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380 articles available in total starting from 19/09/2002. Last article published on 26/06/2025.

Sundance selects Iceland's Rams and Denmark's Land of Mine

Sundance selects Iceland's Rams and Denmark's Land of Mine

Grímur Hákonarson and Martin Zandvliet will fly the Nordic colours at the American film festival in Utah from 21-31 January  

18/12/2015 | Sundance 2016 | Iceland/Denmark

Rúnar Rúnarsson  • Director

Interview: Rúnar Rúnarsson • Director

"Life is more complex than a single moral in 90 minutes"

At the Les Arcs European Film Festival, talented Icelandic director Rúnar Rúnarsson broke down his second feature film, Sparrows  

16/12/2015

A swim-in cinema and Foodies at Reykjavik’s Film Festival

A swim-in cinema and Foodies at Reykjavik’s Film Festival

David Cronenberg and Margarethe von Trotta have been honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 12th edition of Iceland’s international showcase  

05/10/2015 | Festivals | Iceland

Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson “wants to portray youth in a truthful way”

Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson “wants to portray youth in a truthful way”

The Icelandic director is filming his first feature, Heartstone, about two boys growing up in a small Icelandic fishing village  

17/09/2015 | Production | Iceland

Rams is Iceland’s Oscars hopeful

Rams is Iceland’s Oscars hopeful

Grímur Hákonarson’s festival winner will represent Iceland in the race for the Best Foreign-language Film nomination  

09/09/2015 | Oscars 2016 | Iceland

Rúnarsson’s Sparrows will fly to competition in San Sebastian

Rúnarsson’s Sparrows will fly to competition in San Sebastian

In his second feature, Icelandic director Rúnar Rúnarsson sends the lead character from his first film back to an earlier stage, but “things aren’t as they used to be”  

13/08/2015 | San Sebastián 2015 | Iceland

Victorious at Cannes, Iceland’s Rams conquer the world

Victorious at Cannes, Iceland’s Rams conquer the world

CANNES 2015: Grimur Hákonarson’s new feature joins Iceland’s main exports, selling for 14 territories at Cannes, where it won in Un Certain Regard  

29/05/2015 | Cannes 2015 | Market/Iceland

Grimur Hakonarson  • Director

Interview: Grimur Hakonarson • Director

Interview

CANNES 2015: Cineuropa met up with Icelandic director Grimur Hakonarson to talk about Rams, winner of the Un Certain Regard Prize  

16/05/2015

Coming down from Everest, Kormákur takes The Oath

Coming down from Everest, Kormákur takes The Oath

In production with the television series Trapped, the Icelandic director-producer is preparing a new English-language thriller  

08/05/2015 | Production | Iceland

Although sick, Icelandic Rams are heading for the Croisette

Although sick, Icelandic Rams are heading for the Croisette

Grímur Hákonarson’s second feature has been selected for Un Certain Regard at the Cannes International Film Festival, unspooling between 13 and 24 May  

21/04/2015 | Cannes 2015 | Un Certain Regard/Iceland

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