All Iceland articles – Page 2
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NewsIceDocs gives top prize to ‘Against The Tide’, launches first industry programme
Iceland Documentary Film Festival ran July 19-23.
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NewsBaldvin Z’s Icelandic hit series ‘Black Sands’ readies second season with All3Media (exclusive)
The first season sold widely around the world.
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NewsTruenorth launches Icelandic talent agency (exclusive)
One of the first clients is Rúnar Ingi Einarsson of company Norður, who is in Cannes as producer of Intrusion (Fár).
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NewsJodie Foster appears at Iceland’s Stockfish Film Festival, Mike Downey honoured
Foster took part in the Reykjavik festival’s panel discussion about women’s progress in the film industry.
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Reviews‘Northern Comfort’: SXSW Review
Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson’s English-language comedy about a bunch of stranded aerophobes struggles to land
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NewsGisli Snaer appointed new director of Icelandic Film Centre (exclusive)
Snaer was previously director and CEO of the London Film School until he stepped down in May 2022.
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NewsNew team including ‘Lamb’ producer takes over at Iceland’s Stockfish festival (exclusive)
Career achievement award, physical cinema sidebar and Slovakian collaboration planned for 2023.
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Features70 European and Mena films to tempt festival directors in 2023
Jessica Hausner, Marco Bellocchio, Michel Gondry and Lone Scherfig are among the auteurs with new films this year.
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NewsHBO’s ‘True Detective 4’ becomes first recipient of Iceland’s new 35% incentive as local industry booms (exclusive)
The series is party shooting at Baltasar Kormakur’s RVK Studios and is doubling Iceland for Alaska.
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Reviews‘Driving Mum’: Tallinn Review
Icelandic winner of Tallinn’s top prize is a road movie from beyond - or before - the grave
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Reviews‘Summerlight And Then Comes The Night’: Tallinn Review
Elfar Adalsteins returns home to Iceland to adapt the popular source novel by Jon Kalman
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NewsIceland’s ‘Lamb’ wins $40,000 Nordic Council Film Prize
Valdimar Jóhannsson’s Icelandic project stars Noomi Rapace.
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NewsLola 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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NewsFinnish 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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News‘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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NewsSpain’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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NewsIceland launches first filmmaking BA programme (exclusive)
Lecturers include filmmakers Ragnar Bragason and Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir.
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NewsHot 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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Reviews‘Godland’: Cannes Review
A 19th century missionary is tested to his limits in Hlynur Pálmason’s striking Icelandic drama
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NewsIceland hopes to offer 35% rebate for bigger productions (exclusive)
Iceland’s culture minister is today introducing a bill in parliament.