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The Quality of Dreams: Icelandic Director Ása Hjörleifsdóttir On The Icelandic Filmmaking Scene
It’s early Monday morning when I meet Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir, the latest director to shake up the Icelandic movie scene. Only a couple of days have passed since the premiere of her first feature-length film at the Toronto Film Festival—the intensely tragic…
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Filmmaker Not Involved With IS, Says Family
After Grapevine reported on the claim, which appeared in the New York Review of Books (NYRB), that an Icelandic filmmaker had filmed propaganda videos for the militant group Islamic State (IS), speculations appeared on the man’s identity. An Icelandic filmmaker is known…
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Filmmakers Should Know Little About Iceland
Icelandic filmmakers have expressed their surprise and bemusement at Promote Iceland’s decision to outsource the production of a recent promotional video to international producers Pulse Films. The video is part of Promote Iceland’s ongoing campaign, “Inspired by Iceland”, and supposed to introduce…