Jon Gustafsson - Director On The Rise - Comes A Filmmaker
The art of creating movies is as unique and individual as the finger prints on our hands. Film directors, creative story tellers they are, visualize every aspect of their film long before lighting is set, cameras roll, and action begins. They are magicians making magic that entertains us with the final cut that reflects the spirit and passion of their dreams.
Comes one such filmmaker on the horizon, Jon Gustafsson. Born and raised in Iceland, he developed a passion for filmmaking when his father gave him an 8mm camera. Pursuing his dreams he studied filmmaking in Manchester, England and Directing for Theater and Cinema at the California Institute of the Arts. He has directed documentaries, music videos, short films, theater shows, and feature length films in Iceland and Canada. Some of his projects are 'The Importance of Being Icelandic' for CBC's RoughCuts series, 'Brighter Hell' - a music video for the Canadian rock band The Watchmen, (nominated for the 1999 Prairie Music Awards) writing and directing his first feature film 'Kanadiana.' Gustafsson's latest contribution is his award winning documentary Wrath of Gods starring Gerard Butler.
He was hired to play a small part in the Viking epic Beowulf and Grendel as one of Beowulf's warriors. He had endless days on the set with time on his hands to kill so he took along his camera and captured the unbelievable story behind the movie Beowulf and Grendel. His expertise as a talented filmmaker has earned him six prestigious awards at film festivals around the world where his work has received praise and he has gained notoriety as a director.
Gustafsson is working on his next project, a comedy feature, that his fans are looking forward to with much anticipation.