Valdís Óskarsdóttir’s second film,King’s Road (Kóngavegur), opens today in Iceland. The writer/director spoke to Iceland Cinema Now about the possible allegorical nature of the film, the fun of ensemble pieces and the close relationship she enjoys with the cast. The interview was conducted in downtown Reykjavík in late March.
Seen the movie? Now check out the book. On May 15th University of Washington Press will publish a book on Dagur Kári's 2003 arthouse hit Nói albínói, written by Björn Nordfjörd, assistant professor and Director of Cinema Studies at The University of Iceland. According to the…
Three Icelandic documentaries are heading for Hot Docs, (April 29-May 9). The films are recent Edda Award winner Dreamland (Draumalandið), Feathered Cocaine (Fálkasaga) by Örn Marinó Arnarson and Thorkell Hardarson (world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, April 21-May 2) and the recent…
Director Baldvin Z, currently in post-production on his debut feature Jitters (Órói), has formed the production company Zeta Film. The company produces films, television programmes and commercials. Zeta Film is preparing a TV comedy series written by newcomers Arnór Pálmi, Heidar Mar and Katrín Björgvinsdóttir in…
Baltasar Kormákur's White Night Wedding (Brúðguminn), received the Young European Jury Award at The Nordic Film Festival at Rouen, France (10-21 March). The 2008 Edda-Award winning film participated in the competition of ten Nordic films previously unreleased in France. Other Icelandic films at the festival included…
Dvoted, the social networking website for young Nordic filmmakers who want to share their films, exhange opinions and get advice from the pros, has just had a major facelift. It's definitely worth a look, click here and enjoy.…
King’s Road by Valdís Óskarsdóttir (Country Wedding) opens in Iceland on March 25th. The Mystery Island produced ensemble dramedy is set in a trailer trash neighborhood. After 3 years abroad Junior returns to Iceland with his set of problems hoping that his father can sort them out but his homecoming isn’t quite what he had expected.
With Iceland going through tough times and film funding especially badly hit, Icelandic filmmakers are however nothing if not resourceful. This is currently epitomized in two new features, Lýdur Árnason's Rising Moon (Vaxandi tungl) and Olaf de Fleur's City State (Borgríki), set to start filming very…
Actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson will play the lead role in Baltasar Kormákur's new film The Deep (Djúpið), due to roll this spring. The film, based on Jón Atli Jónasson's play, depicts the real-life events of a fishing boat accident in 1985, when the sole…
At least two films about chess genius Bobby Fischer are in the works by noted Hollywood directors David Fincher and Kevin McDonald, focusing on the infamous 1972 match between Fischer and Boris Spassky, which took place in Reykjavík. Furthermore, Ridley Scott is still said to be planning a…
