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The ICN TV Interview: Valdís Óskarsdóttir on King’s Road

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The ICN TV Interview: Valdís Óskarsdóttir on King’s Road

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.

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The ICN TV Interview: Dagur Kári on The Good Heart

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The ICN TV Interview: Dagur Kári on The Good Heart

Dagur Kári’s third film, The Good Heart, opens today in Iceland. The writer/director spoke to Iceland Cinema Now about his film, his love of sitcoms and confined spaces, Bunuel’s words of wisdom, the pretentiousness of trilogies and his next steps. The interview was conducted in downtown Reykjavík in early February.

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The ICN TV Interview: Fridrik Thór Fridriksson on Mamma Gógó

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The ICN TV Interview: Fridrik Thór Fridriksson on Mamma Gógó

Director Fridrik Thór Fridriksson discusses his latest film Mamma Gógó with ICN’s Editor Ásgrímur Sverrisson. Topics include the autobiographical elements of the film, the strong sense of cinephilia that permeats it and the elegiac tone. The interview was conducted in Reykjavik in early January 2010.

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THE ICN TV INTERVIEW: Ragnar Bragason on Mr. Bjarnfredarson and The Shift Series

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THE ICN TV INTERVIEW: Ragnar Bragason on Mr. Bjarnfredarson and The Shift Series

Announcing a new feature, The ICN TV Interview. Iceland Cinema Now has teamed up with mbl.is, Iceland’s largest news site and the home of Morgunbladid daily on the web, to produce video interviews with Icelandic filmmakers. The idea is to run the interviews around the premieres of new films on both sites. Ragnar Bragason, director of Mr. Bjarnfredarson is the first one to go.

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Fridrik Thór Fridriksson On the Future of Icelandic Films

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Fridrik Thór Fridriksson On the Future of Icelandic Films

Veteran Fridrik Thór Fridriksson, director of the upcoming Mamma Gógó, spoke recently to students at The Icelandic Film School about Icelandic films and its future.

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