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

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The Nordic box office kept on growing in 2023, despite mixed fortunes

The Nordic box office kept on growing in 2023, despite mixed fortunes

Iceland had its best year since 2018, Denmark witnessed a slight decline in admissions, whilst Norway, Sweden and Finland’s theatres are filling up but are still emptier than in 2019  

23/01/2024 | Box Office | Iceland/Sweden/Finland/Denmark/Norway

Helena Stefánsdóttir’s Natatorium to world-premiere at Rotterdam

Helena Stefánsdóttir’s Natatorium to world-premiere at Rotterdam

The suspenseful and unnerving drama, sold internationally by LevelK, stars newcomer Ilmur María Arnarsdóttir in the leading role  

18/01/2024 | Production | Funding | Iceland/Finland

Runar Rúnarsson’s fourth feature, When the Light Breaks, to be presented at Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market

Runar Rúnarsson’s fourth feature, When the Light Breaks, to be presented at Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market

The Icelandic filmmaker’s new drama tackles the theme of grief and stars Let Me Fall actress Elín Hall Halldórsdóttir in the leading role  

17/01/2024 | Production | Funding | Iceland/Netherlands/France/Croatia

Icelandic drama Odd Fish in the making

Icelandic drama Odd Fish in the making

Helmed by Snævar Sölvason, the film broaches the themes of identity and acceptance and is set in a small community in the Westfjords  

24/11/2023 | Production | Funding | Iceland/Finland/Czech Republic

Ninna Pálmadóttir • Director of Solitude

Interview: Ninna Pálmadóttir • Director of Solitude

"Friendship is at the heart of the story"

The Icelandic filmmaker discusses her debut feature film, written by Rúnar Rúnarsson and centred on the unexpected friendship between an elderly man uprooted to the city and a lonely boy  

14/11/2023 | Arras 2023

Gísli Snær Erlingsson • Director, Icelandic Film Centre

Interview: Gísli Snær Erlingsson • Director, Icelandic Film Centre

“It’s a virtuous circle for all the Icelandic professionals whose abilities are enhanced when they work on their own projects”

The director of the Icelandic centre discusses the current boom of the local film industry  

11/10/2023 | Reykjavik 2023

Eight pubcasters launch New8, the biggest drama collaboration in Europe

Eight pubcasters launch New8, the biggest drama collaboration in Europe

The group of Northern and Western European broadcasters will share their best drama shows with each other  

11/10/2023 | MIA 2023

The SMART7 network launches first workshops for festival organisers

The SMART7 network launches first workshops for festival organisers

The inaugural pair of workshops will focus on promotion and sales, and sponsorship and fundraising, and will be hosted in early December in Wrocław  

10/10/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Poland/Portugal/ Greece/Romania/Spain/Iceland/Lithuania

The Reykjavik Golden Puffin goes to Baan

The Reykjavik Golden Puffin goes to Baan

Leonor Teles’ first narrative fictional feature film wins the New Visions competition in the 20th edition of the Icelandic event, and Orlando, My Political Biography the Different Tomorrow section  

09/10/2023 | Reykjavik 2023 | Awards

Thomas Bidegain • Director of Suddenly

Interview: Thomas Bidegain • Director of Suddenly

“Today, as if by chance, we’re realising that men have been ‘a little bit’ incompetent and that the contribution of women is helpful”

The French screenwriter and director discusses his second feature film as a director, a visceral combination of survival film and love story  

09/10/2023 | Namur 2023

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