Bui Baldvinsson

Unique traits: Hero Production offers full production service in Iceland and Greenland. We'll do our best in providing you with the best rates possible for everything to do with your production in Iceland. Whether its accommodation bookings, transport, location scouting we make sure your money works hard. We provide all the location permits and official papers needed for filming. With decades of experience behind us we know every potential crew member in the country and every piece of equipment available for rent. Our crews are used to working in conditions you probably won't find anywhere else in the world and we look forward to the opportunity to work with you. On request we provide excellent Directors and DOP's from Iceland. We are your Production Partner In Iceland

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  Terra Formars (2016)
  Film by Takashi Miike (Action, Horror and Sci-Fi) Camera and Electrical Department

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  Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
  Film by J.J. Abrams (Action, Adventure, Fantasy and Sci-Fi) Camera and Electrical Department 30 years after the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire, Rey, a scavenger from the planet Jakku, finds a BB-8 droid that knows the whereabouts of the long lost Luke Skywalker. Rey, as well as a rogue stormtrooper and two smugglers, are thrown into the middle of a battle between the resistance and the daunting legions of the First Order. Written by Noah White

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  Sense8 (2015)
  Television by Lana Wachowski (Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Camera and Electrical Department Sense8 tells the story of eight strangers: Will (Smith), Riley (Middleton), Capheus (Ameen), Sun (Bae), Lito (Silvestre), Kala (Desai), Wolfgang (Riemelt), and Nomi (Clayton). Each individual is from a different culture and part of the world. In the aftermath of a tragic death they all experience through what they perceive as dreams or visions, they suddenly find themselves growing mentally and emotionally connected. While trying to figure how and why this connection happened and what it means, a mysterious man named Jonas tries to help the eight. Meanwhile, another stranger called Whispers attempts to hunt them down, using the same sensate power to gain full access to a sensate's mind (thoughts/sight) after looking into their eyes. Each episode reflects the views of the characters interacting with each other while delving deeper into their backgrounds and what sets them apart and brings them together with the others. Written by Soumik Ghosh

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  Jupiter Ascending (2015)
  Film by Lana Wachowski (Action, Adventure and Sci-Fi) Camera and Electrical Department Jupiter Jones was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning other people's houses and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when Caine Wise, a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her all along - her genetic signature marks her as next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos. Written by Production

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  Noah (2014)
  Film by Darren Aronofsky (Action, Adventure and Drama) Camera and Electrical Department A man is chosen by his world's creator to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.

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  The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
  Film by Ben Stiller (Adventure, Comedy, Drama and Fantasy) Camera and Electrical Department The manager of the negative assets sector of Life magazine, Walter Mitty, has been working for sixteen years for the magazine and has a tedious life, not going anywhere but from his home to his job and vice-versa. He is an escapist, daydreaming into a world of fantasy many times a day. Walter has a crush on the recently hired Cheryl Melhoff but he is too shy to invite her on a date and he is trying to contact her via online dating. The magazine is preparing to release its last printed edition and the loathsome manager of transition Ted Hendricks is preparing an inevitable downsizing over the next few days. Walter has been the liaison between the magazine and the mysterious independent photographer Sean O'Connell who has sent to him a package of negatives and a wallet as a gift for his work. Sean also suggests to the senior management the use of negative 25 for the cover of the last edition. However, Walter cannot find the negative that is missing. Walter has no means to contact Sean ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  Frost (2012)
  Film by Reynir Lyngdal (Horror, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Miscellaneous Crew A young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar wake up at a glacier camp to find the camp mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. When searching for the lost team they realize they're up against an unknown deadly force.

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  Come to Harm (2011)
  Film by Börkur Sigþórsson (Short, Drama and Thriller) Camera and Electrical Department The barren, concrete landscape of contemporary Reykjavik contributes the setting for the thriller, which tells the story of Stefan, whose life is slipping into turmoil. When he senses an intruder in his home, panic quickly turns to grim determination as he decides to arm himself for the inevitable confrontation. Written by Anonymous

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  Either Way (2011)
  Film by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson (Comedy and Drama) Camera and Electrical Department Set in the remote north of Iceland in the mid-1980s, Finn and Alfred, two employees of the Icelandic Road Administration, spend the summer painting lines on the winding roads that stretch out into the horizon. With no one but each other for company, the barren wilderness becomes a place of adventure, disaster and discovery as both men find themselves at a crossroads in their lives. Written by Anonymous

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  Jón og séra Jón (2011)
  Film by Steinþór Birgisson (Documentary) Cinematographer All but two of the 44 inhabitants of a remote and isolated community in northwest Iceland declare a vote of no confidence in their parish priest and he is ordered to leave his post by the bishop. He obeys but seeks permission to stay at the farm where he has lived for 12 years, but is refused and is told to move away. The villagers have a long list of grievances against the Reverend, complaining about his livestock, his personality, even of his mental capacities. Others say the complaints are more personal. This documentary follows his story and focuses directly on the man himself, his personality and life-style, and how he strives to keep his dignity through the enormous difficulty of being rejected by the small community in such a remote place, torn in his own mind between self-accusation and bitterness against those who have succeeded in having him dismissed and deprived him of his home and the existence he has chosen. Written by Official Site

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  The Button (2008)
  Film by Sigurbjörn Búi Baldvinsson (Short and Drama) Director

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  Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
  Film by Eric Brevig (Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy and 1 More) Camera and Electrical Department Professor Trevor Anderson receives his teenager nephew Sean Anderson. He will spend ten days with his uncle while his mother, Elizabeth, prepares to move to Canada. She gives a box to Trevor that belonged to his missing brother, Max, and Trevor finds a book with references to the last journey of his brother. He decides to follow the steps of Max with Sean and they travel to Iceland, where they meet the guide Hannah Ásgeirsson. While climbing a mountain, there is a thunderstorm and they protect themselves in a cave. However, a lightening collapses the entrance and the trio is trapped in the cave. They seek an exit and falls in a hole, discovering a lost world in the center of the Earth. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  Stardust (2007)
  Film by Matthew Vaughn (Adventure, Family, Fantasy and Romance) Camera and Electrical Department The passage from this world to the fantasy kingdom of Stormhold is through a breach in a wall beside an English village. In the 1800s, a boy becomes a man when he ventures through the breach in pursuit of a fallen star, to prove his love for the village beauty. The star is no lump of rock, it's a maiden, Yvaine. Tristan, the youth, is not the only one looking for her: three witches, led by Lamia, want her heart to make them young; and, the sons of the dead king of Stormhold want her because she holds a ruby that will give one of them title to the throne. Assisting Tristan are his mother, the victim of a spell, and a cross-dressing pirate of the skies. Will Tristan win his true love? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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  Hostel: Part II (2007)
  Film by Eli Roth (Horror) Camera and Electrical Department Three female college students take a detour from their partying, enticed by a beautiful European woman who promises seclusion, safety and maybe even romance. What they get is a living hell where they are sold to the highest bidder who's fondest wish is to kill them slowly. Hostel 2 also follows 2 American men who, on the flip side of the coin, are willing to pay to join an exclusive club where a life will end at their hands...any way they like. It's a story of human monsters and the almighty dollar as only Eli Roth could tell it. Written by Paul Nomad of Dreadcentral.com

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  Köld slóð (2006)
  Film by Björn Br. Björnsson (Drama, Mystery and Thriller) Miscellaneous Crew

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  Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
  Film by Clint Eastwood (Drama, History and War) Camera and Electrical Department In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and six Marines raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  Töframaðurinn (2005)
  Film by Reynir Lyngdal (Short and Drama) Camera and Electrical Department

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  The Girl in the Café (2005)
  TV Movie by David Yates (Drama and Romance) Art department A May-December comedy becomes a political drama. Lawrence, a spindly, self-effacing civil servant, is a senior researcher for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, preparing for a G-8 summit that will determine the scope of the world's effort to reduce extreme poverty. In a crowded café, he chats awkwardly with Gina, a young Scot with time on her hands. They share a couple of meals, and he invites her to accompany him to the summit in Reykjavík. Once there, as romance blooms, Gina's past, Lawrence's work and proclivity to compromise, and the presence of ministers and presidents spur her to act. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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  A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
  Film by Baltasar Kormákur (Drama and Thriller) Miscellaneous Crew After a suspicious fatal car accident in Hastings where the identity of the victim was forged, the Quality Life insurance company sends their smart investigator Abe Holt to identify the body. The unique beneficiary of the one million dollars death benefit is the sister of the victim, Isold, who lives with her son Thor and her husband Fred in a poor cabin in the middle of nowhere. Along the investigation, Abe discloses the truth about the fraud, but feels sorry for Isold and Thor and tries to help them with tragic consequences. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  Opinberun Hannesar (2003)
  Film by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (Drama and Comedy) Camera and Electrical Department Hannes is an employee at the Institute for State Supervision. He has such complete faith in the bureaucratic system that he is secretly developing the SuperCode Databank - a mega-databank of personal ID numbers through which everyone's behaviour can be monitored. One day, Hannes's computer is stolen - and the SuperCode with it. Afraid to tell the police about his illegal work, he goes after the thief himself and ends up a victim of the very system he worked so hard to strengthen - but then Hannes has a revelation... Written by Anonymous

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  Mótmælandi Íslands (2003)
  Film by Jón Karl Helgason (Documentary) Miscellaneous Crew

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  Hljómsveit Íslands (2003)
  Television (Comedy) Director Tv series about a band that tours Iceland trying to get famous.

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  Áramótaskaup (2002)
  TV Movie by Óskar Jónasson Camera and Electrical Department

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  Vildspor (1998)
  Film by Simon Staho (Drama) Actor A film about self-destruction, romance, and everlasting friendship: Ossy and Jimmy are childhood friends from Copenhagen and together they share an experience of a wild life in Thailand. Some years ago Jimmy gave that life up and settled in Iceland, where he now lives the life of ordinary people: a steady job, a wife, and a child. One day Ossy - carrying a deadly secret and in great need of his former confidante - suddenly turns up in Iceland. Jimmy doesn't appreciate the confrontation with his past and he does what he can to deport his old friend. Ossy responds with a vengeance and disrupts Jimmy's peaceful family life. Desperate and for want of ridding himself of Ossy, Jimmy agrees to sell a small portion of heroin for him, but the plan backfires. While Jimmy desperately tries to keep his family together, Ossy plunges into deep water, and ends beaten-up in the Icelandic desert, where he is found by the angelic and beautiful girl Jóna. Written by Anonymous

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