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

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Thorvaldur Kristjánsson • Actor

Interview: Thorvaldur Kristjánsson • Actor

"Playing a role means looking for something tangible"

BERLINALE 2023: The Icelandic actor talks about his approach to acting and how European cinema is a landscape for growing possibilities  

28/02/2023 | European Shooting Stars 2023

Dinara Drukarova • Director of Woman at Sea

Interview: Dinara Drukarova • Director of Woman at Sea

“I hope the film is received as both a visual poem and a realistic tale”

The Paris-based Russian actress chats to us about her directorial debut, adapted from the French literary hit Grand Marin by Catherine Poulain  

07/02/2023 | /France/Belgium/Iceland

Review: Structure

Review: Structure

Icelandic director Gústav Geir Bollason's first feature is a cryptic, no-dialogue hybrid with immersive sound design which seems to deal with the relationship between man and nature  

31/01/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition

Review: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Review: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Estonia’s Anna Hints makes her documentary feature debut with an earnest and affecting piece that examines the magic of a traditional smoke sauna and those who partake in it  

24/01/2023 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Anna Hints • Director of Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Interview: Anna Hints • Director of Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

“In the protective darkness of the smoke sauna, all emotions can come out, and no experience is too harsh or too embarrassing”

We sat down with the Estonian director to talk about her documentary feature debut and about the importance of sharing secrets  

23/01/2023 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Seven European film festivals found Smart7, an initiative to promote innovation

Seven European film festivals found Smart7, an initiative to promote innovation

The project is also an attempt to find tools for the betterment of the festival experience  

12/01/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Poland/Portugal/Greece/Romania/Spain/Iceland/Lithuania

Hilmar Oddsson, Hera Hilmar • Director of and actress in Driving Mum

Interview: Hilmar Oddsson, Hera Hilmar • Director of and actress in Driving Mum

"All good comedies are also tragedies"

We met up with the Icelandic director and his daughter, and actress in his latest film, to talk about inspiration and characters  

25/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Review: Driving Mum

Review: Driving Mum

Hilmar Oddsson’s comeback film feels rusty, just like his protagonist’s clapped-out car. But every once in a while, it actually runs smoothly  

24/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Review: Wolka

Review: Wolka

Suspense, tension and secrets from the past are probed in Iceland by a dangerous Polish woman on parole, in the last movie by the late Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson  

10/11/2022 | Arras 2022

Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson • Director of Beautiful Beings

Interview: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson • Director of Beautiful Beings

“The shoot was like a dance between the cinematographer, me and the kids”

The Oscar entry from Iceland is a coming-of-age drama about violence among young people as well as a manifesto on the importance of friendship  

08/11/2022 | Thessaloniki 2022

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