Film Archive

  • Filming of religious epic film Noah, starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson, has begun in Reynisfjara Beach on the South Coast of Iceland. The film is directed by...

    Russell Crowe and Emma Watson filming in Iceland

    Filming of religious epic film Noah, starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson, has begun in Reynisfjara Beach on the South Coast of Iceland. The film is directed by...

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  • Icelandic singer and songwriter Björk has teamed up with noted British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough for an exploration of the nature of music, in a new one-off documentary; Attenborough...

    Björk explores the nature of music with David Attenborough

    Icelandic singer and songwriter Björk has teamed up with noted British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough for an exploration of the nature of music, in a new one-off documentary; Attenborough...

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  • The first book by young Icelandic author Elí Freysson has been acclaimed by critics and readers alike. The book was published last December by Sögur Publishing in Iceland and a...

    Young Icelandic author creates a medieval fantasy world

    The first book by young Icelandic author Elí Freysson has been acclaimed by critics and readers alike. The book was published last December by Sögur Publishing in Iceland and a...

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  • The annual French Film Festival in Akureyri and Reykjavík is coming to a close on Thursday, February 9. The selection of films this year is greater than ever. The French...

    Three days left to catch French Film Festival

    The annual French Film Festival in Akureyri and Reykjavík is coming to a close on Thursday, February 9. The selection of films this year is greater than ever. The French...

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  • Upcoming science fiction movie Prometheus by director Ridley Scott will feature shots from Dettifoss waterfall and volcano Hekla. Part of the film was shot in Iceland during a period of...

    Ridley Scott focuses on Iceland

    Upcoming science fiction movie Prometheus by director Ridley Scott will feature shots from Dettifoss waterfall and volcano Hekla. Part of the film was shot in Iceland during a period of...

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  • Adult thriller Contraband, directed by Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur and starring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale, grabbed the weekend movie box office title, beating expectations with an estimated $24.1 million...

    Icelandic director tops weekend Box Office

    Adult thriller Contraband, directed by Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur and starring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale, grabbed the weekend movie box office title, beating expectations with an estimated $24.1 million...

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  • Icelandic film producer Sigurjón Sighvatsson has secured film rights to Yrsa Sigurðardóttir’s new crime thriller Ég man þig, published last year. The book is a highly compelling thriller set against...

    Sighvatsson Secures Film Rights to New Icelandic Thriller

    Icelandic film producer Sigurjón Sighvatsson has secured film rights to Yrsa Sigurðardóttir’s new crime thriller Ég man þig, published last year. The book is a highly compelling thriller set against...

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