Óskar Þór Axelsson Explained

Óskar Þór Axelsson
Birth Date:	28 June 1973
Birth Place:	Reykjavík, Iceland
Alma Mater:	University of Iceland NYU
Known For:	Black's Game I Remember You

Óskar Þór Axelsson (born 28 June 1973)^[1] is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter.^{[2] [3] [4]} He is best known for the 2012 crime film Black's Game and the 2017 mystery-horror I Remember You.

Early life and education

Óskar was born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland.^[1] Hecompleted his Bachelor of Arts degree in general literature at the University of Iceland in 1997 and then spent one year in the ERASMUS exchange program at the University College London. He graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Filmmaking from New York University in 2006.^[1]

Career

Óskar's first full-length film was Black's Game (2012), based on the novel of the same name by .^[5] In the 2013 Edda Awards, Óskar won Screenplay of the Year (Handrit ársins) for the film,^{[6] [7]} and it became the second highest grossing Icelandic film of all time. A prequel to Black's Game is due to be released in 2024, and a sequel in 2025.^{[8] [9]}

Óskar's second film was I Remember You (2017), based on a novel of the same name by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir.^{[10] [11] [12] [13]} It was the most watched and the highest grossing film in Iceland in 2017.^[14]

Óskar has also directed the TV series Stella Blómkvist,^[15] and five episodes of the TV series Trapped.^[16]

Filmography

• Nylon (2004) (Short)
• Traveler (2005) (Short)
• Misty Mountain (2006) (Short)^[17]
• Black's Game (Svartur á leik) (2012)
• I Remember You (Ég man þig) (2017)
• Operation Napoleon^[18]

External links

• • Óskar Þór Axelsson at the Icelandic Film Centre
  • Óskar Þór Axelsson at the Kvikmyndir.is

Notes and References

1. News: "Ég man þig" í bígerð . 2 April 2023 . . 28 June 2013 . 42–43 . Icelandic.
2. Web site: Óskar Þór Axelsson . Creative Artists Iceland.
3. News: Only Mildly Scary: Horror and Icelandic Cinema . Valur Gunnarsson . 2017-06-02 . dmy . The Reykjavík Grapevine.
4. News: Bakaríið - Óskar Þór Axelsson, leikstjóri með meiru svaraði 20 ógeðslega mikilvægum spurningum . is . 2017-05-20 . dmy . Vísir.is.
5. News: Svartur á leik sýnd í Hong Kong . 14 December 2022 . . 6 March 2012 . 25 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
6. News: The Deep Wins 11 Edda Awards . . 2013-02-18 . dmy.
7. Web site: Edduverðlaun 2013 . . is . 2013-09-05 . dmy.
8. Web site: Svartur á þríleik . is . 2022-10-06 . dmy . Morgunblaðið.
9. News: Oddur Ævar . Réttur tími til að gera þríleik . 14 December 2022 . . 6 October 2022 . 34 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
10. News: Webster . Andy . 2017-11-09 . dmy . Review: 'I Remember You' Is a Piercing Horror Film From Iceland . en-US . . 0362-4331 . subscription.
11. News: New Icelandic Thriller Premieres . . 2017-05-05 . dmy.
12. News: ´Mynd byggð á bók Yrsu verður "draugaþriller" . 14 December 2022 . . 17 March 2015 . 34 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
13. News: Kristján Guðjónsson . Tók kvikmyndagerð fram yfir lögfræðina . 14 December 2022 . . 34–35 . 25 May 2017 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
14. Web site: Admissions for Icelandic films by year . Icelandic Film Centre.
15. News: Óskar Þór Axelsson og Jóhann Ævar Grímsson ræða "Stellu Blómkvist" . 14 December 2022 . klapptre.is . 25 November 2017 . Icelandic.
16. News: Ástarævintýri sem hófst snemma . 14 December 2022 . . 8 January 2016 . 26 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
17. News: Fyrsta íslenska vísindaskáldsögumyndin í tökur . 14 December 2022 . . 1 July 2005 . 34 . Icelandic.
18. Web site: Multinational Cast of 'Operation Napoleon' . 2022-04-23 . dmy . . Vala Hafstað.