Olaf de Fleur was born 1975 in a small village in Iceland called Budardalur. He has participated in numerous film projects, including both feature and documentary films and founded Poppoli Pictures. Headed by de Fleur as director and producer, the team created “Blindsker,” which won the "Best Documentary" in the Icelandic Film Awards 2004 and “Africa United,” which won the same prize in 2005. Olaf de Fleur was nominated as the best Icelandic Filmmaker in 2005 and 2006 at cultural DV (newspaper) Awards and Best Director in 2005 at the Icelandic Film Awards. He was selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2002 and 2003.