Icelandic films at festivals and Icelandic film focuses 2019
Icelandic films at festivals 2019
In 2019 a total of 65 Icelandic films were selected for 151 international film festivals and 7 Icelandic film focuses. They won a total of 33 international awards.
Features :
Agnes Joy – Silja Hauksdóttir
Busan International Film Festival
South Korea, October 3 - 12- Noordelijk Film FestivalLeeuwarden, The Netherlands, November 6 - 10
- ScanoramaLithuania, November 8 - 18
And Breathe Normally – Ísold Uggadóttir
Australia, March 14 - 25
Espoo International Film Festival
Finland, May 7 - 12
A White, White Day – Hlynur Pálmason
- International Critics' Week -Cannes
Cannes, France, May 15 - 23 - Transilvania International Film FestivalCluj-Napoca, Romania, May 31 - June 6
- Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalCzech Republic, June 28 - July 6
- Scandi Film Festival PalaceAustralia, July 9 - 31
- Motovun Film FestivalCroatia, July 23 - 27
- New Horizons Film FestivalPoland, July 25 - August 4
- Den Norske Filmfestivalen i HaugesundNorway, August 17 - 23
- Santiago International Film FestivalChile, August 18 - 25
- Toronto International Film FestivalCanada, September 5 - 15
- Manaki Brothers Film FestivalMacedonia, September 14 - 21
- Athens International Film FestivalGreece, September 18 -29
- Calgary International Film FestivalCanada, September 18 - 29
- Helsinki International Film FestivalFinland, September 19 - 29
- Filmfest HamburgGermany, September 26 - October 5
- Zurich Film FestivalSwitzerland, September 26 - October 6
- Vancouver International Film FestivalCanada, September 26 - October 11
- Busan International Film FestivalSouth Korea, October 3 - 12
- Festival du nouveau cinémaMontréal, Canada, October 9 -20
- Hamptons International Film FestivalNew York, USA, October 10 - 14
- Haifa International Film FestivalIsrael, October 12 - 21
- Nordic International Film FestivalNew York, USA, October 16 - 20
- Morelia International Film FestivalMexico, October 18 - 27
- Sao Paulo International Film FestivalBrazil, October 19 - November 1
- Nordische Filmtage LübeckGermany, October 29 - November 3
- XV Panorama Internacional Coisa de CinemaBrazil, October 30 - November 6
- Denver Film FestivalUSA, October 30 - November 10
- Panorama of the European FilmCairo, Egypt, November 6 - 16
- Cork Film FestivalIreland, November 7 - 17
- European Film WeeksMorocco, November 11 - December 3
- Arava International Film FestivalIsrael, November 14 - 23
- Goa International Film Festival of IndiaIndia, November 20 - 28
- Torino Film FestivalTurin, Italy, November 22 - 30
- Hainan Island International Film FestivalChina, December 1 - 8
- International Film Festival of KeralaIndia, December 6 - 13
The County – Grímur Hákonarson
Toronto International Film Festival
Canada, September 5 - 15
- Film Festival OostendeBelgium, September 6 - 14
- Athens International Film FestivalGreece, September 18 -29
Germany, September 26 - October 5
- Chicago International Film FestivalUSA, October 16 - 27
- Seminici Valladolid International Film FestivalSpain, October 19 - 26
- Denver Film FestivalUSA, October 30 - November 10
- Nordische Filmtage LübeckGermany, October 29 - November 3
- Panorama of the European FilmCairo, Egypt, November 6 - 16
- European Film Festival - MUCESSpain, November 13 - 19
- PÖFF - Black Nights Film FestivalEstonia, November 15 - December 1
- Braunschweig International Film FestivalGermany, November 19 - 24
- Chennai International Film FestivalIndia, December 12 - 19
The Deposit – Ásthildur Kjartansdóttir
Sweden, January 25 - February 4
- Minneapolis - St. Paul International Film FestivalUSA, April 4 - 20
- Sydney Film FestivalSydney, Australia, June 5 - 16
- Edinburgh International Film FestivalScotland, June 19 - 30
- Gimli Film FestivalCanada, July 24 - 28
Echo – Rúnar Rúnarsson
- Locarno Film FestivalLocarno, Switzerland, August 7 - 17
- Sarajevo International Film FestivalBosnia-Herzegovina, August 16 - 23
- Filmfest HamburgGermany, September 26 - October 5
- Film Fest GentBelgium, September 26 - October 5
- Festival Nouveau CinémaCanada, October 17 - 30
- Sao Paulo International Film FestivalBrazil, October 17 - 30
- Seminici Valladolid International Film FestivalSpain, October 19 - 26
- Nordische Filmtage LübeckGermany, October 29 - November 3
- Leiden International Film FestivalThe Netherlands, October 29 - November 3
- Thessaloniki Film FestivalGreece, October 31 - November 10
- Noordelijk Film FestivalThe Netherlands, November 6 - 10
- Titanic International Film FestivalHungary, November 21 - 27
- Goa Film FestivalIndia, November 20 - 28
- Cairo International Film FestivalEgypt, November 20 - 29
- PÖFF- Tallin Black NightsEstonia, November 15 - December 1
- Les Arcs Film FestivalFrance December 14 - 21
End of Sentence – Elfar Adalsteins
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh, UK, June 19 - 30 - Athens International Film FestivalGreece, September 18 - 29
- Reykjavík International Film FestivalIceland, September 26 - October 6
- Tokyo International Film FestivalTokyo, Japan, October 28 - November 5
- Stockholm International Film FestivalSweden, November 6 - 17
- International Filmfestival Mannheim-HeidelbergGermany, November 14 - 24
- PÖFF - Black Nights Film FestivalTallin, Estonia, November 15 - December 1
The Falcons – Bragi Thór Hinriksson
Stuttgart Children's Film Festival
Germany, January 15 - 20- Antwerp, Belgium, February 23 - March 10
- New York International Children's Film FestivalUSA, February 22 - March 17
- BUFF International Children and Youth Film FestivalMalmö, Sweden, March 23 - 29
- Stockholm Junior Film FestivalSweden, April 1 - 6
- Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival Norway, April 29 - May 5
- 11 mm International Football Film Festival BerlinGermany, March 21 - 25
- Riga International Film FestivalLatvia, October 17 - 27
Let Me Fall – Baldvin Z
- Belgium, January 12 - 22
Glasgow International Film Festival
Scotland, February 20 - March 3- Mamers en MarsFrance, March 15 - 17
- Hong Kong International Film FestivalHang Kong, March 18 - April 1
- FebiofestPrague, March 21 - 29
- BUFF International Film FestivalMalmö, Sweden, March 23 - 29
- Minneapolis - St. Paul International Film FestivalUSA, April 4 - 20
- Cleveland International Film Festival USA, March 27 - April 7
- Espoo International Film FestivalFinland, May 7 - 12
- Art Film FestKošice, Slovakia, June 14 - 22
- Den Norske Filmfestivalen i HaugesundNorway, August 17 - 23
- Oulu International Children's and Youth Film FestivalFinland, November 18 - 24
Ploey – Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson
1st Guwahati International Children Film Festival
India, January 19 - 21- Sonoma International Film FestivalCalifornia, March 27 - 31
- Cleveland International Film FestivalUSA, March 27 - April 7
- Montréal International Children's Film Festival
Montréal, April 2 - 10
Summer Children – Gudrún Ragnarsdóttir
- Japan, February 9 - 15
Vultures – Börkur Sigthórsson
- Scandinavian Film Festival LAUSA, January 5 - 20
- Wisconsin Film FestivalUSA, April 4 - 11
Woman at War – Benedikt Erlingsson
- Palm Springs International Film FestivalUSA, January 3 - 14
Scandinavian Film Festival L.A
Los Angeles, USA, January 5 - 20- Screenwave International Film FestivalAustralia, January 10 - 25
Tromsö International Film Festival
Norway, January 14 - 20- Bengaluru International Film FestivalIndia, February 21 - 28
- Göteborg International Film FestivalSweden, January 25 - February 4
- Nordic House Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands, February 26
- Victoria Film FestivalUSA, February 1 - 10
- Boulder Intl Film FestivalUSA, February 28 - March 3
- Nordic Lights Film FestivalSeattle, USA, March 1 - 3
- Maryland Film FestivalBaltimore, USA, May 8 - 12
- Gimli Film FestivalCanada, July 24 - 28
Documentaries:
Even Asteroids Are Not Alone
– Jón Bjarki Magnússon
- Cinema Perpetuum Mobile Festival
Minsk, Belarus, March 30 - April 3 - RAI Film Festival (Royal Anthropological Institute)
Bristol, UK - Days of Ethnographic FilmLubljana, Slovenia, March 6 - 9
- transmedialeBerlin, Germany, January 31 - February 3
DIVE: Rituals in Water – Elín Hansdóttir, Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir, Hanna Björk Valsdóttir
- Salem Film Fest
USA, March 29 - April 4 - DoxaVancouver, Canada, May 2 - 12
- BeldocsBelgrad, Serbia, May 8 - 15
- Sheffield Doc/FestSheffield, UK, June 6 - 11
- Stronger than Fiction Documentary Film FestivalCanberra, Australia, July 31 - August 18
- Nordic International Film FestivalNew York, USA, October 16 - 20
- Hot Springs Documentary Film FestivalArkansas, USA, October 18 - 26
- Nordische Filmtage LübeckGermany, October 29 - November 3
In Touch – Pawel Ziemilski
21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Greece, March 1 -10
- Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film FestivalPoland, May 10 - 24
- Off Cinema PoznanPoland, October 15 - 20
- Kinoz duszą - WawaPoland, October 22 - 26
- Nordische Filmtage LübeckGermany, October 29 - November 3
- Poland, November 19 - 23
- Human Doc FestivalWarsaw, November 22 - 24
Nefertiti, the Lonely Queen (aka Booty) – Örn Marinó Arnarson and Thorkell Hardarson
- 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Greece, March 1 -10
Last Autumn, The – Yrsa Roca Fannberg
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Czech Republic, June 28 - July 6 - Riga International Film FestivalLatvia, October 17 - 27
- Dok LeipzigGermany, October 28 - November 3
- Anthropological Film FestivalJerusalem, November 26 - 28
Little Moscow – Grímur Hákonarson
Sweden, January 25 - February 4
- Nordische Filmtage LübeckGermany, October 29 - November 3
Seer and the Unseen, The – Sara Dosa
- San Francisco International Film Festival
USA, April 10 - 23 - Hot Docs Festival
Toronto, Canada, April 25 - May 5 - Gimli Film FestivalCanada, July 24 - 28
UseLess – Rakel Gardarsdóttir and Ágústa M. Ólafsdóttir
- LA Women's International Film Festival
USA, March 21 - 24 - Around Film FestivalAmsterdam, May 4
- International Festival of Sustainable Development Films - EkotopFilmBratislava, Slovakia, May 27 - 31
- CinemAmbiente - Environmental Film FestivalItaly, May 31 - June 5
- Innsbruck Nature Film FestivalAustria, October 4 - 12
The Vasulka Effect – Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir
- Nordisk PanoramaMalmö, Sweden, September 19 - 24
- Ji.hlava International Documentary Film FestivalCzechia, October 24 - 29
Shorts:
Happily Never After – Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
Germany, March 7 - 13
UK, April 4 - 7
- La Boca Erótica FestivalSpain, April 11 - 13
- Athens International Film + Video FestivalUSA, April 8 - 14
- Mecal Barcelona International Short Film FestivalSpain, March 28 - April 14
- Espoo CinéFinland, May 7 - 12
Footsteps – Hannes Thór Arason
- Paris, France, January 29 - February 1
- Panoramic FestivalBarcelona, Spain, April 3 - 5
Kanarí – Erlendur Sveinsson
- Brussels Short Film Festival
Brussels, April 25 - May 5 - Aspen ShortsfestAspen, April 2 - 7
- Brest European Short Film FestivalFrance, November 12 - 17
Paperboy – Ninna Rún Pálmadóttir
- Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle, USA, May 16 - June 9 - Motovun Film FestivalCroatia, July 23 - 27
- TIFF Short CutsCanada, September 5 - 15
- Schlingel International Film FestivalGermany, October 7 - 13
- Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF)Iceland, September 26 - October 6
- Northern Wave International Film FestivalIceland, October 23 - 25
- Euroshorts Young FilmmakersPoland, November 25 - December 14
Viktoría – Brúsi Ólason
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, February 1 - 9
Wilma – Haukur Björgvinsson
- Face á Face
France, November 26 - December 1 - Luststreifen Film Festival
Switzerland. October 2 - 6 - Reykjavík International Film FestivalIceland, September 26 - October 6
- International Short Film Festival in DramaGreece, September 15 - 21
Icelandic Film Focuses 2019
Nordatlantiske FilmdageCopenhagen, Denmark, March 1 - 9
- And Breathe NormallyÍsold Uggadóttir
- Honour of the HouseGudný Halldórsdóttir
- The SwanÁsa Helga Hörleifsdóttir
- AtelierElsa María Jakobsdóttir
- Country WeddingValdís Óskarsdóttir
Framing Females - Nordic Film FestivalBeijing, March 2 - 10
- AtelierElsa María Jakobsdóttir
- Miss IcelandHannes Thór Arason
- ViktoriaBrúsi Ólason
- ShellsÍsak Hinriksson
TIFF - Wayward Heroes: A Survey of Modern Icelandic CinemaToronto, Canada, May 10-22
Vancouver, Canada, June 13 - 28
Regina, Canada, October 18 - 20
Winnipeg, Canada, November 21 - December 1
- Children of Nature
Fridrik Thór Fridriksson - As in Heaven
Kristín Jóhannesdóttir - The Icelandic DreamRóbert I. Douglas
- Golden SandsÁgúst Guðmundsson
- Jar CityBaltasar Kormákur
- When the Raven FliesHrafn Gunnlaugsson
- Nói the AlbinoDagur Kári
- Life in a FishbowlBaldvin Z
- RamsGrímur Hákonarson
- Under the GlacierGudný Halldórsdóttir
Fastnet Film FestivalIreland, May 22 - 26
- ViktoriaBrúsi Ólason
- GrýlaTómas H. Jóhanneson
- CubsNanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
- ChumJörundur Ragnarsson
- Whale ValleyGuðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
- Seven BoatsHlynur Pálmason
- Love StoryÁsa Helga Hjörleifsdóttir
- Come to HarmBörkur Sigthórsson
- Revolution ReykjavíkÍsold Uggadóttir
- 2 BirdsRúnar Rúnarsson
- Under the TreeHafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson
- Of Horses and MenBenedikt Erlingsson
- RamsGrímur Hákonarson
Festival la Rochelle - Du Coté de L'IslandeFrance, June 28 - July 7
- Back SoonSólveig Anspach
- Reykjavik RotterdamÓskar Jónsson
- The DeepBaltasar Kormákur
- Virgin MountainDagur Kári
- VolcanoRúnar Rúnarsson
- SparrowsRúnar Rúnarsson
- SummerlandGrímur Hákonarson
- RamsGrímur Hákonarson
- Of Horses and MenBenedikt Erlingsson
- Woman at War Benedikt Erlingsson
- HeartstoneGudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson
- Winter BrothersHlynur Pálmason
- A White, White DayHlynur Pálmason
Festival Résistances - Zoom IslandeFrance, July 5 - 13
- Sólveig Anspach
- Rams
Grímur Hákonarson - Fit Hostel Refugee Camp IcelandKolfinna Baldvinsdóttir, Ingvar Thórisson
- Whale ValleyGudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson
- Angels of the UniverseFridrik Thór Fridriksson
- Nói the AlbinoDagur Kári
- Des Elfes dans ReykjavíkSólveig Anspach
- The SwanÁsa Helga Hjörleifsdóttir
- Woman at WarBenedikt Erlingsson
Chennai International Film Festival - Icelandic Film FestivalChennai, India, July 8 - 10
- HeartstoneGudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson
- Virgin MountainDagur Kári
- Under the TreeHafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson
- Winter BrothersHlynur Pálmason
- The SwanÁsa Helga Hjörleifsdóttir