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Olaf de Fleur is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor Islandais born on 2 february 1975
Olaf de Fleur, de son vrai nom Ólafur Jóhannesson (né le 2 février 1975 à Búðardalur), est un réalisateur et producteur de cinéma islandais.
Il participe ensuite à de nombreux projets cinématographiques, notamment des documentaires. Après avoir travaillé deux ans pour une société de production, il crée sa propre société de production indépendante en 2003, la Poppoli Pictures. Son équipe produit entre autres le documentaire Blindsker: Saga Bubba Morthens, qui remporte le prix du Meilleur documentaire aux Edda Awards (l'équivalent des César en Islande) en 2004, et le documentaire Africa United qui remporte la même récompense l'année suivante.
Il remporte le Teddy Award à la Berlinale 2008 pour son film The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela, un film qui raconte les mésaventures d’une transsexuelle philippine qui rêve de rencontrer un amant occidental.
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Olaf de Fleur
Biography
Olaf de Fleur fait des études de physique à Reykjavík et obtient son diplôme en 1995.Il participe ensuite à de nombreux projets cinématographiques, notamment des documentaires. Après avoir travaillé deux ans pour une société de production, il crée sa propre société de production indépendante en 2003, la Poppoli Pictures. Son équipe produit entre autres le documentaire Blindsker: Saga Bubba Morthens, qui remporte le prix du Meilleur documentaire aux Edda Awards (l'équivalent des César en Islande) en 2004, et le documentaire Africa United qui remporte la même récompense l'année suivante.
Il remporte le Teddy Award à la Berlinale 2008 pour son film The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela, un film qui raconte les mésaventures d’une transsexuelle philippine qui rêve de rencontrer un amant occidental.
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Filmography of Olaf de Fleur (5 films)
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Polite People (2011)
, 1h30Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Rating56%
, 1h30Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Origin Islande
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating56%
Raquela, a Filipino transsexual prostitute dreams of making a new life in Paris. She becomes an internet porn star and meets Valerie, an Icelandic transsexual, and Michael, the owner of the website she works for.
Act Normal (2006)
, 1h20Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion, Films about Buddhism
Rating74%
The film revolves around Robert T. Edison who at 18 years of age left Britain for Thailand to become a Buddhist monk. Five years after he moves to Iceland in 1994 to form the first Buddhist sect in the country, he decides to disrobe and get married only to return later to Thailand to become a monk again [1].
Africa United (2005)
, 1h20Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Association football films
Rating60%
Zakaria Anbari (Zico) has been playing football all his life. He came to Iceland from Morocco to seek his fortune. He starts his own business but it fails to take off after ten years, and Zico goes bankrupt and unable to find work. Left desperate and depressed, Zico decides to start an amateur football team, Africa United, and take them into the semi-professional third division. Initially, Africa United is asked to play in the out-of-division category by the Icelandic Football Association, but they were accepted into the third division after ten years. Zico calls upon immigrants from all-over Iceland, players from Morocco, Nigeria, Colombia, Serbia, Kosovo, Gambia and Guinea to form the team, Africa United. The players migrated to Iceland for various reasons, such as escaping war or to find employment.
Scriptwriter
Polite People (2011)
, 1h30Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Roles Writer
Rating56%
, 1h30Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Origin Islande
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating56%
Raquela, a Filipino transsexual prostitute dreams of making a new life in Paris. She becomes an internet porn star and meets Valerie, an Icelandic transsexual, and Michael, the owner of the website she works for.
Africa United (2005)
, 1h20Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Association football films
Rating60%
Zakaria Anbari (Zico) has been playing football all his life. He came to Iceland from Morocco to seek his fortune. He starts his own business but it fails to take off after ten years, and Zico goes bankrupt and unable to find work. Left desperate and depressed, Zico decides to start an amateur football team, Africa United, and take them into the semi-professional third division. Initially, Africa United is asked to play in the out-of-division category by the Icelandic Football Association, but they were accepted into the third division after ten years. Zico calls upon immigrants from all-over Iceland, players from Morocco, Nigeria, Colombia, Serbia, Kosovo, Gambia and Guinea to form the team, Africa United. The players migrated to Iceland for various reasons, such as escaping war or to find employment.
Producer
Polite People (2011)
, 1h30Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Roles Producer
Rating56%
, 1h30Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Origin Islande
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Roles Producer
Rating56%
Raquela, a Filipino transsexual prostitute dreams of making a new life in Paris. She becomes an internet porn star and meets Valerie, an Icelandic transsexual, and Michael, the owner of the website she works for.
Act Normal (2006)
, 1h20Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion, Films about Buddhism
Roles Producer
Rating74%
The film revolves around Robert T. Edison who at 18 years of age left Britain for Thailand to become a Buddhist monk. Five years after he moves to Iceland in 1994 to form the first Buddhist sect in the country, he decides to disrobe and get married only to return later to Thailand to become a monk again [1].
Africa United (2005)
, 1h20Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Association football films
Roles Producer
Rating60%
Zakaria Anbari (Zico) has been playing football all his life. He came to Iceland from Morocco to seek his fortune. He starts his own business but it fails to take off after ten years, and Zico goes bankrupt and unable to find work. Left desperate and depressed, Zico decides to start an amateur football team, Africa United, and take them into the semi-professional third division. Initially, Africa United is asked to play in the out-of-division category by the Icelandic Football Association, but they were accepted into the third division after ten years. Zico calls upon immigrants from all-over Iceland, players from Morocco, Nigeria, Colombia, Serbia, Kosovo, Gambia and Guinea to form the team, Africa United. The players migrated to Iceland for various reasons, such as escaping war or to find employment.
Editor
Polite People (2011)
, 1h30Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Roles Editor
Rating56%
, 1h30Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Origin Islande
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating56%
Raquela, a Filipino transsexual prostitute dreams of making a new life in Paris. She becomes an internet porn star and meets Valerie, an Icelandic transsexual, and Michael, the owner of the website she works for.
Act Normal (2006)
, 1h20Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion, Films about Buddhism
Roles Editor
Rating74%
The film revolves around Robert T. Edison who at 18 years of age left Britain for Thailand to become a Buddhist monk. Five years after he moves to Iceland in 1994 to form the first Buddhist sect in the country, he decides to disrobe and get married only to return later to Thailand to become a monk again [1].
Africa United (2005)
, 1h20Directed by Olaf de Fleur
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Association football films
Rating60%
Zakaria Anbari (Zico) has been playing football all his life. He came to Iceland from Morocco to seek his fortune. He starts his own business but it fails to take off after ten years, and Zico goes bankrupt and unable to find work. Left desperate and depressed, Zico decides to start an amateur football team, Africa United, and take them into the semi-professional third division. Initially, Africa United is asked to play in the out-of-division category by the Icelandic Football Association, but they were accepted into the third division after ten years. Zico calls upon immigrants from all-over Iceland, players from Morocco, Nigeria, Colombia, Serbia, Kosovo, Gambia and Guinea to form the team, Africa United. The players migrated to Iceland for various reasons, such as escaping war or to find employment.