Cinema of Iceland

Cinema of Iceland
No. of screens38 (2010)
 • Per capita13.4 per 100,000 (2010)
Main distributorsSamfilm 38.0%
Sena 32.0%
Myndform 29.0%
Produced feature films (2011)
Fictional9
Animated1
Documentary3
Number of admissions (2011)
Total1,514,000
 • Per capita5.4 (2010)
Gross box office (2011)
TotalISK 1.49 billion

Iceland has a notable cinema film industry, with many Icelandic actors and directors having gone on to receive international attention. The most famous film, and the only one to be nominated for the Academy Award, is Börn náttúrunnar (Children of Nature), a 1991 film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. This brought Icelandic cinema to the international scene, which has since grown, with films such as Nói Albínói (Noi the Albino) by Dagur Kári, heralded as descendants of the Icelandic film tradition.

The annual Edda Awards are the national film awards of Iceland.

Films

List of notable Icelandic films
Icelandic English Year Director Notes
Magnús Magnús 1989 Þráinn Bertelsson
Börn náttúrunnar Children of Nature 1991 Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Ungfrúin góða og húsið The Honour of the House 1999 Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Englar alheimsins Angels of the Universe 2000 Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Mávahlátur The Seagull's Laughter 2001 Ágúst Guðmundsson
Hafið The Sea 2002 Baltasar Kormákur
Nói albínói Noi the Albino 2003 Dagur Kári
Kaldaljós Cold Light 2004 Hilmar Oddsson
Fullorðið fólk Dark Horse 2005 Dagur Kári
Mýrin Jar City 2006 Baltasar Kormákur
Foreldrar Parents 2007 Ragnar Bragason
Sveitabrúðkaup Country Wedding 2008 Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Bjarnfreðarson Mister Bjarnfreðarson 2010 Ragnar Bragason
Brim Undercurrent 2011 Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson
Eldfjall Volcano 2011 Rúnar Rúnarsson
Djúpið The Deep 2012 Baltasar Kormákur
Hross í oss Of Horses and Men 2013 Benedikt Erlingsson
Vonarstræti Life in a Fishbowl 2014 Baldvin Z
Hrútar Rams 2015 Grímur Hákonarson
Hjartasteinn Heartstone 2016 Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Undir trénu Under the Tree 2017 Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
Kona fer í stríð Woman at War 2018 Benedikt Erlingsson
Agnes Joy Agnes Joy 2019 Silja Hauksdóttir
Gullregn The Garden 2020 Ragnar Bragason
Dýrið Lamb 2021 Valdimar Jóhannsson

See also


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