Ólafur Jóhannesson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Olaf de Fleur studied physics in Reykjavik, graduating in 1995. Since then he has participated in numerous film projects, including both feature and documentary films. After working for two years for a production company, focusing primarily on TV documentaries, he founded the independent production company Poppoli Pictures. Headed by Johannesson ...
I'm not interested in making money for their sake, not having them has taught me how to survive, now i'd like them to execute tons of ideas.
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Films are not a complicated language, it's a child-like language. Yet children bear the most complexity in the simpleness.
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Since the big changes to the films during the late 60s and 70s nearly no one has been able to pull what Coppola, Scorcese, Spielberg, Lucas and the rest created. Few are still trying, like PT Anderson, Trier, Tarantino, Figgis and more ... but the search continues.
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I love the "episode" film-language. There is so much you can do. The Sopranos and The Wire are the far best I've seen. Tremendously unique stuff.
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Whenever I do a film, it has to have the potential to fail miserably, otherwise it's not worth the walk.
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The more films I make the more human I become - although I seem to use films to interrupt emotional processes. My mission is to widen my own understanding of this sarcastic, over populated, shallow yet rich human society we've all been dumped in for the time being.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Patient Seven
2016
segment producer - segment "Undying Love"
Borgríki 2
2014
producer
Borgríki
2011
producer
Ódauðleg ást
2011
Short executive producer
My Last Day Without You
2011
executive producer
Adequate Beings
2011
Documentary producer
Kurteist fólk
2011
producer
Circledrawers
2009
TV Movie producer
Stóra planið
2008
producer
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
2008
producer - as Olaf de Fleur
Arranged
2007
consulting producer
Act Normal
2006
Documentary producer
Africa United
2005
producer
Blindsker: Saga Bubba Morthens
2004
Documentary producer - as Ólafur Jóhannesson
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hush
2017/II
attached post-production
Borgríki 2
2014
Borgríki
2011
as Olaf de Fleur
Adequate Beings
2011
Documentary
Kurteist fólk
2011
Circledrawers
2009
TV Movie
Stóra planið
2008
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
2008
as Olaf de Fleur
Act Normal
2006
Documentary
Africa United
2005
as Ólafur Jóhannesson
Blindsker: Saga Bubba Morthens
2004
Documentary as Ólafur Jóhannesson
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Patient Seven
2016
segment editor: Undying Love
Borgríki 2
2014
Borgríki
2011
master editor
Ódauðleg ást
2011
Short
Kurteist fólk
2011
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
2008
as Olaf de Fleur
Act Normal
2006
Documentary
Africa United
2005
Blindsker: Saga Bubba Morthens
2004
Documentary as Ólafur Jóhannesson
Hlemmur
2002
Documentary as Ólafur Jóhannesson
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Borgríki 2
2014
Borgríki
2011
screenplay
Kurteist fólk
2011
written by
Circledrawers
2009
TV Movie screenplay
Stóra planið
2008
screenplay
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
2008
screenplay - as Olaf de Fleur
Africa United
2005
as Olaf de Fleur
Blindsker: Saga Bubba Morthens
2004
Documentary as Ólafur Jóhannesson
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2008
Teddy
Berlin International Film Festival
Best Feature Film
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008)
2008
Grand Jury Prize
Cinemanila International Film Festival
International Competition
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008)
2008
Vanguard Award
New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008)
2008
Best Foreign Narrative Feature
New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008)
2005
Edda Award
Edda Awards, Iceland
Documentary of the Year (Heimildamynd ársins)
Africa United (2005)
2004
Edda Award
Edda Awards, Iceland
Documentary of the Year (Heimildamynd ársins)
Blindsker: Saga Bubba Morthens (2004)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2012
Edda Award
Edda Awards, Iceland
Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins)
Borgríki (2011)
2012
Edda Award
Edda Awards, Iceland
Screenplay of the Year (Handrit ársins)
Kurteist fólk (2011)
2012
Edda Award
Edda Awards, Iceland
Best Editing (Klipping ársins)
Borgríki (2011)
2009
Nordic Council's Film Prize
Nordic Council
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008)
2008
Lino Brocka Award
Cinemanila International Film Festival
International Competition
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008)
2006
Edda Award
Edda Awards, Iceland
Documentary of the Year (Heimildamynd ársins)
Act Normal (2006)
2005
Edda Award
Edda Awards, Iceland
Director of the Year (Leikstjóri ársins)
Africa United (2005)
2005
Edda Award
Edda Awards, Iceland
Screenplay of the Year (Handrit ársins)
Africa United (2005)
2005
Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Africa United (2005)
Known for movies
Borgríki 2 (2014) as Producer
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008) as Producer
$1.2 Million
