Hlynur Pálmason (1984, Höfn, Iceland) is an Icelandic filmmaker, screenwriter, and visual artist. He began his career in visual arts before transitioning to filmmaking, graduating from The National Film School of Denmark in 2013. He made his feature debut with the well-received WINTER BROTHERS (2017) and followed it up with A WHITE, WHITE DAY, which premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week (2019). His third feature film, GODLAND (2022), was selected for Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Festival.