Heiðrikur á Heygum
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Heiðrik á Heygum is a faroese filmmaker and musician
best known for his electro pop album An Invisible Gun, and the award winning short films Mítt Rúm, Aldur and Sigarett.
,, he began working with advertising and commercials. In 2007 he released his first album An Invisible Gun in the autumn of 2007 to favorable reviews by the local press. Before the release, Heiðrik directed a music video
for the song Tár torna. Heiðrik then took interest in filmmaking, and directed the short film Mítt Rúm (eng: My Room)). The short film premiered at the Faroese film festival in October 2008, and has since won awards at festivals such as Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) and UNGFILM09, where it won the Rasmus-Award.
Heiðrik is currently working on his second album and attends the danish filmschool Super 16.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
best known for his electro pop album An Invisible Gun, and the award winning short films Mítt Rúm, Aldur and Sigarett.
Career
After graduating from Kort & Dokumentar Filmskolen in DenmarkDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
,, he began working with advertising and commercials. In 2007 he released his first album An Invisible Gun in the autumn of 2007 to favorable reviews by the local press. Before the release, Heiðrik directed a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song Tár torna. Heiðrik then took interest in filmmaking, and directed the short film Mítt Rúm (eng: My Room)). The short film premiered at the Faroese film festival in October 2008, and has since won awards at festivals such as Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) and UNGFILM09, where it won the Rasmus-Award.
Heiðrik is currently working on his second album and attends the danish filmschool Super 16.
Filmography
- "Tár Torna" 2006(music video), Writer, director and editor.
- "Mús" 2008-2009 (television series): Co writer, reporter and editor. A series with 8 episodes made for the Faroese National Television.
- "ORKA & YANN TIERSEN" Live in Rennes 2008 (post production), Director and editor.
- "Mítt Rúm" 2009 (short film), Writer, director and editor.
- "Waves - A Portrait of Maria á Heygum", 2010 (portrait film).
- "Sigarett" 2010 (short film) Writer, director, actor and editor.
Discography
- "Peter Pan", March 2010, single.
- "Jealous", Nov. 2007, single.
- "An Invisible Gun", Dec. 2007, album
Extern Links
- Heiðrik on Myspace
- Heiðrik on Facebook
- YouTube.com, Jealous.