BACKYARD - dir. ÁRNI SVEINSSON

A guy named Árni Rúnar had the idea of gathering a few bands together in his backyard to do some live recording. His idea evolved into this film. He filled his little shack of a studio with equipment and prayed for good weather. He invited all of his neighbours and made them pizza, cupcakes and pancakes. And then many of the most exciting Icelandic musicians of their generation showed up to play, giving us a unique look at the diverse music scene of Reykjavík in the summer of 2009.

Original title: Backyard
English title: Backyard
Genre: Documentary
Language: Icelandic

Director: Árni Sveinsson
Scriptwriter: Árni Sveinsson, Árni Rúnar Hlödversson
Main cast: Árni Rúnar Hlödversson, Members of Múm, Hjaltalín, FM Belfast, Retro Stefson, Sin Fang Bous, Borko, Reykjavík!
Editor: Árni Sveinsson
Cinematographer: Árni Sveinsson, Gudlaugur Arnar Sigurdsson, Jón Tómas Einarsson, Ryan Parteka, Thórgnýr Thoroddsen, Fridrik Elís Ásmundsson, Árni Vilhjálmsson
Sound design: Kristinn Sturluson, Andri Björn Úlfarsson
Music: Múm, Hjaltalín, FM Belfast, Retro Stefson, Sin Fang Bous, Borko, Reykjavík!
Producers: Sindri Páll Kjartansson, Árni Sveinsson
Co-producers: Baldvin Esra, Árni Rúnar Hlödversson
Production company: Kjartansson ehf.
Co-production company: Kimi Records
Website: www.backyardthefilm.com

Country: Iceland
Sound: Stereo
Length: 70 minutes
Screening format: Digibeta
Production format: DVCAM
Film gauge/aspect ratio: 16:9 anamorphic
National premiere date and year: May 23. 2010.

Festivals
2011:
Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle, USA, May 19 - June 12.
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, July 1 - 9.
Transatlantyk - Poznan International Film Festival, Poznan, Poland, August 5- 13.
Film Forum Zadar International Film Festival, Zadar, Croatia, August 23 - 30.
Athens International Film Festival, Athens, Greece, September 14 - 25.
Helsinki International Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland, September 15 - 25.
Pop Montreal International Music Festival, Montreal, Canada, September 19 - 23.
Kino Pod Baranami, Krakow, Poland, September 23.
Kamerton Poland, September 28- October 2.
Filmfest Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, September 29 - October 8.
Bergen International Film Festival, Bergen, Norway, October 19 - 26.
Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival, Kiev, Ukraine, October 22 - 30.
Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Kassel, Germany, November 8 - 13 .
Noordelijk Film Festival, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, November 9 - 13.
Scanorama European Film Forum, Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipéda, Lithuania, November 10 - 27.
Festival dei Popoli, Florence, Italy, November 12 - 19.