Born 1957, Faeroe Islands. Arrived in Denmark, 1976, and graduated from the National Film School, 1982. Katrin Ottarsdóttir worked for some years in television before she wrote and directed her first feature film in 1989 - also to be the first Faeroese feature film ever.
"Atlantic Rhapsody - 52 scener fra Tórshavn"/"Atlantic Rhapsody - 52 Scenes from Tórshavn" (1989) won the Nordic Film Institutes' Prize at Lübeck. Katrin Ottarsdóttir has also directed short fiction, among these the children's film "Hannis" (1991). The Faeroese road movie "Bye Bye Blue Bird" (1999), Ottarsdóttir¿s second feature film, won the first prize at Lübeck and the Tiger Award at Rotterdam.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludo | 2014 | Direction, Screenplay, Editor | Feature |
| Sporini vaksa úr orðum | 2009 | Direction, Cinematography, Editing | Documentary |
| Ein regla um dagin má vera nokk! | 2008 | Direction | Documentary |
| Regin Smidur | 2003 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
| Bye Bye Blue Bird | 1999 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Maðurin ið slapp at fara | 1995 | Direction, Script | Short fiction |
| Atlantic Rhapsody | 1989 | Direction, Script, Appearance, Producer | DK/Feature |
| Når jeg bliver stor | 1982 | Direction | DK/Short fiction |
| Psycho drama | Leland | DK/Feature |
