All Iceland articles – Page 9
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NewsIceland's Stockfish welcomes Vachon, Bouchareb, Blethyn
Inaugural festival wrapped this weekend screening more than 30 European arthouse films.
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NewsTruenorth navigates to Jonasson's Others
EXCLUSIVE: Icelandic production company gears up for first in-house production.
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NewsVikings meet The Godfather in Icelandic trilogy
Iceland’s Truenorth attends AFM with slate of original productions.
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NewsItalian comedy wins in Reykjavik
I Can Quit Whenever I Want wins the Golden Puffin; Shawn Christensen’s Before I Disappear gets special jury mention.
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FeaturesIceland: Hot talent - a cool dozen
Despite local budget cuts, Iceland’s directors and producers are preparing a slew of exciting projects. Wendy Mitchell talks to 12 of the country’s top talents.
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FeaturesIceland: Baltasar Kormakur & Agnes Johansen, RKV Studios
Film-maker Baltasar Kormakur and his producing partner Agnes Johansen talk to Wendy Mitchell about building RVK Studios, a Reykjavik firm that has global ambitions while staying true to its local roots.
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FeaturesTERRITORY FOCUS: Iceland
Iceland has seen a recent Hollywood boom with projects such as Noah, Game Of Thrones and The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, and local talents are also thriving despite funding challenges. Wendy Mitchell looks at the filmic draw of this unique island nation.
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NewsIceland submits Life in a Fishbowl to Oscars
Iceland has selected Baldvin Zophoníasson’s Life in a Fishbowl as its entry for the 2015 Best Foreign Language Oscar.
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NewsReykjavik unveils competition line-up
Titles include Shawn Christensen’s Before I Disappear and Suha Arraf’s Villa Touma [pictured]; guests include Mike Leigh and Ruben Ostlund.
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NewsFilmmakers launch new Iceland festival
A group of film industry veterans is launching a new film festival in Iceland, Stockfish Film Festival.
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NewsRed Army marches north
Currently playing at Toronto, the Cold War hockey documentary has been snapped up for the Nordic market.
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NewsMike Leigh to be Reykjavik guest of honour
Mr. Turner among first 12 films named in the RIFF line-up.
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FeaturesScandinavian 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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NewsFilmSharks 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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NewsIceland 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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NewsReykjavík unveils line-up
Lukas Moodysson, Laurent Cantet and James Gray to receive honorary awards; focus on Greece and environmental docs
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NewsHanWay 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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NewsAdmissions 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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NewsBaltasar 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].