Films from Iceland at the European Film Market 2024
Market screenings
Solitude
by Ninna Pálmadóttir
Gunnar is forced by the state to sell his country home. He leaves without looking back, abandoning his horses to relocate to the capital. He soon meets 10-year old Ari and their friendship proves to be transformative for them both.
Producers Lilja Ósk Snorradóttir, Hlín Jóhannesdóttir
Production company Pegasus Pictures
Coproduction companies Nutprodukcia, Jour2Fête
2023, Iceland/Slovakia/France
75 min.
International sales The Party Film Sales
Market screenings
Sat, Feb 17, 4:30PM, Cinemaxx 16
The Home Game
by Smári Gunn, Logi Sigursveinsson
This feel-good sports doc is about one man's dogged attempt to finally stage a home game on the football pitch his father created 25 years earlier. By registering the non-existent team of their small town to the Icelandic FA Cup he gives himself a 50/50 chance to fulfill his fathers dream.
Directors Smári Gunn, Logi Sigursveinsson
Producers Freyja Kristinsdóttir, Elfar Adalsteins, Stephanie Thorpe, Heather Millard
Production company Silfurskjár
Coproduction companies The Freezer
2023, Iceland
79 min.
International sales MetFilm Sales
Market Screenings
Wed, Feb 14, 3:30PM, Cinemaxx 12
Eternal
by Ulaa Salim
The young climate change scientist, Elias falls in love with an aspiring singer, Anita. However, when an opportunity arises for him to join a mission researching a dangerous climate change phenomenon – a mysterious fracture on the ocean floor – he chooses career over love. Years later, during his mission, he experiences a vision of what his life could have been like if he made a different choice and his new obsession becomes to get his old life and love back.
Producer Daniel Mühlendorph
Coproducer Grímar Jónsson
Production company Hyæne Film
Coproduction company Netop Films
Denmark/Iceland/Norway
105 min.
International sales New Europe Film Sales
Market Screenings
Thu, Feb 15, 7:15PM, Kino Arsenal
Sat, Feb 17, 12:30PM, Cinemaxx 18
New Films From Iceland
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| Natatorium by Helena Stefánsdóttir A young girl stays with her grandparents in the city while she auditions for an art performance group. When the family, who have not met for a long time, gather to celebrate her acceptance into the group, an ugly family secret emerges. Sales: LevelK |
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| Grand Finale by Sigurjón Kjartansson A chamber orchestra is in financial dire straits. To turn on the gold faucet of the sponsors, the group hires a renowned cellist to perform with them. Shiny on the surface, the cellist is rotten to his moral core. Sales: Picture Tree International |
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Nominee for 2024 HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award
Each year the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award is awarded to the most outstanding Nordic composer – and thereby putting spotlight on Nordic talent and craftmanship. The award is handed out during Nordic Film Music Days, which runs concurrently with the Berlinale.
This year Icelandic composer Edvard Egilsson is nominated for the music he composed for the documentary Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, directed by Estonian filmmaker Anna Hints. The film is a co-production between Estonia, France, and Iceland and has achieved significant success worldwide since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023. This marks the second consecutive year Edvard has been nominated for the award.
Berlinale Talents
Magnús Maríuson, Icelandic-Finnish actor, will be participating in Berlinale Talents this year.