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\n\tU.S.-based Icelandic film, music video and TV producer Sigurj\u00f3n Sighvatsson will be celebrated by the Locarno Film Festival with its Raimondo Rezzonico Award, dedicated to producers who epitomize the indie ethos.<\/p>\n

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\n\tSigurj\u00f3n \u201cJoni\u201d Sighvatsson\u00a0co-founded Propaganda Films with Steve Golin in 1986, building it into a powerhouse that produced hit TV shows such as \u201cTwin Peaks\u201d (1990-91) and \u201cBeverly Hills 90210\u201d (1990-2000) and \u2014 as the one-time producer of one-third of all music videos in the United States \u2014 early works by Zack Snyder, Spike Jonze, Gore Verbinski, Michael Bay and David Fincher.<\/p>\n

\n\tSighvatsson, who is also majority owner of Scandinavian distributor Scanbox Entertainment and founder of Palomar Pictures, also produced David Lynch\u2019s Palme d\u2019Or winner \u201cWild at Heart\u201d and Julian Schnabel\u2019s groundbreaking \u201cBasquiat.\u201d His \u201ccollaborations with filmmakers like Nicolas Winding Refn and Jim Sheridan \u2014 as well as artists like Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno \u2014 have yielded cult classics that continue to exert a powerful influence on younger filmmakers around the world,\u201d according to a statement.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cCharacterized by a deeply European perspective but immersed in the workings of the industry in the United States, Sigurj\u00f3n \u2018Joni\u2019 Sighvatsson shaped a true \u2018politique du producteur,\u2019 allowing artists such as David Lynch to create their works in complete freedom and supporting authors such as Kathryn Bigelow to make some of the most personal films of her career,\u201d said Locarno artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro in the statement. \u201cHis instinct as a producer profoundly influenced the course of \u201990s cinema, while his attitude of favoring originality and independence as a principle made him a point of reference for a whole generation of filmmakers who looked to Sighvatsson\u2019s work as a model of audacity, integrity, creativity, and vision,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\n\tPrevious winners of the Locarno award include French producer Marianne Slot and U.S. producers Jason Blum and Stacey Sher.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe 79th Locarno Film Festival will run Aug. 5-15.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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