title: Wine of the House

overview: A short film about how everything that can go wrong goes so bad that going wrong takes on a new meaning.

title: Wine of the House

job: Editor

job: Production Manager

original_title: Vín hússins


title: Burst

type: Poster

status: Released

overview: A couple shares an intimate moment in their bedroom. His attempts to arouse her go seriously wrong, resulting in a series of emotional, physical and hydrological explosions.

title: Burst

job: Director

department: Directing

type: Crew

job: Producer

department: Production

job: Gaffer

department: Lighting

department: Editing

job: Foley

department: Sound

job: Assistant Director

job: Screenplay

department: Writing

job: Assistant Camera

department: Camera

job: Sound

job: Music

job: Associate Producer

job: Choreographer

department: Crew

job: Special Effects

job: Color Grading

job: Production Design

department: Art

job: Costume Design

department: Costume & Make-Up

job: Director of Photography

original_title: Burst

original_language: is


title: Anna's Day

title: Anna's Day

original_title: Dagur Önnu


title: Full House

title: Full House

job: Editor

job: Production Manager

job: Art Direction

job: Co-Producer

job: Sound Recordist

job: Script Supervisor

original_title: Fullt hús


title: Kissing

title: Kissing

job: Director

job: Producer

job: Screenplay

job: Executive Producer

original_title: Kossar


title: Sympathy

overview: The three-woman strong artists' collaboration The Icelandic Love Corporation's animation guides the viewer to friendship through the world's perils and paranoia. Narrated in the grey hues of a 1970s Czech cartoon, the forces of good and evil battle it out in a mythical universe as Hieronymus Bosch-style creatures meet Icelandic elves to a drum-solo frenzy. And at the end, we receive the hard won advice on how to stay (or become) sympathetic.

title: Sympathy

title: Sympathy

overview: Korte film: De samenwerking tussen drie vrouwelijke artiesten De animatie van The Icelandic Love Corporation leidt de kijker naar vriendschap door de gevaren en paranoia van de wereld. Verteld in de grijze tinten van een Tsjechische tekenfilm uit de jaren zeventig, strijden de krachten van goed en kwaad tegen elkaar in een mythisch universum, terwijl wezens in Jheronimus Bosch-stijl IJslandse elfen ontmoeten in een drumsolo-waanzin. En aan het eind ontvangen we het zwaarbevochten advies over hoe we sympathiek kunnen blijven (of worden).

job: Animation

department: Visual Effects

job: Music

job: Sound

original_title: Sympathy


title: While the Cat's Away

overview: When a young pedantic daughter is at work, her mother transforms into a passionate dancer, using their overfilled flat as a stage. A heartwarming comedy about prejudice, self-respect and dreams fulfilled.

title: While the Cat's Away

title: While the Cat's Away

overview: Als een jonge pedante dochter aan het werk is, verandert haar moeder in een gepassioneerd danseres, die hun overvolle flat als podium gebruikt. Een hartverwarmende komedie over vooroordelen, zelfrespect en dromen die in vervulling gaan.

job: Assistant Camera

job: Painter

job: Best Boy Grip

job: Assistant Director

job: Makeup & Hair

job: Hair Designer

job: Costumer

job: Key Grip

job: Gaffer

original_title: While the Cat's Away


title: All things beautiful

title: All things beautiful

original_title: Allir hlutir fallegir


title: The Hungry Ghost

title: The Hungry Ghost

job: Production Manager

original_title: Draugurinn Svangi


title: Memphis

overview: To start with we are led to believe the setting is a country-hotel of some sort. In the end we discover this is a State Rehabilitation Facility and everything that happens is a carefully orchestrated escape plot by some of the inmates. The film was shot on location at an isolated boarding school in Saelingsdalur in the west of Iceland. The school is used as a hotel during the summer months but the film takes place in the wintertime.

title: Memphis

job: Director

job: Director of Photography

original_title: Memphis


title: Bráðin

title: Bráðin

job: Screenplay

job: Producer

original_title: Bráðin


title: Crying Monkey, Secret Ballet

title: Crying Monkey, Secret Ballet

original_title: Grátandi api, ballett í leynum


title: Handy Man for Mom

title: Handy Man for Mom

job: Editor

original_title: Handlaginn maður handa mömmu


title: Homo Activitus

title: Homo Activitus

job: Camera Operator

job: Music

original_title: Homo Activitus


title: At the Frontlines

title: At the Frontlines

job: Lighting Artist

original_title: Í Fremstu Víglínu


title: Crossroads

overview: Within the walls of the hospital, the duo develops a strong visceral relationship that eventually takes them to an unknown emotional territory bouncing them between supposed fantasy and the vicious reality of life.

title: Crossroads

character: Mental Patient

type: Cast

job: Compositor

job: Line Producer

job: Prop Designer

job: Sound Re-Recording Mixer

job: Animal Coordinator

job: Sound

job: Sound Editor

job: Co-Producer

job: Assistant Camera

job: Animation Coordinator

job: Assistant Editor

job: Script Supervisor

job: Production Design


title: P.S.

title: P.S.

job: Screenplay

job: Director


title: Red Buses

title: Red Buses

original_title: Rauðar Rútur


title: A Dark Spring

overview: A Dark Spring portrays the last day in a young man’s life. A young man sits on a bench by the Reykjavik Lake, keeping a promise to his childhood love, a promise made fifteen years earlier. As the day grows old he still waits the long wait, in small hope of being reunited with his lost love. A young woman bearing remarkable resemblance to his young love seduces him to abandon the long wait, and his principles. By doing so, the young man pays the ultimate price.

title: A Dark Spring

job: Music

job: Director of Photography

job: Producer

job: Editor

original_title: Vor í Myrkri


title: Puffling Adventure

title: Puffling Adventure

original_title: Pysjuævintýri


title: Viktor

overview: Victor is the story of a conscientious if somewhat withdrawn traffic warden who through a series of mishaps finally finds his place in life. While the setting is unusual the film addresses a wide range of emotions and morality; Love, deceit, frustrated longings and human dignity.  Victor, the eponymous hero of the film, is torn between his desire for the supermodel Kate le Font and the genuine affection of his co-worker Herdis. Victor's story comes to a head when a crooked traffic warden accuses him to hide his own crimes. With Herdis' help our hero narrowly avoids disaster.  In a surprisingly complex plot, the film illustrates the dangers of repressed emotions, the liberating power of love and the ultimate triumph of good. All this takes place within the microcosmic context of the traffic warden's world which becomes a reflection of all human drama.

title: Viktor

job: Costume Design

job: Hair Designer

job: Makeup & Hair

original_title: Victor


title: ELEGY - Yugoslavia Why?

title: ELEGY - Yugoslavia Why?

original_title: ELEGY - Yugoslavia Why?


title: Man under the influence

title: Man under the influence

original_title: Maður undir áhrifum


title: Old Spice

overview: There is an old barbershop in the center of town. This is where Einar has cut hair for half a century or so. He has seen good times and bad times but independent from contemporary tendencies, he has always maintained his own style, but in recent years he has had to deal with the inevitable, his customers grow older, and one by one they slowly disappear. One day they simply don’t show up for their scheduled haircut. But what happens when one of his customers keeps coming after he is dead.

title: Old Spice

job: Assistant Director

job: Executive Producer

job: Gaffer

job: Lighting Artist

job: Camera Loader

job: Production Assistant

job: Sound Engineer

job: Still Photographer

original_title: Old Spice

production_countries: DK IS


title: Flying Blind

overview: One day a heavy smoker finally quits his habit exactly when the clock hits noon. After years of thinking about it, he has reached a point of no return. During the next hour he has to face a series of unexpected irritations. Can he resist the temptation of the seductive cigarette? Has he picked the right day for such torture?

title: Flying Blind

job: Sound Designer

job: Screenplay

job: Production Design

original_title: Á Blindflugi


title: The Collector

title: The Collector

original_title: The Collector


title: Materalistic Love

title: Materalistic Love

title: حب مادي

overview: قصة رسوم متحركة تستكشف العلاقة بين الحب الحقيقي والطمع المادي. تتشابك مصائر الشخصيات وتتكشف حقائق عن طبيعة المشاعر الإنسانية عندما تصطدم بإغراءات العالم المادي.

job: Director

original_title: Efnisleg ást


title: No Christmas without Bassi

title: No Christmas without Bassi

original_title: Engin jól án Bassa


title: False Teeth

overview: In the film we meet the mystical Anna. She is an ambitious dentist with nothing on her mind but teeth and dentistry, a callous woman who seems to be living in her own world.

title: False Teeth

job: Director of Photography

job: Music

job: Producer

job: Art Direction

job: Best Boy Grip

job: Assistant Camera

job: Script Supervisor

job: Sound

job: Special Effects

original_title: Falskar Tennur


title: Iceland is the Dream

title: Iceland is the Dream

original_title: Ísland er draumurinn


title: Jean

overview: Jean tells, in an ironic way, the story of a French banker and his troublesome marriage with the adorable Jean. We hear his thoughts on love, death and marriage. The film is in English with strong French accent.

title: Jean

job: Editor

original_title: Jean

production_countries: FI IS


title: Kalt Borð

title: Kalt Borð

job: Assistant Editor

job: Costume Design

job: Costumer

job: Executive Producer

job: Foley

job: Gaffer

job: Hair Designer

job: Key Grip

job: Makeup & Hair

job: Production Assistant

job: Production Manager

job: Prop Designer

job: Sound Re-Recording Mixer

job: Sound Editor

original_title: Kalt Borð


title: Lucifer

title: Lucifer

job: Director

original_title: Lúsífer


title: Miranda

overview: From childhood to adulthood in 10 steps: sex, alcohol, drugs, rock and roll, Middle Class Hell, jolly geezers, true love, fear and loathing. And, remember - don't look back in anger! In fact, don't look at back at all.

title: Miranda

job: Screenplay

original_title: Miranda


title: The Happy End

overview: A middle aged worker does all he can to provide his wife and daughter with good living conditions. They are ungrateful and do not return his affections. When he has an accident at work and goes home in the afternoon, he finds the time to think about how to solve the communication problems in his family. This takes however an unforeseen route.

title: The Happy End

job: Director of Photography

job: Editor

job: Music

job: Sound

job: Sound Designer

original_title: Sjálfvirkinn


title: Slurpinn & Co.

title: Slurpinn & Co.

job: Foley

job: Co-Producer

job: Assistant Director

job: Costume Design

job: Producer

job: Assistant Camera

job: Camera Loader

job: Production Design

job: Still Photographer

job: Title Designer

job: Special Effects

original_title: Slurpinn & Co.


title: The Violinmaker

title: The Violinmaker

job: Writer

job: Director

original_title: Fiðlusmiðurinn


title: Four in Trouble

overview: A 12 years old girl is playing with her friends outside her home with the remote controlled car of her brother. The car ends up in the neighbouring garden were the neighbour grabs it and drives away with it. There starts the dangerous chase for the lost car.

title: Four in Trouble

job: Screenplay

original_title: Fjögur í rusli


title: God is good

overview: A film about teenage drug use and its consequences.

title: God is good

title: Guð er góður

overview: Een film over drugsgebruik onder tieners en de gevolgen ervan.

original_title: Guð er góður


title: Rat Race

title: Rat Race

original_title: Lífsg(æði)


title: Cell phones banned

title: Cell phones banned

original_title: Notkun farsíma bönnuð


title: Oiko Logos

overview: Oiko logos takes place in an ecosystem which is totally silent. But the inhabitants use sounds as a basic nourishment and therefore they have to travel to other ecosystems to collect sounds. In the film we see how particular sounds affects the life of the ecosystem.

title: Oiko Logos

job: Music

job: Director of Photography

job: Editor

job: Executive Producer

job: Special Effects Makeup Artist

original_title: Oiko Logos


title: Amalgam

overview: The film is a conversation between the director and the composer. The image and the music relate to each other, creating a very special kind of a tension.

title: Amalgam

original_title: Amalgam


title: Anna

title: Anna

original_title: Anna


title: Ein-vera

title: Ein-vera

original_title: Ein-vera


title: Gas

title: Gas

job: Production Manager

job: Sound

original_title: Gas


title: Weekend in Auschwitz

title: Weekend in Auschwitz

original_title: Helgarferð til Auschwitz


title: Helvítis Reykjavík

title: Helvítis Reykjavík

original_title: Helvítis Reykjavík


title: Upp úr þurru

title: Upp úr þurru

original_title: Upp úr þurru


title: Einelti

title: Einelti

original_title: Einelti


title: When Dreams Come True

overview: The staff at the bureau of values may be the greatest bureaucrats in the world, but they have the most colourful dreams, not to mention their nightmare Rosie, is like a breath of fresh air when she comes into the office just before closing-time, raising everybody’s spirits. Live action and animation combined in a comedy.

title: When Dreams Come True

job: Costume Design

original_title: Í draumi sérhvers manns


title: Toilet Culture

overview: The film is about the culture that has developed in public lavatories.

title: Toilet Culture

original_title: Klósettmenning


title: Kronic

title: Kronic

original_title: Kronic


title: The Lazy Girl

title: The Lazy Girl

job: Choreographer

original_title: Lata Stelpan


title: Pleasure

title: Pleasure

job: Producer

original_title: Nautn nr. 1


title: The Resourceful Girl

overview: A story of a ten year old girl, Erla, who finds a flute nobody else can hear and meets a boy nobody else can see. The boy turns out to be an elf who tells her that a spell has been cast on her father. Much to Erla's horror, her father is turned to stone when he's moving rocks around in the park, looking for worms. Erla's new found friend is the only one who can guide her on a search for a magic egg possessed by the big trolls in the mountains and said to be the only remedy for people who have been turned to stone.

title: The Resourceful Girl

job: Sound Engineer

job: Sound Designer

job: Makeup & Hair

job: Hair Designer

job: Production Design

original_title: Ráðagóða Stelpan


title: Two Little Girls And A War

overview: In an unspecified war-torn European country, two young girls, aged about 8 and 4, struggle to survive, the older girl having to find food and shelter. When a truckload of soldiers, having gang-raped a discarded naked woman, spots them in a house, the girls are forced up into the attic, but there appears to be no escape. Then the older girl tears their clothing, smears red muck over them, and orders the 4-year-old to lie still. This has the desired effect of convincing the men the girls had been raped and murdered, and they leave.

title: Two Little Girls And A War

job: Director

original_title: Zwei Mädchen im Krieg


title: 9th & Hennepin

title: 9th & Hennepin

job: Screenplay

original_title: 9th & Hennepin


title: The Unemployed

title: The Unemployed

original_title: Atvinnuleysinginn


title: Dead Angels

title: Dead Angels

original_title: Dead Angels


title: Leap Year

title: Leap Year

job: Music

original_title: Hlaupár


title: Journey to the Center of the Earth

title: Journey to the Center of the Earth

job: Director of Photography

original_title: Ferðin að miðju jarðar


title: Laggó

title: Laggó

job: Original Music Composer

original_title: Laggó


title: Overeating

title: Overeating

original_title: Matarsýki


title: I'll nail you next

title: I'll nail you next

job: Editor

original_title: Negli þig næst


title: Opacity

overview: A modern businessman surrounded by all the trappings of success, picks up a beautiful woman who is hitchhiking along a lonely stretch of road in the south. Quiet, mysterious, the woman is an artist on the way to Meðalland to sketch. Always ready to take advantage of an opportunity, the young man adjusts his itinerary to help the beautiful artist, and with luck, he thinks, help himself add another notch to his sexual belt. But all is not what it seems in this world. The question arises as to whether all the expensive aids of modern affluent society can help him avoid what appear to be forces that transcend time - or is it all imagination, or hallucination, or both?

title: Opacity

original_title: Nifl


title: Some Girls Are Bigger than Others

title: Some Girls Are Bigger than Others

title: Some Girls Are Bigger than Others

original_title: Some Girls Are Bigger than Others


title: TF-3BB

overview: The film is about a visit from outer space, where the aliens turn out to be uncomfortably small.

title: TF-3BB


title: Addict for Attention

title: Addict for Attention

original_title: Athyglissýki


title: Camera Obscura

title: Camera Obscura

original_title: Camera Obscura


title: I love you Stella

title: I love you Stella

original_title: Ég elska þig Stella


title: Gaddavír í gelgjunni

title: Gaddavír í gelgjunni

original_title: Gaddavír í gelgjunni


title: Scent

title: Scent

original_title: Ilmur


title: Limir á lausu I

title: Limir á lausu I

original_title: Limir á lausu I


title: Limir á lausu II

title: Limir á lausu II

original_title: Limir á lausu II


title: Oh Bodo

title: Oh Bodo

original_title: Oh Bodo


title: Swan

overview: Swan is an old man from the country. He comes alone to the city to get medical treatment. But the city is not welcoming. Nobody wants to have anything to do with him. Then he discovers that it might have to do with his clothes - if he just had clothes like those gentlemen he sees in the streets.

title: Swan

title: Svanur

overview: Svanur er gamall maður úr sveitinni. Hann kemur einn til borgarinnar til að fá læknismeðferð. En borgin er ekki velkomin. Enginn vill hafa neitt með hann að gera. Þá uppgötvar hann að það gæti tengst fötunum hans - ef hann hefði bara verið í fötum eins og þessir herrar sem hann sér á götunum.

job: Executive Producer

original_title: Svanur


title: Bonni & Bonnie and Cindeo

title: Bonni & Bonnie and Cindeo

original_title: Bonni & Bonnie and Cindeo


title: Fyrsti íslenski blúsarinn

title: Fyrsti íslenski blúsarinn

original_title: Fyrsti íslenski blúsarinn


title: Seppi

title: Seppi

job: Animal Coordinator

job: Production Manager

job: Prop Designer

original_title: Seppi


title: Spurning um svar

title: Spurning um svar

original_title: Spurning um svar


title: A Fairy Tale of Our Time

overview: A story in the form of a fairy tale, that tells of the time the Princess calls upon her hero to slay the modern day dragon. The film is unusual in the way it portrays ecological issues in a highly artistic way.

title: A Fairy Tale of Our Time

job: Animation

job: Camera Operator

job: Costume Design

job: Sound

job: Still Photographer

original_title: Ævintýri á okkar tímum


title: Denni

title: Denni

original_title: Denni


title: Happy Birthday

title: Happy Birthday

original_title: Happy Birthday


title: Mines That Explode Later (Than Expected)

original_title: Ókunn dufl


title: Dog Feelings

overview: Dog Feelings is about a dog and his views of the world outside his closed space. This dog has a feeling that something bad is about to happen. Unable to prevent it he tries to warn the humans on the other side of the wall.

title: Dog Feelings

job: Producer

job: Sound Editor

job: Sound Engineer

original_title: Hundakúnstir


title: The Fortress

overview: A story of love and betrayal. One summer night, two friends, Ketill and Eyjólfur, are heading to an isolated farm in a taxi, in search for Herdís, former fiancé of Ketill. He has been abroad all winter and wants to know why she left him the day before his departure, last autumn. Reluctant to face her for fear of what he may find out, he is urged on by Eyjólfur. The course of events takes an unexpected direction.

title: The Fortress

job: Director

job: Screenplay

job: Hair Designer

job: Makeup & Hair

job: Production Design

original_title: Virkið


title: Anno Domini

title: Anno Domini

original_title: Anno Domini


title: The Football Kid

overview: Willy, seven years old, is more interested in books than sports while his father, ex-football star, is determined to make a football player out of him. Willy realizes that he cannot live up to his father's expectations but feels compelled to give him what he always wanted. One day, Willy finds a solution to the problem.

title: The Football Kid

job: Editor

job: Art Direction

job: Director of Photography

job: Music

original_title: Enginn venjulegur drengur


title: Pretty Angels

title: Pretty Angels

original_title: Englakroppur


title: Flugþrá

title: Flugþrá

job: Graphic Designer

job: Lighting Artist

job: Sound Re-Recording Mixer

job: Assistant Camera

job: Script Supervisor

job: Leadman

job: Color Grading

job: Prop Designer

job: Line Producer

original_title: Flugþrá


title: Sounds

overview: The morning after a drunken party, a young man is interrupted by all sorts of sounds. He finds a way of dealing with them.

title: Sounds

job: Director

job: Sound

job: Screenplay

job: Producer

job: Costume Design

original_title: Hljóð


title: Hýri Morðinginn

title: Hýri Morðinginn

original_title: Hýri Morðinginn


title: SSL-25 (Special Squad Laugarnesvegur 25)

job: Editor

original_title: SSL-25 (Sérsveitin Laugarnesvegi 25)


title: Feigðartuldur

title: Feigðartuldur

original_title: Feigðartuldur


title: Frida's Journey

overview: An old woman, Frída, awaits her death in a country hospital. Every morning, a nurse moves her to a window at the end of a long corridor. One day, her mind drifts back to a day from her youth when she had to cross a large river on horseback.

title: Frida's Journey

job: Director of Photography

job: Art Direction

job: Production Design

original_title: Ferðalag Fríðu


title: Með allt á þurru

overview: Dramatized educational film about alcoholism in the past and the present.

title: Með allt á þurru

original_title: Með allt á þurru


title: Full Name, Simon Peter

overview: The film is about a little boy, living in the centre of Reykjavík during the first years of Second World War. While poverty is still a fact of life, the business of war slowly begins to affect people's lives. Gradually, the terrors of war filter through into the young boy's mind.

title: Full Name, Simon Peter

job: Lighting Artist

job: Music

original_title: Símon Pétur fullu nafni


title: Excellent Visibility

overview: A poetic short film about a lone soldier set in the Icelandic interior. His luck runs out when, armed with cannon, he attempts to threaten Mother Nature.

title: Excellent Visibility

original_title: Skyggni ágætt


title: Vernissage

title: Vernissage

original_title: Vernissage


title: Ekki ég heldur þú

title: Ekki ég heldur þú

original_title: Ekki ég heldur þú


title: By Herself

overview: Inspired by a poem by Lars Norén, By Herself is an oneiric film about a woman who lives alone and who comes home late one evening. Beautifully filmed, By Herself is a film that dwells on the mysteries of time, loneliness, and desire.

title: By Herself

original_title: Kona ein


title: Forever Champion

overview: Forever Champion is a woman's memories of her next-door neighbour, his passion for running and how she went along because she only wanted to be with him. When he dies, she is left alone with the memories filed in a scrapbook and inside her closed mind.

title: Forever Champion

original_title: Meistari að eilífu


title: Cinderella and the Man Who Had No Trousers

overview: The film tells the story of Maja and Nikulás meeting and how they develop a friendship when she starts to visit him regularly. This worries Bergur, Nikulás' son, especially after he learns that his father intends to leave the girl an inheritance, a Chinese vase. Bergur takes action, and the short-lived adventure ends in a more tragic way than is usually the case in fairy tales.

job: Makeup & Hair

original_title: Öskubuska og maðurinn sem átti engar buxur


title: Pink Bowties

title: Pink Bowties

job: Post-Production Manager

job: Camera Operator

original_title: Bleikar Slaufur


title: No Colour Blue

title: No Colour Blue

original_title: No Colour Blue


title: The Pope and the Black Madonna

title: The Pope and the Black Madonna

original_title: Páfinn og svarta madonnan


title: Items II

title: Items II

original_title: Items II


title: Rainbow

title: Rainbow

original_title: Regnbogi


title: Curious Dutch

title: Curious Dutch

original_title: Forvitnir Hollendingar


title: Window

title: Window

original_title: Gluggi


title: Pendulum Eye Exercise

title: Pendulum Eye Exercise

original_title: Pendulum um augnæfingar


title: Self

title: Self

original_title: Self


title: A Wall and a Floor

title: A Wall and a Floor

original_title: A Wall and a Floor


title: The Broad Gate to Heaven

overview: A pop opera with a moralistic undertone.

title: The Broad Gate to Heaven

title: Himnahurðin breið

overview: Een pop opera met een moralistische ondertoon.

job: Production Assistant

original_title: Himnahurðin breið


title: A Little Swelling

overview: A drama shot on location in Reykjavík which deals with the pregnancy of a 16 year old schoolgirl and the effect it has on her life. This is an unusual look at a classic situation through the eyes of the young mother-to-be. Humour heightens the refreshingly new treatment of the subject matter.

title: A Little Swelling

job: Animation

original_title: Lítil þúfa


title: Isolation

title: Isolation

original_title: Isolation


title: Items

title: Items

original_title: Items


title: November 1979

title: November 1979

original_title: Nóvember 1979


title: Comment Without Reason

title: Comment Without Reason

original_title: Comment Without Reason


title: Living Picture

title: Living Picture

original_title: Lifandi Mynd


title: Lily

overview: At the beginning of the film, three medical students are hunting for a body to use for research purposes. They hear of a tramp that has been found dead. The body is in the mortuary and as no-one seems to know who he is; they decide to take the body for dissection without formal permission. When the body is placed on the operating table, one of the students recognizes the man, and scenes from his acquaintance with the dead man flash back. At the same time certain things begin to happen that they had not allowed for.

title: Lily

job: Assistant Director

job: Executive Producer

original_title: Lilja


title: Un masque noir

title: Un masque noir

job: Director

original_title: Svört Gríma


title: The Ancient Folk-Tale of Ólafur Liljurós

type: Backdrop

overview: Drama shot. Based on the authors' personal reflections on the ancient folk-tale of Ólafur Liljurós.

job: Screenplay

job: Sound Engineer

original_title: Ballaðan um Ólaf Liljurós


title: Through grass, over sand

overview: An oneiric film about a student who sacrifices his studies for the girl he loved.

title: Through grass, over sand

job: Sound

job: Producer

original_title: Gegnum gras yfir sand


title: Meðalmaður

title: Meðalmaður

original_title: Meðalmaður


title: The Five Different Smiles of Five Different Ladies


title: Hvers vegna kvennafrí?

title: Hvers vegna kvennafrí?

original_title: Hvers vegna kvennafrí?


title: Italian Fiasco

title: Italian Fiasco

original_title: Italian Fiasco


title: Nomina Sunt Odiosa

overview: Nomina Sunt Odiosa is Fridrik Thór Fridriksson’s first film. The title is in Latin and means names are not necessary even pointless. Maybe that was a statement from the director for future films to come. Scenes from a school graduation party mix with shots of soft-drink bottles a conveyor belt. Both the bottles and the students are alike, universal, unoriginal and, above all, nameless. The film was screened at a school anniversary in March 1975 and broadcast on the only television station a few months later.

title: Nomina Sunt Odiosa

job: Director of Photography

original_title: Nomina Sunt Odiosa


title: Réttur Dagsins

title: Réttur Dagsins

original_title: Réttur Dagsins


title: 45 km hraði

title: 45 km hraði

original_title: 45 km hraði


title: Frá: Stjörnuhreisnun Til: Verslunarbanka


title: Tjúllun

title: Tjúllun

original_title: Tjúllun


title: Jump

status: Planned

overview: Experimental. Bypassers are asked to oblige the film-maker by jumping on the spot.

title: Jump

job: Editor

original_title: Jump


title: Tilfelli

title: Tilfelli

original_title: Tilfelli


title: Paradox

title: Paradox

original_title: Paradox


title: Umbarumbamba

overview: A stylized account of an Icelandic country dance. The film features the Icelandic pop group Hljómar (Thor's Hammer).

title: Umbarumbamba

original_title: Umbarumbamba


title: The World Champion

title: The World Champion

original_title: Alheimsmeistarinn


title: The Magic Bottle

title: The Magic Bottle

original_title: Töfraflaskan


title: Scratches: Part 1

title: Scratches: Part 1

job: Key Grip

job: Production Manager

job: Production Design

job: Sound Editor

job: Gaffer

original_title: Rispur: Fyrsti þáttur


title: Scratches: Part 2

title: Scratches: Part 2

job: Music

job: Makeup & Hair

original_title: Rispur: Annar þáttur


title: Scratches: Part 3

title: Scratches: Part 3

original_title: Rispur: Þriðji þáttur


title: Scratches: Part 4

title: Scratches: Part 4

original_title: Rispur: Fjórði þáttur


title: The Big one

overview: Disa and Tommy are board by catching small fishes by the pier. They get a hold of a boat and head out to sea to catch a big one.  But the fight with the big one turns out to be more than they can handle and soon they find themselves stranded on a reef. They on one reef and their boat on an other. The tie starts coming in and the fight with the big one is not over.

title: The Big one

job: Costumer

job: Script

original_title: Sá stóri


title: Njalssaga

overview: TV movie based on the first chapters of the Icelandic Brennu-Njáls saga. The first part of Njálssaga is a half-hour long drama based on a part of Brenna-Nálssaga. It tells the story of Hallgerður Langbrók having food stolen in Kirkjubær and the horse she received as a reward from Gunnar. This is followed by Gunnar's quarrel with Otkel in Kirkjubær and his advisor Skammkel. Their business ends with Gunnar killing both of them. The second part is a half-hour long documentary where scholars bring out something interesting about this part of the story.

title: Njalssaga

job: Assistant Director

job: Assistant Camera

job: Costume Design

job: Graphic Designer

job: Line Producer

job: Production Assistant

job: Prop Designer


title: Alþingismannaförin

title: Alþingismannaförin

original_title: Alþingismannaförin


title: King Frederik VIII Visits Iceland

overview: On July 30, 1907, King Frederick VIII of Denmark came to Iceland. The picture shows the king's visits to Akureyri and Hrafnagil in northern Iceland on 17 August.

title: King Frederik VIII Visits Iceland

title: Friðrik VII konungur heimsækir Ísland

overview: Op 30 juli 1907 kwam koning Frederik VIII van Denemarken naar IJsland. De film toont de bezoeken van de koning aan Akureyri en Hrafnagil in het noorden van IJsland op 17 augustus.

character: Himself

original_title: Friðrik VII konungur heimsækir Ísland


title: King's Visit 1921

overview: Newsreel depicting the first visit of Christian X, king of Denmark and Iceland, to Iceland in 1921. Iceland was from 1918 - 1944 a sovereign state united with Denmark under a common king.

title: King's Visit 1921

job: Director

job: Director of Photography

original_title: Konungskoman 1921


title: Hnattflugið

overview: Newsreel depicting the stay of Lowell Smith and Erik Nelson in Reykjavik during their 1924 flight around the world.

title: Hnattflugið

job: Producer

job: Co-Producer

original_title: Hnattflugið


title: King's Visit 1926

overview: Newsreel depicting the second visit of Christian X, king of Denmark and Iceland, to Iceland in 1926. Iceland was from 1918 - 1944 a sovereign state united with Denmark under a common king.

title: King's Visit 1926

original_title: Konungskoman 1926


title: Alþingishátíðin 1930

overview: The film shows the national festival that was held on the 100th anniversary of the Althing at Þingvellir at the end of June in 1930.

title: Alþingishátíðin 1930

original_title: Alþingishátíðin 1930


title: Icelandic Industry

overview: Loftur Guðmundsson films the Icelandic industry. Although only a few industrial companies are shown. They are, Ölgerðin Egil Skallagrímsson, Brjóstsykurverksmiðjan Nói, Kaffibrennsla Ó Johnson & Kaaber, Verksmiðjan Hreinn, Kornmylla and Mjólkurstöð Mjólkurfélag Reykjavíkur. In the film you can see a machine culture that is rising up in the city. However, the aforementioned companies paid Loftur for the film and it can therefore be said that this is an advertisement for individual companies.

title: Icelandic Industry

original_title: Íslenzkur iðnaður


title: Reykjavik

title: Reykjavik

original_title: Reykjavík


title: The Establishment  of the Republic

overview: Documentary about Iceland’s establishment of a republican system of government in 1944.

title: The Establishment  of the Republic

original_title: Lýðveldisstofnunin


title: Iceland

overview: The film shows the most diverse branches of industry and public life, but the longest continuous section is from Reykjavík. Other chapters of the film are from all over the country, such as Mývatn, Siglufjörður during the herring fishing season and of the eruption at Hekla.

title: Iceland

original_title: Ísland


title: The Latrabjarg Rescue

overview: Originally intended to be a reenactment of a shipwreck rescue, that turned into an actual documentary about a real shipwreck rescue that took place close to where the reenactment was supposed to.

title: The Latrabjarg Rescue

original_title: Björgunarafrekið við Látrabjarg


title: The Hillside Is Beautiful

overview: Swedish-Icelandic documentary film commissioned by Iceland's tourist board, which in magnificent color photography links the heritage from the fairy tale era with contemporary Iceland. The film was produced in two language versions – one in Swedish and one in Icelandic – different soundtracks and subtitles, but where the moving images were the same.

title: The Hillside Is Beautiful

job: Screenplay

original_title: Fögur er hlíðin

title: Fager är liden

country: SE


title: Refur grefur greni í urð

title: Refur grefur greni í urð

character: Narrator

original_title: Refur grefur greni í urð


title: Accident

title: Accident

job: Production Coordinator

job: Editor

original_title: Slys


title: Fjarst í eilífðar útsæ

title: Fjarst í eilífðar útsæ

job: Music

original_title: Fjarst í eilífðar útsæ


title: Sveitin milli sanda

overview: A documentary that introduces the main places in Öræfasveit, for examples Ingólfshöfði to name a few. The picture gives a beautiful view of nature and life in Öræfasveit in the middle of the last century.

title: Sveitin milli sanda

original_title: Sveitin milli sanda


title: Meðferð gúmmíbjörgunarbáta

title: Meðferð gúmmíbjörgunarbáta

original_title: Meðferð gúmmíbjörgunarbáta


title: Skerdagur

title: Skerdagur

original_title: Skerdagur


title: The Harbour

overview: The old harbour in Reykjavík was once the town's most important centre for freight transport, and as late as 1966 it was still used by passenger craft. This film depicts the harbour atmosphere and we follow the activities of harbour workers and watch passengers leave for distant countries.

title: The Harbour

job: Sound

original_title: Höfnin


title: The Occupation Years

overview: Tells of the years during the allied occupation of Iceland from 1940-1945. While a number of scenes depict daily life in Iceland (a combination of live footage and staged sequences), a substantial part of the film is concerned with military activities in Iceland and abroad, and the political development which lead to the proclamation of the Republic of Iceland in 1944. The film includes archive footage from English, American, German and Norwegian sources and incorporates interviews with people who lived through the era.

title: The Occupation Years

original_title: Hernámsárin


title: To build

overview: Film poem. Based on construction activities in Iceland, shot in the town of Kópavogur.

title: To build

original_title: Að byggja


title: Icelandic Jewellery

overview: A film about the development of Icelandic jewellery from the times of the settlers (9th century) until 1968, also featuring the working methods of some well-known Icelandic jewelers of the sixties.

title: Icelandic Jewellery

original_title: Íslenskt skart


title: Milli steins og sleggju

overview: A programme dedicated to the Icelandic poet, Jóhannes úr Kötlum.

title: Milli steins og sleggju

title: Milli steins og sleggju

overview: Een programma gewijd aan de IJslandse dichter Jóhannes úr Kötlum.

original_title: Milli steins og sleggju


title: Salmon in Laxá

overview: A promotional documentary made for ABU fishing gear manufacturers from Svängsta, Sweden. Every year, ABU awards a number of prizes for the largest fish caught with ABU equipment. This prize consists of a trip to a famous fishing area. This year, it was a seven-day trip to Iceland, including three days' fishing at Laxá, and a visit to both the north and south of the country. The film follows the prize winners from the time they board the airplane at Kastrup airport until they leave Iceland, after a short but memorable visit.

title: Salmon in Laxá

original_title: Lax í Laxá


title: Flatey in Breiðafjord

overview: A film about the island of Flatey in Breiðafjord,

title: Flatey in Breiðafjord

original_title: Flatey á Breiðafirði


title: Ríkarður Jónsson

overview: A programme dedicated to the Icelandic artist Ríkarður Jónsson.

title: Ríkarður Jónsson

original_title: Ríkarður Jónsson


title: Mývatnssveit

overview: A film about the region of Mývatn.

title: Mývatnssveit

original_title: Mývatnssveit


title: Drangeyjarferð

overview: A visit to the island of Drangey in Skagafjörður. The film shows the traditional egg collecting in the cliffs of Drangey and shows some historical sites on the Island.

title: Drangeyjarferð

original_title: Drangeyjarferð


title: Berlin

overview: "Reportage". Images from Berlin with special consideration to the division of the city by the Berlin Wall.

title: Berlin

original_title: Berlín


title: Ásmundur Sveinsson

overview: The film is a portrait of the Icelandic sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson, with a significant overview of his life's work.

title: Ásmundur Sveinsson

original_title: Ásmundur Sveinsson


title: 50 Years of Electricity

overview: A film made on the 50 year anniversary of the Reykjavík Power Plant, which discusses their main activities and future projects.

title: 50 Years of Electricity

original_title: Rafmagn í 50 ár


title: Heimkoma handritanna

overview: A film about the return of the Icelandic manuscript from Denmark.

title: Heimkoma handritanna

original_title: Heimkoma handritanna


title: Brynjólfur Jóhannesson

overview: A programme about the Icelandic actor, Brynjólfur Jóhannesson, with excerpts from some of his most famous performances.

title: Brynjólfur Jóhannesson

title: Brynjólfur Jóhannesson

overview: Een programma over de IJslandse acteur, Brynjólfur Jóhannesson, met fragmenten uit enkele van zijn beroemdste uitvoeringen.

original_title: Brynjólfur Jóhannesson


title: Þjórsárver

title: Þjórsárver

original_title: Þjórsárver


title: Öræfaperlan

overview: A film about the region of Landmannalaugar.

title: Öræfaperlan

original_title: Öræfaperlan


title: The Búrfell Project

overview: A corporate documentary about the construction of the hydro-electric power plant at Búrfell, from the beginning in 1966 until the inauguration in 1970.

title: The Búrfell Project

original_title: Virkjun


title: Útvörðurinn í austri

title: Útvörðurinn í austri

original_title: Útvörðurinn í austri


title: Undir jökli

overview: A film about the Snæfellsnes glacier and various mysterious phenomena which are associated with this area.

title: Undir jökli

original_title: Undir jökli


title: Róður

overview: A documentary short about a fishing trip on a small fishing boat.

title: Róður

original_title: Róður


title: Huldubyggðin í heiðinni

overview: A film about the activities of the US military base in Keflavík, Iceland.

title: Huldubyggðin í heiðinni

original_title: Huldubyggðin í heiðinni


title: Grímur and Grillo

title: Grímur and Grillo

original_title: Grímur og Grillo


title: Candidate Party

overview: For want of a satisfactory political party, a group of young people parodically form their own candidate party. This film follows their campaign until election day.

title: Candidate Party

title: Framboðsflokkur

overview: Bij gebrek aan een bevredigende politieke partij vormt een groep jongeren parodisch een eigen kandidatenpartij. Deze film volgt hun campagne tot de verkiezingsdag.

original_title: Framboðsflokkur


title: The Eruption of Hekla 1947/8

overview: The film, which is based on earlier footage taken by Steindór Sigurðsson, Árni Stefánsson & Guðmundur Einarsson, describes the volcanic eruption in Mt. Hekla in 1947/1948.

title: The Eruption of Hekla 1947/8

title: Eldur í Heklu

character: Narrator (voice)

job: Writer

original_title: Eldur í Heklu

title: Eldur í Heklu 1947-48

country: IS


title: Á Reginfjöllum

title: Á Reginfjöllum

original_title: Á Reginfjöllum


title: Westman Islands - Restoration

overview: A film about the Westman Islands eruption in 1973, the destruction and the restoration work which began a year later.

title: Westman Islands - Restoration

original_title: Vestmannaeyjar - Endurreisn


title: Hekla, Ancient Gateway to Hell

overview: This film is about one fo the eruptions of the well-known volcano, Hekla, in Southern Iceland. Usually the damage caused by Hekla is in the form of ashfall which ruins farmland and causes poisoning of animals. In some of the bigger eruptions, even farmlands in central Europe were affected by ash from Hekla. The eruption in this film occurred in 1970 and lasted a few weeks.

title: Hekla, Ancient Gateway to Hell

original_title: Hekla


title: Gagn og gaman

overview: The film discusses the gap between the public and "accepted" art.

title: Gagn og gaman

job: Sound Engineer

original_title: Gagn og gaman


title: Fyrsti nýsköpunartogarinn

overview: An educational film about a new type of trawler which had considerable effects on the fishing industry in its time (around 1947)

title: Fyrsti nýsköpunartogarinn

original_title: Fyrsti nýsköpunartogarinn


title: Days of Destruction

overview: The film begins in the early hours of the morning of January 23rd 1973. A mile long fissure had ripped itself open on the outskirt of the fishing village on Heimaey, a small island of the Vestmannaeyjar group, off the South Coast of Iceland. Glowing ash and molten lava was spewed over the sleeping town. We see the evacuation of the 500 inhabitants, both by air and by sea. We witnes unbelievable scenes of bellowing craters, flowing lava, burning and collapsing buildings. We learn of the agony and uncertainty of people made homeless, and of the measures taken by the Civil Defence to deal with a disaster of an enormity rarely faced by so small a nation.

title: Days of Destruction

job: Camera Operator

original_title: Eldeyjan


title: 240 Fish For 1 Cow

overview: Made during a period when Iceland was still extending its fisheries' zone, this film deals with the total dependence of Icelanders on the fishing industry. The film is partly based on the author's personal reflections and includes an animated sequence of a T.V. interview with a cod.

title: 240 Fish For 1 Cow

title: 240 fiskar fyrir kú

overview: Deze film, gemaakt in een periode waarin IJsland zijn visserijzone nog aan het uitbreiden was, gaat over de totale afhankelijkheid van IJslanders van de visserijsector. De film is deels gebaseerd op de persoonlijke reflecties van de auteur en bevat een geanimeerde reeks van een tv-interview met een kabeljauw.

job: Animation

original_title: 240 fiskar fyrir kú


title: Sálin í útlegð er

overview: A guided tour to places to Hallgrímur Pétursson. (A famours Icelandic poet of psalms.) The film includes some staged sequences from his life.

title: Sálin í útlegð er

original_title: Sálin í útlegð er


title: Lífsmark

overview: About a commune of hippies in the village of Hveragerði and their views on a different kind of lifestyle.

title: Lífsmark

original_title: Lífsmark


title: Jörð úr ægi

overview: About the underwater eruption which led to the formation of the island of Surtsey (1963 & 1966). The film is partly based on an older film about the first half of the eruption (Surtur fer sunnan, Ó.K. 65)

title: Jörð úr ægi

original_title: Jörð úr ægi


title: Einar Jónsson, the Sculptor

overview: A film about the Icelandic sculptor Einar Jónsson.

title: Einar Jónsson, the Sculptor

original_title: Höggmyndaskáldið Einar Jónsson


title: Eruption Aftermath

overview: The story of salvage operations in the wake of the 1973 Westman Island eruption. The 5.000 inhabitants were evacuated in a matter of hours as lava and ash destroyed a large part of the town. The fight with the encroaching lava; dramatic night shots of the erupting volcano; the massive clean-up task after the eruption. The town is once more Iceland's busiest fishing port.

title: Eruption Aftermath

title: Gosið i Vestmannaeyjum

overview: Het verhaal van bergingsoperaties na de uitbarsting van Westman Island in 1973. De 5.000 inwoners werden binnen enkele uren geëvacueerd, omdat lava en as een groot deel van de stad verwoestten. Het gevecht met de oprukkende lava; dramatische nachtopnamen van de uitbarstende vulkaan; de enorme schoonmaak taak na de uitbarsting. De stad is opnieuw de drukste vissershaven van IJsland.

original_title: Gosið i Vestmannaeyjum


title: Fish under a stone

overview: Seen through thee eyes of a visitor, Fiskur undir steini describes the limited cultural life of an Icelandic fishing village.

title: Fish under a stone

title: Fiskur undir steini

overview: Gezien door de ogen van een bezoeker beschrijft Fiskur undir steini het beperkte culturele leven van een IJslands vissersdorpje.

original_title: Fiskur undir steini


title: Eyja Gríms í Norðurhafi

overview: A documentary film about the remote island of Grímsey, the people that live there and the islands copious birdlife.

title: Eyja Gríms í Norðurhafi

original_title: Eyja Gríms í Norðurhafi


title: Ern eftir aldri

overview: Social critique, made on the occasion of the 1100 year birthday of the settlement of Iceland in 1974.

title: Ern eftir aldri

original_title: Ern eftir aldri


title: After 1100 Years

overview: A film made on the 1100 year anniversary of the settlement of Iceland which gives an overview of Icelandic society and the natural kingdom which Icelanders have made part of their heritage.

title: After 1100 Years

original_title: Eftir 1100 ár


title: Garbage day

overview: A documentary film about a garbage collector and his views on life.

title: Garbage day

original_title: Öskudagur


title: Completing the Road Around Iceland

overview: This corporate documentary was filmed on the sands of the south coast of Iceland and describes the construction of the road and the bridge over the great glacial river Skeidará, the last obstacle impeding the completion of the road around Iceland. Riders demonstrate how the river used to be crossed, and take us on the old route over the glacier, which was used when the river was in spate.

title: Completing the Road Around Iceland

original_title: Tenging hringvegar


title: Sjávarþorp

overview: A documentary about life in a fishing village showing the people's dependence on the sea (filmed in Ólafsvík).

title: Sjávarþorp

original_title: Sjávarþorp


title: Puffin Season

overview: This film is about the traditional puffin catch in the Westman Islands and shows the fowlers in action, often performing breathtaking feats in the soaring cliffs to accomplish their goal. Ancient hunting techniques are shown, and the extreme dangers that men faced to secure their livelihood. These techniques have passed on basically unchanged from generation to generation.

title: Puffin Season

original_title: Lundatími


title: Icelanders' Day 1975

overview: A film about the "Icelanders' Day" in Gimli in Manitoba in 1975, commemorating the 100 year settlement of Icelanders in Canada.

title: Icelanders' Day 1975

original_title: Íslendingadagurinn 1975


title: Five Thousand Uninvited Guests

overview: The five thousand inhabitants of the Westman Islands were evacuated during the 1973 volcanic eruption and relocated in various towns on the mainland. This film deals with the social implications of this natural catastrophy.

title: Five Thousand Uninvited Guests

original_title: Fimm þúsund óboðnir gestir


title: E. E. Tire System

overview: A film about a revolutionary road-protection system from the Icelandic inventor Einar Einarsson. This film won the audience award at Techfilm-Czechoslovakia 1976 and received an honorable mention certificate at The International Film Festival in Moscow 1977.

title: E. E. Tire System

title: E.E. Hjólbarðakerfið

overview: Een korte film over een revolutionair weg beveiligingssysteem van de IJslandse uitvinder Einar Einarsson. Deze film won de publieksprijs op Techfilm-Tsjecho-Slowakije 1976 en ontving een eervolle vermelding op het Internationale Filmfestival in Moskou 1977.

original_title: E.E. Hjólbarðakerfið


title: Daily Bread

overview: About the lowest class in society, female industrial workers. The film tells of one such person and her struggle for struggle for survival.

title: Daily Bread

original_title: Daglegt brauð


title: Farmer

overview: Filmed against the background of the mountainous north of Iceland with its magnificent scenery, this film shows the life of a lone farmer in an isolated fjord, whose inhabitants have slowly deserted it for the relative ease and comfort of the city life. This farmer, however, is too attached to his land and persist in remaining there, despite the difficulties he has to confront. Through his eyes and those of his peers, the trend of Icelandic society away from traditional agriculture towards industrialisation is viewed with sympathetic regret.

title: Farmer

original_title: Bóndi


title: Óskar Gíslason, Photographer

overview: A documentary about a pioneer of Icelandic film making, Óskar Gíslason, with excerpts from some of his most famous work.

title: Óskar Gíslason, Photographer

original_title: Óskar Gíslason, ljósmyndari


title: Vatnajökull

overview: A film about scientific research on the glacier Vatnajökull with excerpts from films taken on the glacier by various film makers in the past.

title: Vatnajökull

original_title: Vatnajökull


title: Tuesday in June

overview: About three Icelanders living in London, leading very different lives. The film concentrates on the events of one day in June, culminating in an independence celebration at the Icelandic embassy, where all three meet up.

title: Tuesday in June

title: Þriðjudagur fyrir þjóðhátíð

overview: Over drie IJslanders die in Londen wonen en heel verschillende levens leiden. De film concentreert zich op de gebeurtenissen van één dag in juni, met als hoogtepunt een onafhankelijkheidsviering op de IJslandse ambassade, waar ze alle drie samenkomen.

original_title: Þriðjudagur fyrir þjóðhátíð


title: Thorvaldur Skulason, Painter

overview: A film about the work of Icelandic painter Þorvaldur Skúlason and his views on art.

title: Thorvaldur Skulason, Painter

title: Þorvaldur Skúlason listmálari

overview: korte documentaire : over het werk van de IJslandse schilder Þorvaldur Skúlason en zijn kijk op kunst.

original_title: Þorvaldur Skúlason listmálari


title: The King of the River

overview: This documentary shows how Icelanders maintain the salmon stock in their rivers. It includes scenes from salmon fishing in the river Laxá í Kjós, the release of parr in a river called Svartá in the Skagafjördur district and the netting of salmon in the rivers Blanda and Ölfusá.

title: The King of the River

original_title: Konungur breiðunnar


title: Capelin and Driftnet Fishing

overview: A film about a typical winter season on board an Icelandic fishing boat. The boat, Gunnar Jónsson, starts off from the Westman Islands and is at first mainly engaged in capelin fishing for fishmeal production. When January comes, the men start preparing for the traditional cod fishing period.

title: Capelin and Driftnet Fishing

original_title: Íslendingurinn og hafið


title: Einar Guðmundsson, The Movie

overview: A film about Einar Guðmundsson, the poet (Einar Guðmundsson, litlaskáld)

title: Einar Guðmundsson, The Movie

original_title: Einar Guðmundsson, The Movie


title: Lobster Fishing

overview: Shot on board a boat from the Westman Islands, this film covers a typical fishing trip. Follows the three-man crew of this small vessel at their work: hauling in the net, gathering up the catch of lobster from the decks, and stowing it away on ice in special barrels.

title: Lobster Fishing

original_title: Humarróður


title: Story from Iceland

overview: A film from the west fjords of Iceland which tells the story of a young students returning from abroad to visit the place in which he was brought up.

title: Story from Iceland

original_title: Heyrðu - Saga frá Íslandi

production_countries: DE IS


title: The Day Has Many Eyes

overview: A documentary on the inhabitants and unique natural environment of the Western Isles of Breidarfjördur bay, Iceland. Photographed in 1975-1980, the film mirrors in a one-year cycle the age-old ties between man and nature. The film asks why these islands, where there was once a flourishing community, are now practically deserted, a little known utopia where time stands still.

title: The Day Has Many Eyes

original_title: Mörg eru dags augu


title: In the Swampland

overview: An educational film about birdlife in Iceland, with a main emphasis on birds that nest in swampland.

title: In the Swampland

original_title: Í mýrinni


title: Alþingi að tjaldabaki

title: Alþingi að tjaldabaki

job: Assistant Camera

original_title: Alþingi að tjaldabaki


title: From Siberia with Love

overview: For centuries driftwood from the European mainland and all teh way from Siberia has washed up on the shores of Iceland. This film shows a driftwood expedition casting off at a fishing village on the east coast of Iceland, bound for the deserted Langanes headland in the far north-east. The film not only shows the collecting of driftwood, but also deals with the history of the settlement on the headland, narrated in part by the last farmer to leave.

title: From Siberia with Love

original_title: Fast þeir sóttu rekann


title: From the Icecold Deep

overview: Educational film about the freezing industry in Iceland in 1981. This documentary illustrates the diffrent stages in processing of fish, from the moment of catching it to the packaging of the fillets for export. Special attention is drawn to the careful handling of the fish and quality control.

title: From the Icecold Deep

title: Fagur fiskur úr sjó

overview: Educatieve film over de vriesindustrie in IJsland in 1981. Deze documentaire illustreert de verschillende stadia in de verwerking van vis, vanaf het moment van vangen tot en met het verpakken van de filets voor export. Speciale aandacht wordt gevestigd op de zorgvuldige omgang met de vis en de kwaliteitscontrole.

original_title: Fagur fiskur úr sjó


title: Across the Interior of Iceland

overview: The film is about travelling on horseback across the Icelandic interior on the main route, which once connected the north of Iceland with the shout. This route was the scene of a tragic accident in the 18th century, when young farmers moving a flock of sheep to the North, perished in a snowstorm. For many years following the incident the track was not used, until the 19th century, when Captain Daniel Bruun from Denmark, accompanied by a photographer and a water-colour artist, crossed the difficult terrain, deep rivers, and rocky heights in sun, rain, fog and wind, marking the way with stones laboriously heaped into cairns.

title: Across the Interior of Iceland

job: Costume Design

original_title: Yfir Kjöl


title: Vestur-Íslendingar

title: Vestur-Íslendingar

original_title: Vestur-Íslendingar


title: Valdimar Bjornsson

overview: A fim about an American of Icelandic descent, Valdimar Björnsson, who was press agent for the US occupation army in Iceland durin WWII and who later became minister of finance Minnesota.

title: Valdimar Bjornsson

original_title: Til himna eða Minneapolis


title: With Compliments from Iceland

overview: All marketing is done through Coldwater Seafood Corporation, which is an affiliated company of the Icelandic Freezing Plants Corp. Coldwater also own and operate two fish plants in the USA, where they produce great varieties of processes sea-products. The film fallows fish from Iceland to the States, shows the marketing and distribution system and fallows the fish through quality control, processing and finally the distribution.

title: With Compliments from Iceland

title: Með kveðju frá Íslandi

overview: Kvikmynd þessi er tekin haustið 1981. Hún er einskonar framhald myndarinnar Fagur fiskur úr sjó, sem gerd var af sömu aðilum árið áður. Hér er fylgst med útflutningi Sölumiðstöðvarinnar til Bandarikjanna og lýst er starfsemi Coldwater Seafood Corp., dótturfyrirtæki SH i Bandarikjunum. Coldwater rak á þessum tíma tvær fiskréttaverksmiðjur, aðra í Cambridge, Maryland en hina í Boston, Massachusetts. Í myndinni er m.a. fylgst med sölustarfinu, sem stjórnað er frá aðalskrifstofu Coldwater i Rowayton, skammt fyrir utan New York. Brugðið er upp svipmyndum af starfi umboðsmanna, fylgst með framleiðslu og gæðaeftirliti á fiskréttum í verksmiðjunum og loks dreifingunni, en mikið af fiskinum fer til stórra kaupenda, s.s. veitingahúsa, skóla og ýmissa stofnana.

original_title: Með kveðju frá Íslandi


title: Helgi Tomasson

overview: A film about the famous Icelandic ballet dancer Helgi Tómasson.

title: Helgi Tomasson

job: Sound Re-Recording Mixer

original_title: Helgi Tómasson


title: From Iceland to Brazil

overview: A documentary about Icelandic immigrants who moved to Brazil in the 19th century. Their path is traced and a visit paid to some of their descendants.

title: From Iceland to Brazil

original_title: Brasilíufararnir


title: Það kemur allt með kalda vatninu - Vatnsveita Reykjavíkur

overview: A film about the Municipal Water Supply in Reykjavík which was founded in 1909.


title: Thorvaldsen in Iceland

overview: A film about the life and work of the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen and his relations with Iceland

title: Thorvaldsen in Iceland

title: Thorvaldsen á Íslandi

overview: korte documentaire :over het leven en werk van de Deense beeldhouwer Bertel Thorvaldsen en zijn relaties met IJsland

job: Lighting Artist

original_title: Thorvaldsen á Íslandi


title: Leifur Breiðfjord

overview: A film about the Icelandic artist, Leifur Breiðfjörð. He mainly works with glass in his art.

title: Leifur Breiðfjord

job: Director

original_title: Leifur Breiðfjörð


title: Will There Be Salmon Tomorrow?

overview: The film shows in detail how Icelandic rivers are cultivated, with particular emphasis on maintaining fish stock. There are scenes from a salmon hatchery, the release of the young salmon, the catch of adult fish for egg collection and the salmon ladders. The second half of the film shows fishing in two of Iceland's finest rivers. There are many underwater shots which include the salmon taking the bait and its fight for survival.

title: Will There Be Salmon Tomorrow?

job: Director of Photography

original_title: Er nokkuð að hafa?


title: Survival Therapy

overview: In recent years, various people working with "problem youths" have been experimenting with programmes that have come under the heading of "Survival Therapy". Among other things, the treatment involves exposure to a difficult environment. City kids are transferred from their traditional habitat to the desolate interior of the country where they have to tackle manifold problems. For instance, they plod long distances across rough terrain in all kinds of weather, carrying heavy rucksacks on their backs for several days. This documentary covers a tour by British and Icelandic youngsters of the Icelandic interior ruing the summer of 1983. The young people come from London, Bristol, Liverpool and Reykjavík. All are at odds with society and have records of drug abuse, delinquency and violence.

title: Survival Therapy

job: Producer

original_title: Borgarbörn í óbyggðum


title: Viðey með sundum

overview: A film about the island of Viðey in Kollafjörður and its manifold role in Icelandic history.

title: Viðey með sundum

title: Viðey með sundum

overview: Een film over het eiland Viðey in Kollafjörður en zijn veelzijdige rol in de IJslandse geschiedenis.

job: Graphic Designer

original_title: Viðey með sundum


title: Beyond the Limits

overview: A documentary about the miraculous survival of an Icelandic fisherman, after his boat sank off the shores of the Westman Islands in mid winter. All the crew drowned except one, Gudlaugur Fridthórsson, who swam five and a half kilometers in the ice cold sea and then walked barefoot over a field of sharp lava to reach help. Specialists have made tests on Gudlaugur to determine how he managed to survive seven times longer than any ordinary man under these conditions.

title: Beyond the Limits

title: Regin-sund

overview: Een documentaire over de wonderbaarlijke overleving van een IJslandse visser, nadat zijn boot midden in de winter voor de kust van de Westman-eilanden was gezonken. De hele bemanning verdronk, behalve één, Gudlaugur Fridthórsson, die vijf en een halve kilometer in de ijskoude zee zwom en vervolgens op blote voeten over een veld met scherpe lava liep om hulp te bereiken. Specialisten hebben tests uitgevoerd op Gudlaugur om te bepalen hoe hij erin slaagde om onder deze omstandigheden zeven keer langer te overleven dan een gewone man.

job: Screenplay

original_title: Regin-sund


title: Icelandic Cowboys

overview: In the summer of 1984, Iceland's king of country music, Hallbjörn Hjartarson, arranged the first and only Icelandic cowboy-festival. This celebration of western culture took place in Skagaströnd, a village of 700 inhabitants in the north of Iceland, and was attended by Iceland's leading country singers. This documentary describes, in an objective fashion, the general atmosphere of the festival and gives a portrait of the star of the show, Hallbjörn Hjartarson and his views on life and stardom.

title: Icelandic Cowboys

title: Kúrekar norðursins

overview: In de zomer van 1984 organiseerde de IJslandse koning van de countrymuziek, Hallbjörn Hjartarson, het eerste en enige IJslandse cowboyfestival. Deze viering van de westerse cultuur vond plaats in Skagaströnd, een dorp met 700 inwoners in het noorden van IJsland, en werd bijgewoond door de belangrijkste countryzangers van IJsland. Deze documentaire beschrijft op objectieve wijze de algemene sfeer van het festival en geeft een portret van de ster van de show, Hallbjörn Hjartarson, en zijn kijk op het leven en het sterrendom.

original_title: Kúrekar norðursins


title: The Krafla Power Station

overview: A corporate documentary on the construction of the Krafla power station, which describes thoroughly all the stages of the project until the inauguration. The documentary contains animated maps and charts for further explanation on the function of the power plant.

title: The Krafla Power Station

original_title: Kröfluvirkjun


title: Eldflóðið steyptist ofan hlíð

overview: A documentary about the disastrous consequences of a volcanic eruption known as "Skaftáreldar", which took place in 1784.

title: Eldflóðið steyptist ofan hlíð

original_title: Eldflóðið steyptist ofan hlíð


title: Deep Sea Trawler Fishing

overview: Fishing on board a modern stern trawler is the subject of this film. It is shot in the North Atlantic from 1979-1982, in all seasons and includes some sequences that are shot in extremely bad weather conditions in the winter of 1981. Different types of trawlers are shown and the landing of the catch in harbours in Iceland and Germany.

title: Deep Sea Trawler Fishing

original_title: Stolt siglir fleyið mitt


title: Poet of Things, Painter of Memories

overview: A documentary film about the painter Louisa Matthíasdóttir. In amongst the turmoil and agitation of downtown Manhattan, Lousia Matthíasdóttir focuses on the calm and serene Icelandic countryside.

title: Poet of Things, Painter of Memories

title: Skáld hluta, málari minninga

overview: Een documentaire over de schilder Louisa Matthíasdóttir. Te midden van de onrust en opwinding van het centrum van Manhattan concentreert Lousia Matthíasdóttir zich op het kalme en serene IJslandse platteland.

original_title: Skáld hluta, málari minninga


title: International Falcon Smuggling

overview: The smugglers, who come from Europe and the United States of America, steal the eggs of the arctic gerfalcon and transport them in private planes to Germany. The young birds are then sold for $50,000 each, usually to wealthy Arabs. The white falcon is the biggest and strongest falcon in the world; tragically most of them die when exposed to the heat of the desert. The film investigates the methods of the smugglers and shows interviews with falcon dealers, policemen, animal protectors in Europe and America and includes authentic shots from a "falconbust" in Cologne, Germany.

title: International Falcon Smuggling

original_title: Konungagersemi


title: Brazen Images

overview: A documentary about the Icelandic sculptor, Helgi Gíslason. The film shows Gíslason at work as he casts his sculptures in bronze using age old techniques.

title: Brazen Images

original_title: Í deiglunni


title: The Horses from Kirkjubaer

overview: A documentary about the purebred Icelandic horse. All the horses featured in the film come from Kirkjubaer, where some remarkable horse breeding, quite unique in Iceland has been taking place since 1946. The film gives an account of the breeders and their work. The studs are shown in the pasture in different circumstances at all times of the year. Finally, the horses are shown with their riders, both on the race course and in the open, frequently in a magnificent landscape setting.

title: The Horses from Kirkjubaer

original_title: Hrossin frá Kirkjubæ


title: Tungnaréttir

overview: A film which shows the traditional rounding up of sheep.

title: Tungnaréttir

original_title: Tungnaréttir


title: Herring Fishing

overview: This film shows three different methods for catching herrings which Icelanders have used in the past century. The use of the nets is illustrated with animated graphics and then matched with live action on board. Live footage is shot off the south and east coast of Iceland.

title: Herring Fishing

original_title: Síldveiðar


title: Mývatn - Lake of Birds and Midges

overview: Mývatn, which literally means the lake of midges, is in an active volcanic area at the edge of the interior desert of Northern Iceland. The shallow lake supports a wealth of fish and waterfowl, including some species of birds that are rarely seen elsewhere in Europe. The film follows the birds of this unique marshland through the year.

title: Mývatn - Lake of Birds and Midges

original_title: Mývatn


title: Korpúlfsstaðir

overview: The story of Korpúlfsstaðir, a formerly a highly productive dairy farm, now a flourishing cultural center.

title: Korpúlfsstaðir

original_title: Korpúlfsstaðir


title: The Woman in the Art of Ásmundur Sveinsson

overview: In this documentary, we witness the manifold presence of woman as mother, lover, worker and symbol in the works of the artist, and follow the development of her role during the career of the artist.

original_title: Konan í list Ásmundar Sveinssonar


title: Structure, Balance, Colour

overview: A documentary about context in modern painting. A modern painter is shown at his work and an insight given into modern figurative art and its conceptive origins. The film follows the painter Tryggvi Ólafsson at work, both in his homeland, Iceland, and in Denmark where he lives. The account is in part biographical where it helps to analyze an ongoing creative process as it emerges in the work of a mature artist.

title: Structure, Balance, Colour

original_title: Bygging, jafnvægi, litur


title: The Icelandic Federation of Labour - 70 Years

overview: This corporate documentary was made for the 70th anniversary of the Icelandic Federation of Labour, and shows the structure and development of this large union.

job: Sound Re-Recording Assistant

original_title: ASÍ-Samtök í 70 ár


title: The Face of Iceland

overview: Documentary programme about the Icelandic film industry with a main emphasis on foreign distribution.

title: The Face of Iceland

original_title: Andlit Íslands


title: Á ferð um Reykjanesskagann

title: Á ferð um Reykjanesskagann

original_title: Á ferð um Reykjanesskagann


title: The Thumb

overview: A documentary about a daring climb to the top of Þumall (the Thumb) a mountain in Skaftafellsöraefi district, in the South of Iceland. The preparation of the climbers is shown, as well as their journey through the National Park Skaftafell, towards the root of the mountain. The climb is delayed by the weather, but eventually, Þumall is conquered.

title: The Thumb

job: Editor

original_title: Þumall


title: Þeli

overview: A man isolates himself from his environment and finally disappears into a white wall in his home.

title: Þeli

original_title: Þeli


title: There is Hope

overview: A documentary about alcoholism. The late Joe Pirro, a well known American therapist with over 30 years' experience in handling patients suffering from alcoholism deals with its main symptoms and characteristics. 36 dramatized sequences illustrate the development and effects of the disease. The final section deals with possibilites for rehabilitation.

title: There is Hope

job: Music

original_title: Það er von


title: Rocking China

overview: An interesting and colorful account of the Icelandic band, Strax, on a tour of China. Received with all the enthusiasm and acclaim normally accorded to superstars, the members of the band make sure their vast audiences are not disappointed.

title: Rocking China

job: Sound

original_title: Strax í Kína


title: The Icelandic Herring Industry

overview: This corporate documentary describes one year in the production of herring, starting with marketing speculations and research of the year's possible catch. It shows the herring caught at sea, landed, salted, and tended to until it is exported after passing rigorous quality control. Intertwined with this story is the history of the herring industry in Iceland.

title: The Icelandic Herring Industry

original_title: Silfur hafsins


title: Rumenatomia

overview: Diseases caused by environmental pollution include Rumentomia, a blockage of digestive organs in rumenants who have consumed synthetic waste. Shot on a farm in Iceland, Rumentomia describes a surgical operation on a cow who had eaten plastic trash scattered on the farmland.

title: Rumenatomia

original_title: Rumenatomia


title: Edda's Ride to the South

overview: This film is about a ten year old girl, Edda, who is taking part, for the first time, in the famous Icelandic horse tournament at Hella. Together with her girlfriend, the two children travel on horseback over mountains and rivers to reach Hella, some 100 km South of Reykjavík. After a two day journey they reach their destination where over 5,000 people have gathered for the tournament. Edda has been practicing her riding for over a year and now the big day has finally come.

title: Edda's Ride to the South

original_title: Reiðferð Eddu suður


title: Land Without Arms

overview: A documentary about the perennially controversial issue of the U.S. Nato Base in Iceland. After overing the historical background of the bace, the film deals with the present situation from three different viewpoints: A) The role of the base in the context of international warfare in the North Atlantic and how Iceland would be defended in case of crises; B) The social impact that the presence of these forces has had on everyday life in Iceland, especially the surrounding communities; C) The economical importance of the base in Icelandic society. The film is an objective study of the situation and its author's purpose is to inform rather than influence the viewer.

title: Land Without Arms

original_title: Miðnesheiði, saga herstöðvar í herlausu landi


title: Leyndardómar Vatnajökuls

overview: Blizzards and crevasses make the motorized journey over the glacier almost as picturesque as the exploration under it. Together these two faces of the glacier make a unique adventure film in an amazing landscape.

title: Leyndardómar Vatnajökuls

original_title: Leyndardómar Vatnajökuls


title: Jökulsárgljúfur

title: Jökulsárgljúfur

original_title: Jökulsárgljúfur


title: Iceland Whaling

overview: An important and stunning documentary on whales and modern whaling with historical and scientific background. Most of the footage was shot specifically for this film in the North Atlantic and there are some shots of whale behavior that have never been captured on film before. The film is a significant contribution to the debate on the whaling controversy.

title: Iceland Whaling

original_title: Hvalakyn og hvalveiðar við Ísland


title: Forged in Fire

overview: A film about the development of ironwork in Iceland. An old forge in Árbaer is visited where ancient handcraft is demonstrated. Also shown are a machine shop and a metal casting shop in Thingeyri, dating from the beginning of the century, that are still being used.

title: Forged in Fire

original_title: Eldur í afli


title: Love and War

overview: Love and War is a documentary film about the relationships between Icelandic women and foreign soldiers stationed in Iceland during World War II. Directed by Anna Björnsdóttir, the film is based on research by Inga Dóra Björnsdóttir, a Social Anthropologist, and contains color footage shot in Iceland during the war by an American army photographer, Samuel Kadorian. The film consist of interviews with Icelandic women living in Minnesota, Colorado, California, Virgina and Iceland.

title: Love and War

original_title: Ást og stríð


title: Tony Jónsson, Flight Certificate #13

overview: Thorsteinn Jónsson is a living legend in both the aviation world and the "regular" world. When he flew his last flight in 1988, after 46 years in the air, he was the pilot with the highest amount of flight time in the world: most of it employed in adventurous and dangerous flights. This film follows Thorsteinn in his last flight, and walks down memory lane with him where his sparkling recital, and period footage, tells of his years as a pioneer aviator in Iceland, fighting pilot in the second world war, salvation flights into war-torn Biafra, and numerous other interesting and amusing tales.

title: Tony Jónsson, Flight Certificate #13

title: Þorsteinn Jónsson, flugskírteini nr. 13

overview: Thorsteinn Jónsson is een levende legende in zowel de luchtvaartwereld als de ‘gewone’ wereld. Toen hij in 1988 zijn laatste vlucht maakte, na 46 jaar in de lucht, was hij de piloot met de meeste vliegtijd ter wereld: het grootste deel ervan werd besteed aan avontuurlijke en gevaarlijke vluchten. Deze film volgt Thorsteinn tijdens zijn laatste vlucht en gaat met hem mee door zijn herinneringen, waar zijn sprankelende recital en historische beelden vertellen over zijn jaren als pionier vlieger in IJsland, als gevechtspiloot in de Tweede Wereldoorlog, over reddingsvluchten naar door oorlog verscheurde Biafra, en tal van andere interessante en grappige verhalen.

original_title: Þorsteinn Jónsson, flugskírteini nr. 13


title: The Golden Fleece

overview: This documentary film shows the development of the wool industry in Iceland, and the old ways to work the wool, used on Icelandic farms throughout the centuries are demonstrated. In the film, visits are made to modern wool factories and the process of the production is followed from the beginning to the finished product.

title: The Golden Fleece

original_title: Ull verður gull


title: Steinn

overview: A film about Steinn Steinar, a pioneer of modern Icelandic poetry.

title: Steinn

original_title: Steinn


title: The Floating, Fishing, Freezing Plant

overview: A film about a new type of trawler which processes its catch on board. There is a great demand for fish which is processed with this method and many believe these vessels to be the future of deep sea fishing. This film is shot on board one of these trawlers, Hólmadrangur, and deals mainly with the processing of the fish below deck.

title: The Floating, Fishing, Freezing Plant

original_title: Hólmadrangur


title: Gudmundur Kamban

overview: A documentary about Icelandic playwright, novelist and filmmaker Guðmundur Kamban.

title: Gudmundur Kamban

character: Guðmundur Kamban (eftir þrítugt)

character: Guðmundur Kamban (fyrir þrítugt)

original_title: Guðmundur Kamban


title: Soil Conservation

overview: A documentary film about soil conservation and those areas where it has been successful. The work of the Soil Conservation Service is discussed and the need to expand its resources.

title: Soil Conservation

original_title: Græðum og græðum


title: The Arctic Fox in Iceland

overview: The arctic fox is of a circumpolar species, but in Iceland the conditions are different from most of the other habitats of the species, due to the absence of lemmings. This film deals with research done on the ecology and behavior of arctic foxes in a remote coastal region of North Western Iceland. The work of a scientist, studying the arctic fox under harsh conditions during both winter and summer, is observed, as well as the lives of the arctic foxes in this special environment.

title: The Arctic Fox in Iceland

original_title: Frumbygginn refurinn og ríki hans


title: Form Sorcerer - Portrait of Sigurjón Ólafsson, sculptor

overview: A documentary about the Icelandic sculptor, Sigurjón Ólafsson. Shot between 1978-1984, the film shows Mr. Ólafsson making a portrait in clay of the late president of Iceland, Dr. Kristján Eldjárn. The proces is shown almost from the beginning until the sculpture has been moulded into bronze. The film also deals with some of Ólafsson's other work and a visit is paid to the artists's place of birth, Eyrarbakki, a small village on the south west coast of Iceland.

title: Formgaldur - Svipmynd af Sigurjóni Ólafssyni, myndhöggvara

overview: Een documentaire over de IJslandse beeldhouwer Sigurjón Ólafsson. De film is opgenomen tussen 1978 en 1984 en toont Ólafsson terwijl hij een portret in klei maakt van de overleden president van IJsland, Dr. Kristján Eldjárn. Het proces wordt bijna vanaf het begin getoond totdat het beeld in brons is gegoten. De film behandelt ook ander werk van Ólafsson en brengt een bezoek aan de geboorteplaats van de kunstenaar, Eyrarbakki, een klein dorpje aan de zuidwestkust van IJsland.


title: The Abstract Art of Ásmundur Sveinsson

overview: A documentary which traces the development of abstract sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson and his major contribution to Icelandic art.

title: The Abstract Art of Ásmundur Sveinsson

original_title: Abstraktlist Ásmundar Sveinssonar


title: Umhverfis jörðina 80 ára

overview: A film about the life of pater Jón Sveinsson, author of the books on Nonni and Manni.

title: Umhverfis jörðina 80 ára

original_title: Umhverfis jörðina 80 ára


title: Thor Vilhjalmsson

overview: A documentary programme about the life and work of the Icelandic author, Thor Vilhjálmsson.

title: Thor Vilhjalmsson

title: Thor Vilhjálmsson

overview: korte documentaire :  over het leven en werk van de IJslandse auteur Thor Vilhjálmsson.

original_title: Thor Vilhjálmsson


title: Sjö sverð á lofti í senn

overview: A documentary film about the Icelandic politician Jónas Jónsson frá Hriflu.

title: Sjö sverð á lofti í senn

original_title: Sjö sverð á lofti í senn


title: Selfportraits of Icelandic Artists

overview: A collection of self-portaits of Icelandic artists. A few of the artists explain their views on the self-portrait and its importance for their artistic development.

title: Selfportraits of Icelandic Artists

original_title: Sjálfsmyndir íslenskra listamanna


title: Survival in the High North

overview: A controversial documentary on the struggle of three small nations, Greenland, Iceland and the Faeroe Islands, for survival in the harsh natural surroundings of the Hight north. The film focuses on forceful campaigns against these nations' economic interests, launched worldwide by international protest groups, such as Greenpeace. It is the traditional utilization of marine mammals, whales and seals, that is opposed bitterly by the protest groups, who usually claim that the hunting methods are inhumane or that the whale stocks face extinction-claims which are rejected outright by scientists.

title: Survival in the High North

original_title: Lífsbjörg í norðurhöfum


title: Kristjan at La Scala

overview: Singing at La Scala, the world's most famous opera house and the Mecca for opera lovers, must be every singer's ultimate dream. As the tenor Kristján Jóhannsson sings his first major part on the famous stage, we learn about the man and his career.

title: Kristjan at La Scala

title: Kristján á Scala

overview: Zingen in La Scala, 's werelds beroemdste operahuis en het Mekka voor operaliefhebbers, moet de ultieme droom van elke zanger zijn. Terwijl tenor Kristján Jóhannsson zijn eerste grote rol op het beroemde podium zingt, leren we over de man en zijn carrière.

original_title: Kristján á Scala


title: Jarðfræði Reykjavíkur

title: Jarðfræði Reykjavíkur

original_title: Jarðfræði Reykjavíkur


title: An Ancient Farm Site

overview: Although the Icelandic Sagas contain many descriptions of stately homes, none of them stood the test of time. However, an archeological finding at Stöng in Thjórsárdal revealed the ruins of an ancient farm which had been preserved in ashes from the Mt. Hekla eruption in 1104. Knowledge from this finding and from literary sources were used to reconstruct in detail and Icelandic farmhouse from the 11th century. This film follows the project from the original designing stage in 1970 until the inauguration in 1977, showing the ancient techniques used to build houses from local building material such as turf, stone and wood.

title: An Ancient Farm Site

original_title: Hér stóð bær


title: Halldór Laxness: "I shall or I die"

overview: A documentary film about the Icelandic writer Halldór Laxness, who received the Nobel Prize in 1955 for "... renewing the Icelandic tradition of saga-literature and the Icelandic language". The film gives a portrait of this great writer who was very much disliked as a young artist, when he was describing the situation in Iceland between the first and the second world wars. To date, he has written over 70 books, novels, essays, plays and memories which have been translated into more than 50 languages.

title: Halldór Laxness: "I shall or I die"

title: Halldór Laxness

overview: Een documentaire over de IJslandse schrijver Halldór Laxness, die in 1955 de Nobelprijs ontving voor '... vernieuwen van de IJslandse traditie van sage literatuur en de IJslandse taal'. De film geeft een portret van deze grote schrijver die als jonge kunstenaar zeer gehaat was, toen hij de situatie in IJsland tussen de Eerste en de Tweede Wereldoorlog beschreef. Tot op heden heeft hij meer dan 70 boeken, romans, essays, toneelstukken en herinneringen geschreven die in meer dan 50 talen zijn vertaald.

original_title: Halldór Laxness


title: Jews in Iceland

overview: A documentary programme about jewish refugees who settled in Iceland in the 1930's.

title: Jews in Iceland

original_title: Gyðingar á Íslandi


title: Seabirds of Iceland

overview: Among the species illustrated are Fulmar, Gannet, Cormorant, Shag, Kittiwake, Common Guillemot (or Murre), Brunnich's Guillemot, Razorbill and Puffin. Several other bird species, as well as marine mammals, are also featured.

title: Seabirds of Iceland

original_title: Fuglabjörg


title: Blood and Ink

overview: A documentary about the life and work of the Icelandic writer Gunnar Gunnarsson.

title: Blood and Ink

title: Blóð og blek

overview: Een documentaire over het leven en het werk van de IJslandse schrijver Gunnar Gunnarsson.

original_title: Blóð og blek


title: The Herring Made Us All Rich

overview: The story of a herring enterprise in Árneshreppur á Ströndum which began in 1934 with the construction of the country's biggest herring plant in the village of Djúpavík. The plant brought great prosperity to the community, in the mids of world depression. The film includes interviews with several people involved in this adventure as well as old films and photographs.

title: The Herring Made Us All Rich

original_title: Af síldinni öll erum orðin rík...


title: 88 Degrees East

overview: The coastal "motorway" that links the Icelanders together is usually referred to less euphemistically by continental tourists who are used to asphalt or concrete. But to some Icelandic off-road enthusiasts it is much too smooth and unchallenging. Therefore they decided to cross the country through the uninhabited highlands from the est to the east. 800 kilometers of lava, strong rivers, mud and glaciers required specially adapted vehicles, but when winter suddenly fell with thick snow and serious accidents, the future of even the most carefully prepared expedition was thrown into jeopardy.

title: 88 Degrees East

original_title: 88 gráður austur


title: Þorlákur helgi

overview: A documentary about the man, Thorlákur helgi, who was worshipped as a saint in Iceland and in Europe in the middle ages.

title: Þorlákur helgi

title: Þorlákur helgi

overview: Een documentaire over de man, Thorlákur helgi, die in de middeleeuwen in IJsland en in Europa als heilige werd aanbeden.

original_title: Þorlákur helgi


title: Breeding Behaviour of Arctic Charr in Lake Thingvallvatn, Iceland

overview: This film on breeding behavior of the Arctic Charr contains exceptional underwater footage taken in their natural habitat.

original_title: Æxlunarhegðun bleikju í Þingvallavatni


title: Skiing in Iceland

overview: The film is about various kinds of winter sports in Iceland jeep excursions, mountain skiing, cross-country skiing, ice climbing and many other exciting winter sports that are attended in Iceland.

title: Skiing in Iceland

original_title: Vetraríþróttir á Íslandi


title: Útskúfað úr sæluríkinu

overview: A news documentary about the "population growth" programme of former Rumanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, and the horrific consequences that followed.

title: Útskúfað úr sæluríkinu

original_title: Útskúfað úr sæluríkinu


title: Sugarcubes in Japan

overview: A film about a concert tour of the Icelandic pop group Sykurmolarnir (The Sugarcubes) to Japan

title: Sugarcubes in Japan

original_title: Sykurmolar í Japan


title: Improvisation

overview: A documentary programme about the contemporary Icelandic composer Atli Heimir Sveinsson.

title: Improvisation

original_title: Spuni


title: Síðustu 10 árin: Íslensk kvikmyndagerð reifuð

overview: A retrospective of the Icelandic cinema from 1980-1990.


title: Séra Matthías á Akureyri

overview: A film about the life and work of the Icelandic poet Matthías Jochumson.

title: Séra Matthías á Akureyri

original_title: Séra Matthías á Akureyri


title: Seal Hunting

overview: There is a long tradition of hunting seals in Iceland. This film is about one such hunting trip on the South-east coast of Iceland where farmers catch the seals in nets in the glacial waters stemming from Vatnajökull, Europe's biggest glacier.

title: Seal Hunting

original_title: Selveiðar


title: Story of a Mural

overview: This film is about the largest work of art ever produced in Iceland, the mural on the front of the Búrfell hydro-electric power station. Sigurjón Ólafsson was commisioned for the work, and the film describes the process of the work from the time that he and his assistant, Gudmundur Benediktsson, began the project at Sigurjón's studio until they finally completed it where it stands at the isolated power plant. Sigurjón devised an innovated method for producing the mural. A mould was first cut out in insulating plastic which was then fitted to the concreting construction of the building.

title: Story of a Mural

original_title: Saga um lágmynd


title: The Great Wild Brownie

overview: The river Laxá in Laxárdal valley is considered to be one of the best rivers in the world for brown trout. It is definitely the best in Europe and anglers from all over the world come there year after year for fishing.  This film is about one such man called Art Lee, a well known sportswriter from U.S.A. He has come to Iceland for many years to enjoy fishing for the Laxá brownie.

title: The Great Wild Brownie

original_title: Laxár urriðinn


title: Jan Mayen

overview: Jan Mayen is a narrow island, 50 km long, northeast of Iceland. It belongs to Norway which has a weather- and military station situated there. The island is uninhabited but still has remains of the whaling and fox hunting that once took place there. Birdlife is abundant and a very beautiful stratovolcano, Beerenberg (2200m) crowns the island. The volcano is active, last eruptions occurring in 1970 and 1984.

title: Jan Mayen

original_title: Jan Mayen


title: Iceland and Europe

overview: A news documentary about the negotiations of EFTS members (European Free Trade Association) with EBE (EEC European Economic Community), with a special emphasis on Icelandic issues.

title: Iceland and Europe

original_title: Ísland og Evrópa


title: Í þjónustu lýðveldisins

overview: A documentary about the 50 year career of Ambassador Pétur Thorsteinsson in the Icelandic Foreign Service.

title: Í þjónustu lýðveldisins

original_title: Í þjónustu lýðveldisins


title: Hér komum við

overview: A documentary about the pedagogic theories of Loris Malaguzzi and their application in Icelandic primary schools.

title: Hér komum við

original_title: Hér komum við


title: Krakatau Dundee

overview: They call him Krakatau Dundee, the man who spends much of his working life in remote and hostile deserts, studying volcanic activity. They mystery of Krakatau, the island that all but disappeared from the face of the earth in an explosion 100 years ago has been the centre of his longtime studies. We learn about the man and his work as we follow him and his fellow scientists from their camp on an uninhabited jungle island in Indonesia, to the top of the mountains and the bottom of the sea.

title: Krakatau Dundee

original_title: Haraldur á Krakatá


title: Af litlum neista

title: Af litlum neista

original_title: Af litlum neista


title: Watching the Volcanos

overview: Icelandic scientists and laymen throughout the countryside have monitored volcanoes and earthquake zones for a long time. In recent years, technical equipment has been developed which enables much more effective work. Included are seismometers and inclinometers, devices which can detect small changes in land elevation in volcanic areas. A network of such monitors and seismometers is now in use, monitoring for example, Mt. Hekla, Katla and the Krafla volcano as well the main earthquake zone in S-Iceland. There is a new inter-Nordic project which aims at developing forecasts for earthquakes.

title: Watching the Volcanos

original_title: Að gæta eldfjalla


title: Riding the Impossible

overview: Though small, the Icelandic pony is widely renowned for its strength and endurance. However, the vast mountainous coastal region of northwest Iceland was still considered too rugged for even the sturdiest of those horses until a dozen riders and forty horses sailed north to face this deserted challenge. if successful they would be the first to travel through this gigantic landscape of cliffs and glaciers.

title: Riding the Impossible

original_title: Á hestum að horni


title: Töframaður í listinni

overview: A documentary about the Icelandic artist Sverrir Haraldsson

title: Töframaður í listinni

original_title: Töframaður í listinni


title: Sverrir Haraldsson listmálari

title: Sverrir Haraldsson listmálari

original_title: Sverrir Haraldsson listmálari


title: Spáð í jörðina, eldgosa- og jarðskjálftaspár


title: Þjórsárver

title: Þjórsárver

original_title: Þjórsárver


title: Ævintýraheimur Austur-Grænlands

title: Ævintýraheimur Austur-Grænlands

original_title: Ævintýraheimur Austur-Grænlands


title: The Inventor

overview: Eggert V. Briem born 1986 in Iceland, is a self taught scientist and inventor. A hundred years later he reflects on time past: The years in Germany during WW I, his invention on the airplane's autopilot, the depression in USA, Einstain's theory of Relativity, late marriage in USA, the solitude and the meeting with his best friend.

title: The Inventor

original_title: Uppfinningamaðurinn


title: Siggi Valli, the drummer

title: Siggi Valli, the drummer

job: Makeup & Hair

job: Production Design

job: Sound Recordist

original_title: Siggi Valli trommari


title: Evil in the Northern Seas

overview: The documentary illustrates the northward drift of contaminated sea water through streams and currents, and the unforeseen consequences of such pollution on the delicately balanced ecosystem of the North Atlantic. The film reminds us of the damage already done, by oil an toxic waste, to the wildlife of enclosed seas such as the North Sea and the Baltic.  During the last years, environmental issues have become increasingly important world-wide. To the people of Iceland, a small nation whose economy is based on the fishing industry, it is of vital importance to keep a close watch on the condition of its nearest environment, the northern seas.

title: Evil in the Northern Seas

title: Mengun í Norðurhöfum

overview: De documentaire illustreert de noordwaartse drift van vervuild zeewater door beken en stromingen, en de onvoorziene gevolgen van een dergelijke vervuiling voor het delicaat uitgebalanceerde ecosysteem van de Noord-Atlantische Oceaan. De film herinnert ons aan de schade die al is aangericht, door olie en giftig afval, aan de natuur van ingesloten zeeën zoals de Noordzee en de Oostzee. In de afgelopen jaren zijn milieukwesties wereldwijd steeds belangrijker geworden. Voor de bevolking van IJsland, een klein land waarvan de economie gebaseerd is op de visserij-industrie, is het van vitaal belang om de toestand van zijn naaste omgeving, de noordelijke zeeën, nauwlettend in de gaten te houden.

original_title: Mengun í Norðurhöfum


title: Art Surges from Life Itself

overview: A portret of the Cobra artist Svavar Guðnason. His life and his art - sources - influences and how he became one of the greatest abstract painters amongst Nordic artists.

title: Art Surges from Life Itself

original_title: Listin sprettur af lífinu sjálfu...


title: Who, Why, and What for?

title: Who, Why, and What for?

original_title: Hvar, hvers vegna og fyrir hverja?


title: The Great Wonder

overview: A documentary about driftwood in Iceland and the sculptor Sæmundur Valdimarsson.

title: The Great Wonder

original_title: Hið frábæra undur


title: Handfærasinfónían

title: Handfærasinfónían

job: Underwater Camera

original_title: Handfærasinfónían


title: Fjallamenn á Fimmvörðuhálsi

title: Fjallamenn á Fimmvörðuhálsi

job: Camera Operator

original_title: Fjallamenn á Fimmvörðuhálsi


title: Afl úr iðrum jarðar, nýting jarðhita

title: Afl úr iðrum jarðar, nýting jarðhita

original_title: Afl úr iðrum jarðar, nýting jarðhita


title: Veiðivötn

title: Veiðivötn

original_title: Veiðivötn


title: Undir mögnuðu tungli

title: Undir mögnuðu tungli

original_title: Undir mögnuðu tungli


title: Opus Magnus

overview: A close-up on their characters and their unique art.

title: Opus Magnus

original_title: Opus Magnús


title: Líf í tuskunum

title: Líf í tuskunum

job: Prop Designer

job: Assistant Director

job: Sound Engineer

original_title: Líf í tuskunum


title: The Search for Bogomil Font

title: The Search for Bogomil Font

job: Director

original_title: Leitin að Bogomil Font


title: The Unknown Highland

overview: We follow a highlander who is reborn thorughout the centuries whenever historical events take place.

title: The Unknown Highland

job: Director of Photography

original_title: Landið ókunna - leit án enda


title: Fourteen Years in China

overview: Ólafsson was a poor country boy from Iceland, born in 1895, who at 18 years of age received the call that changed his life. Suddenly he was obsessed with the idea of becoming a missionary in China. In spite of all the obstacles in his way he made it first to Norway, where he got into a missionary school, and then to the land of his dreams, China, through America, Canada and Japan. In China he met his Norwegian wife, who was aslo a missionary, and four of their children were born there. Ólafsson fled with his family to Hong Kong and then to Europe after the city of Shanghai had surrendered to the Japanese in 1937. The documentary is mostly made of old films by Ólafsson himself and some old film stock.

title: Fourteen Years in China

job: Producer

original_title: Fjórtán ár í Kína


title: See What I Can Do

title: See What I Can Do

original_title: Sjáðu hvað ég get


title: Nína - Listakonan sem Ísland hafnaði

title: Nína - Listakonan sem Ísland hafnaði

original_title: Nína - Listakonan sem Ísland hafnaði


title: Muggur

title: Muggur

original_title: Muggur


title: Miðbær Reykjavíkur - aldarspegill íslensks mannlífs

overview: A documentary about downtown Reykjavík through the years.

job: Assistant Camera


title: Lóan syngur ekki á örfoka svæðum

title: Lóan syngur ekki á örfoka svæðum

job: Screenplay

original_title: Lóan syngur ekki á örfoka svæðum


title: Hamingjan er hugarástand sem byrjar með brosi