Katrin Ottarsdóttir, born 1957 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.

Graduated as a film director from The National Danish Filmschool 1982.

Beside her film work Ottarsdóttir has published 2 poetry collections (2012 and 2015) and 2 collections of short stories (2016 and 2018). Her first poetry collection "Eru koparrør í himmiríki" (Are Ther Copper Pipes In Heaven) was awarded the Faroese Literary Prize. The 'Copper Pipes' and the two short stories collections have been published in Danish, and in 2019 the 'Copper Pipes' will be published in the USA. See more about Ottarsdóttir's literary work at her website Ottarsdottir.dk

GRANTS:

• 2018-    : 3-year working grant from the Faroese Ministry of Culture
• 2008-2010: 3-year working grant from the Faroese Cultural Fund
• 2000     : 1-year working grant from the Danish Arts Fund

FILMOGRAPHY:

• LUDO. Feature film, 71 min. Blue Bird Film, 2014
• BUDAM: LAST SONG. Music video, 5 min. Blue Bird Film, 2011
• MEMORIES FROM AN APARTMENT. A film installation and/or a short film suite of 5 short films. Blue Bird Film, 2011
• TRACES GROW OUT OF WORDS. Documentary, 75 min. Blue Bird Film, 2010
• A LINE A DAY MUST BE ENOUGH! Documentary, 58 min. Blue Bird Film, 2008
• NO ONE CAN ACHIEVE PERFECTION. Documentary, 85 min. Blue Bird Film, 2008
• REGIN SMIÐUR - UNE DANSE BALLADE. Dance film, 5 min. Barok Film and others, Denmark, 2004
• BYE BYE BLUE BIRD. Feature film, 85 min.. Peter Bech Film, 1999
• Audience Award, Rouen, France, 2000
• Youth Jury Award, Rouen, France, 2000
• VPRO Tiger Award, RRIF, Holland, 2000
• NDR Förderpreis, Nordische Filmtage, Lübeck, Germany, 1999
• Special Award and Honorable mention, Mannheim-Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
THE MAN WHO WAS ALLOWED TO LEAVE. Short feature, 58 min. Herremagasinet Film & TV og Danish Television, 1995
• ATLANTIC RHAPSODY. Feature film, 75 min. Kaleidoskop Film, 1989
• Main Award, Nordische Filmtage, Lübeck, Germany, 1989
• HANNIS. Children's film, 30 min. UmbiFilm et al., Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands,1992. (Faroese part of West Nordic childrens films trilogy)
• REGIN ÚTISETI (Regin Dahl - a Faroese Poet In Denmark). Portrait film. 1987
• EITT KVØLD Í HAVN (Tórshavn by Night). SvF (Faroese Television), 1984
• Besides: Various tv-programs and music videoes

Hugin Eide, born 1963 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.

Eide has no formal film education, but since he married Katrin in 1987 he has worked on almost all her films as a producer, fund-raiser, co-writer, production assistant, runner, script-girl, actor and jack of all trades.

Since 2008 he has run a one-man publishing company in Denmark publishing mainly Danish translations of Faroese and Icelandic literature. Website: torgard.dk

Worked on the following films:

• LUDO. Feature film, 71 min. Blue Bird Film, 2014
• BUDAM: LAST SONG. Music video, 5 min. Blue Bird Film, 2011
• MEMORIES FROM AN APARTMENT. A film installation and/or a short film suite of 5 short films. Blue Bird Film, 2011
• TRACES GROW OUT OF WORDS. Documentary, 75 min. Blue Bird Film, 2010
• A LINE A DAY MUST BE ENOUGH! Documentary, 58 min. Blue Bird Film, 2008
• NO ONE CAN ACHIEVE PERFECTION. Documentary, 85 min. Blue Bird Film, 2008
• REGIN SMIÐUR - UNE DANSE BALLADE. Dance film, 5 min. Barok Film and others, Denmark, 2004
• THE MAN WHO WAS ALLOWED TO LEAVE. Short feature, 58 min. Herremagasinet Film & TV og Danish Television, 1995
• ATLANTIC RHAPSODY. Feature film, 75 min. Kaleidoskop Film, 1989
• HANNIS. Children's film, 30 min. UmbiFilm et al., Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands,1992. (Faroese part of West Nordic childrens films trilogy)
• REGIN ÚTISETI (Regin Dahl - a Faroese Poet In Denmark). Portrait film. 1987
• EITT KVØLD Í HAVN (Tórshavn by Night). SvF (Faroese Television), 1984