Vala is a film director and a performance maker. She is an artistic director at Vinnslan (Iceland) which is a group of artists who creates and produces films and immersive performances. Their most recent piece Strengir (Strings) which Vala directed, received great reviews from various of art and theatre critics in Iceland.
Vala is also a co-founder/director at 11:18 Theatre Company (U.K), which focuses on audio- and installation based performances on trains. While living in London (8 years) she worked continuously as an associate artist at Bottlefed, Tangled Feet and Footprint Project (U.K). All awards winning companies.
Vala holds her degrees in directing and performance making from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and from Goldsmiths, University of London. She has a diploma in film directing and screenwriting from The Icelandic Film School.
Contact: valaomars@gmail.com