Cinema of Iceland

Cinema of Iceland
No. of screens38 (2010)[1]
 • Per capita13.4 per 100,000 (2010)[1]
Main distributorsSamfilm 38.0%
Sena 32.0%
Myndform 29.0%[2]
Produced feature films (2011)[3]
Fictional9
Animated1
Documentary3
Number of admissions (2011)[5]
Total1,514,000
 • Per capita5.4 (2010)[4]
Gross box office (2011)[5]
TotalISK 1.49 billion

Iceland has a notable cinema film industry, with many Icelandic actors and directors having gone on to receive international attention.[6][7] The most famous film, and the only one to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature, 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

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Main article: List of Icelandic films
List of notable Icelandic films
Icelandic English Year Director Notes
Magnús Magnús 1989 Þráinn Bertelsson [a]
Börn náttúrunnar Children of Nature 1991 Friðrik Þór Friðriksson [b]
Ungfrúin góða og húsið The Honour of the House 1999 Guðný Halldórsdóttir [c]
Englar alheimsins Angels of the Universe 2000 Friðrik Þór Friðriksson [c]
Mávahlátur The Seagull's Laughter 2001 Ágúst Guðmundsson [c]
Hafið The Sea 2002 Baltasar Kormákur [c]
Nói albínói Noi the Albino 2003 Dagur Kári [c]
Kaldaljós Cold Light 2004 Hilmar Oddsson [c]
Fullorðið fólk Dark Horse 2005 Dagur Kári [c]
Mýrin Jar City 2006 Baltasar Kormákur [c]
Foreldrar Parents 2007 Ragnar Bragason [c]
Sveitabrúðkaup Country Wedding 2008 Valdís Óskarsdóttir [c]
Bjarnfreðarson Mister Bjarnfreðarson 2010 Ragnar Bragason [c]
Brim Undercurrent 2011 Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson [c]
Eldfjall Volcano 2011 Rúnar Rúnarsson [c]
Djúpið The Deep 2012 Baltasar Kormákur [d][c]
Hross í oss Of Horses and Men 2013 Benedikt Erlingsson [c]
Vonarstræti Life in a Fishbowl 2014 Baldvin Z [c]
Hrútar Rams 2015 Grímur Hákonarson [a][c]
Hjartasteinn Heartstone 2016 Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson [c]
Undir trénu Under the Tree 2017 Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson [c]
Kona fer í stríð Woman at War 2018 Benedikt Erlingsson [c]
Agnes Joy Agnes Joy 2019 Silja Hauksdóttir [c]
Gullregn The Garden 2020 Ragnar Bragason [c]
Dýrið Lamb 2021 Valdimar Jóhannsson [c][d]
  1. ^ a b Nominated for the European Film Award for Best Film
  2. ^ Nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Winner of the Edda Award for Best Film
  4. ^ a b Shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Table 8: Cinema Infrastructure - Capacity". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Table 6: Share of Top 3 distributors (Excel)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Table 1: Feature Film Production - Genre/Method of Shooting". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Cinema - Admissions per capita". Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Table 11: Exhibition - Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  6. ^ Chapman, Michael. "The Story of Icelandic Cinema". Guide to Iceland. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ Lutton, Sarah (4 February 2016). "10 great Icelandic films". British Film Institute. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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