Júlíus Kemp

Júlíus Kemp (born 2 December 1967) is an Icelandic film director and producer. He is an award-winning director of music videos. In November 1997 his film Blossi/810551 (1997) was selected as the Icelandic entry for the 1998 Academy Awards. In 1998 he made the short film The Happy End, which was selected in competition at Toronto Int. Short Film Festival. In 2000 he produced and shot the box office hit _Icelandic Dream, The (2000)_, nominated for 4 Edda Awards (Icelandic Oscars) including Best Picture, and selected in competition for Best Nordic Film at Gothenburg Film Festival 2001, and in official selection at: Edinburg 2001, Toronto 2001, Pusan 2001, etc. In 2002 Kemp released a new movie with Icelandic Dream director, Robert I. Douglas, _Man like me, A (2002)_, starring Icelandic comedian 'Jon Gnarr' and Hong Kong actress/pop singer Stephanie Che.

Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre (2009)

An epic tale about a group of whale watchers, whose ship breaks down and they get picked up by a whale fisher vessel. The Fishbillies on the vessel has just gone bust, and everything goes out of control.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Júlíus Kemp
CAST:  Gunnar Hansen  •  Pihla Viitala  •  Nae Yuuki  •  Terence Anderson

An epic tale about a group of whale watchers, whose ship breaks down and they get picked up by a whale fisher vessel. The Fishbillies on the vessel has just gone bust, and everything goes out of control.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Júlíus Kemp
CAST:  Gunnar Hansen  •  Pihla Viitala  •  Nae Yuuki  •  Terence Anderson

Wallpaper: An Erotic Love Story (1992)

Two young friends, Lass and Sveppi, run a nightclub in downtown Reykjavik. They hire a beautiful young singer, Sól, who has just moved from the countryside to the city in order to take singing lessons. The boys make a bet which one will get the girl into bed first. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Júlíus Kemp
CAST:  Baltasar Kormákur  •  Steinn Ármann Magnússon  •  Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir  •  Ari Matthíasson

Two young friends, Lass and Sveppi, run a nightclub in downtown Reykjavik. They hire a beautiful young singer, Sól, who has just moved from the countryside to the city in order to take singing lessons. The boys make a bet which one will get the girl into bed first. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Júlíus Kemp
CAST:  Baltasar Kormákur  •  Steinn Ármann Magnússon  •  Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir  •  Ari Matthíasson

Sweet Track (1997)

In search of kicks in Reykjavik in the year 2000, a pretty teenager, Stella, teams up with a handsome alcoholic, Robbi, and in a stolen car careers through Iceland with unexpected and bizarre consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Júlíus Kemp
CAST:  Páll Banine  •  Þóra Dungal  •  Finni Johannsson  •  Jón Gnarr

In search of kicks in Reykjavik in the year 2000, a pretty teenager, Stella, teams up with a handsome alcoholic, Robbi, and in a stolen car careers through Iceland with unexpected and bizarre consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Júlíus Kemp
CAST:  Páll Banine  •  Þóra Dungal  •  Finni Johannsson  •  Jón Gnarr

Marshmallow (2006)

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DIRECTION:  Júlíus Kemp
CAST:  Sigurður Sigurjónsson

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DIRECTION:  Júlíus Kemp
CAST:  Sigurður Sigurjónsson

The Happy End (1998)

A middle aged worker does all he can to provide his wife and daughter with good living conditions. They are ungrateful and do not return his affections. When he has an accident at work and goes home in the afternoon, he finds the time to think about how to solve ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Júlíus Kemp
CAST:  Þórhallur Sigurðsson  •  Pálína Jónsdóttir  •  Lilja Þórisdóttir  •  Þorvarður Helgason

A middle aged worker does all he can to provide his wife and daughter with good living conditions. They are ungrateful and do not return his affections. When he has an accident at work and goes home in the afternoon, he finds the time to think about how to solve ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Júlíus Kemp
CAST:  Þórhallur Sigurðsson  •  Pálína Jónsdóttir  •  Lilja Þórisdóttir  •  Þorvarður Helgason

Denni (1991)

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Happy Birthday (1992)

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The Inventor (1992)

Eggert V. Briem born 1986 in Iceland, is a self taught scientist and inventor. A hundred years later he reflects on time past: The years in Germany during WW I, his invention on the airplane's autopilot, the depression in USA, Einstain's theory of Relativity, late ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Júlíus Kemp  •  Sæmundur Nordfjord
CAST:  Sæmundur Nordfjord

Eggert V. Briem born 1986 in Iceland, is a self taught scientist and inventor. A hundred years later he reflects on time past: The years in Germany during WW I, his invention on the airplane's autopilot, the depression in USA, Einstain's theory of Relativity, late ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Júlíus Kemp  •  Sæmundur Nordfjord
CAST:  Sæmundur Nordfjord