27 Icelandic films to screen in Poland
In what is one of the most comprehensive retrospectives of Icelandic cinema to date, 27 Icelandic films will tour Poland this February and March as part of the cultural program Ultima Thule: At the End of the World. Ultima Thule is a collaboration between the Polish National Film Archive and the Reykjavik Film Academy to promote greater awareness and understanding between the film cultures of Poland and Iceland. In addition to film screenings in both Iceland and Poland, the project includes a variety of workshops, master classes and seminars in both countries. Other Icelandic partners in the project include Bíó Paradís, the Icelandic Film Centre and the Icelandic National Film Archive.
A number of Icelandic film professionals will be traveling to Poland to represent their work: among them are the directors Ragnar Bragason (Metalhead), Rúnar Rúnarsson (Sparrows, Volcano) and Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson (Undercurrent), and the actor Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (City State). In addition, the Icelandic musician Sóley is taking part in a series of related children's concerts, along with Danish musicians Efterklang and Poland's Asi Mina.
The Icelandic retrospective began in the city of Gdansk on February 12 and will continue there until February 24. From Gdansk it will travel to Poznan (February 25 – March 3) and finally to Warsaw (March 9 – 20).
The 27 Icelandic films screening in the retrospective are:
Moving Pictures (1925) – dir. Loftur Gudmundsson
The Latrabjarg Rescue (1949) – dir. Óskar Gíslason
The Last Farm in the Valley (1950) - dir. Ævar Kvaran
Murder Story (1977) – dir. Reynir Oddsson
Under the Glacier (1989) – dir. Gudný Halldórsdóttir
Children of Nature (1991) – dir. Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Ingalo(1992) – dir. Ásdís Thoroddsen
Remote Control (1992) – dir. Óskar Jónasson
Fiasco(2000) – dir. Ragnar Bragason
The Icelandic Dream (2000) – dir. Róbert Douglas
The Seagull's Laughter (2001) – dir. Ágúst Gudmundsson
A Man Like Me (2002) – dir. Róbert Douglas
Stormy Weather (2003) – dir. Sólveig Anspach
Cold Light (2004) – dir. Hilmar Oddsson
Children (2006) – dir. Ragnar Bragason
No Network (2007) – dir. Ari Kristinsson
Parents (2007) – dir. Ragnar Bragason
The Quiet Storm (2007) – dir. Gudný Halldórsdóttir
Back Soon(2008) – dir. Sólveig Anspach
Undercurrent (2010) – dir. Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson
Either Way(2011) – dir. Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson
City State (2011) – dir. Olaf de Fleur
Volcano (2011) – dir. Rúnar Rúnarsson
Metalhead(2013) – dir. Ragnar Bragason
XL(2013) – dir. Marteinn Thorsson
Brave Men's Blood (2014) – dir. Olaf de Fleur
Life in a Fishbowl (2014) – dir. Baldvin Z
The program for Gdansk can be found here.
The program for Poznan can be found here.
The program for Warsaw can be found here.