Júlíus Kemp (born 2 December 1967) is an Icelandic film director and producer.
Biography Kemp studied film at the West Surrey College of Art & Design (WSCAD) in the United Kingdom. During his time there, he made the short film Happy Birthday in 1991. Kemp left WSCAD to work as an editor on Children of Nature, directed by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson. In 1991, he co-founded the Icelandic Film Company. He co-wrote and directed his first feature film, Veggfóður: Erótísk ástarsaga (1992), which Fridriksson co-produced.
Career From 1993 to 2000, Kemp served as the director of the Reykjavík International Short Film Festival. During this period, he also worked as a film critic (1993–1994), was a member of the selection committee for the Reykjavík Film Festival, and served on the board of the Association of Icelandic Film Producers (SÍK). Kemp has been a member of the European Film Academy since 2001.
Kemp has also directed music videos.
In 1997, Kemp directed the film Blossi/810551, which was selected as the Icelandic entry for the 1998 Academy Awards. In 1998, his short film The Happy End was selected in competition at the Toronto International Short Film Festival.
In 2000, Kemp produced and shot The Icelandic Dream, which received four nominations at the Edda Awards, including Best Picture. The film competed for Best Nordic Film at the Gothenburg Film Festival in 2001 and was included in the official selections of several international festivals, including Edinburgh, Toronto and Pusan.
In 2002, Kemp worked again with The Icelandic Dream director Róbert Ingi Douglas to produce A Man Like Me, starring the Icelandic comedian Jón Gnarr and the Hong Kong actress and singer Stephanie Che.
Awards Kemp's short film Bardinn won second prize at the Nordic Short Film Festival in 1982 and first prize at the Reykjavík Short Film Festival the same year. His short film Ak-Rek-Ak received second prize at the Akureyri Short Film Festival in 1987.
Selected filmography Producer 2022 – Abbababb! 2021 – The Wait (co-producer) 2021 – Hvunndagshetjur 2019 – From Iceland to Eden (co-producer) 2019 – Skandall 2018 – Let Me Fall 2017 – The Unknown Soldier (co-producer) 2016 – Reykjavík 2015 – Albatross 2014 – The Grump (co-producer) 2014 – Life in a Fishbowl 2014 – Ó blessuð vertu sumarsól 2013 – Rock Bottom 2012 – Frost 2012 – Mona 2012 – Santa's Night Out 2011 – Godur Stadur 2010 – Hæ gosi (executive producer) 2010 – Jitters 2009 – How to Win a Lost Game 2009 – Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre 2009 – Hotel Earth 2008 – Dark Floors (co-producer) 2007 – Astrópía 2006 – Den brysomme mannen (co-producer) 2006 – Huldufólk 102 (associate producer) 2005 – Strákarnir okkar 2002 – A Man Like Me 2000 – Íslenski draumurinn 1997 – Blossi/810551 1992 – Veggfóður: Erótísk ástarsaga
Director 2009 – Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre 1997 – Blossi/810551 1992 – Veggfóður: Erótísk ástarsaga
Writer 1992 – Veggfóður: Erótísk ástarsaga
Cinematographer 2000 – Íslenski draumurinn
Editor 1997 – Blossi/810551
Actor 2002 – A Man Like Me 1992 – Veggfóður: Erótísk ástarsaga
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