Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson Explained
Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson |
Birth Date: | 16 April 1972 |
Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Spouse: | Marta Luiza Macuga |
Children: | 1 |
Alma Mater: | Łódź Film School |
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 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. His first feature film was Thicker Than Water (Blóðbönd), which won the Special Prize of the Jury at International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg. 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. Árni Óli's third feature as director was the animated film (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
Árni 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
In 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
- 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)
- (Lói: Þú flýgur aldrei einn) (2018)
- Wolka (2021)
- Queen (2022)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson . Icelandic Film Centre . 12 December 2022 . 12 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221212165909/https://www.icelandicfilms.info/person/nr/2812 . live .
- Web site: Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson, 1972–2021 . Icelandic Film Centre . 2021-04-27 . dmy . 12 December 2022 . 12 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221212201323/https://www.icelandicfilmcentre.is/news/arni-olafur-asgeirsson-1972-2021 . live .
- Web site: Bjarni Rúnarsson . 2021-04-26 . dmy . Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson látinn . . is . Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson passed away . 12 December 2022 . 12 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221212194640/https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/04/26/arni-olafur-asgeirsson-latinn . live .
- Web site: 2021-04-26 . dmy . Andlát: Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson 1972-2021 . Klapptré . is . Death: Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson 1972-2021 . 12 December 2022 . 12 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221212200910/https://klapptre.is/2021/04/26/andlat-arni-olafur-asgeirsson-1972-2021/ . live .
- Web site: Edduverðlaunin 2011 . is . . 12 December 2022 . 18 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200718192432/http://eddan.is/?page_id=650 . dead .
- News: Most expensive Icelandic movie ever made . . 2015-05-25 . dmy . 13 December 2022 . 13 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213120109/https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/culture_and_living/2015/05/25/most_expensive_icelandic_movie_ever_made/ . live .
- Kyzer . Larissa . 2021-10-15 . dmy . New Film Casts Iceland's Polish Community in New Light . . en-US . 13 December 2022 . 13 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213120108/https://www.icelandreview.com/news/new-film-casts-icelands-polish-community-in-new-light/ . live .
- News: Andlát: Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson . 18 December 2022 . . 27 April 2021 . Icelandic . 18 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221218101907/https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2021/04/27/andlat_arni_olafur_asgeirsson/ . live .
- News: Guðrún Ósk Guðjónsdóttir . Ekkja Árna Ólafs opnar sig um missinn – "Við vorum alls ekki undir það búin að hann myndi kveðja svona fljótt" . 18 December 2022 . . 18 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221218101911/https://www.dv.is/fokus/2021/10/02/ekkja-arna-olafs-opnar-sig-um-missinn-vid-vorum-alls-ekki-undir-thad-buin-ad-hann-myndi-kvedja-svona-fljott/ . live .
- News: Hallgerður Kolbrún E. Jónsdóttir . Árni Ólafur er látinn . 18 December 2022 . . 26 April 2021 . Icelandic . 18 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221218101913/https://www.visir.is/g/20212101791d . live .