| Sigurjón Sighvatsson | |
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| Born | 15 June 1952 Reykjavík, Iceland |
Sigurjón Sighvatsson (born 15 June 1952), also known as Joni Sighvatsson, is a veteran Hollywood film producer and businessman. Currently he is the principal of Palomar Pictures, an independent film production company in Los Angeles. Palomar's current project Killer Elite was released September 23rd, 2011. Sighvatsson, under the Palomar banner, produced Brothers, Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, Screaming Masterpiece, A Little Trip to Heaven, K-19: The Widowmaker and The Weight of Water. He has also executive produced films such as The Good Heart, The Last Winter, Destricted and Pretty Persuasion. Additionally, Sighvatsson serves as chairman of Scanbox Entertainment, a major Scandinavian film distribution and production company through which he executive produced Valhalla Rising.
Prior to his time at Palomar, Sighvatsson served as the first president of Lakeshore Entertainment where he oversaw and/or executive produced such films as Arlington Road, Runaway Bride, The Mothman Prophecies, 200 Cigarettes, Homegrown and Polish Wedding. Sighvatsson began his professional film career as a co-founder of Propaganda Films which revolutionized the commercial and music video industries before moving into feature film production. While at Propaganda, Sighvatsson worked with future directing stars such as David Fincher, Michael Bay and Spike Jonze and produced such films as David Lynch's Wild at Heart, Madonna: Truth or Dare, Kalifornia, Basquiat, Candyman, Red Rock West and A Thousand Acres. Additionally, Sighvatsson produced the modern television classic David Lynch's Twin Peaks and was one of the original producers on the original Beverly Hills 90210 series.
Sigurjón was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, the son of Sigurborg Sigurjonsdottir and Sighvatur Karlsson.[1] He immigrated to the United States in 1978.[1] Sighvatsson graduated with BA in English and literature from the University of Iceland and MFA from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Sigurjón is the Icelandic Consul General in Los Angeles (honorary). He owns clothing manufacturer 66°North.