Katrin Ólafsdóttir was born in Iceland, but has spent most of her adult life in England, France, Holland and for the last 9 years, in Spain. She studied Dance and Choreography at the Icelandic National Ballet School and at the Centre National de Danse Contemporaire d’Angers. Always having a great interest in film she started working with the medium in relation to her choreographies moving on to Dance Films. Her short film "Slurpinn & Co. " (based on movement) was screened in over 50 festivals and won numerous prices, including at Clermont Ferrand. She was Editor in Chief of the Icelandic cultural magazine “0” that received international recognition for content and design. Katrin participated in the Directors Programme at the Binger Filmlab with "Home Away From Home" . The script has received funding from the Icelandic Film Centre and will be her first feature film. She has also made music videos and short films and is currently making a documentary in Barcelona about a man dedicating his life to nonsense.
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