Cinema of Iceland
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| Cinema of Iceland | |
|---|---|
| No. 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)[5] | |
| Total | 1,514,000 |
| • Per capita | 5.4 (2010)[4] |
| Gross box office (2011)[5] | |
| Total | ISK 1.49 billion |
Iceland has a notable cinema film industry. There are many actors to list who have caught international attention. The most famous film, and the only one to be nominated for the Academy Award and European Film Awards, is 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 Noi the Albino, by Dagur Kári, seen as a descendant of the Icelandic film tradition.
The Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur also directed 101 Reykjavík, Hafið, A Little Trip to Heaven (starring Julia Stiles and Forest Whitaker), and Jar City.
The Edda Awards are the national film awards in Iceland.
Films
- 101 Reykjavík
- Africa United
- Angels of the Universe (Englar alheimsins)
- Astrópía
- Beowulf & Grendel
- Boðberi
- Börn (Children)
- Brennu-Njálssaga
- Children of Nature (Börn náttúrunnar)
- Cold Fever (Á köldum klaka)
- Cool Jazz and Coconuts (Hvítir Mávar)
- Country Wedding (Sveitabrúðkaup)
- The Deep (Djúpið)
- Devil's Island (Djöflaeyjan)
- Eleven Men Out (Strákarnir okkar)
- Falcons (Fálkar)
- Fíaskó
- Foreldrar
- Gnarr
- Hafið
- Heiðin (Small Mountain), directed by Einar Thor
- Hlemmur
- Hrafninn flýgur
- Íslenski draumurinn
- The Juniper Tree
- Knight of the Living Dead
- Land and Sons (Land og synir)
- Life in a Fishbowl (Vonarstræti)
- A Little Trip to Heaven
- A Man Like Me (Maður eins og ég)
- Með allt á hreinu
- Mýrin (Jar City)
- Niceland
- Nói Albínói
- Nýtt Líf
- Of Horses and Men (Hross í oss)
- Reykjavík-Rotterdam
- Rokk í Reykjavík
- Screaming Masterpiece (Gargandi Snilld)
- The Seagull's Laughter (Mávahlátur)
- Skytturnar
- Sódóma Reykjavík
- Stormy Weather (Stormviðri)
- Thicker Than Water (Blóðbönd)
- Útlaginn
- Voksne Mennesker
- White Night Wedding (Brúðguminn)
- Wrath of Gods
- 66°23 North West (The Day of the Avalanche), a documentary set in Flateyri
Actors
- Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Berglind Icey
- Björk Guðmundsdóttir
- Eyþór Guðjónsson
- Gunnar Hansen
- 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
See also
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Cinema - Admissions per capita". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Table 11: Exhibition - Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
External links
- http://www.icelandiccinema.com, Icelandic films, documentaries and short films
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