Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson (16 April 1972 – 26 April 2021), also known as Árni Óli, was an Icelandic film director and screenwriter.[1] He graduated from the Łódź Film School in Poland in 2001.[2][3][4]
Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson | |
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| Born | 16 April 1972 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Died | 26 April 2021 (aged 49) |
| Alma mater | Łódź Film School |
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| Spouse | Marta Luiza Macuga |
| Children | 1 |
Árni Óli's career began with the celebrated short film Anna's Day (Annas dag), which won the International Award at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2003.[2] His first feature film was Thicker Than Water (Blóðbönd), which won the Special Prize of the Jury at International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg.[2] Árni Óli won the Edda Award for Best Film (Kvikmynd ársins) in 2011 for his work Undercurrent (Brim),[5] and also won the Russian Film Clubs Federation Award at the Moscow International Film Festival.[2] Árni Óli's third feature as director was the animated film Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (Lói: Þú flýgur aldrei einn) in 2018, the most expensive Icelandic film ever made.[6] His final feature film was the Polish-Icelandic production Wolka, released after his death in 2021.[7]
Personal life
editÁrni Óli was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1972. He was married to Marta Luiza Macuga with whom he had one son.[8]
Illness and death
editIn February 2021, Árni Óli was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. He died from the illness on 26 April the same year.[9][10]
Filmography
edit- Gaddavír í gelgjunni (1993, Short)
- P.S. (2001, Short)
- Anna's Day (Annas dag) (2003, Short)
- Thicker Than Water (Blóðbönd) (2006)
- Scratches: Part 1 (2006, Short)
- Undercurrent (Brim) (2010)
- Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (Lói: Þú flýgur aldrei einn) (2018)
- Wolka (2021)
- Queen (2022)
References
edit- ^ "Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson". Icelandic Film Centre. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson, 1972–2021". Icelandic Film Centre. 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Bjarni Rúnarsson (26 April 2021). "Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson látinn" [Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson passed away]. RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Andlát: Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson 1972-2021" [Death: Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson 1972-2021]. Klapptré (in Icelandic). 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Edduverðlaunin 2011". Edda Awards (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Most expensive Icelandic movie ever made". Morgunblaðið. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Kyzer, Larissa (15 October 2021). "New Film Casts Iceland's Polish Community in New Light". Iceland Review. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Andlát: Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Guðrún Ósk Guðjónsdóttir. "Ekkja Árna Ólafs opnar sig um missinn – "Við vorum alls ekki undir það búin að hann myndi kveðja svona fljótt"". Dagblaðið Vísir. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Hallgerður Kolbrún E. Jónsdóttir (26 April 2021). "Árni Ólafur er látinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
External links
edit- Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson at the Icelandic Film Centre
- Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson at IMDb
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