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Blueeyes Productions

Icelandic filmmaker

Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theatre and film director, and film producer. He directed the films 101 Reykjavík, The Sea, A Little Trip to Heaven, Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest, Touch, and the TV series Katla.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theatre and film director, and film producer. He directed the films 101 Reykjavík, The Sea, A Little Trip to Heaven, Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest, Touch, and the TV series Katla.2

How it started

Early life and education

Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. His father is the Spanish painter Baltasar Samper, and his mother is Kristjana Guðnadóttir Samper.

Career

In 1999, Baltasar founded the film production company Blueeyes with his then wife, Lilja Pálmadóttir. Agnes Johansen (1958–2025) was another producer at the company, and Daði Einarsson joined later.

For his film Jar City, Baltasar won the Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007.

In December 2011, the production of drama film Rocketman was announced, with Baltasar Kormákur and Dagur Kári set to direct.

From Wikipedia’s article on Blueeyes Productions, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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