2006
JAR CITY - dir. BALTASAR KORMAKUR
Synopsis
An elderly man is found murdered in his basement flat. Inspector Erlendur doesn’t have much to go by in the investigation, but a photograph of a young girl´s grave gives him a lead. He discovers that many years ago the victim was accused, though not convicted, of horrible crimes. As Erlendur reopens the very cold case, he follows a trail of unusual forensic evidence, uncovering secrets that are much larger than the murder of one old man – with clues knit into the genetic bloodline of an entire country.
Original title: Mýrin
English title: Jar City
Genre: Thriller
Language: Icelandic
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Scriptwriter: Baltasar Kormakur (based on a novel by Arnaldur Indridason)
Main cast: Ingvar S. Sidurdsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Editor: Elísabet Rónaldsdóttir
Cinematographer: Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Music: Mugison
Producer(s): Agnes Johansen, Lilja Pálmadóttir, Baltasar Kormakur
Co-producer(s): Reinhard Klooss, Oliver Huzly
Production company: Blueeyes productions in association with Bavaria pictures and Nordisk Film
International sales & distribution: Trust Films Sales ApS, post@trust-film.dk,Tel: +45 3686 8788
National sales & distribution: Blueeyes productions
Website: www.blueeyes.is / www.trust-film.dk
Country: Iceland
Length: 94 min.
Screening format: Super 16mm & 35mm
Film gauge/aspect ratio: Scope
National Premier date and year: 19.10.2006
International premier place and year: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2007
Awards and nominations
At the EDDA Awards in November 2006 the film received 5 Awards.
Film of the Year
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Ingvar E. Sigurdsson
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Atli Rafn Sigurdarson
Best Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Music: Mugison (for both Jar City and A Little Trip to Heaven)
Won the 2007 FICC Don Quijote Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film estival
Won the 2007 Napapijri Prize at the Courmayeur Noir In Festival: Ingvar E. Sigurdsson for his leading role in Jar City
The International Film Festival in Valenciennes, France (2008). 1) Grand Prix as Best Film. 2) Director Baltasar Kormákur as Best Director. 3) Lead actor Ingvar E. Sigurdsson as Best Actor in Leading Role
Won the 2008 Breaking Waves Award for the strongest film in competition at the 15th Titanic International Film Festival in Hungary
Won the 2008 Audience Award at the Festival du Film policiers in Liege, Belgium
Nominated for the 2007 Nordic Film Council Prize
Short listed for the 2007 European Film Awards
Jar City was Iceland’s entry for the Oscar nominations 2007 - The Foreign Language Film.
Festivals
42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Date: July 2007
Country: Czech Republic
Category/Recipient(s): Official Selection/Grand Prix – Crystal Globe Category/Recipient(s): FICC Don Quijote prize
The Courmayeur Noir In Festival
Date: December, 2007
Country: Italy Category/Recipient(s): Ingvar E. Sigurdsson / Napapijri Award for Best Performance
19th Valencienne Film Festival
Date: March, 2008
Country: France Category/Recipient(s): Grand Prix as Best Film
Category/Recipient(s): Baltasar Kormákur as Best Director
Category/Recipient(s): Ingvar E. Sigurdsson as Best Actor in Leading Role
15th Titanic International Film Festival
Date: April, 2008
Country: Hungary Category/Recipient(s): Breaking Waves Award - strongest film in competition
Festival International du film policier de Liege
Date: April, 2008
Country: Belgium Category/Recipient(s): Audience Award
34th Telluride Film Festival
Date: September, 2007
Country: Colorado, USA
Toronto International Film Festival
Date: September, 2007
Country: Canada
Category/Recipient(s): Official Selection / World Cinema
Copenhagen International Film Festival
Date: September, 2007
Country: Denmark
The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival
Date: October, 2007
Country: U.K.
48th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Date: November, 2007
Country: Greece
Category/Recipient(s): The Independence Days (ID-07)
18th Stockholm International Film festival
Date: November, 2007
Country: Sweden
Category/Recipient(s): Open Zone
Vendôme Film Festival
Date: December, 2007
Country: France