Jon Einarsson Gustafsson
Director at Artio Films
Director, Producer and Screenwriter
Reykjavík, Iceland
September 2014
3 days ago
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About Jon
Born and raised in Iceland. Emigrated to Canada. I now split my time between Iceland and Canada.
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SHADOWTOWN (
2020 )
Film by Jon Einarsson Gustafsson and Karolina Lewicka (Thriller) Director Brittany Bristow, John Rhys-Davies and Edda Björgvinsdóttir in an English language psychological thriller shot in Reykjavik, Iceland. -
15 Minutes With The Boss (
2014 )
Film (short) by Jon Einarsson Gustafsson (Documentary and Short) Director A street musician unexpectedly gets a chance to perform with Bruce Springsteen. JoJo slept in a park in Copenhagen the night before. Suddenly Bruce Springsteen appeared. JoJo got his 15 miinutes of fame. Became a part of the feature lenght doc Springsteen & I. -
In a Heartbeat (
2010 )
Film (short) by Karolina Lewicka (Short) Producer A short film about bullying, a nine year old girl and the moment she discovers courage. Invided to over 80 film festivals worldwide. Winner of numerous awards, including Best Short and Best Original Score (by Veigar Margeirsson). -
Wrath of Gods (
2007 )
Documentary by Artio Films (Documentary) Director Filmmakers against nature and finance problems, and co-producers who won't transfer the money. Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgard, Rory McCann, Tony Curran, Martin Delaney and Sturla Gunnarsson. Multi award winning documentary. -
Kanadiana (
2000 )
Film by Great Canadian Film Factory (Crime) Director Stupid Canadian criminals. -
The Importance of Being Icelandic (
1998 )
Documentary by Great Canadian Film Factory (Documentary) Director From an early age they were told they were Icelandic but they didn't know what that meant. Now they were on a journey to find out what it means to be Icelandic. A documentary about Canadian identity or the lack there of.
Awards
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Best Short Film – 7th International Children’s Film Festiva
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Best International Short FICSAM Fest. Inter. Cinema e Saúde Mental
(2012) -
Chris Awards – Honorable Mention, Chris Awards
(2012) -
Best Live Action Short Film – Children’s Film Festival Seattle
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Best Live Action – Narrative Short – Platinum Remi – 46th WorldFest Houston
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Best Live Fiction – 3rd award – CineChildren International Film Festival
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Best Fiction Short Film – Divercine Film Festival For Children
(2011) -
AUDIENCE AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – OXFORD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WRATH OF GODS – JURY AWARD – ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING – STONYBROOK FILM FESTIVAL
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JURY AWARD – ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING – STONYBROOK FILM FESTIVAL
(2007) -
PRÉMIO ESPECIAL DO JURY – MOFF – SANTAREM, PORTUGAL
(2007) -
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – RED ROCK FILM FESTIVAL
(2007) -
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – NAPA SONOMA WINECOUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL
(2007) -
BRONZE REMI – WORLDFEST HOUSTON
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BLIZZARD AWARD – Best Music Video
(1999)
Education
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California Institute of the Arts
(1990-1994)
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