Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson (16 April 1972 – 26 April 2021), also known as Árni Óli, was an Icelandic

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and

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. He graduated from the

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in Poland in 2001. Árni Óli's career began with the celebrated short film ''Anna's Day'' (''Annas dag''), which won the International Award at the

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in 2003. His first feature film was '' Thicker Than Water'' (''Blóðbönd''), which won the Special Prize of the Jury at

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. Árni Óli won the Edda Award for Best Film (''Kvikmynd ársins'') in 2011 for his work '' Undercurrent'' (''Brim''), and also won the Russian Film Clubs Federation Award at the

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. 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. His final feature film was the Polish-Icelandic production ''Wolka'', released after his death in 2021.

Personal life

Árni Óli was born in

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, Iceland, in 1972. He was married to Marta Luiza Macuga with whom he had one son.

Illness and death

In February 2021, Árni Óli was diagnosed with a rare form of

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. He died from the illness on 26 April the same year.

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) * ''

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'' (2022)

References

External links

Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson
at the Icelandic Film Centre * 1972 births 2021 deaths Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson {{Iceland-film-director-stub