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Friðrik Þór Friðriksson

Producer | Director | Writer

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson started his film making carrier with a series of experimental films and documentaries in the early 1980s. In 1987, he founded The Icelandic Film Corporation, which has become Iceland's most important production company, producing Fridrikssons films as well as working with other Icelandic directors and producers... See full bio »

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in Reykjavík, Iceland
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2011 Little Cosmonaut (short) (producer)
 
2010 Mamma Gógó (producer)
 
2008 Reykjavik-Rotterdam (executive producer)
 
2005 Beowulf & Grendel (executive producer - as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson)
 
2005 Guy X (co-producer)
 
2004 The Wager (executive producer)
 
2004 Cold Light (producer)
 
2004 One Point O (associate producer - as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson)
 
2002 Omfavn mig måne (executive producer - as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson)
 
2002 Falcons (producer)
 
2001 Regína (producer)
 
2001 No Such Thing (producer - as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson)
 
2001 Virgil Bliss (executive producer - as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson)
 
2000 Ikíngut (executive producer - as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
2000 Plan B (producer - as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
2000 Dancer in the Dark (associate producer - as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson)
 
2000 Fiasco (producer - as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
2000 Angels of the Universe (producer - as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
1999 Witchcraft (producer)
 
1998 Sweety Barrett (co-producer - as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
1998 Vildspor (producer - as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
1997 Count Me Out (producer - as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
1997 Blossi/810551 (producer - as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
1997 Underwater Iceland (documentary) (producer)
 
1996 Devil's Island (producer - as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
1995 Privacy (producer)
 
1994 Movie Days (producer - as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
1991 Children of Nature (producer - as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
1987 Skytturnar (producer)
 
1984 Kúrekar norðursins (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (19 titles)
2011 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (short)
 
2010 Mamma Gógó
 
2009 A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism (documentary)
 
2004 Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)
 
2002 On Top Down Under (short) (as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
2002 Falcons
 
2000 Angels of the Universe
 
1996 Devil's Island
 
1995 Cold Fever
 
1994 Movie Days
 
1991 Children of Nature
 
1989 Flugþrá (TV short)
 
1987 Skytturnar
 
1985 Hringurinn (documentary) (as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
1984 Kúrekar norðursins (documentary)
 
1983 Eldsmiðurinn (documentary short)
 
1982 Rock in Reykjavik (documentary)
 
1980 Brennu-njálssaga (short)
 
1975 Nomina Sunt Odiosa (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (10 titles)
2010 Mamma Gógó
 
2002 On Top Down Under (short) (as Fridrik Thór Fridriksson)
 
2002 Falcons
 
1995 Cold Fever
 
1994 Movie Days
 
1991 Children of Nature
 
1989 Flugþrá (TV short)
 
1987 Skytturnar
 
1985 Hringurinn (documentary) (idea)
 
1983 Eldsmiðurinn (documentary short) (writer)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
2006 The Boss of It All
Finnur (as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson)
 
2000 Plan B
 
1991 Children of Nature
Taxi Driver
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
1997 Woodmouse: Life on the Run (documentary)
 
1989 Flugþrá (TV short)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1982 Rock in Reykjavik (documentary) (additional cinematographer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 Knowledgy (short) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2007 Udlændingene for det hele (video short)
Himself
 
2005 Screaming Masterpiece (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Taka tvö (TV series)
Himself
 
2004 Pönkið og Fræbbblarnir (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Investigation Into the Invisible World (documentary)
 
1997 Paskvil (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1997) … Himself
 
1995 I Am Curious, Film (documentary)
Himself
 

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Cold Fever -- A Japanese businessman travels to Iceland and has a series of misadventures while venturing to a remote area to perform a traditional burial ritual where his parents died several years back. The Boss of It All -- An IT company hires an actor (Jens Albinus) to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander (Fridrik Thor Fridriksson).
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Personal Details

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The Icelandic Film Corporation | See more »

Alternate Names:

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson | Fridrik Thór Fridriksson | Fridrik Þor Fridriksson
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Personal Quote:

I prefer that people don't try to understand my film, but rather to feel it. See more »

Nickname:

Frikki See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus