GISLI SNAER

Professional Practice


Present

  • Life’s Too Good / Feature Film / Director / In Financing / UK
  • Collapse / Feature Film / Writer & Director / In Financing / Iceland
  • American Ronin / Feature Film / Co-Writer / In Financing / USA
  • Faraway - The Hidden World Saga - / Teen Fantasy Series / Co-Creator & Producer / In Development / UK, Iceland

2003-2009

  • AnsurPictures Co., Ltd., Tokyo - Founder/ Producer/ Writer/ Director/ Photographer
  • Created and developed feature length films and advertisement / promotional films and photos, as a photographer, director, writer and producer.

2009

  • 21:21 - Documentary film/ Japan/ Director & Director of Photography.
  • PARK- Series of short films. Co-Creator, Producer, Director.
  • TEDxTokyo - Executive Producer of Web Streaming & Video Content

2008

  • The Unwanted - Feature film/ TBD/ Producer, Writer & Director/ in development
  • Offspring - Feature film/ Iceland/ Writer & Director/ cancelled
  • 21:21- Documentary film/ Japan/ Director & Director of Photography
  • One- Promotional film for the charity organization/ Director
  • Cisco- Promotional film/ Director & Director of Photography
  • Meat & Wool New Zealand - Promotional film/ Producer, Director &Photographer

2007

  • Silent Voices - Feature Film/ Japan/ Director & Writer/ in development
  • Little Philosophers - for Amana Images, Japan/ Photographer
  • Family Album - for Amana Images, Japan/ Photographer
  • Invesco - Promotional film / Motion graphics & Director
  • Consultant for Calderwood Productions, Tokyo for various projects  - film, photo & video production

2006

  • Austurland – Screenplay for a feature film/ Iceland/ Writer/ Supported by the IcelandicFilm Centre
  • Consultant for Calderwood Productions, Tokyo for various projects  - film, photo & video production

2005

  • I am a House - Screenplay for a feature film / Co-Writer/ Supported by the IcelandicFilm Centre
  • Ricoh - “On the same page” Promotional film/ Producer & Music
  • YAMAHA - TV Commercial “It’s Exciting!” series 3/ Director
  • Consultant for Calderwood Productions, Tokyo for various projects  - film, photo & video production

2004

  • YAMAHA - TV commercial “It’s Exciting!” series 1 & 2/ Director
  • Orange - TV commercial/ Planning
  • Adidas - Promotional film/ Motion graphics
  • Iceland Channel 1 -12 x TV idents/ Director & Producer
  • Ricoh - “We are Ricoh” - Promotional film/ Producer & Music
  • Heyflower & Quiltshoe - Finnish feature film/ Acquired, distributed (through Shojuku)in Japanese theaters and DVD

2003

  • Land of the Living - Feature film/ Japan/ Writing
  • Bridgestone - TV commercial/ Pitch & Planning for Hakkuhodo
  • Cathedral - Feature film/ Iceland/ Cancelled. Developed with the support of the IcelandicFilm Centre.
  • Ikíngut - Icelandic feature film/ Acquired, localized with Japanese voices, anddistributed on DVD
  • My Sister’s Kids - Danish feature film/ Acquired, localized with Japanese voices,and distributed on DVD
  • Someone like Hodder - Danish feature film/ Acquired, localized with Japanese voices,and distributed on DVD

1991-2003

  • Freelance Photographer/ Director/ Writer/ Producer - Iceland, UK, Japan. Photographing various commercial projects. Directing, writing and producing feature films, short films, documentary films and a number of TV commercials

2002

  • Cathedral- Feature film/ Iceland/ Writer & Director/ Supported by the Icelandic FilmCentre

2001

  • Ikingut- Feature film/ Drama/ Iceland/ 87 min/ Director

1999

  • From City to Sea - Documentary film for London Office of NHK-BS/ HDTV/ Director& Writer
  • East End of the World - Documentary film for London Office of NHK-BS/ HDTV/ Director& Writer

1997

  • Flowers for the Mrs. - TV program for RUV/ Comedy/ Producer, Director, Editor
  • The Fist - TV program for RUV/ Drama/ Producer, Director, Editor
  • Three Mornings - TV program for RUV/ Comedy/ Producer, Director, Editor 

1995

  • Benjamin Dove - Feature film/ Drama/ Iceland/ 90 min/ Director

1993

  • Behind Schedule - Feature film/ Drama/ Iceland/ 96 min/ Director & Writer
  • La Falais Blanch - Short film/ France/ 20 min/ Director & Writer

1992

  • Icemaster - Short film/ France/ 10 min/ Director & Writer
  • MauvaisReve - Short film/ France/ 15 min/ Director & Writer

1991

  • Dis-Leur  - Short film/ France/ 7 min/ Director & Writer
  • Sans Titre - Short film/ France/ 7 min/ Director & Writer
  • La Dernier Pomme - Short film/ France/ 10 min/ Director & Writer

1986-1990

  • ICELANDIC NATIONAL BROADCASTING (RUV): Host of a Weekly Comedy Show/ Assistant Director/ Assistant Editor/ Assistant Producer / Producer / Director / Writer on a numerous programmes.
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