Icelandic director, Grímur Hákonarson, graduated from FAMU in 2004. His graduate film, SLAVEK THE SHIT, was selected to the Cinefondation section of Cannes Film Festival 2005. The film traveled widely and won 12 festival prizes, including the Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival. His next short film, WRESTLING, premiered at Locarno Film Festival 2007 and won 25 festival prizes around the world. Grimur’s previous feature film, RAMS, won the Prix Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival 2015. The film has received more than 30 international awards and won 11 Icelandic Academy Awards.

FILMOGRAPHY
2019 The County
2015 Rams
2013 Hvellur, doc
2012 Pure Heart, doc
2010 Summerland
2007 Wrestling, short
2005 Slavek the Shit, short
2004 Last Words of Hreggvidur, short
2002 Vardi Goes Europe, doc
2001 Vardi Goes on Tour, doc