L7: Ravens, Buttercups and Myrrh

One-way Films Production Company

One-way Films is a fully equipped digital film production company based in Iceland. The company produces feature films and documentaries for an international audience of all ages. The company enjoys a progressive status due to an innovative production model, which succeeds in maximizing efficiency while maintaining a cost-effective execution. The company places emphasis on creative development and international co-productions.

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Awards

2006 ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD FOR ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT Hafnarfjordur Town Council
2005 RAINBOW AWARD SGI Canada for Social Contribution
2008 - "BEST FILM" Teddy Awards Berlin Int'l Film Festival – “Queen Raquela”
2008 - ";GRAND JURY PRIZE" Cinemanila, Philippines – "Queen Raquela"
2008 - "BEST FILM" & "SHOWTIME VANGUARD AWARD" New York LGBT Awards – "Queen Raquela"
2008 - "AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTING TO CONTEMPORARY FILM LANGUAGE" - Exit Festival, Serbia - "Queen Raquela"
2006 – ESSAY AWARD The Japanese Embassy in Iceland
2000 – ESSAY AWARD The Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs
2000 – ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD The Icelandic Film School

Core Crew CV's

Education

2005-2007: Winchester University, England, MA Theatre and Media for Development.
2002-2005: Rose Bruford College, England, BA European Theatre Arts.
2004: Erasmus (exchange), La RESAD, Madrid.
2000: Educational visit to the United Nations Headquarters, by invitation of the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Theatre

2007: Superhero, Writer/Director
2006: Lion Country, Manager
2006: Possessed, Director
2006: A Happening, as member of Dan Kai Teatro
2006: Gaflarar, Writer/Director
2006: Agnes High Quality, Manager for Dan Kai Teatro
2006: Nana del Caballo and Quisence , role of “Juliet”, at Sprint Festival, Camden’s People Theatre, London.
2006: The Bachelor 2006, Writer/Director
2006: Fear and Nana del Caballo, as member of Dan Kai Teatro
2005: Fear, Writer/Director/Actress, as member of Dan Kai Teatro
2005 Manager for Four Candles Productions (aka: The Third Theatre), during the making of St. Agnes Eve.
2004 : Beauty, Writer/Actress, as member of Zecora Ura and Dan Kai Teatro
2004 Nudos, as member of Dan Kai Teatro, at La RESAD, Madrid.
2000: The Little Star, Director, for Nýstirni Children’s Theatre

Writing

The most recent achievement is a novel, written in 2008. Working title is "Lára"
2007: Superhero, a one-man play
2006: Wrote an award-winning essay for the Japanese Embassy in Iceland
2004: Fear, a play
2003: Beauty, a play
2000: The star that lost its ray, a children’s play
2000: Wrote an award-winning essay for the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs
2000: Article writer for 220, a local news magazine
1999: Til vina minna (To my friends), a collection of poems
1997: Gjöf (Gift), a collection of poems

eyrun@l7themovie.com

Education

1988 BFA in Film at San Francisco Art Intstitute
1982 College of Navigation
1977-1978 Music Studies, Gajerskolan, Ransater, Sweden

Work

2006-2008
Producer of the feature-film The Higher Force. Poppoli.
Producer and director of a documentary called The Old Harbour. In process.
Manuscript for a feature-film Lára and the Ghosts (working title). Cowritten with Eyrún Jónsdóttir.
Director of the short-film S. Icelandic State Television, RÚV.

2004-2006
Producer of the documentary Act Normal by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson. Poppoli.
Teacher in multimedia department at Flensburg High School.
Producer of the documentary Queen Raquela by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson. Poppoli.
Director and producer of the short film Exploding Meaning. The film was made in co-operation with artist Gudjon Bjarnason.

2002-2004
Director and associate producer of the documentary Fuente Ovejuna Exists. Based on a play by Lope de Vega.
Director and Producer of the documentary Three Women. Icelandic State Television – RUV.
Director and Procucer of a documentary about the composer Skúli Halldórsson. In process.
Director and Producer of the feature Film Didda and the Dead Cat (Didda og dauði kötturinn). The Film was in the Top 20 in Icelandic Cinemas for 18 weeks.

2002
Manuscript. Lucky (Lukka) TV series. Co-Written with Kikka.
Editor. The Sheep People (Sauðafólkið). Documentary by Gudny Halldorsdottir. Umbi. Icelandic State Television – RUV
Cinematography of the documentary JoJo – the Buskor by Sigurdur Snaeberg. Icelandic State Television – RUV

2001
Producer of the documentary Manzori – Polish Workers in Iceland. Director: Michal Polazek.

2000
Associate producer of the documentary Do You Live in a Barrack by Olafur Sveinsson. Icelandic State Television – RUV

1998 – 2003
Director and producer of the TV-series Icelandic Contemporary Art.
Preproduction of the nature documentary Running With the Herd. Director Thorfinn Gudnason.

2001
Associate producer of the documentary The Man is Alone – about the famous icelandic artist Sverrir Stormsker.
Location Manager for ABC Australia for the TV-Series Foreign Correspondent.
Location Manager for TV8 in the Netherlends. Documentary about the Eurovision Song Contest.
Director of the TV-play Poison. Icelandic State Televison – RUV

1999
Director of the documentary The Boxer´s Club. Icelandic State Televison – RUV.

1998
Producer of the documentary My Life as Monk. Icelandic State Television.
Director of the documentary Hot, Cold, Black, Blue. The Polish State Television.

1997
Director of the film Reykjavik. Swedish Television – STV1

1995
Director and Producer of documentary series about unemployment. Icelandic State Television – RUV

1994
Assistant director of the feature film Ingaló by Asdis Thoroddsen.

1986-1990
Producer of the documentary-series, New Moon. Icelandic State Televison – RUV
Sound in the feature films The Football Kid and The Paper Boy. Hrif.
Manuscript and producer of the documentary Around the World in 80 Days. Icelandic State Television -- RUV
Manuscript for a film about Alcatraz. For Peters & Gubers in San Francisco.

helgi@l7themovie.com

Education

Bifröst University of Business (Iceland) — MA Cultural Management and Administration
Rose Bruford College (London) — BA (Hons.) European Theatre Arts
Film School of Iceland (Iceland) — Diploma, General Film-Making (majoring in Film Producing and Directing)

Experience

trúður á barmi taugaáfalls / Pierrot on the Edge — Producer and Manager (currently)
Festival Highlights - Stage Manager/Intern (Edinburgh Fringe 2008)
Jaðarleikhúsið Theatre — General Manager (currently) Administrator (2005-2007)
Dan Kai Teatro — Administrator/Actor/Director (2003-2006)

Film Credits

Feature Films

L7: Ravens, Buttercups and Myrrh (2010) - Producer
The Boat That Rocked (2009) - “Post Grad Student”

Short Films

Red, Blue, I Love You (2009) - Producer
Limbus (2008) – Supervising Producer
Ósynd (2008) - Producer / Script Editor
The Pantheon Project (2008) – Producer
Invisible (2007-08) - “William” / Producer
Spegill (2000) – Producer
Sjatteraður (2000) - Assistant Director

Theatrical Credits

These Include:

Ástverk ehf. (2009) – Tour Manager
The Party is Dead (Long Live the Party) (2008) - Associate Producer
Autumn Flower (2007) - “Night Porter” / “Secretary” / “Commander in Chief”
2 (2006) - Director / Producer
Quiescence (2006) - “Male”
Nana Del Caballo (2006) - “The Director” / Producer
Euro Trauma Theme Park (2005) - “Pom Pom”
Divinas Palabras (2005) - “Pedro Gailo”
Beauty (2004-05) - “The Boy”
The Castle (2004) - “Stucley”

Other Credits

Miscellaneous Projects:

Náttúra concert: Björk and Sigur Rós, 28.06 2008 - Production Assistant and Assistant to the Artistes

kristjan@l7themovie.com

Producer

Diary of a Circledrawer (2009) (in production) (producer)
Circledrawers (2009) (TV) (completed) (producer)
Stóra planið (2008) (producer) ... aka The Higher Force (International: English title)
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008) (producer) (as Olaf de Fleur)
Arranged (2007) (consulting producer) 6. Act Normal (2006) (producer)
Africa United (2005) (producer) 8. Blindsker: Saga Bubba Morthens (2004) (producer) (as Ólafur Jóhannesson) ... aka Blindsker (Iceland: short title)

Director

Diary of a Circledrawer (2009) (in production)
Circledrawers (2009) (TV) (completed) # Stóra planið (2008) ... aka The Higher Force (International: English title)
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008) (as Olaf de Fleur)
Act Normal (2006) # Africa United (2005) (as Ólafur Jóhannesson)
Blindsker: Saga Bubba Morthens (2004) (as Ólafur Jóhannesson) ... aka Blindsker (Iceland: short title)

Writer

Diary of a Circledrawer (2009) (in production) (writer)
Circledrawers (2009) (TV) (completed) (screenplay)
Stóra planið (2008) (screenplay) ... aka The Higher Force (International: English title)
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008) (screenplay) (as Olaf de Fleur) # Africa United (2005) (writer) (as Olaf de Fleur)
Blindsker: Saga Bubba Morthens (2004) (writer) (as Ólafur Jóhannesson) ... aka Blindsker (Iceland: short title)

Editor

The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008) (as Olaf de Fleur)
Act Normal (2006)
Africa United (2005)
Blindsker: Saga Bubba Morthens (2004) (as Ólafur Jóhannesson)... aka Blindsker (Iceland: short title)
Hlemmur (2002) (as Ólafur Jóhannesson)... aka Endstation (Germany)... aka Last Stop (International: English title)

oli@poppoli.com

Graphic Designer

www.oloferla.com

Education

Breiðholt High School, Art Major 1991-1996
The Icelandic Artschool, 1998-1999
Iceland Academy of the Arts, Bachelor degree in graphic design 1999-2002

Work

Gudrun Anna Ad agency 2003-2004
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, Design department 2004- to this day
Also freelance.

Television

Our hour (Icelands oldest childrens show) – graphics, animation, mattpainting 2004-
The Saturday Comedy Show – Graphics, animation, props, greenscreen/mattpainting, 2004-
Icelandic New Years Comedy Special - Graphics, animation, props, greenscreen/mattpainting. 2004, 2005, 2007.
The Icelandic Music Awards- Graphics - 2008 og 2009
Egils Silver (Politics)- Grapics - 2007-
All the way. Pall Oskar: 2008-2009
Icelandic Eurovison Pre-show – Graphics, ads and Yohannas promotional pictures, 2009.

Interviews

Newspaper, about my work 2008
New life Magazine, five page interview, 2008
Advanced photoshop magazine, Peer Pressure, one page, 2009

Tv Interview

Design show, interview 2008
Kastljos, Magazine show, interview about work 2009.

oloferla@januar.is