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379 articles available in total starting from 19/09/2002. Last article published on 12/06/2025.

Review: Storm Alerts

Review: Storm Alerts

Bergur Bernburg presents a collage-like Icelandic docufiction, a formally fascinating but occasionally overly free-flying examination of defying biomedical diagnoses  

10/02 | IFFR 2025 | Harbour

Iceland’s first terror attack explored in Manifesto, created by Urður Egilsdóttir

Iceland’s first terror attack explored in Manifesto, created by Urður Egilsdóttir

Blending personal stakes with urgent societal issues, the Icelandic crime-thriller series reveals the human toll of extremism, guilt and betrayal in a once-peaceful nation  

27/01 | Production | Funding | Iceland

The 2024 Nordic box office sees mixed results

The 2024 Nordic box office sees mixed results

The region suffered declines in admissions, but local films thrived, with Denmark remaining the most stable market and Finland experiencing the steepest drop  

27/01 | Box Office | Norway/Denmark/Sweden/Finland/Iceland

Review: Touch

Review: Touch

In this cross-continental romantic drama, Baltasar Kormákur shows a gentler touch than he’s typically known for  

16/12/2024 | Les Arcs 2024

EXCLUSIVE: New sales outfit Open Kitchen Films launches, boards Eliza Petkova’s IDFA-bound doc Silent Observers

EXCLUSIVE: New sales outfit Open Kitchen Films launches, boards Eliza Petkova’s IDFA-bound doc Silent Observers

The new industry player was founded by director Petra Seliškar, Cinéphage Production’s Victor Ede, Icedocs’ Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir and former Autlook exec Martina Droandi  

15/11/2024 | Industry | Market | France/Iceland/Slovenia

Ugla Hauksdóttir’s thriller The Fires being sold by Bankside at the American Film Market

Ugla Hauksdóttir’s thriller The Fires being sold by Bankside at the American Film Market

Penned by Hauksdóttir herself together with Markus Englmair, the picture is an adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name by Sigríður Hagalín  

07/11/2024 | Production | Funding | Iceland/Poland

Review: The Day Iceland Stood Still

Review: The Day Iceland Stood Still

Pamela Hogan’s compelling documentary unpacks the story behind the legendary 1975 Icelandic women’s strike  

05/11/2024 | Jihlava 2024

Grímur Hákonarson, Sara Nassim • Director and producer of 200 Kopavogur

Interview: Grímur Hákonarson, Sara Nassim • Director and producer of 200 Kopavogur

“The film speaks to a very delicate subject – infertility – and how one deals with that”

The director-producer duo behind the project selected for the Nouveau Marché in Montreal unpick their story set in 1960s Iceland, revolving around a complex family dynamic  

14/10/2024 | Nouveau Cinéma Montréal 2024 | Nouveau Marché

Super Happy Forever scoops the Golden Puffin at Reykjavík

Super Happy Forever scoops the Golden Puffin at Reykjavík

The first solo feature by Japan’s Kohei Igarashi has won the New Visions competition at the 21st edition of the gathering, while A Different Tomorrow saw the victory of A New Kind of Wilderness  

07/10/2024 | Reykjavik 2024 | Awards

Ása Baldursdóttir, Hrönn Sveinsdóttir • Distributors, Bíó Paradís

Interview: Ása Baldursdóttir, Hrönn Sveinsdóttir • Distributors, Bíó Paradís

“Our relationship with the audience is like a great love affair”

The two distributors talk us through bringing international and Scandi hits to their audience and their own theatre, Iceland’s only arthouse venue  

22/08/2024 | Distributor of the Month

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