Giorgio Gosetti, director of Venice Days, has been appointed the Director of the New Visions Programme at RIFF and Danish actor Ulrich Thomsen has accepted a seat on the jury. RIFF (Reykjavik International Film Festival) will take place from September 22 to October 2.…
The 7th Reykjavik International Film Festival opened yesterday and goes on till October 3rd. This is the largest film festival Iceland has ever mounted with around 140 films screened in 11 days plus various lectures, workshops and events. The guest of honour is renowned independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch.…
Legendary filmmaker Jim Jarmusch will attend the Reykjavik International Film Festival (Sept.23-Oct 3) as the Guest of Honour. Jarmusch will receive RIFF’s honorary award for his lifetime achievement, which will be presented by the president of Iceland, Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.…
Cameron Bailey, co-director of the Toronto International Film Festival, will take on jury duties at the upcoming Reykjavik International Film Festival (Sept. 23-Oct. 3). RIFF director Hrönn Marinósdóttir says in a statement that "his arrival is not only a great benefit for our festival but also…
Laura Kern at Film Comment reports on the Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF) on the magazine’s website: For six years now, Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital and cultural center, has hosted a medium-scale (in international, not local terms) film festival. Despite the crippling economic crisis that hit last September, this year’s edition…
Daniel Lindvall, Film International’s editor-in-chief runs an article on The Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF) on FilmInt.’s website. Check it out here.…
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…
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…
Renowned director Milos Forman will be the Guest of Honour at the forthcoming Reykjavik International Film Festival, receiving its honorary award for his contribution to world cinema. A wide selection of his films will be screened at the festival, including One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Amadeus and The Fireman’s…
