Cinema of Iceland
Cinema of Iceland | |
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Number of screens | 38 (2010)[1] |
• Per capita | 13.4 per 100,000 (2010)[1] |
Main distributors |
Samfilm 38.0% Sena 32.0% Myndform 29.0%[2] |
Produced feature films (2011)[3] | |
Fictional | 9 |
Animated | 1 |
Documentary | 3 |
Number of admissions (2011)[4] | |
Total | 1,514,000 |
• Per capita | 5.4 (2010)[5] |
Gross box office (2011)[4] | |
Total | ISK 1.49 billion |
Iceland has a notable cinema film industry, with many Icelandic actors having gone on to receive international attention. The most famous film, and the only one to be nominated for the Academy Award and European Film Awards, is Börn náttúrunnar (Children of Nature), directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. This film brought Icelandic cinema to the international scene, which has since grown to its height, with films such as Nói Albínói (Noi the Albino) by Dagur Kári, heralded as descendants of the Icelandic film tradition.
The Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur also directed 101 Reykjavík, Hafið (The Sea), A Little Trip to Heaven (starring Julia Stiles and Forest Whitaker), and Mýrin (Jar City).
The annual Edda Awards are the national film awards of Iceland.
Films
Films that have won an Edda Award in bold.
- 101 Reykjavík
- Á köldum klaka (Cold Fever)
- Africa United
- Astrópía
- Beowulf & Grendel, Canadian-Icelandic film
- Bjarnfreðarson
- Blóðbönd (Thicker Than Water)
- Boðberi
- Brúðguminn (White Night Wedding)
- Börn (Children)
- Brennu-Njálssaga
- Börn náttúrunnar (Children of Nature)
- Brim (Undercurrent)
- Djöflaeyjan (Devil's Island)
- Djúpið (The Deep)
- Eldfjall (Volcano)
- Englar alheimsins (Angels of the Universe)
- Fálkar (Falcons)
- Fíaskó (Fiasco)
- Foreldrar (Parents)
- Gargandi Snilld (Screaming Masterpiece)
- Gnarr
- Hafið (The Sea)
- Heiðin (Small Mountain), directed by Einar Thor
- Hlemmur
- Hrafninn flýgur (When the Raven Flies)
- Hross í oss (Of Horses and Men)
- Hrútar (Rams)
- Í skugga hrafnsins (In the Shadow of the Raven)
- Íslenski draumurinn (The Icelandic Dream)
- The Juniper Tree, released under English title in Iceland, also known as Einiberjatréð
- Kaldaljós (Cold Light)
- Kókóstré og Hvítir Mávar (Cool Jazz and Coconuts)
- Knight of the Living Dead
- Land og synir (Land and Sons)
- A Little Trip to Heaven, American-Icelandic film
- Maður eins og ég (A Man Like Me)
- Mávahlátur (The Seagull's Laughter)
- Með allt á hreinu (On Top)
- Mýrin (Jar City)
- Niceland
- Nói Albínói (Noi the Albino)
- Nýtt Líf (New Life)
- Reykjavík-Rotterdam
- Rokk í Reykjavík
- Skytturnar (White Whales)
- Sódóma Reykjavík (Remote Control)
- Stormviðri (Stormy Weather)
- Strákarnir okkar (Eleven Men Out)
- Sveitabrúðkaup (Country Wedding)
- Ungfrúin góða og húsið (The Honour of the House)
- Útlaginn (Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli)
- Vonarstræti (Life in a Fishbowl), original title in Icelandic literally means Hope Street
- Voksne Mennesker (Dark Horse), Danish-Icelandic film. Original title is in Danish
- Wrath of Gods, Canadian-Icelandic film
- 66°23 North West (The Day of the Avalanche), a documentary set in Flateyri
Actors
- Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Björk Guðmundsdóttir
- Eyþór Guðjónsson
- Gunnar Hansen
- Jóhann G. Jóhannsson (Joi Johannsson)
- Bjarni Gautur
- Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
- Hilmir Snær Guðnason
- Tómas Lemarquis
- María Ellingsen
- Peter Ronson
- Stefán Karl Stefánsson
Directors
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Dagur Kári
- Robert Ingi Douglas
- Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
- Einar Thor Einar Thor
- Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
- Jon Gustafsson
- Olaf de Fleur
- Óskar Jónasson
- Ragnar Bragason
Film music
- Mugison (Örn Elías Guðmundsson)
- Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
- Johann Johannsson
See also
References
- 1 2 "Table 8: Cinema Infrastructure - Capacity". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Table 6: Share of Top 3 distributors (Excel)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Table 1: Feature Film Production - Genre/Method of Shooting". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Table 11: Exhibition - Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Cinema - Admissions per capita". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
External links
- http://www.icelandiccinema.com, Icelandic films, documentaries and short films