Biography

Bragi Thor Hinriksson is an accomplished award winning Icelandic Film Director & Producer. He has directed seven feature length films, four of which have enjoyed enormous box office success in Iceland with domestic box office numbers rivaling the likes of Harry Potter, Toy Story 3 and Avatar. Throughout his career Hinriksson has developed a keen understanding of the steps needed for successful motion pictures. His first professional work as a puppeteer on the longest running program for children when he was 14 years old put him on the path of becoming one of the most successful directors for projects aimed at family and children. In his films Hinriksson has time and again demonstrated his skills in visual storytelling and working closely with actors. His films have been distributed worldwide, digitally, theatrically and on television through sales companies like LevelK and Studio Hamburg in Germany. Today Hinriksson has several projects in development. The indie Thriller "Cold Echoes" premiered in Iceland in October 2025 and the psychological Thriller "Disturbed" based on a successful novel by Íris Ösp Ingjaldsdóttir will open the early months of 2026. Hinriksson is also in development of "Vera & the Third Stone", rooted from the ancient world of Icelandic Folklore is aimed for production in the summer of 2027. Through his career Hinriksson has been awarded the Icelandic Academy Awards (Edda), six times with twelve total nominations. He is a member of the Icelandic Society of film directors (SKL).
- IMDb mini biography by: Bragi Thor Hinriksson