Journalist Marcin J. Sobczak reports from the 2012 Berlinale.…
It's the little film that could: Legends of Valhalla: Thor, the 3D animation film from Iceland's Caoz Studios took the number 4 spot at the South Korean Box Office this weekend, grossing an excellent $1.6m on 382 screens. One of the largest film markets in the world and one…
Scandinavian sales company TrustNordisk has picked up international sales rights to sci-fi-thriller Frost. The film which is currently in production, created huge buzz during the Nordic Film Market in Gothenburg last week, where it was presented as work in progress. FROST is shot on a glacier in the Icelandic highlands.…
The documentary Gnarr by Gaukur Úlfarsson is now available on iTunes and on demand in the United States. Film depicts comedian Jón Gnarr (Bjarnfredarson) and his Best Party during the Reykjavik Mayoral campaign in 2010 and…
Blacks's Game, the debut feature of Óskar Thor Axelsson, had its international premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival yesterday, where it's competing for the Tiger Award. Judging by the buzz on the film's Rotterdam fest page it seems it has gone down very well indeed. Furthermore it's currently rated a…
The Icelandic Film Company is now shooting thriller Frost on Langjökull glacier in the Icelandic highlands. Directed by Reynir Lyngdal (Our Own Oslo) from a script by Jón Atli Jónasson (Brim,…
Baltasar Kormákur's Contraband, starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale and Giovanni Ribisi, opened in the US on Friday and has performed well over expectations. The film tops the box office this weekend with a $24.1m gross, making it the biggest opener ever for studio Working Title. This is the first…
The trailer for Baltasar Kormákur’s Contraband has arrived. The film, which stars Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi and Lukas Haas, will be out January 15th. This is a remake of Icelandic thriller Reykjavik Rotterdam, which had Kormákur in the starring role and also acting as producer.
Swiss distributor Frenetic Films has acquired the rights to the Icelandic thriller BLACK'S GAME, which started official presales in Toronto International Film Festival.…
Rúnar Rúnarsson's Volcano (Eldfjall) will be Iceland's entry to the Academy Awards preselection in the foreign picture category. The film premiered at Cannes this year and wil have it's Icelandic premiere on September 29th.…
