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Festivals / Iceland


33 articles available in total starting from 09/01/2003. Last article published on 23/07/2019.

New European film festival, Stockfish, readies its first show in Iceland

New European film festival, Stockfish, readies its first show in Iceland

Instigated by Iceland’s film professionals and Reykjavik’s Bíó Paradís arthouse cinema, the first programme will unspool from 19 February-1 March  

17/02/2015 | Festivals | Iceland

Academic drug dealers win Reykjavik’s Golden Puffin

Academic drug dealers win Reykjavik’s Golden Puffin

Sydney Sibilia’s I Can Quit Whenever I Want has taken home the top prize at the Icelandic festival, which also programmed hot-tub, drive-in and living-room cinemas  

06/10/2014 | Festivals | Iceland

Icelandic world and European premieres at Karlovy Vary

Icelandic world and European premieres at Karlovy Vary

Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson’s second feature, Paris of the North, and singer-songwriter Björk’s Alexandra Palace concert on show  

06/07/2014 | Festivals | Czech Republic/Iceland

Icelandic cinema in focus at Sweden’s Göteborg film festival

Icelandic cinema in focus at Sweden’s Göteborg film festival

Icelandic retrospective covering the last 20 years, two films in the Nordic competition – and an Honorary Dragon for Icelandic director Baltasar Kormakur  

04/12/2013 | Festivals | Iceland

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Reykjavik wants to make discoveries

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Reykjavik wants to make discoveries

Unspooling between September 29 and October 6, theIcelandic film festival screened more than 100 films, including 12 contenders for the Golden Puffin Award  

07/10/2013 | Festivals | Iceland

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Reykjavik wants to make discoveries

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Reykjavik wants to make discoveries

Unspooling between September 26 and October 6, the Icelandic film festival will screen more than 100 films, including 12 contenders for the Golden Puffin Award  

25/09/2013 | Festivals | Iceland

Beasts of the Southern Wild wins Golden Puffin in Reykjavik

US director Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild has won the top prize at Iceland's 9th Reykjavik International Film Festival, which reached 30,000 admissions  

09/10/2012 | Festivals | Iceland

Bier awarded for Creative Excellence by Iceland's president in his home

Danish Oscar-winning director Susanne Bier is honoured by the 9th Reykjavik International Film Festival – Iceland's largest film event visited by almost 10% of its population  

04/10/2012 | Festivals | Iceland

RIFF attracts 8% of Icelandic population

The Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF) attracted a record 25,000 visitors this year – nearly 8% of the Icelandic population – and saw a 10% increase in tickets sales over 2009. During...  

05/10/2010 | Festivals | Iceland

Reykjavik boasts Jarmusch and Chomsky

Two high profile US personalities – filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and philosopher/linguist Noam Chomsky – will provide food for thought at the 7th Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF), which...  

27/09/2010 | Festivals | Iceland

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