Eyþór Jóvinsson, Director and Screenwriter, has many exciting projects in the works

Eyþór Jóvinsson, a graduate from Screenwriting and Directing from the Film School, has gained a lot of attention recently. He directed the short film „Reflection“ and worked closely with Magnús Ingvar Bjarnason on the script and the film has already won two awards at film festivals. We had a chance to speak with Eyþór and he told us about the first steps that drew him into film making and the process since then

First of all it was the story telling form. I have never been much of a movie „geek“, like so many people, I have mostly just enjoyed all good stories. Some stories are perfect for books, some for paintings, poems or a joke with close friends. But then the cinema is the best form for other stories. And that happened in my case. I heard a great story that I immediately wanted to put in cinema form and from that came my first short film. I got infatuated by how complex the cinema form is and how free you are to express the story in a wide variety of ways

The short film Eyþór made for graduation was the base for a bigger project

My graduation project was a short film, „Arnbjörn“, about a genealogist closing in on his centennial. The short film was made from an idea for a full length film that I am working on now. I decided to use my graduation film as proof of concept for the full length film

Eyþór has had plenty of work since graduation in varied projects

I have been working on many projects, both my own and in cooperation with others. Since spring I have been working on the crime series „Stella Blómkvist“ that have now wrapped. Right now I am writing my first full length screen play, as well as organizing Gamanmyndahátið Flateyrar ( Flateyri Comedy film Festival) that will be held in the beginning of September

And there is no slowing down for the nearest future

The next film project I will be working on is „Lof mér að falla“ that will be directed and written by Baldvin Z. I am also working on my first film with producer Grímar, with scheduled shooting starting in summer 2019. Besides that there are some exciting projects and offers on the table that I am looking at

And what is the dream project?

At this moment it is „Arnbjörn“, but I guess it is always that way, you are working on your dream project in the moment, and then when that is done, a new dream emerges

It will be exciting to follow Eyþór during the coming years and we wish him the best of luck in his en-devours