THE CORNER SHOP - dir. HELGA RAKEL RAFNSDÓTTIR & HULDA RÓS GUDNADÓTTIR

Synopsis: In a world of globalisation, fast food, and supermarkets, two brothers are determined to hold on to the old ways. Kjotborg is a cornershop in Reykjavik, run by two eccentric brothers in the form of social shopkeeping rather than a profit-making buisness

Original title: Kjötborg
English title: The Corner Shop
Genre: Documentary
Language: Icelandic

Directors: Helga Rakel Rafnsdóttir, Hulda Rós Gudnadóttir
Scriptwriter: Helga Rakel Rafnsdóttir, Hulda Rós Gudnadóttir
Editor: Stefanía Thors
Cinematographer: Fridrik Gudmundsson, Thorfinnur Gudnason
Sound design: Gunnar Árnason
Music: Sindri Már Sigfússon
Producer(s): Thorfinnur Gudnason
Production company: Villingur ehf, villingur@internet.is

Country: Iceland
Length: 47 minutes
Premiere date and year: June 20. 2008

Festivals:
2008:
Nordische Filmtage Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany
Nordisk Panorama, Malmö, Sweden
Skjaldborg, Patreksfjörður, Iceland
Reykjavík Shorts & Docs, Reykjavík, Iceland
2009:
Göteborg International Fim Festival, Göteborg, Sweden
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Athens, Greece
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, Minneapolis, USA
Scandinavian House, New York, USA
Expresion en Corto, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Awards

• The Edda Award in Iceland 2008: Won for Best documentary
• Reykjavik Short & doc 2008: Awarded the Silver Fox for Best documentary
• Skjaldborg Fim Festival at Patreksfjordur 2008: Awarded Einarinn for Best documentary