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Mysterious Sambíó Ad Rates Joker Five Stars
A Sambíó social media advert bluntly states that the recent film Joker: Folie A Deux has received multiple five-star reviews. The advert has left people perplexed given that the majority of film reviewers view it negatively, Vísir reports. The advert, posted on…
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Driving Mum Wins Film Of The Year And Takes Home Multiple Edda Awards
The 2024 Edda Film Awards were presented April 13, with 20 awards presented to films that premiered between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023. Hilmar Oddsson’s Á ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum) won a total of eight awards (out of ten…
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Grapevine Events: Cinema Extravaganza!
RIFF Swim In Cinema – The Truman Show September 30th at 19:30 – Sundhöllin – 3,400 ISK Reykjavík International Film Festival is back, baby! This much-loved gathering of film enthusiasts is just what we needed to usher in autumn. RIFF’s ever-popular swim-in…
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Riff It Up And Start Again: Reykjavík International Film Festival Welcomes Arthouse Cinema To Iceland
Cannes, Berlin, Venice… Reykjavík? Our petite, northern city might not be the first to spring to mind when it comes to cinema, but for 19 years now the people behind the Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) have been doing their darndest to…
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Bíó Paradís Will Be Closed For 6 Weeks Due To Maintenance
The Reykjavík only art-house cinema, Bíó Paradís, will be closed for maintenance for 6 weeks, starting from May 16th to June 30th. [su_pullquote]It’s AMA (Ask Me Anything) time, this Friday, May 13th! You can get in on the fun by joining one…
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Iceland’s Film History Traced In New TV Series
“Iceland: bíóland” is a new TV series starting on Sunday that explores the history of Icelandic cinema since the beginning of the 20th century. The show’s director, screenwriter and narrator, Ásgrímur Sverrisson, spoke with RÚV about the show and what it will…
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Björk To Play Witch In Sjón’s Upcoming Viking Film
Björk Guðmundsdóttir is set to play a witch in the upcoming Viking film The Northman, RÚV reports. The film will star the brothers Bill and Alexander Skarsgård and Hollywood stars Willem Dafoe and Nicole Kidman, amongst others. Sjón wrote the screenplay together…
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Last Words: Disney Minus
With the new ‘Mulan’ to hit Disney Plus in lieu of theatres on September 4th and a live-action ‘Hercules’ recently announced, now’s the perfect time to reflect on the veritable Pandora’s box of live-action Disney remakes that have hit the screen in…
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Bíó Paradís Is Saved!
After facing the very real possibilty of closing its doors forever, the arthouse cinema and cultural institution Bíó Paradís has now been saved by an agreement with the owners of the building. Earlier this year, the news had broke that Bíó Paradís…
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Icelandic Film Industry Calls On Government To Save Bíó Paradís
Four leading bodies in the Icelandic film industry have called on Minister of Education and Culture Lilja Alfreðsdóttir to step in to save Bíó Paradís, Fréttablaðiðreports. Faced with an estimated 300% rent rise, the cinema’s managing director Hrönn Sveinsdóttir announced that Iceland’s…
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An Unusual Year in Icelandic Cinema As Usual
It‘s been a good year for Icelandic cinema with 66 films accepted into international film festivals. This ranges from classic fare such as Friðrik Þór Friðrikson’s 1991 Oscar nominee Children of Nature to last year’s brilliant And Breathe Normally, as well as…
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Cold Cuts: The Frostbiter Horror Film Festival Will Make You Shiver
For those who appreciate a decent scare, there is no better place to be than Akranes this November. Since 2016, husband and wife team Lovísa Lára Halldórsdóttir and Ársæll Rafn Erlingsson have headed up the Frostbiter Icelandic Horror Film Festival in the…
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On The Edge Of Morality: Börkur Sigþórsson On His New Film “Vargur”
After the international success of the Icelandic TV series “Trapped,” Icelandic director Börkur Sigþórsson is close to finishing his new film called “Vargur” which will be in theatres on May 4th. In a noir-style crime story, two Icelandic brothers are trying to…
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Keeping It Real: Icelandic Director Ísold Uggadóttir Talks “And Breathe Normally”
Not many Icelandic movies manage to step away from the idyllic scenery of nature and burst into the international scene with great success. Coming-of-age movies and romantically shot films that are set in the breathtaking heart of the Icelandic countryside do well,…
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The Weekend Edit: 4 Things To Do In Reykjavík This Weekend
Unsure of what to do on your weekend off in Reykjavík? You’re in luck: this particular weekend is ripe with interesting events scattered all over town that will keep you occupied. Design festival DesignMarch has exhibitions, lectures and pop-ups organised until Sunday,…
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Pain And Empathy In Award Winning Movie ‘And Breathe Normally’
A recent American film suggests that no one cares about dentists. Much the same can be said about border guards, who at best force you to unpack in front of them and make you forget your wallet at security before going on…
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Total Of Icelandic Women In Movies Hits Lowest Number Since The 1970s
From the year 2010, the number of Icelandic movies directed by women has been slowly falling. It currently stands at 6%—a substantial decrease from the 21% recorded between 1990 and 1999, RÚV reports. The data comes from Statistics Iceland, who calculated that…
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Festival Season Arrives: Whiling Away Winter in the City Cinemas
Back in the dark ages before the advent of Bíó Paradís, one of the few opportunities Reykvikians had to see non-Hollywood films on the big screen was during the French film festival. While things are not quite so bad for the cinephile…
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Icelander In The Crew Of Oscar Nominated ‘The Breadwinner’
Academy Awards night is almost upon us, and as the evening draws near hints about the nominees, both artists and movies, begin to pop up on the Internet. No Icelandic movie has been nominated this year—go figure! However, Icelanders are notoriously good…
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Breaking Boundaries: The Reykjavík International Film Festival holds its 14th edition
This year’s Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) will be held on 28 September, all the way through to 8 October. The program is made up of diverse films offering something for every film fanatic. Featuring an array of films to see over…
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The Saga Of Icelandic Cinema: ‘Rokk í Reykjavík’
A legendary document of 101 cool in the pre-Inspired by Iceland era, rockumentary ‘Rokk í Reykjavík’ (1982) captures the ascendancy of a generation of young Icelanders taking American and British influences for granted, and moving beyond them to forge a pop culture…
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Parliament Approves Rebate For Film Production
Parliament has approved a measure which is intended to increase Iceland’s competitiveness in the global film industry, by raising the rebate to film producers. Vísir reports that parliament has approved a measure raising the production rebate from 20% to 25%. In addition,…
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Fúsi Wins Nordic Council Film Prize
Icelandic film, Fúsi (Virgin Mountain) won the Nordic Council Film Prize at an award ceremony in Harpa last night, reports RÚV. This is the second year running that an Icelandic film takes the prize and director Dagur Kári welcomed the honour by informing…