Dagur Kári

Icelandic film director
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Dagur Kári

Summary

Dagur Kári is a human[1]. His place of birth was Paris[2]. He was born on December 12, 1973[3]. He worked as a film director[4], composer[5], screenwriter[6], musician[7], and film screenwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Dagur Kári was born in Paris[2].
  • Dagur Kári was born on December 12, 1973[3].
  • Dagur Kári held citizenship in Iceland[10].
  • Dagur Kári's professions included film director[4].
  • Dagur Kári worked as a composer[5].
  • Dagur Kári's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • Dagur Kári worked as a musician[7].
  • Dagur Kári worked as a film screenwriter[8].
  • Dagur Kári's field of work was film direction[11].
  • Dagur Kári's field of work was film screenwriting[12].
  • Dagur Kári's field of work was music[13].
  • Dagur Kári's field of work was film score[14].
  • Dagur Kári received the Edda Award for Best Director[15].
  • Dagur Kári received the Edda Award for Best Director[16].
  • Dagur Kári is recorded as male[17].
  • Dagur Kári's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Dagur Kári's Commons category is recorded as Dagur Kári Pétursson[19].
  • Dagur Kári's given name is recorded as Dagur[20].
  • Dagur Kári's nominated for is recorded as European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director[21].
  • Dagur Kári's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Icelandic[22].
  • Dagur Kári's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Dagur Kári Pétursson'}[23].
  • Dagur Kári's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by Dagur Kári[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: IS[26]

  • Began / founded: 1973-12-12[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2bbcd976-926a-431d-a4b2-49a7af1494a5[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Paris[2], Dagur Kári… he was born on December 12, 1973[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], composer[5], screenwriter[6], musician[7], and film screenwriter[8]. Fields of work include film direction[11], an activity[29]; film screenwriting[12], an occupation[30]; music[13], a type of arts[31]; and film score[14], a music genre[32].

Recognition

Awards received include Edda Award for Best Director[15], a film award category[33].

Why It Matters

Dagur Kári ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Dagur Kári born?

Dagur Kári's place of birth was Paris[2].

What did Dagur Kári do for work?

Dagur Kári worked as film director[4], composer[5], screenwriter[6], musician[7], and film screenwriter[8].

What awards did Dagur Kári receive?

Honors received include Edda Award for Best Director[15] and Edda Award for Best Director[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Award received Edda Award for Best Director, Edda Award for Best Director
    Educated at National Film School of Denmark
    Field of work film direction, film screenwriting, music +1
    Languages spoken, written or signed Icelandic
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