Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Árni.

Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson
Born(1972-04-16)16 April 1972
Reykjavík, Iceland
Died26 April 2021(2021-04-26) (aged 49)
Alma materŁódź Film School
Occupations
  • film director
  • screenwriter
SpouseMarta Luiza Macuga
Children1

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.[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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson". Icelandic Film Centre. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Edduverðlaunin 2011". Edda Awards (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Most expensive Icelandic movie ever made". Morgunblaðið. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Andlát: Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
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