Nordisk Panorama travels annually between the Nordisk Panorama Host Cities of the five Nordic countries, Reykjavík (2004), Bergen (2005), Århus (2006), Oulu (2007) and Malmö (2008), Reykjavík (2009) – adding the colours of local and regional filmmaking to the vast landscape of Nordic short films and documentaries, firmly positioned in an evolving Europe. For further information go to www.nordiskpanorama.com.

The annual Reykjavik Shorts & Docs Festival started in 2002 and highlights the best work in these fields on offer in the Nordic region and in Europe. The festivalis run by The Icelandic Filmmakers's Association. Gudrun Ragnarsdottir is festival director. www.shortdocs.info.

700IS is an international experimental film and video festival in East Iceland. It started with collaboration between artists and curators, culture centres and people in the film industry to promote "other kind" of films. With great help and funding this turned out to be a very successful event and much publicity brought new audiences to this artform. At the moment a selection of 700IS is going on a tour from East Iceland to Reykjavik to Norway, Lithuania, UK, USA and hopefully more countries in the near future. For more information enter here

The Reykjavik International Short Film Festival started in 1992. During this time, professionals, beginners and amateurs have found there a forum to exhibit their work in this field, along with inspiration and encouragement from the juries and the audience. A number of new and emerging film directors in Iceland have had their first films screened at this festival. The festival was last held in May 2008. For mor information: www.stuttmyndadagar.is (Website in Icelandic only) info@stuttmyndadagar.is

The Northern Wave International Film Festival is organized by the Icelandic director Dögg Mósesdóttir with the support of the town of Grundarfjörður. The festival is also supported with the work and vision of the Spanish filmmaker Pedro Vila Taboas as well as the Spanish producer Judith Hernandez Cortes. For further information enter here
Festival Manager: Dögg Mósesdóttir, Tel: +3547700577 info@northernwavefestival.com

The Skjaldborg Documentary Festival takes place annually in the town of Patreksfjordur. The festival presents new Icelandic documentary films, and also functions as a meeting point for filmmakers and others interested in documentaries.

Dozens of films have had their premiere at the festival in 2007 and 2008. Icelandic documentary production has flourished in recent years, but unfortunately it‘s difficult to the films to get screened at cinemas and on television. At Skjaldborg, however, people can enjoy watching these films in an excellent setting and take part in film-related discussions and panels. www.skjaldborgfilmfest.com (website in Icelandic only)

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