Hilmar Oddsson (1957) studied film making in Munich (HFF). He has directed seven full length films, several documentaries, television dramas and shorts. He has directed both for theatre and radio. Was the rector of The Icelandic Film School 2010-2017. He has also made a career as a musician and songwriter, both as a solo artist and with the group Melchior. Oddson’s “Tears of Stone” was screened at the very first PÖFF in 1997. His latest feature, “Driving Mum”, won the Grand Prix of the Tallinn Black Night film Festival in 2022.