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

11 Icelandic Edda awards go into The Deep

Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur’s real-life drama about a historical shipwreck that one man miraculously survived, swept the Icelandic national film awards  

19/02/2013 | Awards | Iceland

The Deep aims high with 16 nominations for Iceland's Edda Awards

Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur's Oscar candidate and Óskar Þór Axelsson's Black's Game compete in 16 and 15 categories for Iceland's national film award  

15/02/2013 | Awards | Iceland

Eurimages support for Rocketman from top Icelandic film-makers Dagur Kári and Baltasar Kormákur

Baltasar Kormákur will produce Dagur Kari's first Icelandic-language feature since 2003: "I have been a fan of his work since he started."  

11/01/2013 | Production | Iceland

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

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