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383 articles available in total starting from 19/09/2002. Last article published on 05/08/2025.

Eight films vying for the Golden Puffin at Reykjavik

Eight films vying for the Golden Puffin at Reykjavik

The 18th edition of the Reykjavik International Film Festival will showcase 85 features from 61 countries and boasts a nigh-on 50/50 gender ratio among their directors  

29/09/2021 | Reykjavik 2021

Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir’s debut 12 Hours to Destruction recently presented at the Finnish Film Affair

Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir’s debut 12 Hours to Destruction recently presented at the Finnish Film Affair

The musical adventure, currently in post-production, centres on 11-year-old Hanna and the rest of her childhood band, who aim to bring criminals to justice  

28/09/2021 | Production | Funding | Iceland/Finland

The Nordisk Film & TV Fond supports nine new projects

The Nordisk Film & TV Fond supports nine new projects

On this occasion, the Nordic body will back the making of two fiction features, three TV series and four documentary features  

20/09/2021 | Production | Funding | Iceland/Norway/Sweden/Denmark

Charlotte Sieling • Director of Margrete – Queen of the North

Interview: Charlotte Sieling • Director of Margrete – Queen of the North

“Don’t mention the ending when you write about our film, ever. It should be treated as a crime mystery – ‘The Mystery of False Olof’”

The Danish director discusses her film about the monarch that ruled Scandinavia  

30/08/2021 | Haugesund 2021

Ninna Pálmadóttir  • Director of All Dogs Die

Interview: Ninna Pálmadóttir • Director of All Dogs Die

“There’s a powerful urge to create after these overwhelming times of isolation and sitting with your thoughts”

As the Icelandic-born director prepares for European Film Promotion’s Future Frames, held as part of Karlovy Vary, we discover more about her short  

21/08/2021 | Future Frames 2021

Hannes Þór Halldòrsson • Director of Cop Secret

Interview: Hannes Þór Halldòrsson • Director of Cop Secret

“It's the kind of film I like to watch myself, so it's the genre I felt the most comfortable with”

This clever satire of an action film offers several layers of complexity and an intelligent way of dealing with important social issues  

13/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Review: Cop Secret

Review: Cop Secret

You have the right to enjoy Hannes Þór Halldórsson’s Icelandic buddy cop action-comedy. And to remain silent, obviously  

13/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Valdimar Jóhannsson  • Director of Lamb

Interview: Valdimar Jóhannsson • Director of Lamb

“You can call Lamb a ‘genre film’, but for me, it’s a visual poem”

CANNES 2021: The Icelandic director proves that, despite what we might think, we can never really control Mother Nature  

15/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Un Certain Regard

Review: Lamb

Review: Lamb

CANNES 2021: Valdimar Jóhannsson’s film is the kind of Farmageddon that no one could ever have seen coming  

14/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Un Certain Regard

Pioneering filmmakers finally get their dues thanks to Iceland on Film

Pioneering filmmakers finally get their dues thanks to Iceland on Film

An online compilation of old Icelandic films and clips digs into the country’s past, one click at a time  

29/06/2021 | IceDocs 2021

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