BALDVIN Z Creator / Director / Owner Award winning Baldvin Z has been one of the most prominent directors in Iceland. He directed all 9 episodes of the critically acclaimed “Case”, 3 episodes of the hit TV series “Trapped” and with 3 feature films under his belt (Let Me Fall, Life In a Fishbowl, Jitters) Baldvin Z. is one of the most exciting and productive directors in the industry. His work has accumulated over 40 film awards, both international as well as 18 Edda awards (the Icelandic Film and Television Academy Awards). “Let Me Fall”, his latest film, released at Toronto Film Festival, became the second highest grossing film in Iceland’s history and “Life in a fishbowl” accumulated a record winning 12 Icelandic Academy Awards in 2015. Since then, he has directed “Island Songs” for Universal Studios, “Beyond Strength”, an independent documentary and “The Journey” a 6-episode drama series. His next directing project, Black Sands, is currently in production. baldvin@glassriver.is ANDRI OTTARSSON Creator / Writer / Owner Andri Ottarsson entered the industry in 2016 and has since then created, developed and written the award winning TV series “Case”, participated in developing and writing of the TV series “Stella Blomkvist” and took part in the development of the TV series “Thin Ice” and Glassriver’s “Black Sands”, as well as being a script consultant on various other TV series. He has furthermore served as an executive producer on all Glassriver’s series and is currently leading the development of several of Glassriver’s projects. Previously he worked as a police officer, criminal attorney and Secretary General for the largest political party in Iceland. andri@glassriver.is ARNBJORG (ABBY) HAFLIDADOTTIR Producer / Owner Arnbjorg Haflidadottir (Abby) entered the industry in 2002 and is one of the most experienced Producers in Iceland. She has produced over 100 episodes in 12 television series, as well as TV movies and feature films, both local and international. Her productions have accumulated dozens of film and television awards, both international as well as Edda Awards (the Icelandic Film and Television Academy Awards). She has produced all Glassriver’s productions. abby@glassriver.is HORDUR RUNARSSON Head of Financing and Sales / Producer / Owner Hordur Runarsson has long-standing experience in the industry as a producer, specialising in international co-productions, sales and financing. He has a Master’s degree in business administration and, having worked for over 10 years in international business consulting for global corporations, is vastly experienced in international financing, marketing and sales. Spearheading and driving the international finance- sales- and marketing advance of the company, he has participated in development of several projects and served as a producer or executive producer on all Glassriver’s productions. hordur@glassriver.is ANDRI OMARSSON CEO / Producer / Owner Andri Omarsson has been working in the film industry since 2004. A versatile jack of all trades he has worked as camera operator, technician, underwater camera operator, assistant producer, line producer, multi-cam director, production manager but has lately specialised in producing scripted format for Television. Since joining the company, he has served as a producer on all of Glassriver’s productions. andriomars@glassriver.is ELISABET HALL Head of Non-scripted / Producer Elisabet Hall has over 8 years experience in the industry. She started her career in news, working her way up from production assistant to be the head of news production for Channel 2 TV and Radio news. As a broadcast director Elísabet has over 700 live and live to tape broadcasts under her belt, ranging from news to talk shows. She has extensive experience as a producer, both in numerous non-scripted and scripted formats. Currently, she heads the non-scripted department of Glassriver, using her profound skills and experience to develope, plan, coordinate and direct all phases of the company’s television programming and operations. elisabet@glassriver.is KLARA ALEXANDRA Office Manager A motivated, enthusiastic and constructive team player/leader, Klara Alexandra Sigurdardottir, started her career in the industry as a Production Assistant in Ordinary People 3. There was no turning back after that and she has worked on all of Glassriver’s productions to date. She is the Office Manager of Glassriver, using her management experience from her former work with several companies, upbeat attitude, skills and experience to keep the office afloat. klara@glassriver.is BJARTUR SIGURDSSON Post-production Manager Bjartur Sigurdsson started working in the television industry in 2015 for Channel 2. Soon he would join the news room as a video editor where he would work his way up to being a broadcast director for Channel 2 news and Channel 2 Sports. There he would direct hundreds of live broadcasts over a two year period. After leaving Channel 2 and moving to the Czech Republic he studied at Prague Film School. There he found his passion in post-production which he majored in. After his graduation he came back home and started working for Glassriver. Bjartur is now the post-production manager at Glassriver where he oversees coordination, media handling and final deliveries. bjartur@glassriver.is BIRNA HJALTALÍN Line producer Birna Hjaltalín has been working in the film industry since 2016. Her first experience in the industry was when she took a PA position in the film „I remember you” in 2014 while still studying psychology at the University. She became hooked and, after graduating in 2016, started working full time on both Film and Television. Although, she has left the world of academia, her education comes in handy almost every day, in communication with the crew, dispute-settling and ensuring good workplace environment. Her flight upwards in the industry has been fast and furious and she has worked as a location manager, production coordinator, line producer and production manager. Since joining Glassriver, she has served as a line producer on most of the Glassriver’s productions. hjaltalin@glassriver.is ANNA LÓA KJERÚLF Accounting Anna Lóa Kjerúlf is all about the numbers. An enthusiast designer of knitted clothing with a BSc degree in Business and Financing, she started working with Glassriver in 2018, taking over accounting and finance. Before working with Glassriver, her main experience from the TV industry was viewing from the couch so the last years have been quite a journey into the intriguing world of the industry. Now she is learning something new every day and loves everything about it. annaloa@glassriver.is GLASSRIVER, GRENSASVEGUR 7, 108 REYKJAVIK, ICELANDGLASSRIVER@GLASSRIVER.IS