Sigurjon sighvatsson biography
Sigurjon (Joni) Sighvatsson, a veteran producer with over 60 feature films and television series to his credit, is the CEO and principal producer of Palomar Pictures, an independent Film and TV production company, as well as the Chairman of the Scandinavian film distributor Scanbox Entertainment.
Sighvatsson has worked with some of the most successful filmmakers in the industry, including David Lynch, Kathryn Bigelow, Jim Sheridan, Julian Schnabel, and multiple Academy Award nominees and winners. Among his films are Brothers, Z for Zachariah, Killer Elite, as well as classics such as Wild at Heart, Arlington Road, and Basquiat, and he recently produced the biopic on Hilma af Klint, the Swedish artist discovered 20 years after her death who is now understood to be the earliest abstract artist.
Sighvatsson has also long been a significant force in the world of art films. After having paved the way for visual artists moving into feature films with Julian Schnabel's highly acclaimed Basquiat, Sighvatsson has also produced the groundbreaking Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait as well as the controversial Destricted, a collection of short films by some of the world's leading artists focusing on the concept of pornography.
Before coming to the United States, Sighvatsson enjoyed a successful career as a musician in his native Iceland, founding the country's first recording studio when he was 21. After finishing his B.A. from the University of Iceland, Sighvatsson came to Los Angeles on a Fulbright Scholarship to earn his MFA in the Graduate Film Studies program at USC. Sighvatsson then was invited to and joined the Director's Program at the American Film Institute.
In 1986, Sighvatsson co-founded Propaganda Films, which quickly became the leading music video and commercial production company in the world before expanding into feature films with Red Rock West, Kalifornia, and David Lynch's Wild At Heart which won the coveted Palme d'Or at the
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sigurjón.
Sigurjón Sighvatsson | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1952-06-15) 15 June 1952 (age 72) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Other names | Joni Sighvatsson |
| Education | AFI Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, businessman |
Sigurjón "Joni" Sighvatsson (born 15 June 1952) is an Icelandic Hollywood film producer and businessman.
Sighvatsson, a veteran producer with over 50 feature films, television series, and documentaries to his credit, is the principal of Palomar Pictures, an independent production company, as well as chairman of Scandinavian film distributor/producer Scanbox Emntertainment.
Sigurjón has worked with some of the most successful filmmakers in the industry, including David Lynch, Kathryn Bigelow, Jim Sheridan, Julian Schnabel and multiple Academy Award nominees and winners. Among his films are The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared, Brothers, Z for Zachariah and Killer Elite, as well as classics such as Wild at Heart, Arlington Road and Basquiat.
Sigurjón also continues to be a significant force in the world of art films. After having paved the way for visual artists moving into feature films with Schnabel's highly acclaimed Basquiat, Sigurjón has also produced the groundbreaking Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, as well as the controversial Destricted, a collection of short films by some of the world's leading artists focusing on the concept of pornography.
Career
Before coming to the United States, Sigurjón enjoyed a successful career as a musician in his native Iceland, founding the country's first recording studio at the age of 21. After finishing a B.A. in Literature from the University of Iceland, Sighvatsson came to Los Angeles on a Fulbright Scholarship to earn his MFA in the Graduate Film Studies program at USC. He then was inv Sigurjon Sighvatsson Date of Birth June 15, 1952 Sigurjon Sighvatsson (born June 15, 1952) is an Icelandic producer and production manager with professional experience going as far back as the mid-1980's, beginning with the comedy/horror film Hard Rock Zombies. Since then, Sighvatsson has produced dozens of films, mini-series, documentaries, and films including (but not limited to) Beverly Hills, 90210, P.I. Private Investigations, Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?, Dead Connection, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh, A Little Trip to Heaven, plus the controversial Destricted. Turbocharged Thunderbirds[]
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Sigurjon Sighvatsson Biography (1952-)
Some sources transliterate name as Sigurjon Sighvabson; born June 15, 1952, in Reykjavik, Iceland; immigrated to the United States, 1978; son of SighvaturKarlsson and Sigurborg Sigurjonsdottir; married Sigridur Thorisdottur, December 2, 1974; children: Thor Snaer Sigurjonsson.
- Nationality
- Icelandic
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Film, music video producer
- Birth Details
- June 15, 1952
- Reykjavik, Iceland
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Work
- Executive Producer
- Teen Steam (also known as Alyssa Milano's Teen Steam), Propaganda Films, 1988
- (As Joni Sighvatsson) A Climate for Killing, FoxVideo, 1991
- (With Steve Golin) Kalifornia, Gramercy, 1993
- (With Golin) Canadian Bacon, Gramercy, 1994
- (With Dale Pollock) S.F.W., Gramercy, 1994
- (With Golin) Summer Camp (also known as A Pig's Tale), Gramercy, 1994
- Dead Connection (also known as Final Combination), Propaganda Films, 1994
- Lord of Illusions (also known as Clive Barker's "Lord of Illusions"), United Artists, 1995
- Box of Moonlight, Trimark Pictures, 1996
- Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (also known as Brain Candy and The Drug), Paramount, 1996
- Just Looking, Sony Pictures Classics, 1996
- The Real Blonde, Paramount, 1997
- 'Til There Was You, Paramount, 1997
- Bandwagon, Cinepix Film Properties, 1997
- Polish Wedding, Fox Searchlight, 1998
- Phoenix, Trimark Pictures, 1998
- Homegrown, TriStar, 1998
- Arlington Road, PolyGram Film Distribution, 1999
- 200 Cigarettes, Paramount, 1999
- Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999
- Passion of Mind, Paramount, 2000
- Producer
- (With Steven Golin) Private Investigations (also known as P.I.Investigations), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
- (With Golin) The Blue Iguana, Paramount, 1988
- (As Joni Sighvatsson; with Golin and Stanley Wlodkowski) Fear, Anxietyand Depression, Samuel Goldwyn, 1989
- (With Golin and David W. Warfield) Kill Me Again, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,