Silja Hauksdóttir

Silja Hauksdóttir is an Icelandic writer and film director. After studying philosophy at the University of Iceland, Silja took courses in screenwriting, directing and cinematography at FAMU in Prague and Binger Filmlab in Amsterdam. She wrote the book Dís with Birna Anna Björnsdóttir and Oddný Sturludóttir, and later directed the full-length film Dís in 2004, which was nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize.