Six Nordic dramas have been selected to compete for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize in recognition of outstanding writing, to be presented during the TV Drama Vision conference at the Göteborg Film Festival. This
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Nordic Talent Dominates Shooting Stars 2019
Elliott Crosset Hove (Denmark), Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir (Iceland), Ine Marie Wilmann (Norway) and Ardalan Esmaili (Sweden) have all been selected to feature in Shooting Stars 2019, an annual showcase for ten young and promising European
Jodie Foster To Direct Woman At War Remake
Deadline has revealed that Jodie Foster will direct and star in an English language remake of Benedikt Erlingsson's second feature Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð), selected as Iceland's entry for Best Foreign Language
Woman At War Honoured With LUX Film Prize
The European Parliament has announced Benedikt Erlingsson’s comedy drama, Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð), as winner of the 2018 LUX Film Prize against competition from Styx by Wolfgang Fischer and The Other Side
First Trailer For Icelandic Noir The Flatey Enigma
Sagafilm has released a trailer for its four-part adaptation of Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson's best-selling novel The Flatey Enigma (Flateyjargáta), a descent into the dark and dangerous world of ancient legends, symbolism, and secret societies in