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POSSIBIHILITIES - dir. ARI ALEXANDER ERGIS

Synopsis: Possibihilities (it´s not possibilities) is based on Sigurdur Gudmundsson, one of the international best known Icelandic artist, born in Reykjavík 1942. He has spent most of his life outside Iceland after he first moved to the Netherlands in 1963. He has homes and studios in Amsterdam, Reykjavík and Malmo, and in the past few years in Xiamen and Beijing in China. Gudmundsson has displayed his works in most countries in Europe and major public works of sculpture have been commissioned from him in the Nordic countries and in central Europe.

 

ORIGINAL TITLE OF FILM: Möhöguleikar

IN ENGLISH: Possibihilities

 

ORIGINAL LANGUAGE VERSION: Icelandic, English, Dutch, Chinese.

SUB-TITLED VERSION: English and Icelandic.

TYPE OF FILM: Documentary  GENRE: Portrait of an artist

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2002

 

DATE OF THEATRICAL RELEASE IN COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: 13.11.2002 

INTERNATIONAL RELEASE: None so far 

 

FESTIVALS AT WHICH THE FILM HAS PARTICIPATED:  None so far

 

 

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS : Nominated as the best documentary of the year 2002 by the Icelandic Film & TV Academy Awards

 

PRODUCTION: Ergis Film Production

PRODUCER: Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Ergis Film Production

 ADDRESS: Hverfisgata 49,

101 Reykjavík, Iceland            

TEL + 354 895 8082   FAX + 354 552 5154  EMAIL: ergiss@isl.is

 

CO- PRODUCTION COMPANY

The Icelandic Film Corporation / Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Anna Maria Karlsdóttir  

 

 

 

AUTHORS  & TECHNICIANS

DIRECTOR: Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon  

ADDRESS: Hverfisgata 49,

101 Reykjavík 

TEL +354 895 8082    FAX  +354 552 5154

 

SCRIPT WRITER: Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon

COMPOSER: Thor Eldon

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Thorgeir Gudmundsson

SOUND DESIGN: Ingvar Lundberg 

FILM EDITOR: Jón Yngvi Gylfason  

 

SYNOPSIS:

 

           

 

 

Small filmcrew has followed Gudmundsson all over the world for two years and documented his performances, photographs, drawings, prints, sculpture and installations. The structure of this 52. minutes documentary film depends on

conversations between the artist and his colleagues in Netherlands, Iceland,

Sweden, Denmark, Finland and China. These conversations are in Icelandic,

Dutch, English and in Chinese and they turn on various factors and events in

the artist's life. Gudmundsson's art bears his imprint - that of an extroverted,

extremely funny, intelligent and generous man. It raises one's spirits, sets thoughts

in motion and gives pleasure.

 

 

TECHNICAL FEATURES

RUNNING TIME   52. min        NUMBER OF REELS 1.     FILM GAUGE  DigiBeta    SCREEN RATIO 4:3             SOUND: Stereo

 

 

WORLD SALES : Icelandic Film Corporation                           

ADDRESS: Hverfisgata 46, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland.    

 

 

TEL +354 551 2260                FAX + 354 552 5154  EMAIL: ergiss@isl.is

 

FESTIVAL CONTACT: Icelandic Film Fund, Tungata 14, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland

TEL. + 354 562 3580              FAX +354 562 7171               EMAIL: kristin@iff.is