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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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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

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson • Director

Interview: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson • Director

"When I start to think of a story, I listen to a lot of music, all kinds of music"

The Nordic Film Days dedicated an homage to the Icelandic director, who has brought international recognition to his national cinema over the years with his many successful films  

07/11/2022 | /Iceland

REPORT: Works in Progress @ Reykjavík 2022

REPORT: Works in Progress @ Reykjavík 2022

A plethora of projects from Iceland as well as Spain were presented at the Reykjavík International Film Festival’s industry event  

25/10/2022 | Reykjavík 2022

Review: Summerlight... And Then Comes the Night

Review: Summerlight... And Then Comes the Night

Elfar Aðalsteins looks on the highs and lows of small-town Icelandic life with a well-meaning but sentimental eye  

19/10/2022 | Reykjavík 2022

Baltasar Kormákur’s romantic drama Touch in the works

Baltasar Kormákur’s romantic drama Touch in the works

The new project, set in the UK, Iceland and Japan, spans several decades and follows a widower’s emotional journey to find his first love, who disappeared 50 years ago  

13/10/2022 | Production | Funding | Iceland/UK

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