Annette Saugestad Helland

Visual artist, illustrator, animator and author of childrens books.
I have a varied work experience including illustration for books, magazines, apps and animated films, visual art exhibited in various galleries, and animated films, both educational and independent, broadcasted on tv and shown on filmfestivals across the world.
I have also written texts for films and books, mainly for children.

BOOKs:

I have written and illustrated five childrensbooks:

2003 “Bo!” published by jippicomics www.jippicomics.com

(Silver medal at Norwegain Bookillustration Award)

2007 “Superpappa og Pele” published by Cappelendamm

(Diploma at Norwegian Bookillustration Award)

2009 “Superpappa og Pele; tanntyven” Cappelendamm

2013 “Superpappa og Pele; Sydenbrodrene” Cappelendamm

2015 “Midnattsfesten” published by “To Streker”

2020 “Hvordan temme en fetter?” Gyldendal

(“How to tame a cousin?”)

“Sadan temmer man en fatter” Danish translation

(Gold in Norwegian Bookillustration Award)

2023 Karin og Morket, text by Janne-Camilla Lyster

2023 Paperplanebirthday

2023 Nesejakten/The Nose-hunt text by Andreas Rand

2024 Borte/Gone text by Janne-Camilla Lyster

2025 Urettferdig text by Anne Aanestad Randoy, Gyldendal

2025 Gratulerer, Anna! Text by Erna Osland, Omnipax

Films (director)

2003 Over the Blue
2005 En Hjulehistorie, co-directed with Tora Marie Nordberg
2008 Superdad and Pele
2009 Animated music video for Falgren-Busk trio
2014 Morningbird and Murmelton on winter holiday
Producers: Mikrofilm
2008 Freialand, commissioned films
2024 Morningbird and Murmelton, Rumble-Bumble Rally
Co-directed with Johan Kaos, producers Mikrofilm
2026 Not afraid of the dark, producer True Fiction

Rúnar Rúnarsson

Rúnar Rúnarsson (born 20 January 1977 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic screenwriter and director.He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2009. His credits include the feature film Volcano and the short films Anna, Two Birds, and The Last Farm (which was nominated for an Oscar). He is referred to as the most awarded short film director in the world with more than 90 awards.

His second feature, Sparrows, is a coming-of-age story that was released in 2015. For Sparrows Rúnarsson won the Silver Hugo for best new director at Chicago International Film Festival.^[

Annalísa Hermannsdóttir

Annalísa Hermannsdóttiris an Icelandic director and musician.
She has BA in Theatre and Performance Making from the Iceland University of the Arts (2021).
Annalísa was nominated as the New Nordic Voice at Nordisk Panorama 2025 for the short film SENSE, that she directed.
In 2022 Annalísa’s music short film ,,Ég er bara að ljúga er það ekki?” (e. I’m just lying right) won the Icelandic Music Awards for Best Music Video
and the Solveig Anspach Prize for Best Directing. Annalísa is a founder and a member of a few theatre groups, for example Fullorðið Fólk.
In 2026 she will start her Master studies in filmmaking at London Film School.
On this webpage you can find examples of Annalísa’s work.