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

Ben Rivers • Director of Bogancloch

Interview: Ben Rivers • Director of Bogancloch

"Oftentimes, you look at cinema and it's all about content, or all about the form, but I want them to work together in order to create a universe"

The British filmmaker tells us about his interest in repetition, as evidenced in his latest film, and his editing process  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Review: Bogancloch

Review: Bogancloch

Ben Rivers’ magnificent feature film invites us to observe the daily life of a character outside of time, a modern-day mystic who lives in accordance with nature’s rhythms  

12/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

REPORT: IceDocs Industry 2024

REPORT: IceDocs Industry 2024

Five projects took part in the workshop tutored by Marta Andreu, including the new film by Gústav Geir Bollason and producer Guðrún Edda Thorhannesdóttir’s first directing effort  

30/07/2024 | IceDocs 2024

Silence of Reason and The Stimming Pool share top prize at IceDocs

Silence of Reason and The Stimming Pool share top prize at IceDocs

In addition to the ex aequo award to Kumjana Novakova and The Neurocultures Collective, winners also include Klára Tasovská's I'm Not Everything I Want to Be  

23/07/2024 | IceDocs 2024 | Awards

Anna Maria Jóakimsdóttir-Hutri  • Director of Who Stands Up for Alvar?

Interview: Anna Maria Jóakimsdóttir-Hutri • Director of Who Stands Up for Alvar?

“How we treat the elderly is a measure of the health of a society”

As her film screens at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames, we talked to the Icelandic director about the importance of caring for the older generation  

28/06/2024 | Future Frames 2024

Rúnar Rúnarsson • Director of When the Light Breaks

Interview: Rúnar Rúnarsson • Director of When the Light Breaks

"I wanted the audience to get a sense of reality, beauty, and emotions in the grey zone, between the dark and bright peaks of life"

CANNES 2024: The Icelandic filmmaker talks about what's behind of his new film , an emotional and honest exploration of grief  

17/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

Review: When the Light Breaks

Review: When the Light Breaks

CANNES 2024: A group of Reykjavík art-school pals deal with a sudden tragedy in Rúnar Rúnarsson’s fourth feature  

16/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

Sara Nassim • Producer, S101 Films

Interview: Sara Nassim • Producer, S101 Films

“I love it when it’s challenging”

The Icelandic producer is heading to the suburbs for her next project, but it’s no Wisteria Lane  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

The Icelandic Film Centre kicks off a pilot project in sustainable filmmaking

The Icelandic Film Centre kicks off a pilot project in sustainable filmmaking

The initiative will offer a unique opportunity for production firms to adopt environmentally friendly practices  

17/04/2024 | Industry | Market | Iceland

At Stockfish, industry reps take stock of Icelandic film policy from 2020-2030

At Stockfish, industry reps take stock of Icelandic film policy from 2020-2030

The session surveying the health of the local film industry was followed by the launch of Massif, a brand-new location scouting platform  

15/04/2024 | Stockfish 2024

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