Baldvin Z

Baldvin Z

Birthdate
March 18, 1978 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Akureyri, Iceland
Known For
Directing

Details

Birthdate
March 18, 1978 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Akureyri, Iceland
Known For
Directing

Biography

Baldvin Zophoníasson (aka. Baldvin Z; born 18 March 1978; Akureyri) is an Icelandic film and television director, writer, and producer. He is best known for his films Jitters, Life in a Fishbowl, Let Me Fall, and the television series Réttur and Trapped.

Baldvin's first feature film was the Icelandic-language teenage drama Jitters (titled Órói in Icelandic), released in 2010. The film portrays "the confusion and excitement of being a teenager". It won the Children's Film Award at the Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival. His second feature was the 2014 movie Life in a Fishbowl, co-written with Birgir Örn Steinarsson, which won at the Edda Awards (including Best Director), Zurich Film Festival, and Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and gathered numerous award nominations. The film is an ensemble drama set in the year before the severe economic collapse in Iceland in 2008. It portrays people from various walks of life whose lives intersect in unexpected ways. Baldvin's next major project was directing the third season of TV series Réttur, created by Sigurjón Kjartansson and produced by Saga Film for Icelandic national television RÚV and Netflix. He directed three episodes of Baltasar Kormákur's Nordic noir drama Trapped in 2016. In 2017, he released two documentaries. The first was titled Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength and described the tragic life of vagabond strongman Reynir Örn Leósson. The second was Island Songs, a real-time multimedia project documenting the creation of Ólafur Arnalds' album Island Songs in various locations around Iceland. This was Ólafur's third collaboration with Baldvin, as he'd previously scored Baldvin's first two feature films. His second collaboration with Birgir Örn Steinarsson, the feature film Let Me Fall, was released in 2018.

Baldvin Z's LGBTQ+ Titles

Let Me Fall
Let Me Fall
Director
Jitters
Jitters
Director

Directing (10)

2021
Black Sands • Director (8 episodes)
• Director (8 episodes)
2021
Journey • Director (6 episodes)
• Director (6 episodes)
2018
Let Me Fall • Director
• Director
2017
Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength • Director
• Director
2017
Island Songs • Director
• Director
2015
Trapped • Director (10 episodes)
• Director (10 episodes)
2015
Case • Director (9 episodes)
• Director (9 episodes)
2014
Life in a Fishbowl • Director
• Director
2010
Jitters • Director
• Director
2008
Hotel Earth • Director
• Director

Production (1)

2008
Hotel Earth • Co-Producer
• Co-Producer

Editing (3)

2009
How to Win a Lost Game • Editor
• Editor
2008
Hotel Earth • Editor
• Editor
2008
From Oakland to Iceland: A Hip-Hop Homecoming • Editor
• Editor

Creator (1)

2021
Black Sands • Creator
• Creator

Writing (5)

2018
Let Me Fall • Writer
• Writer
2017
Island Songs • Writer
• Writer
2014
Life in a Fishbowl • Writer
• Writer
2010
Jitters • Writer
• Writer
2008
Hotel Earth • Screenplay
• Screenplay