Hlynur Pálmason

Hlynur Pálmason, the introspective voice of Icelandic cinema. Born in 1984 in Hornafjörður, Iceland, Pálmason has been actively directing films since the early 2010s, focusing mainly on drama and art film genres. He is best known for his critically acclaimed films like "Winter Brothers" (2017) and "A White, White Day" (2019), the latter earning him the Critics' Award for Best Film at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, and displaying his unique approach to psychological storytelling and visual minimalism. Pálmason is a master at using the stark Icelandic landscapes to mirror the emotional terrain of his characters, a raw and unflinching director whose films are as chillingly beautiful as the land from which he hails.