Hlynur Pálmason
Film director · 2 films (2019–2022)
Hlynur Pálmason is a director whose work here spans A White, White Day (2019) to Godland (2022), in drama. 2 of those films were photographed by Maria von Hausswolff. The work runs daylit — 72% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 42% library-wide. All 118 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Hlynur Pálmason is an Icelandic film director, screenwriter, and visual artist. Hlynur Pálmason was born in 1984 in Höfn í Hornafirði, Iceland.
Born 30 September 1984 · Hornafjörður, Iceland
Directing style
Pálmason anchors his austere dramas in expansive, daylight-dominated exterior landscapes, utilizing eye-level camera angles to maintain a grounded, observational perspective. He favors wide, medium, and full-body compositions that preserve a sense of distance from his subjects, often using deep focus to embed characters within their environments or shallow depth of field to isolate them in moments of quiet tension. The visual atmosphere is defined by a cool, desaturated color palette of muted grays, earthy browns, and slate blues, illuminated primarily by natural sunlight and soft window light to evoke a lonely, ominous mood.
Awards
- Robert Award for Best Director · 2018
- The Carl Theodor Dreyer Prize · 2018
Films directed by Hlynur Pálmason
About Hlynur Pálmason
When was Hlynur Pálmason born?
Hlynur Pálmason was born on 30 September 1984 in Hornafjörður, Iceland.
What films has Hlynur Pálmason directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: A White, White Day (2019) and Godland (2022).
What awards has Hlynur Pálmason won?
Robert Award for Best Director (2018) and The Carl Theodor Dreyer Prize (2018).
Search every frame of Hlynur Pálmason’s films
All 118 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Hlynur Pálmason — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.