Johan Perjus

Had artistic grandparents, discovered art. Saw “Subway Art” and started painting graffiti. Skateboarded, discovered graphic design and photography. Saw “The Battleship Potemkin” in high school, discovered film. Wanted to be a magazine art director for a couple of years and studied Graphic Design & Illustration (MA), worked a while at Acne in it’s early years, founded a design/directors collective with a couple of friends. Realized that I had to go my own way and that film was where all my interests converged. Went to psychoanalysis for five years, discovered myself.

Passionate about people, filmmaking, art, craft, design, architecture, photography, typography, surfing and nature. Sports a beard and glasses. Likes mornings, a good run, the sea, the smell of wood, cut grass and honesty. Dislikes half measures and having the volume at uneven numbers, Collects airline Heavy tags and office paraphernalia. Laughs out load and tears equally easy (sometimes at the same time), writes about himself in third person.

Quotes;

“He has succeded in what everybody was trying to achieve at Beckmans (Advertising School); to combine art and advertising.
Gabriel Blidö
Art Director, Mother New York

“It’s so nice to work with a real filmmaker”
Harland Weiss
Exec. Producer, OPC Toronto

“He knows a little bit too much about MY job”
Erik Sohlström
Director of Photography, Stockholm