Icelandic festivals
REYKJAVIK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (RIFF)
The Reykjavik International Film Festival was founded 2004 and is Iceland's largest film festival. The festival´s aim is to widen the cultural and artistic scope of films available to viewers, and to encourage a broader group of audience to see films on a regular basis. It programs a wide variety of features, docs and shorts, and hosts many illustrious guests and industry events.
Hrönn Marinósdóttir is the festival director.
For further information visit the festival's website.
STOCKFISH EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL IN REYKJAVÍK
Stockfish European Film Festival in Reykjavík is an international cultural event held every year in late February at Bíó Paradís, Reykjavík's art-house cinema, and several other locations. An intimate festival of 30 carefully curated films and industry events, organized by Iceland's professional filmmaking guilds.
For further information, visit the festival's website.
REYKJAVÍK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
The Reykjavík International Children's Film Festival has become an important event in the Icelandic cultural calendar. It's aim is to present children, teenagers and their families with a selection of the most notable and award-winning family-friendly films, both live action and animated. The festival is held in Bíó Paradís and it's first edition was in 2013. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, the former president of Iceland, is the patron of the festival.
SKJALDBORG
The
Skjaldborg documentary festival takes place annually in the town of
Patreksfjordur in the Westfjords. The festival presents new Icelandic documentary films, and also
functions as a meeting point for documentarians and documentary enthusiasts. The first
Skjaldborg festival was held in in 2007.
For further information visit the festival's website.
ICELAND COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL
Iceland Comedy Film Festival was founded in 2016 and takes place in the small fishing village of Flateyri, located in the Icelandic Westfjords. The festival showcases comedy films from all over the world as well as hosting comedy theater events, stand up, concerts and traditional Icelandic food feasts – all filled with humour and tasty punchlines.
For further information, visit the festival's website.
ICEDOCS - ICELAND DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
The first edition of Iceland Documentary Film Festival took place in Akranes in July 2019. The mission of the festival is to introduce quality documentaries to local audience and visitors alike as well as connecting filmmakers and industry people from all over the world. The event takes place in the town of Akranes, just 45 minutes outside of Reykjavik.
For further information, visit the festival's website.
THE NORTHERN WAVE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The Northern Wave International Film Festival was founded in 2008 and is organized by the Icelandic director Dögg Mósesdóttir with the support of the town of Grundarfjördur. It is a shorts and music video festival that takes place on the Snaefellsnes peninsula and focuses on film as an art form and the director as an auteur. The festival is supported with the work and vision of the Spanish filmmaker Pedro Vila Taboas as well as the Spanish producer Judith Hernandez Cortes.
The festival manager is Dögg Mósesdóttir
For further information visit the festival's website.
RVK FEMINIST FILM FESTIVAL
RVK Feminist Film Festival is a new feminist film festival kicking off in January 2020 in Iceland's capital Reykjavik. A platform where women in the film business can meet, exchange ideas and encourage each other. The festival has the aim to strengthen female film directors and equalize gender deficit in the film business all over the world.
For further information, visit the festival's website.