In an interview last night with RUV TV’s Kastljós, director Helgi Felixson said that one of his subjects, business tycoon Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, had demanded the complete removal of his interview from Felixson’s documentary, God Bless Iceland, due to Felixson’s use of footage filmed without Jóhannesson’s knowledge. Felixson defended his…
In his report on the recently wrapped Reykjavik International Film Festival, renowned critic Gerald Peary, writes: “In 2009, the films from about the globe were just as excellent as before. Why go to Cannes or Venice, when Reykjavik beckons?” Peary introduced his excellent film For the Love of Movies at…
Family comedy The Big Rescue by Bragi Thór Hinriksson premiered on Thursday and has had a spectacular weekend nationwide with more than 8.000 admissions. This is one of the biggest openings of an Icelandic film on record. The movie, based on popular children’s show Algjör Sveppi, stars Sverrir Thór Sverrisson…
The Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF) handed out its prizes in a ceremony at Reykjavik City Hall yesterday evening. The Golden Puffin (Discovery of the Year) went to 20 year old director and this year’s Director’s Fortnight winner Xavier Dolan for his debut film, I Killed My Mother (J´ai Tué…
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson’s documentary, The Sunshine Boy, recently screened at The Toronto International Film Festival, gets a glowing review in Variety, with the critic John Anderson describing it as “an extraordinarily beautiful docu: Fridriksson frames everything as if it were a romantic feature, and despite the deluge of often dry…
Marteinn Thorsson’s Stormland, based on Hallgrímur Helgason’s novel, has recently wrapped. Starring Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir, the film will premiere next year. In the meantime, here’s the teaser for the film. Please note it was prepared before shooting and does not include scenes from the actual film. Pegasus Pictures’ Snorri Thórisson produces.
Iceland on Screen’s Ben Hopkins recently interviewed producer/director Júlíus Kemp about his new film, Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre. In the interview Júlíus talks about the making of the film, the financial hurdles, the current film scene in Iceland and new projects. Click here for the whole interview.…
The family adventure comedy The Big Rescue (Algjör Sveppi og leitin að Villa) by Bragi Thór Hinriksson premieres on September 25th. Based on popular TV show “Algjör Sveppi”, starring comedian Sverrir Thór Sverrisson, the film is described as an action-packed adventure for the whole family. The production company is Hinriksson’s MPFactory with distributor/exhibitor Samfilm co-producing.
God Bless Iceland, the new documentary by Helgi Felixson, on the dramatic crash of the Icelandic economy last fall and its effects on the people, will premiere in Iceland on October 6th. The doc is the first of many expected in the coming months on the subject. The production company is Felixfilm, Sweden.
Óskar Jónasson’s Reykjavik Rotterdam will be Iceland’s contribution to the Academy Awards preselection in the foreign picture category. The film premiered in Iceland at the beginning of October last year. The Oscars ceremony will be held on Sunday March 7th 2010 in Los Angeles. The Edda Awards to be held…
