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AN AMBITOUS FOCUS ON ICELANDIC CINEMA IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
An extensive focus on Icelandic cinema will be hosted by the Association of Czech Film Clubs at this year’s Summer Film School. Altogether, the line-up includes 39 Icelandic films and spans an era of 90 years, from 1919-2009. This offers festival goers a unique opportunity to experience the development and history of Icelandic cinema.
The films will be screened in several theme-based categories like Silent Films, Nordic Myths and Legends, Development of Icelandic Comedy, Icelandic Film and Music. Moreover, there will be a retrospective on Icelandic directors Fridrik Thór Fridriksson and Dagur Kári, both of whom are attending the festival. Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, director of four films in the Viking category, and Ásgrímur Sverrisson, the editor of icelandcinemanow.com, will also be present. For the full festival program, click here.
The Summer Film School will take place at Uherske Hradistě, Czech Republic, from July 23rd until August 1st.