Baltasar Kormákur (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films 101 Reykjavík, Hafið, A Little Trip to Heaven (starring Julia Stiles and Forest Whitaker), and a film based on the book Mýrin (Jar City) by Arnaldur Indriðason.
With his movie Mýrin he won the Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007. –Wikipedia