Films from Iceland
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Winter 2016 Films from Iceland The Show of Shows We Are Still Here by Benedikt Erlingsson by Ásdís Thoroddsen
Using rare, never-before-seen footage from 19th- and The village of Flateyri in northwestern Iceland is a 20th-century circuses, fairgrounds, variety shows, community in crisis. Through the film we gain a unique music halls and seaside attractions, director Benedikt insight into a community struggling to come to terms Erlingsson crafts a unique, soaring tribute to itinerant with an uncertain future.
circus performers and cabaret acts. Original title Veðrabrigði Original title The Show of Shows Director / Screenwriter Ásdís Thoroddsen (Ingaló) Producers Hjálmtýr Heiddal, Heather Millard Director Benedikt Erlingsson (Of Horses and Men) Coproducers Uwe Teske, Marcin Wierzchowslawski Producers Margrét Jónasdottir, Mark Atkin, Heather Croall, Vanessa Toulmin Director of photography Arnar Thórisson Editor David Alexander Corno (Of Horses and Men) Editor Uwe Teske Music Georg Holm and Orri Páll Dýrason (from Sigur Rós) in collaboration Music Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and Kjartan Dagur Holm Production company Seylan, [email protected] Production company Sagafilm, [email protected] Coproduction companies Yeti Film, Metro Films Coproduction companies Crossover LAB, National Fairground International sales Spier Films, www.spierfilms.com, [email protected] Archive at the University of Sheffield Iceland / Germany / Poland, 2015, 56 min. / 81 min., DCP International sales Dogwoof, www.dogwoof.com, [email protected] Iceland / UK, 2015, 52 min. / 72 min., DCP
Little Moscow TV Case: Ritual of Abduction by Grímur Hákonarsson by Baldvin Z In postproduction
The town of Neskaupstadur has been undergoing a Logi, a burned-out lawyer, gets a chance at redemption lot of transitions in recent years. For half a century when he takes on an investigation into the suspicious the town was ruled by socialists and referred to as suicide of a teenage ballet prodigy. This puts him “Little Moscow”. These days capitalism has taken on a collision course with Gabríela, a jaded female over, companies have been privatized and a tunnel is detective and the lead investigator on the case.
being drilled through the mountain that will open the Original title Réttur community to the outside world. Genre Crime Director Baldvin Z (Jitters, Life in a Fishbowl) Original title Litla Moskva Screenwriters Andri Óttarsson, Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson Director / Screenwriter Grímur Hákonarsson (Rams) Producers Arnbjörg Haflidadóttir, Kjartan Thór Thórdarson, Producer Grímur Hákonarsson Ragnar Agnarsson, Thórhallur Gunnarsson Coproducer Grímar Jónsson Director of photography Jóhann Máni Jóhannsson Director of photography Tómas Örn Tómasson Editors Gudni Hilmar Halldórsson, Gunnar B. Gudbjörnsson Editor Steinthór Birgisson Music Pétur Jónsson Music Hallvardur Ásgeirsson Cast Magnús Jónsson, Steinunn Ólína Thorsteinsdóttir, Jóhanna Vigdís Arnardóttir Production company Hark Films, [email protected] Production company Sagafilm, [email protected] Coproduction company Netop Films Iceland, 2015, 9x45 min., MXF OP1a Iceland, 2016, 85 min., DCP
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Atli Óskar Fjalarsson began his career dubbing voices for cartoons at the age of 12. Two years later, Rúnar Rúnarsson cast him as the lead in his Cannes-selected short film2 Birds. Atli made his feature debut in Baldvin Z’s Jitters and has since performed in a variety of features, shorts and TV programs. He reunited with director Rúnarsson last year to portray the angst-filled teen Ari inSparrows , winner of best film at San Sebastian. Atli is currently studying acting in Los Angeles.
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