COLD LIGHT - dir. HILMAR ODDSSON

Synopsis
A Warm Story Painted by Chilling Clairvoyance. What could be better than knowing your future? And what could be worse? A love-filled childhood abruptly ends when catastrophe descends. One that the child had foreseen, yet failed to act upon. A 40-year-old man hides in a self-made prison of mundane life. The film opens as he finally becomes resolved to dare gaze at, and come to terms with someone's totally different life. His unthinkable past. He turbulently sheds the cobwebs to find that light and happiness has been waiting for him. And this potentially cold cinematic knock on life's door becomes a defiantly uplifting work of art.

Original title: Kaldaljós
English title: Cold Light
Genre: Drama
Language: Icelandic

Director: Hilmar Oddsson
Scriptwriter: Hilmar Oddsson, Freyr Thormódsson. Based on a novel by Vigdís Grímsdóttir
Main Cast: Ingvar E. Sigurdsson, Áslákur Ingvarsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Ruth Ólafsdóttir, Snaefrídur Ingvarsdóttir,Thórey Sigthórsdóttir, Helga Braga Jónsdóttir, Edda Heidrun Backman, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Valdimar Örn Flygenring, Hilmar Jónsson, Elís Philip William Scobie, Steinunn Hardardóttir, Katla M. Thorgeirsdóttir, Christine Carr, Jóhann Sigurdarson, Vilborg Halldórsdottir, Hilmar Oddsson, Marta Nordal, Borghildur Thors, Unnur Ösp Stefansdóttir
Editor: Sigurjón Jóhannsson
Cinematographer: Sigurdur Sverrir Pálsson
Sound designers: Paul Wrightson, Kjartan Kjartansson
Music: Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson
Production Designer: Sigurjón Jóhannsson
Producer(s): Anna María Karlsdóttir / Fridrik Thór Fridriksson
Co-producer(s): Mike Downey, Sam Taylor, Egil Ødegård, Helga Bähr
Production company: Icelandic Film Corpororation
World Sales: Media Luna Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG Hochstadenstrasse 1-3 50674 Cologne Germany Tel: +49 221 139 22 22 Fax: +49 221 139 22 24

Country: Iceland
Sound: Dolby Digital
Length: 92 minutes
Screening format: 35mm
Production format: Super 35
Film gauge/aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Premier date and year: 1. January 2004

Festivals

• Göteborg Film Festival 2004, Sweden, Compétition Ouverture du Festival
• International Film Festival Berlin 2004, Sélection officielle Panorama Spécial
• Festival du Film de Mar del Plata 2004, Argentine, Compétition
• Philadelphia International Film Festival 2004
  Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2004, Czech Republic
• Montréal World Film Festival 2004
• Film by the Sea Film Festival 2004
• Warsaw Film Festival 2004
  Febio Film Festival 2005

Awards and nominations

• Festival du Film de Mar del Plata 2004, Argentina: Winner of the Catholic "Signis" Award and nominated for Best Film.
• Festroia Int. Film Festival, Portugal 2004: Won Best New Talent (Áslakur Ingvarsson) and the Silver Dolphin/Best Actor (Ingvar Sigurdsson). Nominated for the Golden Dolphin/Best Film
• Art Film Festival, Slovakia 2004: Hilmar Oddsson: Golden Key/Best Director
  The Edda Awards in Iceland 2006:
  Won 6 awards for Best performance by an actor/actress in a leading role (Ingvar Sigurdsson), Best performance by an actor/actress in a supporting role (Kristbjörg Kjeld), Best achievement is sound design or cinematography, Achievement in directing and Best Feature Film. Chosen as the Icelandic Candidate for the Foreign Language Oscar Category
• Autrans Int. Film Festival "Mountain & Adventure", France 2004: Prix Spécial du Jury
• Schermi´ Amore Film Festival, Italy 2005: Best Picture, Audience Award, Best Cinematography
• Jameson People’s Choice Awards 2004/European Film Awards 2004:
  Nominated for Best European Director, Best European Actor (ingvar E. Sigurdsson)