Biography
Sigurjón 'Joni' Sighvatsson is an Icelandic film and television producer. Born on 15 June 1952 in Reykjavík, he studied at the University of Iceland before moving to Los Angeles on a Fulbright scholarship for an MFA at the University of Southern California. He later joined the Directors Program at the American Film Institute.
In 1986 he co-founded Propaganda Films with Steve Golin. The company became a leading producer of music videos and commercials before expanding into features and television. Sighvatsson left Propaganda in late 1994. He served as founding president of Lakeshore Entertainment from 1995 to 1998 and is principal of Palomar Pictures and chairman of Scanbox Entertainment.
His credits include Wild at Heart (1990), Candyman (1992), Basquiat (1996), Brothers (2009), Wind River (2017) and The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013). He has also produced series such as Twin Peaks and Beverly Hills, 90210. In 2026 he received the Raimondo Rezzonico Award at the Locarno Film Festival.
