email print share on Facebook share on Twitter share on LinkedIn share on reddit pin on Pinterest

Iceland


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

Kormákur will climb Mount Everest for his next US feature

Kormákur will climb Mount Everest for his next US feature

After American blockbusters Contraband and 2 Guns, Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur films the 1996 mountain climbing disaster with Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin in the leads  

13/01/2014 | Production | Iceland/USA

When a gruesome murder rips apart an idyllic Arctic community

When a gruesome murder rips apart an idyllic Arctic community

After Game of Thrones, Fortitude will be the next UK-US television series to shoot in Iceland – about two detectives investigating a violent murder in “one of the safest towns on earth”  

17/12/2013 | Production | Iceland

US filmmakers and European broadcasters protest against Icelandic cuts

US filmmakers and European broadcasters protest against Icelandic cuts

American filmmakers including Clint Eastwood, Darren Aronofsky and Terrence Malick, who have all filmed in Iceland, urge the Icelandic government to reconsider  

16/12/2013 | Industry | 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

Iceland’s film industry objects to new cuts in public funding

Iceland’s film industry objects to new cuts in public funding

After 62% increases in 2012, the new Icelandic government will reduce state support of local film production by 39% in the 2014 national budget  

08/10/2013 | Production | 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

From the horse’s mouth: Erlingsson will fight for Iceland’s Oscar nomination

From the horse’s mouth: Erlingsson will fight for Iceland’s Oscar nomination

Icelandic actor-turned-director Benedikt Erlingsson’s feature debut Of Horses and Men is Iceland’s submission for the Best Foreign-Language Feature nomination  

25/09/2013 | Oscars 2014 | 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

Russia’s Calculator goes out, America’s Interstellar comes in

Russia’s Calculator goes out, America’s Interstellar comes in

Iceland – and the Icelandic film industry – profit from the country’s incentive scheme to attract international productions: 20% of the costs are reimbursed  

20/09/2013 | Production | Iceland

In spite of strong local fare, Icelandic admissions decrease in 2012

Icelandic directors Óskar Thór Axelsson's Black's Game and Baltasar Kormákur's The Deep made the Top 10 Films, but the total result was 4.3% less than in 2011  

26/02/2013 | Admissions | Iceland

Privacy Policy