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

Icelandic 'fisherman's son' trilogy will be condensed for feature

"His work is perfect to adapt for the big screen," said Icelandic producer Gudrún Udda Thorhannesdóttir of Jón Kalman Stefansson’s award-winning epic  

03/12/2012 | Production | Iceland

Icelandic showcases in Kilkenny and Rome plus more money for production

While Icelandic films travel to Ireland and Italy, the Icelandic Film Centre looks forward to extra government money, which will bring the situation back to normal  

23/11/2012 | Industry | Iceland

'Living with your parents can be trying, especially when they are dead'

Shooting in Reykjavik, Icelandic director Ágúst Gudmundsson's Spooks and Spirits - his first feature in eight years - is a black comedy about a house that is not easy to sell  

06/11/2012 | Production | 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

Iceland's The Deep surfaces in the race for an Oscar

Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur's depiction of "an iconic moment in the country's history, which everyone over 35 remembers" goes for a nomination as Best Foreign Language Feature  

27/09/2012 | Oscars 2013 | Iceland

Little Big and Spellbound feel more At Home in Iceland and save €700,000

Swedish director Maximilian Hult follows Oblivion and Noah on locations in Iceland, where state incentives, longer shooting days and less travel have cut the budget by almost a third  

04/09/2012 | Production | Sweden/Iceland

Best year ever for shooting American films – in Iceland

One major US production replaces the other in the little country with a 319,575 population, which reimburses 20% of the costs and has other benefits to offer  

22/08/2012 | Production | Iceland

Still go-go in Fridriksson, now preparing Staying Alive

Icelandic Oscar-nominated director Fridrik Thór Fridriksson will shoot comedy-drama about a lesbian spinster who is obsessed with funerals  

22/05/2012 | Production | Iceland

Six decades of Icelandic cinema on show at NY’s Lincoln Center

Hafsteinn Sigurdsson’s Either Way will open the so far largest Icelandic showcase abroad, comprising 19 features produced between 1949-2011  

26/03/2012 | Events | Iceland/USA

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