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2015: The Year The Icelandic Indie Film Community Awakened Some More, Potentially,
Ísland, bezt í heimi! The biggest film of 2015—nay, the biggest film of ALL TIME (*projected)—was Icelandic, or anyway a few scenes of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ were shot here. Tour companies are no doubt designing itineraries for their Ice Planet…
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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…
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Triumph At Tribeca: Dagur Kári’s Advent Into Adulthood
When news came through late one Sunday night in April that filmmaker Dagur Kári Pétursson’s latest film ‘Fúsi’ (AKA ‘Virgin Mountain’) had triumphed at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, winning three of the main awards (best original screenplay, best narrative…
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Dagur Kári’s ‘Virgin Mountain’ Wins Top Prizes At Tribeca, Gunnar Jónsson Named Best Actor
Director Dagur Kári’s latest film, Virgin Mountain dominated New York’s Tribeca Film Festival last night, taking the prize for the festival’s world narrative competition, along with winning best screenplay. Furthermore, the film’s leading man Gunnar Jónsson, was named best actor. This is great news!…