- Þráinn Bertelsson
Þráinn (Thrainn) Bertelsson (b? - ), is an
Iceland icwriter ,journalist and a pioneer of the Icelandic cinema.Film production
Bertelsson has written, directed and produced 7 feature films with two
European Film Award nominations forMagnús , nominated for best picture and best script.fact|date=May 2007He was the first film maker to be granted a lifetime award by the
Icelandic Parliament .fact|date=May 2007Writing
Bertelsson writes a weekly column for Iceland's largest newspaper
Fréttablaðið , and his autobiographical "Einhvers konar ég" ("Myself & I") sold more than 20,000 copies in Iceland.fact|date=May 2007He has also written two darkly comic crime novels, "Dauðans óvissi tími" ("Death's Uncertain Hour") and "Valkyrjur" ("Valkyries"), about Iceland's "new Vikings", the unscrupulous Icelandic business men at home and in the international community.
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077881/ IMdB entry]
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