry Potter, Toy Story 3 and Avatar. His latest feature The Falcons has travelled around the globe both on the festival circuit as well as through wide distribution. Throughout his career Hinriksson has developed a keen understanding of the strategic steps needed for successful motion pictures.Hinriksson has been awarded the Icelandic Academy Awards (Edda), five times with nine total nominations. He is a member of the Icelandic Society of film directors (SKI).
Algjör Sveppi og leitin að Villa (The Big Rescue, 2009), Algjör Sveppi og dularfulla hótelherbergið (The Secret Spell, 2010), Algjör Sveppi og töfraskápurinn (The Magic Wardrobe, 2011), Algjör Sveppi og Gói bjargar málunum (The Biggest Rescue, 2014), Harry & Heimir: Morð eru til alls fyrst (Harry and Heimir, 2014), Víti í Vestmannaeyjum (Víti í Vestmannaeyjum, 2018)
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