http://icelandcinemanow.com Film News, Articles and Various Information on the Icelandic Film Scene Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:56:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/03/19/berlinale-2012-review-veni-vidi-vici/ http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/03/19/berlinale-2012-review-veni-vidi-vici/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:56:20 +0000 ICN Staff http://icelandcinemanow.com/?p=2104 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/03/19/berlinale-2012-review-veni-vidi-vici/feed/ 0 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/02/13/strong-opening-for-legends-of-valhalla-thor-at-south-korean-box-office/ http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/02/13/strong-opening-for-legends-of-valhalla-thor-at-south-korean-box-office/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:31:57 +0000 ICN Staff http://icelandcinemanow.com/?p=2098 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 of the few markets were local fare regularly trumps Hollywood product, this must count as a very respectable international bow for the $12m production, the most expensive Icelandic film ever made.]]> http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/02/13/strong-opening-for-legends-of-valhalla-thor-at-south-korean-box-office/feed/ 0 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/02/10/trustnordisk-picks-up-thriller-frost/ http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/02/10/trustnordisk-picks-up-thriller-frost/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:44:44 +0000 ICN Staff http://icelandcinemanow.com/?p=2094 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.]]> http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/02/10/trustnordisk-picks-up-thriller-frost/feed/ 0 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/02/07/focus-features-unleash-gnarr-on-unsuspecting-america/ http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/02/07/focus-features-unleash-gnarr-on-unsuspecting-america/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:21:31 +0000 ICN Staff http://icelandcinemanow.com/?p=2083 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 has played many festivals on both sides of the pond. Check out Focus' page on the film here.]]> http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/02/07/focus-features-unleash-gnarr-on-unsuspecting-america/feed/ 0 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/02/02/blacks-game-enjoys-great-buzz-at-rotterdam/ http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/02/02/blacks-game-enjoys-great-buzz-at-rotterdam/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:43:34 +0000 ICN Staff http://icelandcinemanow.com/?p=2079 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/02/02/blacks-game-enjoys-great-buzz-at-rotterdam/feed/ 0 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/01/16/now-shooting-frost/ http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/01/16/now-shooting-frost/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:01:16 +0000 ICN Staff http://icelandcinemanow.com/?p=2074 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, the upcoming The Deep), film is described as a sci-fi thriller on ice and depicts a scientist who travels up to a glacier along with her filmmaking husband and together they find something sinister.]]> http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/01/16/now-shooting-frost/feed/ 0 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/01/16/kormakurs-contraband-opens-at-no-1-in-us/ http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/01/16/kormakurs-contraband-opens-at-no-1-in-us/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:16:29 +0000 ICN Staff http://icelandcinemanow.com/?p=2068 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 time an Icelandic director has a film at the top of the US box office.]]> http://icelandcinemanow.com/2012/01/16/kormakurs-contraband-opens-at-no-1-in-us/feed/ 0 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2011/09/29/the-contraband-trailer/ http://icelandcinemanow.com/2011/09/29/the-contraband-trailer/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:49:22 +0000 ICN Staff http://icelandcinemanow.com/?p=2048 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.]]> http://icelandcinemanow.com/2011/09/29/the-contraband-trailer/feed/ 0 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2011/09/26/blacks-game-sold-to-swiss-distrib-frenetic-films/ http://icelandcinemanow.com/2011/09/26/blacks-game-sold-to-swiss-distrib-frenetic-films/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:46:29 +0000 ICN Staff http://icelandcinemanow.com/?p=2043 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2011/09/26/blacks-game-sold-to-swiss-distrib-frenetic-films/feed/ 0 http://icelandcinemanow.com/2011/09/26/volcano-selected-as-icelands-oscar-entry/ http://icelandcinemanow.com/2011/09/26/volcano-selected-as-icelands-oscar-entry/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:18:46 +0000 ICN Staff http://icelandcinemanow.com/?p=2034 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.]]> http://icelandcinemanow.com/2011/09/26/volcano-selected-as-icelands-oscar-entry/feed/ 0