Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Sigurjón Sighvatsson | |
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| Born | 15 June 1952 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Other names | Joni Sighvatsson |
| Education | AFI Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, businessman |
Sigurjón "Joni" Sighvatsson (born 15 June 1952) is an Icelandic film producer and businessman. He 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 filmmakers including David Lynch, Kathryn Bigelow, Jim Sheridan, and Julian Schnabel. 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 Wild at Heart, Arlington Road and Basquiat.
Sigurjón has had influence in art films. He also produced 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.