Ingvar Þórðarson

Ingvar Þórðarson

European Film Academy member Ingvar Thordarson is one of Europes most prolific film producers. Based on the isle of Møn, in Berlin, and Reykjavík, Mr. Thordarson has produced 24 features, tv-series, and documentaries, which have accumulated multiple awards all over the world and been commercially successful. Among them: The Discovery Award at the... Show more »
European Film Academy member Ingvar Thordarson is one of Europes most prolific film producers. Based on the isle of Møn, in Berlin, and Reykjavík, Mr. Thordarson has produced 24 features, tv-series, and documentaries, which have accumulated multiple awards all over the world and been commercially successful. Among them: The Discovery Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the Critics Award at Cannes Film Festival. Various titles include: 101 Reykjavík, The Bothersome Man, Life in a Fishbowl; the winner of a record 12 awards at the Icelandic Edda Film Awards and The Grump, Finland's highest-grossing film in 2014. Also, the award-winning Tom of Finland and the box-office champion Unknown soldier, sold over one million tickets in Finland alone. Mr. Thordarson is now working on the TV series, Wall of Wounds, with Warner Bros., directed by Andreas ProchaskaWithin the industry, Mr. Thordarson is known for producing in the most inclement of arctic environments.Mr. Thordarson is also a guest lecturer at the London Film School and the University of Exeter, where he contributes to the MA International Film Business courses.For the past several decades, Mr. Thordarson has been a vigorous contributor to the European cultural scene. He was active for several years as a cinema and theater manager and was the founder of Iceland's first and only outdoor drive-in cinema. As a promoter, Mr. Thordarson has been instrumental in engaging such groundbreaking artists as David Bowie, Sting, Richard O'Brien, Eddie Izzard, Prodigy, and Pet Shop Boys, just to name a few. Show less «
Feedback about this page?

Feedback about this page?