Country Focus: Iceland
by Cineuropa
Articles, interviews, news, analysis on the Icelandic audiovisual sector.
Box Office - Denmark/Sweden/Finland/Norway/Iceland
The 2025 Nordic box office shows how local strength cushions a fragile recovery amid uneven supply
While admissions trends across the Nordics remained uneven, high local market shares and resilient family fare suggest cinemas are holding ground, provided supply and price does not erode demand
Industry / Market - Denmark/Finland/Iceland/Norway/Sweden
The Nordic industry unites to adhere to ecological standard for film and TV productions
From 2026, all five Nordic film institutes will adopt the Nordic Ecological Standard (NES), a cross-border sustainability framework supported by 34 organisations across the region
Industry / Market - France/Iceland/Slovenia
EXCLUSIVE: New sales outfit Open Kitchen Films launches, boards Eliza Petkova’s IDFA-bound doc Silent Observers
The new industry player was founded by director Petra Seliškar, Cinéphage Production’s Victor Ede, Icedocs’ Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir and former Autlook exec Martina Droandi
Box Office - Iceland/Sweden/Finland/Denmark/Norway
The Nordic box office kept on growing in 2023, despite mixed fortunes
Iceland had its best year since 2018, Denmark witnessed a slight decline in admissions, whilst Norway, Sweden and Finland’s theatres are filling up but are still emptier than in 2019
