Journalist and former editor of Land & synir, Ásgeir H. Ingólfsson, reports from the fifth Skjaldborg Documentary Film Festival (June 10-12).…
Ben Hopkins at Iceland On Screen runs an informative Q&A with The Shift Series' co-writer Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, were he talks about how the series came into being. He also mentions their new series, World's End, which will go into shooting this summer. Click here for the piece.…
A new independent cinema, Bíó Paradís (lit. Cinema Paradise), has opened for business in downtown Reykjavik. This is the first cinema in Iceland that's dedicated to screening the latest in world cinema, and repertory cinema. It will also be the home of Reykjavik film festivals and feature a…
Backyard by Árni Sveinsson, a lively portrayal of the current Reykjavik music scene, took the audience prize at the fourth Skjaldborg Documentary Festival (May 21-24). Over twenty new Icelandic documentaries were screened in addition to three docs by Faroese director Katrin Ottarsdóttir, the festival’s guest of honour. A record number of guests descended on the Patreksfjördur fishing village in the northwest of Iceland this year to enjoy a unique blend of documentaries, nature and seafood feasts.
The critics are divided on Valdís Óskarsdóttir's ensemble comedy King's Road, set in a trailer park outside the capital and featuring a motley crew of colourful characters.…
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.
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…
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.
The new documentary Burkina Faso 8600 km by Vera Sölvadóttir and Thorsteinn J. premiered last Thursday on the latter’s website and will be available there until next Sunday. Film depicts the journey of an Icelandic couple who buy two used SUV’s in Iceland and head to the African country Burkina Faso with the aim of selling one of the SUV’s and use the money to fund an educational program run by the ABC Children’s Aid. ICN spoke briefly with the directors.
Director Gísli Snær Erlingsson has been appointed Head of Singapore's Puttnam School of Film, Lasalle College of the Arts. Erlingsson, a director of multiple-award winning features such as Benjamin Dove (trailer)and Ikingut (trailer) has been based in Tokyo…
