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338 articles available in total starting from 19/09/2002. Last article published on 27/03/2024.

REPORT: Work in Progress @ Stockfish 2023

REPORT: Work in Progress @ Stockfish 2023

Camp Tripoli – Not a Love Story, Solitude and the TV show Descendants were among the works in progress presented in Reykjavík  

03/04/2023 | Stockfish 2023

Mike Downey  • Producer and chairman of the European Film Academy

Interview: Mike Downey • Producer and chairman of the European Film Academy

“If cinema is our most powerful art form, feature and documentary films are both its beating heart and its conscience”

After receiving an honorary award at Stockfish, the “old friend of Iceland” broke down his career and the role of the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk  

31/03/2023 | Stockfish 2023

Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Carolina Salas  • Artistic director and managing director, Stockfish Film Festival

Interview: Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Carolina Salas • Artistic director and managing director, Stockfish Film Festival

“There is something new happening, so come and take part in it”

The Icelandic festival’s new duo of directors want to attract both audiences and industry professionals to the Reykjavík-based gathering  

29/03/2023 | Stockfish 2023

Icelandic miniseries Blackport scoops nine statuettes at the Eddas

Icelandic miniseries Blackport scoops nine statuettes at the Eddas

Other big victors at this year’s edition were Ása Hjörleifsdóttir’s A Letter from Helga, Gudmundur Arnar Guðmundsson’s Beautiful Beings and Hlynur Pálmason’s Godland  

22/03/2023 | Festivals | Awards | Iceland

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

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