All Iceland articles – Page 9
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Red Army marches north
Currently playing at Toronto, the Cold War hockey documentary has been snapped up for the Nordic market.
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Mike Leigh to be Reykjavik guest of honour
Mr. Turner among first 12 films named in the RIFF line-up.
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Scandinavian reception at CAA
Ambassadors and talent from the region convened recently at the agency’s hub in Century City for a networking session
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FilmSharks picks up Of Horses
Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks International has picked up sales rights to Iceland’s foreign-language Oscar submission Of Horses And Men.
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Iceland submits 'Of Horses' to Oscars
Iceland has selected Of Horses and Men as its entry for the 2014 Best Foreign Language Oscar.
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Reykjavík unveils line-up
Lukas Moodysson, Laurent Cantet and James Gray to receive honorary awards; focus on Greece and environmental docs
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HanWay takes Dirty Wars rights
The deal with sales agent Submarine bulks up HanWay’s Cannes war chest and follows the previously announced North American acquisition by Sundance Selects.
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Admissions down 4.3% in Iceland
Box office revenue in Iceland climbed 1.2% on 2011 but admissions took a dip. Skyfall topped the charts while Black’s Game proved the most popular domestic title.
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Baltasar Kormakur to produce Dagur Kari’s Rocketman
This will mark the first collaboration between the two Icelandic film-makers, Kormakur’s Blueeyes Production label announced on Friday [4].
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Stefansson’s Heaven and Hell trilogy to be adapted for screen
Icelandic book series to be adapted for release from late 2014.
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Icelandic Film Centre set for investment boost
The IFC will receive nearly $4m extra investment annually if proposals are passed by Parliament.
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Kormákur to film Independent People
The Deep director will tackle Halldór Laxness’ novel about poor Icelandic farmers in the early 20th century.
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Iceland: industry on the brink
Film has been hit hard by the financial crisis, and there may be worse to come.
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Iceland's Edda Awards dominated by Ragnar Bragason
At Iceland’s Edda Awards ceremony on Saturday, Icelandic director Ragnar Bragason cashed in on 12 out of 24 nominations: his feature, Mr Bjarnfredarson (Bjarnfredarson), won six national film prizes, and another six went to his television series, The Prison Shift (Fangavaktin), which the movie is based on.For the first time ...
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Iceland submits Reykjavik-Rotterdam for Oscar race
Iceland has chosen Oskar Jonasson’s Reykjavik-Rotterdam as its foreign-language Oscar submission this year.
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Dolan's Mother takes Golden Puffin in Reykjavik
Milos Forman receives Lifetime Achievement Award; other winners include Together from Norway and The Girl from Sweden.
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Milos Forman to get tribute in Reykjavik
The Reykjavik International Film Festival will give its 2009 honorary award to director Milos Forman.
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Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre is a splatter movie of the goriest kind. The story is true to its genre, and the humour as black as it gets. Men turn into beasts and kindness is a weakness that can only lead to defeat.