TRAPPED wins Prix Europa award
Icelandic TV series Trapped won the 2016 Prix Europe award for best European TV fiction series or serial of the year. This is the first time an Icelandic series wins this prestigious award. 26 series were nominated this year.
In justifying its decision the jury said:
„This outstanding series is based on an exceptional male character, supported by a fantastic cast, set in a stunning landscape, also fighting the forces of nature.
What happens when crime enters your quiet daily live and endangers your family. When you know that someone threatening is out there and can't get away… as you yourself can't get away due to heavy snowfall, made visible by exceptional camera and production work. When you are trapped and the only way out is to solve the crime that got washed ashore with the last ship entering the harbour. Wonderful characters, precisely directed and filmed in the exceptional atmosphere of the Icelandic winter make it easy for the viewer to follow the journey of an ordinary guy who has to find his inner hero.”
Trapped is based on an idea by Baltasar Kormákur with Sigurjón Kjartansson acting as the series‘ showrunner. The series is directed by Baltasar Kormákur, Baldvin Z, Óskar Thór Axelsson and Börkur Sigthórsson. The screenplay is written by Sigurjón Kjartansson, Clive Bradley, Ólafur Egill Egilsson and Jóhann Aevar Grímsson. It is produced by Baltasar Kormákur and Magnús Vidar Sigurdsson for RVK Studios. The series‘ main cast consists of Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Ingvar E. Sigurdsson and Bjarne Henriksen. The series‘ score is composed by Golden Globe winner Jóhann Jóhannsson.