Gaukur Úlfarsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Gaukur.

Gaukur Úlfarsson (born 11 September 1973) is an Icelandic film director.^[1][2]

Gaukur Úlfarsson
Born	(1973-09-11) 11 September 1973 (age 51)
Occupation	film maker

Gaukur began his career directing advertisements and music videos.^[1] In the 2003 Edda Awards, he won the Music Video of the Year (Tónlistarmyndband ársins) for Mess It Up by Quarashi.^[3]

Gaukur directed and wrote the TV Series Sjáumst með Silvíu Nótt from 2005 with the alter-ego talk show host Silvía Night.^[1] Gaukur also directed the series Djók í Reykjavík from 2018 with Dóri DNA.^[4]

In 2010, Gaukur directed the documentary Gnarr, which followed the political campaign of comedian Jón Gnarr to become the mayor of Reykjavík.^[5][6] The film was nominated for awards at CPH:DOX, the Edda Awards and the Zurich Film Festival.^[7]

In 2019, Gaukur co-directed the horror film Thirst (Þorsti), which won two awards at Screamfest Horror Film Festival.^[8]

In a blog post in 2008, Gaukur accused politician Ómar R. Valdimarsson of being a racist. Ómar sued Gaukur for defamation, demanding 2,000,000 kr (US$16,000) in damages, but Gaukur was ultimately acquitted by the Supreme Court.^[9]

Filmography

• Teipið gengur (2008) (Documentary)
• Gnarr (2010) (Documentary)
• Thirst (Þorsti) (2019)
• Soviet Barbara: The Story of Ragnar Kjartansson in Moscow (2023) (Documentary)^[10]