All Iceland articles – Page 2
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Iceland’s ‘Lamb’ wins $40,000 Nordic Council Film Prize
Valdimar Jóhannsson’s Icelandic project stars Noomi Rapace.
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Lola Quivoron’s ‘Rodeo’ wins Golden Puffin at Reykjavik Film Festival
French director’s debut feature is set in the world of dirt bike riders.
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Finnish Film Affair crowns winners, showcases buzzy projects
Katja Gauriloff’s Je’vida is the first film to be shot in the Skolt Sami language.
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‘Blackport’ reels in buyers; ‘HIP’ set for US remake; ‘The English’ travels - European Scripted Briefs
A round-up of European drama deals and appointments.
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Spain’s A Contracorriente boards Baltasar Kormákur’s ‘Whalemen – At the Ends of Earth’ (exclusive)
Set to film in 2023, the thriller will be presented at San Sebastian’s Creative Investors’ Conference.
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Iceland launches first filmmaking BA programme (exclusive)
Lecturers include filmmakers Ragnar Bragason and Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir.
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Hot Un Certain Regard title ‘Godland’ sells strongly for New Europe (exclusive)
Hlynyur Palmason’s Icelandic drama has sold to the UK/Ire, Spain and Greece.
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‘Godland’: Cannes Review
A 19th century missionary is tested to his limits in Hlynur Pálmason’s striking Icelandic drama
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Iceland hopes to offer 35% rebate for bigger productions (exclusive)
Iceland’s culture minister is today introducing a bill in parliament.
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Territory focus: Iceland anticipates an eruption in demand
‘Luther’ and ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness’ have both filmed in Iceland.
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The Euro 75: Netop Films (Iceland)
Company milestones include Grimur Hakonarson’s Rams winning the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes 2015.
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New Europe boards Cannes-bound ‘Godland’; first image revealed (exclusive)
The film is Icelandiic director Hlynur Palmason’s third film following ‘Winter Brothers’ and ‘A White, White Day’.
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Documentary about composer Johann Johannsson unveiled at Iceland’s Stockfish festival
Directors Orri Jonsson and David Horgdal Stefansson and producer Anton Mani Svansson are in the research phase for the film, currently titled A Deal With Chaos.
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Why Iceland is punching above its weight on the international drama scene
Screen looks at the growing global prospects for Icelandic TV series.
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‘Against The Ice’: Berlin Review
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars as Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen on an icy expedition to Northeast Greenland
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‘Beautiful Beings’: Berlin Review
Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson’s sophomore Icelandic feature finds tenderness in a cruel adolescent world
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Vertigo acquires UK-Ireland rights to Icelandic box office hit ‘Cop Secret’ (exclusive)
Cop Secret is a Reykjavik-set tongue-in-cheek homage to ‘80s and ‘90s buddy cop action films.
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In conversation: Valdimar Johannsson, Noomi Rapace on creating a "divine moment" in ‘Lamb’
The director and star talk about getting back to nature, Nordic folktales and the mysterious newborn at the heart of this genre-bending thriller.
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ScreenDaily Talks: Baltasar Kormákur, Ninja Thyberg to talk how to forge a career in film
The live talk takes place on Friday November 26 at 15:30 GMT (17:30 EET).
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Rising Icelandic filmmaker Tinna Hrafnsdóttir talks about her directorial debut ‘Quake’
Icelandic psychological mystery is premiering at Estonia’s Black Nights Film Festival.