Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson
Icelandic film director
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Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson (16 April 1972 – 26 April 2021), also known as Árni Óli, was an Icelandic film director and screenwriter.[1]
- film director
- screenwriter
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 |
Career
Árni Óli was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1972. He graduated from the Łódź Film School in Poland in 2001.[2][3][4][5]
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),[6] 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.[7] His final feature film was the Polish-Icelandic production Wolka, released after his death in 2021.[8]
Personal life
Árni Óli was married to Marta Luiza Macuga with whom he had one son.[9]
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.[10][11]
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)
- Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (Lói: Þú flýgur aldrei einn) (2018)
- Wolka (2021)
- Queen (2022)
