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Films from Iceland IN FRONT OF OTHERS REYKJAVÍK by Óskar Jónasson by Ásgrímur Sverrisson Winter 2016 IN FRONT OF OTHERS REYKJAVÍK THE OATH THE AQUATic EffECT by Óskar Jónasson by Ásgrímur Sverrisson by Baltasar Kormákur by Sólveig Anspach Features Hubert is a shy and introverted graphic designer A thirtysomething couple, Hringur and Elsa, are about Finnur is a successful heart surgeon and father of two. Samir wants to make up for his past transgressions who hasn’t been too successful when approaching to buy their dream house in downtown Reykjavík when His family’s life begins to unravel when his daughter, toward his swimming instructor Agathe, whom women. When he falls in love with Hanna, he tries the video store Hringur owns faces foreclosure. As the Anna, gets mixed up with a manipulative, drug-dealing he’s madly in love with, and he follows her all the to impress her by resorting to mimicking his boss, crisis threatens to split them apart, Hringur resolves to boyfriend. As the boyfriend’s grip tightens around Anna way to Iceland. But when an electric shock leaves a notorious womanizer. This tactic works as an sort things out before it’s too late. and the entire family, Finnur is forced to take drastic him with amnesia, how can he make up for what he ice-breaker, but soon things get out of control, Original title Reykjavík measures. can’t remember? Can Agathe help him reclaim his Genre Comedy / Drama with unforeseen consequences. Director / Screenwriter Ásgrímur Sverrisson Original title Eiðurinn memories – and his love for her? Producers Ingvar Thórdarson, Júlíus Kemp Genre Drama / Thriller Original title Fyrir framan annað fólk Coproducers Dagur B. Reynisson, Daníel Gylfason, Sölmundur Ísak Steinarsson, Director Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, The Deep, Jar City) Original title L’Effet aquatique Genre Comedy / Drama Atli Rafn Sigurdarson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Gudmundur Ingi Thorvaldsson, Screenwriters Ólafur Egill Egilsson, Baltasar Kormákur Genre Comedy Director Óskar Jónasson (Remote Control, Reykjavík Rotterdam) Gríma Kristjánsdóttir, Néstor Calvo Producers Magnús Vidar Sigurdsson, Baltasar Kormákur Director Sólveig Anspach (Haut les coeurs!, Stormy Weather) Screenwriters Óskar Jónasson, Kristján Thórdur Hrafnsson Director of photography Néstor Calvo Director of photography Óttar Gudnason Screenwriters Sólveig Anspach, Jean-Luc Gaget Producers Kristinn Thórdarson, Leifur B. Dagfinnsson Editor Ragnar Vald Ragnarsson Editor Sigvaldi J. Kárason Producers Skúli Malmquist, Patrick Sobelman Director of photography Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson (Of Horses and Men, The Deep) Music Sunna Gunnlaugs Production designer Atli Geir Grétarsson Director of photography Isabelle Razavet Editor Valdís Óskarsdóttir (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Celebration) Cast Atli Rafn Sigurdarson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Cast Baltasar Kormákur, Hera Hilmar, Gísli Örn Gardarsson, Margrét Bjarnadóttir Editor Anne Riegel Music Atli Örvarsson (Rams, The Perfect Guy) Gudmundur Ingi Thorvaldsson, Gríma Kristjánsdóttir Production company RVK Studios, [email protected] Music Martin Wheeler Cast Snorri Engilbertsson, Hafdís Helga Helgadóttir, Production company Icelandic Film Company, [email protected], [email protected] Iceland, 2016, 110 min., DCP Cast Florence Loiret Caille, Samir Guesmi, Didda Jónsdóttir, Hilmir Snaer Gudnason, Svandís Dóra Einarsdóttir Coproduction companies Neutrinos Productions, Bobblehead Productions Frosti Jón Runólfsson, Ingvar E. Sigurdsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld Production company Truenorth, [email protected] Iceland, 2016, 92 min., DCP Production companies Zik Zak Filmworks, Ex Nihilo, [email protected] Iceland, 2016, 93 min., DCP International sales Le Pacte, www.le-pacte.com, [email protected] France / Iceland, 2016, 90 min., DCP BANDEIRA PAuliSTA PRIZE OF BEST PicTURE 39TH SÃO PAulO INTERNATIONAL Film SpARROWS FESTIVAL HEARTSTONE KEEP FROZEN YARN by Rúnar Rúnarsson by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson by Hulda Rós Gudnadóttir by Una Lorenzen Documentaries In postproduction Sixteen-year-old Ari, who has been living in Reykjavík In the beautiful but harsh nature of a small Icelandic On a cold winter night, a factory trawler loaded with The traditional crafts of crochet and knitting have with his mother, is suddenly sent back to the remote fishing village, two boys share a journey of friendship frozen fish enters the Reykjavík harbor. Unloading the become hot trends in modern art. We follow a few West Fjords to live with his father. His relationship and love as one tries to win the heart of a girl while the trawler is nothing less than a ritual – it takes a lot of international artists and knitters as they bring yarn with his father has become difficult, and his childhood other discovers new feelings toward his best friend. planning, teamwork and a unique set of skills. In this into the streets and our lives in new ways. Starting in Iceland from Films friends have changed. In these seemingly hopeless Original title Hjartasteinn film we witness what it takes to “do the job.”Keep Iceland, this quirky and thought-provoking film takes surroundings, Ari must step up and find his way. Genre Drama Frozen is a sneak peak into a real man’s world. us on a colorful global journey as we discover how Director / Screenwriter Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson (Whale Valley, Ártún) Original title Þrestir Producers Anton Máni Svansson, Lise Orheim Stender, Jesper Morthorst, Original title Keep Frozen yarn connects us all. Genre Drama Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson Director Hulda Rós Gudnadóttir Director / Screenwriter Rúnar Rúnarsson (Volcano, The Last Farm) Director of photography Sturla Brandth Grøvlen (Victoria, Rams) Screenwriters Hulda Rós Gudnadóttir, Helga Rakel Rafnsdóttir, Hinrik Thór Svavarsson Original title Garn Producers Mikkel Jersin, Rúnar Rúnarsson Editors Anne Østerud (Jagten, Män som hatar kvinnor), Producer Helga Rakel Rafnsdóttir Director Una Lorenzen Executive producer Birgitte Hald Janus Billeskov Jansen (Zappa, Jagten, The Act of Killing) Coproducer Thorvardur Björgúlfsson Codirectors Heather Millard, Thórdur Bragi Jónsson Coproducers Lilja Ósk Snorradóttir, Igor Nola Music Kristian Eidnes Andersen (Ida, Antichrist) Director of photography Dennis Helm Screenwriters Krishan Arora, Barbara Kingsolver Director of photography Sophia Olsson Cast Baldur Einarsson, Blaer Hinriksson, Diljá Valsdóttir, Katla Njálsdóttir, Jónína Editor Kristján Lodmfjörd Producers Heather Millard, Thórdur Bragi Jónsson Editor Jacob Schulsinger (Force Majeure) Thordís Karlsdóttir, Rán Ragnarsdóttir, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Sveinn Ólafur Music Joseph Marzolla, Prins Pólo Coproducer Marcin Marczyk Music Kjartan Sveinsson Gunnarsson, Gunnar Jónsson, Søren Malling, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir Production company Skarkali, [email protected] Director of photography Iga Mikler Cast Atli Óskar Fjalarsson (Jitters, 2 Birds), Ingvar E. Sigurdsson, Production companies Join Motion Pictures, [email protected]; SF Film, Coproduction company Kukl Editor Thorunn Hafstad Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir, Rade Serbedzija [email protected] International sales Deckert Distribution, [email protected] Music Örn Eldjárn, Samuel “LoopTok” Andersson Production companies Nimbus Iceland, Nimbus Film Iceland / Denmark, 2016, 110 min., DCP Iceland, 2016, 74 min., DCP Production company Compass Films Coproduction companies Pegasus Pictures, MP Film Production Coproduction company 2M Film Studio (Poland) International sales Versatile, [email protected] International sales Spier Films, www.spierfilms.com, [email protected] Iceland / Denmark / Croatia, 2015, 99 min., DCP Iceland / Poland, 2016, 58 min. / 76 min., DCP AlmA I REMEmbER YOU INNSÆI: THE SEA WITHIN HORIZON by Kristín Jóhannesdóttir by Óskar Thór Axelsson by Kristín Ólafsdóttir & Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir by Bergur Bernburg & Fridrik Thór Fridriksson Alma is doing time in a psychiatric unit for murdering Three young people from the city set out to restore A story of soul-searching, science, nature and A documentary about the late Icelandic painter Georg her lover seven years earlier, an act she has no memory a decrepit building in the remote West Fjords. When creativity, InnSæi takes us on a global journey to Gudni Hauksson, whose innovative interpretations of of. When the lover is found alive, Alma escapes, and a supernatural entity appears, their trip takes on uncover the art of connecting in today’s world of forms and ideas paved the way for the renaissance in now she really decides to kill him. terrifying consequences. Meanwhile, on the other distractions and stress. Icelandic landscape painting. Original title Alma side of the fjord, a psychiatrist is investigating an Original title InnSæi: The Sea Within Original title Sjóndeildarhringur Genre Drama unexplained suicide, which is somehow linked to his Directors Kristín Ólafsdóttir, Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir Directors Bergur Bernburg, Fridrik Thór Fridriksson (Children of Nature, Mamma Gógó) Director / Screenwriter Kristín Jóhannesdóttir (As in Heaven) Screenwriter Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir Screenwriter Bill Rathje Producer Gudrún Edda Thórhannesdóttir own son, who vanished some years earlier. Producers Kristín Ólafsdóttir, Sandra Tabares-Duque, Heather Millard Producers Fridrik Thór Fridriksson, Bergur Bernburg, Coproducers Anna G. Magnúsdóttir, Ilann Girard, Jim Stark, Lilja Ósk Snorradóttir Coproducer Al Morrow Bill Rathje, Magnús Árni Skúlason Director of photography Ita Zbroniec-Zajt Original title Ég man þig Directors of photography