In a statement released Friday, pubcaster RUV's Director Páll Magnússon, announced huge cuts in programming due to budgetary demands. The cuts relate mostly to local documentaries, TV series and features, leaving in-house programmes such as news and current affairs with some cuts but light entertainment and sports mostly…
Today sees the official opening of Atlantic Studios by Keflavík International Airport, a 2.220 sqm. sound stage with spacious production support areas and a 7.000 sqm. studio lot. The facilities, located only five minutes away from the Air Terminal and about half hour's drive from the capital, are…
Thórhallur Gunnarsson, Head of Programming at public broadcaster RUV for the past three years, has resigned today citing personal reasons. His resignation, effective immediately, comes as RUV is faced with a 10% cut in accordance with the 2010 government budget, in addition to the 19% cut the pubcaster…
CNN's Screening Room depicts the situation of the Icelandic film industry in its December 23rd edition. Check out the segment, featuring interviews with directors Fridrik Thór Fridriksson, Baltasar Kormákur and Baldvin Z, producer Ingvar Thórdarson and The Icelandic Film Centre's Director Laufey Gudjónsdóttir.…
Though set apart by more than just a letter, the similarities are many between Iceland and Ireland. However, the differences just got bigger. Here's the how and why.…
Director István Szabó, president of FERA (Federation of European Film Directors), has written a letter to the Icelandic government, urging it to reconsider plans to drastically slash its film funding. “Icelandic filmmakers”, Szabó writes, “stand apart with their fresh and innovative films”. He adds that “We sincerely urge the Icelandic…
THE ICN INTERVIEW: Ólafur H. Torfason, the new chairman of The Film Board. Veteran film critic Ólafur H. Torfason was recently appointed the chairman of The Film Board, whose role is to give advice and make proposals to the Minister of Culture about public policy and objectives in matters of…
The government has some explaining to do. How come it proposes a 34% cut in film funding, while only suggesting an average 4% cut in other arts funding, with none going above 6%? Yes, filmmakers are well aware of the dire financial straits we’re in. As a matter of fact,…
The 2010 Budget Bill brought bad news for the filmmaking community; the government intends to cut its funding for films by almost 34%, wiping out substantially more than all the increase since 2006. This is way above suggested cuts for other arts funding, which on average are around 4% and…
