Drama, fun, action and adventure are among the themes in three Icelandic films participating in GIFF, the Gothenburg International Film Festival, in Sweden the 27^th January to the 6^th of February.

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Rotterdam International Film Festival has officially selected the Icelandic thriller Black‘s Game by Óskar Thór Axelsson among fifteen films for the Tiger Award Competition. The goal of the award is to give up- and coming talent the opportunity to shine on a global scale.

The Good Pitch Europe 2012 is coming to London in June. Call for Entries now open until Wednesday 1^st February, 4pm UK time.

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Either Way by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson won two awards at the Torino Film Festival – for best picture and best script. The Torino Film Festival is Italy’s second biggest film festival and it is therefore a great honour for the filmmakers to receive those awards.

Mamma Gógó by Fridrik Thor Fridrikson picked up two awards at the 6^th edition of the Funchal International Film Festival, which took place in Madeira, Portugal, November 12 – 19. Kristbjörg Kjeld won the award for best actress while the film received the "Silver Funchal City Award". Three films by Fridrik Thor Fridrikson will be screened at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, where the director receives the Lifetime Achievemnet Award.

Jitters by Baldvin Z won the International Youth Film Contest at exground filmfest which took place in Wiesbaden, Germany, November 11 - 20. Jitters is Baldvin's Z first feature length. The film participates at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, which is currently underway in Estonia (November 16 - 30). To see when Jitters is screened at the festival click here.

Rúnar Rúnarsson‘s Volcano won the first prize, the Krzyzstof Kieslowski award, at the Starz Denver Film Festival, thereby edging out competition which included Alexander Payne, David Cronenberg, Lars von Trier, Béla Tarr and close to 100 other entries.

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19 Icelandic films will be screened at this year’s edition of Black Nights Film Festival, which takes place in Tallinn, Estonia, November 16 – 30. Either Way by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson is the festival’s opening film, Rúnar Rúnarsson’s Volcano is selected for the official competition and Fridrik Thór Fridriksson’s receives the Lifetime Achievemnet Award.

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The music documentary Grandma Lo-fi: The Basement Tapes of Sigrídur Níelsdóttir won the award for best international music film at CPH:DOX. The film, which is an Icelandic/Danish co-production, premiered at the CPH:DOX festival, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, November 3 – 13.

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Either Way by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson was awarded the Baltic Film Prize at the Nordic Film Days in Lübeck, Germany. Hafsteinn Gunnar thereby joins a prestigious list of previous winners – which includes Lars von Trier, Susanne Bier and Fridrik Thór Fridriksson – but the prize was handed out for the 20^th time this year.

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Theodór Júlíússon won the best actor award at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival for his role in Volcano, by Rúnar Rúnarsson. This is the second award Theodór Júlíusson wins for his performance in Volcano, but he was previously awarded best actor at the Eurasia International Film Festival in Kazakhstan. Volcano‘s screening in Sao Paulo marks the premiere of Volcano in South – America.

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Volcano by Rúnar Rúnarsson picked up yet another prize last weekend – this time at the Seminci - Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain. Volcano won the first prize in the Meeting Point category, which is dedicated to first time feature film directors.

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The 53. edition of Nordic Film Days in Lübeck will take place November 2 – 6 in Lübeck, Germany. Ten Icelandic films will be screened at the festival – 5 feature films, 4 documentaries and 1 short film.

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Volcano by Rúnar Rúnarsson was awarded the Golden Wolf, the first prize in the international selection, at 40^th edition of the Festival Du Nouveau Cinéma. The film also received the AQCC critics’ awards.

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Rúnar Rúnarsson's debut feature, Volcano, continues its success in the festival circuit. Recently it received the Fipresci Awards as well as the Church of Iceland Award at the Reykjavík International Film Festival. Last Friday it won the Silver Hugo in The New Directors Competition at the Chicago International Film Festival.

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Theodór Júlíusson received the prize as best male actor for his role in the film Volcano, directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson. The seventh Eurasia International Film Festival was held in Kazakhstan and Volcano was one of twelve features selected for the International contest.

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The debut feature film directed by Grimur Hakonarson, Summerland, received the award for best screenplay at the Fantastic Fest in Texas. The screenplay by Olafur Egilsson and Grimur Hakonarson won in the category Fantastic Features.

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Members of the Icelandic Film & TV Academy voted for Runar Runarsson’s film Volcano as the Icelandic submission to the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film.

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Tilman Scheel (DE), founder and managing director at Reelport GmbH and Europe’s Finest, will be a speaking at the international conference You Are In Control that takes place between October 10th – 12th in Reykjavik's brand new centrally-located concert hall and conference centre Harpa.

Five outstanding and very different Nordic films are candidates this year for the coveted NORDIC COUNCIL FILM PRIZE. Among the nominated directors are Pernilla August, Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson, Joachim Trier, Nikolaj Arcel and Zaida Bergroth. They are all in a tough competition with outstanding films, one from each of the Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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Volcano by Rúnar Rúnarsson has been selected for the Toronto International Film Festival, which takes place September 8 – 18. Volcano, Rúnar Rúnarsson’s first feature length, has been well received since premiering last spring at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes, for example picking up the Best Directing Award at the Transilvania International Film Festival and screening in competition in Karlovy Vary.

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The documentary Gnarr by Gaukur Úlfarsson won two prestigious awards at the 2011 Traverse City Film Festival. The film was awarded the Founders Prize for Best Foreign Documentary, while director Gaukur Úlfarsson picked up the World Documentary Jury Award for Best Direction in a Foreign Documentary.

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About 600 films were submitted and among them 67 films have been selected for the competition programmes at Nordisk Panorama - 5 Cities Film Festival, taking place 23-28 September 2011 in Aarhus, Denmark.

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Valdís Óskarsdóttir was selected for the program "Variety's Ten Euro Directors to Watch", which was presented by the European Film Promotion at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. In support of this honour, Valdís Óskarsdóttir latest feature film, King’s Road, was screened.

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The 24th edition of IDFA, one of the leading documentary events in the world, will take place from 16– 27 November 2011 in Amsterdam. The FORUM for the co-financing of documentaries is from 21 – 23 November, and Docs for Sale is scheduled for 18– 25 November. The online version of Docs for Sale is available all year long.

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The Pixel Market is dedicated to showcasing and financing cross-media projects from around the world. The event takes place on 12 & 13 October 2011 as part of Power to the Pixel’s annual Cross-Media Forum from 11 – 14 October held in association with the BFI London Film Festival.

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The 18th Nordisk Forum for Co-financing of Documentaries will take place in Aarhus, Denmark, September 25 - 27. Deadline for accreditation is August 1.

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IFF is a feature film co-financing event at the Toronto International Film Festival that brings together selected International and Canadian producers developing English language projects to do business through brokered meetings and networking opportunities with other International producers, as well as International sales agents, distributors, funders, agents, and executive producers.

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If you haven't done so already, now is the time to mark your calendar for the 22nd edition of Nordisk Panorama Event, 23-28 September 2011.

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Mamma Gógó by Fridrik Thór Fridriksson won the audience award at the Festroia International Film Festival, which took place in Portugal June 3 -12.

The 7th Co-Production Forum of documentaries will be held on Friday 23rd September 2011 within the 59th San Sebastian International Film Festival.

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Rúnar Rúnarsson won the Best Directing Award for his first feature film, Volcano, at the Transilvania International Film Festival. Rúnarsson shared the award with Constantin Popescu who directed the fim Principles of Life.

Kristbjörg Kjeld won the award for best acress at the Polar Lights International Arctic Film Festival for her role in Mamma Gógó by Fridrik Thór Fridriksson. Ten films were registered in competition at the festival, which takes place in Murmunsk, including the recent Academy Award winning picture Hævnen (In a Better World).

Filmkontakt Nord has organised Nordisk Forum for Co-financing of Documentaries in conjunction with Nordisk Panorama - 5 Cities Film Festival since 1994. Nordisk Forum is the main funding event for professionals involved in the Nordic documentary community, taking place during the festival in order to maximise the professional benefits of the event.

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A new website, Icelandic Cinema Online, will be launched on May 23rd, and is the first site that emphasizes on the variety of Icelandic films. On the website, one can access Icelandic films, documentaries, short films, tv shows and other audiovisuals from and about Iceland.

Rúnar Rúnarsson’s first feature film, Volcano, will be premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival this Friday. A special press screening is scheduled at 14:00, followed by a press conference with the director. In the evening, at 22:00, Volcano will be screened in the prestigious Quinzaine des Réalisateurs(Directors‘ Fortnight) category. The final screening will take place on Saturday at 19:30.

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Jitters by Baldvin Z won the Don Quixote prize at the Kristiansand International Children‘s Film Festival, which took place in Norway May 3 – 7. The Don Quixote prize is awarded for the best film in the Youth Section.

King’s Road by Valdís Óskarsdóttir and Volcano by Rúnar Rúnarsson are among the 12 feature films contending for the much coveted Transilvania Trophy at the tenth edition of Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF). The festival will take place June 12 – 19.

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Twelve for the Future is a project driven co-production workshop for young Nordic documentary producers and directors. The workshop aims at developing projects for international co-production, establishing a professional network for the participants as well as connecting Nordic talents and relevant financiers. Application deadline is May 25. 2011.

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Icelandic actor Tómas Lemarquis plays a leading role in the Indian film Chatrak, which has been selected for the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs programme (Directors‘ Fortnight) at the Cannes International Film Festival. Tómas Lemarquis is not the only Icelander at this year‘s Directors‘ Fortnight, as Rúnar Rúnarsson‘s first feature length, Volcano, has also been selected for this prestigious category. The Cannes International Film Festival takes place from May 11. to May 21.

Volcano, Rúnar Rúnarsson‘s first feature length, has been selected for the Directors Fortnight' (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) programme at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival. Volcano is also eligible for the Camera d´Or prize, which is awarded for the best first feature film.

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Inside Pictures is a unique programme which is designed to fast track the business careers and leadership potential of its participants, giving them a 360 degree overview of the real international business of film, unparalleled access to many of the industry’s most senior professionals on both sides of the Atlantic and raising their profile across the industry.

The Nordic film institutes, Nordisk Film & TV Fond and the European Film College are organising a three-day gathering for new voices in Nordic cinema. Emerging Nordic filmmakers are invited to a networking meeting and seminar for mutual inspiration. The event will take place at the European Film Cellege in Ebeltoft, Denmark, from June 8. -10. 2011. Application deadline is April 7.

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The Nordic Youth Film Competion, which will take place at the Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) in Norway, June 11. - 19., is calling for entries. Application deadline is April 1.

For its second year, Power to the Pixel's leading cross-media course, The Pixel Lab, will be held in Potsdam, Germany from 26 June to 2 July 2011. Application deadline is April 1. 2011.

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Stormland by Marteinn Thórsson, Jitters by Baldvin Z, The Secret Spell 3D by Bragi Thór Hinriksson and Mamma Gógó by Fridrik Thór Fridriksson will be screened at this years European Film Market, which will take place during the Berlin International Film Festival.

Access to bank loan will be easier for small to medium size Nordic production companies with the creation of a new 8 million Euro MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund, running until the end of 2013.

Hot Docs is accepting project proposals for the upcoming Hot Docs Forum (HDF), May 4 & 5, taking place during the 2011 Hot Docs Festival, April 28 – May 8. Hot Docs Forum (previously the Toronto Documentary Forum) has earned a reputation as the most effective international documentary market in North America and an unparalleled source of the latest market intelligence.

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Deadlines to submit films for the Nordisk Panorama 2011 are February 15. 2011 for projects completed in 2010 and May 15. for projects completed in 2011. The event takes place in Århus, Denmark, 23-28 September, and welcomes films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.

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Karl Óskarsson was awarded for best cinematography at the Czech Lion awards, which were handed out in Prague on March 6^th. The prize came for his cinematography on 3 Seasons in Hell (3 sezony v pekle), which was nominated for 11 Czech Lions, of which it received three – for cinematography , acting and sound. 3 Seasons in Hell takes place in Czhecoslovakia in 1947 and a trailer from the movie can be seen here.

Icelandic musician and sound-artist Gunnlaug Thorvaldsdóttir participated in the making of the short film I-Do-Air, which recently won Best Short Film at the BAFTA awards in 2010. Gunnlaug was in charge of sound and music of the BAFTA award-winning film. The title track, I-Do-Wish, can be heard here, on Gunnlaug’s MySpace area.

The Icelandic Film & Television Academy has announced its list of nominees for the 11^th Edda Awards. The crew behind the highly popular TV-show The Prison Shift and its offspring movie, Mr. Bjarnfredarson, received a staggering 18 nominations, including Film of the Year and Director of the Year (Ragnar Bragason). Fridrik Thór Fridriksson's latest movie, Mamma Gógó, was nominated in eight categories, including Film of the Year and Director of the Year. The Award Ceremony will take place on the 27^th of February and will be broadcasted live on Channel 2.

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