Silja Hauksdóttir (born 12 January 1976) is an Icelandic writer and film director.
[1] After studying philosophy at the University of Iceland, Silja took courses in screenwriting, directing and cinematography at FAMU in Prague and Binger Filmlab in Amsterdam.
[1] She wrote the book Dís with Birna Anna Björnsdóttir and Oddný Sturludóttir [is],[2] and later directed the full-length film Dís [is] in 2004, which was nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize.
[3] Silja directed the award-winning TV series The Girls [is], along with Ástríður [is] and Sisterhood.
[1][4][5] Sisterhood was the first Icelandic programme to be included in the streaming service Walter Presents.