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Volcano

Rúnar Rúnarsson / Feature / 2011

The coming of age story of a 67 year old man. When Hannes retires from his job as a janitor the void that is the rest of his life begins. He is estranged from his family, hardly has any friends and the relationship to his wife has faded. Through drastic events, Hannes realises that he has to adjust his life in order to help someone he loves. »Volcano« is a love story about dealing with the choices of the past and the difficulties of the present in order to embrace the future.More

Gauragangur

Gunnar B. Guðmundsson / Feature / 2010

Ormur, a teenager who believes himself to be the a genius poet, comes to face with trials and tribulations of adulthood and needs to grow up quickly.More

Brim

Arni Olafur Asgeirsson / Feature / 2010

Brim tells the story of a young woman who hires on as a crewmember on a fishing vessel, where a tight knit group of men is already in place. Slowly it is revealed that the job she got was only vacant due to a tragic incident, and her being on board is not going down well with the crew.More

The Good Heart

Dagur Kari / Feature / 2009

Jacques, a grumpy bar-owner whose unhealthy lifestyle has brought five heart attacks meets Lucas, a good-hearted homeless boy. Jacques takes Lucas under his wing with the intention of having him continuing his legacy. Everything is going according to plan until the drunken stewardess, April, enters the bar.More

Katja

Feature Documentary / 2009

The film about Katja is an example of how a focused filmmaker can address a subject and create a product of importance and value. In this case it is a documentary film of serious and dramatic content but simultaneously appealing to wide audience due to the director’s approach.More

Electronica Reykjavik

Arnar Jónasson / Documentary / 2008

Electronica Reykjavik is the story of a revolution in music. The electronic and house music of the late 80´s and early 90´s has made and affected a whole generation of musicians.More

2 Birds

Rúnar Rúnarsson / Short Film / 2008

2 Birds takes place during one bright summer night and follows a group of young teenagers on a journey from innocence to adulthood.More

Unholy Night

Árni Þór Jónsson / Short Film / 2008

It is the night before Christmas and all through the decrepit school house nothing is stirring, not even a mouse. More

Back Soon

Sólveig Anspach / Feature Film / 2008

Anna Hallgrimsdottir a poetess, dish washer and marijuana dealer in her late thirties lives in Reykjavik with her two sons, Krummi and Ulfur. Anna is tired of her lifestyle and the coldness of Iceland and wishes to show her sons more of the world. More

Thanks

Benedikt Erlingsson / Short Film / 2007

Gunna is driving a lonely mountain road when suddenly out of gas. Luckily she sees a car parked little further by the roadside. Clueless she doesn’t notice that Jon, the driver, is planning a suicide, but asks him for help. Their acquaintance leads to a new turn of fate. More

Misty Mountain

Óskar Þór Axelsson / Short Film / 2007

While based in a remote NATO radar station in Iceland in late 1960's, Warren occasionally time traveled into the future - to the year 2006. More

The Boss Of It All

Lars Von Trier / Feature Film / 2006

THE BOSS OF IT ALL is a comedy: the owner of an IT firm wants to sell up. The trouble is that when he started his firm he invented a nonexistent company president to hide behind when unpopular steps needed taking. More

The Last Winter

Larry Fessenden / Feature Film / 2006

In the Arctic region of Northern Alaska, an oil company's advance team struggles to establish a drilling base that will forever alter the pristine land. After one team member is found dead, a disorientation slowly claims the sanity of the others as each of them succumbs to a mysterious fear. More

Africa United

Olafur Johannesson / Feature documentary / 2005

Zico came to Iceland from Marocco to seek his fortune. After ten years Zico becomes bankrupt, meaning he can´t work anymore. Left desperate and depressed Zico decides to bring life to his amateur team called Africa United and take them into the semi-professional 3rd division.More

Screaming Masterpiece

Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon / Feature Documentary / 2005

A documentary about the bustling Icelandic musical scene. This documentary covers some of Iceland's most talented and well-known musicians. More

Dark Horse

Dagur Kári / Feature Film / 2005

DARK HORSE is an offbeat comedy about Daniel (Jakob Cedergren), a somewhat irresponsible but charming young graffiti artist. More

The Last Farm

Rúnar Rúnarsson / Short Film / 2004

The stage is a remote valley and all the farms except one have been abandoned. More

Niceland

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson / Feature Film / 2004

Jed and Chloe in their early 20’s live a very simple life in the city. They love each other, find happiness in the smallest things and plan to get married. More

Noi The Albino

Dagur Kári / Feature Film / 2003

A wonderboy and drop-out on an Icelandic village scale, Noi (17), dreams of escaping from his remote fjord with the girl from the filling station. More

Made In Iceland

Mikael Torfason / Feature Film / 2002

All you don’t know, and don’t want to know, about teenagers. More

Dramarama

Feature Film / 2001

Everything looks set for a perfectly normal evening in Reykjavík, until the power goes off… More

Fiasco

Ragnar Bragason / Feature Film / 2000

Set in present-day Reykjavik, FIASCO draws a narrative circle of interconnecting stories in which the three members of the Bardal household deal with the secret loves in their lives. More

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