Ragnar Bragason
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Ragnar Bragason is an Iceland
ic film director
, screenwriter
and producer
.
He is best known for his films Börn (Children) and Foreldrar (Parents) and the popular TV series Næturvaktin (The Night Shift), Dagvaktin (The Day Shift), and Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift).
Ragnar grew up in the village of Súðavik, in a family of fishermen and farmers. He got his start making short videos in college. After directing a large number of music videos, shorts and documentaries, he released his first feature-film Fíaskó (Fiasco) in 2000. In his earlier work he used traditional ways of writing and directing, but more recently Ragnar has followed methods similar to those of Mike Leigh
and John Cassavetes
of working with his actors to create characters and screenplays through improvisation.
His work has been nominated thirty two times for the Icelandic Edda Awards, and has received the awards fifteen times.
Fíaskó was awarded Special Jury Prize at the Cairo International Film Festival
in 2000. With the film Börn he won the Golden Swan for best film at Copenhagen International Film Festival
in 2007 and the award for Best Direction at the Transilvania International Film Festival
in 2007.
Börn
(Children) (2006)
Foreldrar (Parents) (2007)
Næturvaktin
(The Night Shift) (2007)
Dagvaktin (The Day Shift) (2008)
Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift) (2009)
Bjarnfreðarson (2009)
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
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and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.
He is best known for his films Börn (Children) and Foreldrar (Parents) and the popular TV series Næturvaktin (The Night Shift), Dagvaktin (The Day Shift), and Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift).
Ragnar grew up in the village of Súðavik, in a family of fishermen and farmers. He got his start making short videos in college. After directing a large number of music videos, shorts and documentaries, he released his first feature-film Fíaskó (Fiasco) in 2000. In his earlier work he used traditional ways of writing and directing, but more recently Ragnar has followed methods similar to those of Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
Michael "Mike" Leigh, OBE is a British writer and director of film and theatre. He studied theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and studied further at the Camberwell School of Art and the Central School of Art and Design. He began as a theatre director and playwright in the mid 1960s...
and John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes
John Nicholas Cassavetes was an American actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. He acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby and The Dirty Dozen...
of working with his actors to create characters and screenplays through improvisation.
His work has been nominated thirty two times for the Icelandic Edda Awards, and has received the awards fifteen times.
Fíaskó was awarded Special Jury Prize at the Cairo International Film Festival
Cairo International Film Festival
The Cairo International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Cairo, Egypt. It was established in 1976 and was the first international film festival held in the Arab world...
in 2000. With the film Börn he won the Golden Swan for best film at Copenhagen International Film Festival
Copenhagen International Film Festival
Copenhagen International Film Festival is a film festival held in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was first held in 2003, and is held annually. The main award at the Copenhagen International Film Festival is the Golden Swan, which will be awarded for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best...
in 2007 and the award for Best Direction at the Transilvania International Film Festival
Transilvania International Film Festival
The Transilvania International Film Festival is a film festival held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and established in 2001 by Romanian Film Promotion...
in 2007.
Filmography (as director)
Fíaskó (Fiasco) (2000)Börn
Born
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(Children) (2006)
Foreldrar (Parents) (2007)
Næturvaktin
Næturvaktin
Næturvaktin is an Icelandic television show. It is the first in a trilogy, its sequels being Dagvaktin and Fangavaktin . The series was first shown in 2007 on Stöð 2, on Sundays from 16 September – 9 December. In the same year, the series won an Edda Award for Best TV Series...
(The Night Shift) (2007)
Dagvaktin (The Day Shift) (2008)
Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift) (2009)
Bjarnfreðarson (2009)