Twelve Icelandic film projects at Nordisk Panorama
A total of twelve Icelandic film projects will participate in this year's Nordisk Panorama. Six films will compete for the Nordisk Panorama Film Festival Awards, four projects will take part in the Nordisk Panorama Forum, and two projects will pitch in the Nordic Short Film Pitch.
Nordisk Panorama is a Nordic documentary and short film festival. The Nordisk Panorama Market and Nordisk Panorama Forum are held annually at the same time, along with seminars, lectures and many other events. The 32nd edition of the festival takes place in Malmö, Sweden from September 16 - 21.
Icelandic films in the festival
A Song Called Hate by Anna Hildur
Best Nordic Documentary Award
Hatari, an anticapitalist, BDSM techno band, were chosen to represent Iceland at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. They turn heads and open minds with their in-your-face performance. But with 200 million people watching worldwide, Hatari found themselves unable to ignore the pressing politics of the Israel-Palestine conflict – so they resolved to make a difference. But will their message be able to pierce the shiny bubble of Eurovision?
Spare Parts by Helga Rakel Rafnsdóttir
Thorbjörn Steingrímsson has a strange passion for wrecked cars and his farm in the remote Westfjords of Iceland is full of them. Spare Parts is a collection of postcards from a place that some see as magical, while others find it to be nothing but a junkyard.
Dalía by Brúsi Ólason
A six-year-old boy of divorced parents spends a weekend at his father's farm. Not knowing how to connect with his son, the father treats the boy as any other farmhand. When they come across a wounded horse, they finally find a way to connect through the process of putting the horse out of its misery.
Heartless by Haukur Björvinsson
A young couple, Anna and Gunnar, live in a society in which people are assigned new spouses by lottery every seven years. When it comes time for them to get new spouses, they are full of heartache, anxiety, and fear.
All Dogs Die by Ninna Pálmadóttir
On a foggy weekend, an old farmer and his dog duel with mortality.
Between Earth and the Moon by Hekla Egilsdóttir and Anna Karín Lárusdóttir
Young Nordic - Children's Choice Award
Two years after the mysterious disappearance of their eldest son, Lukasz, an immigrant family is still distraught. Kasia the mother, Tomek the father, and youngest child Patryk cope with their loss.
Nordisk Panorama Forum
Nordisk Panorama Forum is the annual meeting place and funding event for Nordic documentary professionals, looking to connect with a variety of Nordic and international decision-makers from TV, film institutes and regional film funds.
The Icelandic projects participating in Nordisk Panorama Forum are as follows:
Dancing Lines by Fridrik Thór Fridriksson (Pitch project)
Locked inside his body, speaking only with his eyes; Kalli proves that creative forces of artistic minds cannot be confined within any bodily borders
Hanging Out by Ragnar Agnarsson (Pitch project)
This is a story of friendship. Carinthia West, muse to rock icons like the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, opens up her affectionate photo archives.
The Ground Beneath Our Feet by Yrsa Roca Fannberg (Wildcard Iceland/Pitch project)
Show me the beauty and the grief of the old people at Grund!
Atomy by Logi Hilmarsson (Observer+ project)
After being quadriplegic for 7 years, Brandur attempts to walk again. A globe trotting Adventure.
Nordic Short Film Pitch
The aim of the Nordic Short Film Pitch is to make short filmmakers from the Nordic countries meet, exchange experiences and find partners for potential future collaborations and co-productions. Simultaneously they meet international industry decision makers to expand their network.
The Icelandic projects participating in the Nordic Short Film Pitch are as follows:
Invasion of Nature by Gunnur Martinsdóttir
A bird hits a Café window and creates a disrupt among its ́customers. A woman faces a decision on wether to ignore nature or to euthanise the bird.
Zoo-I-Side by Anna Ólafsdóttir
In the not too distant future, climate change has caused 30% of all land to disappear under water. As a result, drastic changes have occurred in the political landscape in Europe where millions of people now live in great underground cities – only the wealthiest manage to live on the surface. In a search for a solution to her incurable illness, River (36) is referred to an institution on the surface that specializes in the controversial process of human euthanasia for profit.