Inaugural festival wrapped this weekend screening more than 30 European arthouse films.
Reykjavik’s inaugural Stockfish European Film Festival wrapped this weekend after welcoming international guests such as Rachid Bouchareb, Brenda Blethyn [pictured] and Christine Vachon.
More than 30 European arthouse films were screened at the Bio Paradis in downtown Reykjavik.
Local filmmakers attended seminars, workshops and a masterclass by Pavel Jech, dean of Czech film school Famu.
The festival paid tribute to Icelandic cinematographer Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson and included a retrospective of some of his short films.
Sweden’s Blowfly Park (Flugparken) opened the festival, with actor Sverrir Gudnason and director Jens Östberg in attendance. The film will also be a part of Stockfish on Wheels, an upcoming tour across Iceland with several films from the festival.
The festival’s short film award went to Mikel Gurren’s London-set father-son story Foxes, produced by Eva Sigurðardóttir.
The jury said Foxes is “a solid and sincere work that is particularly...
Reykjavik’s inaugural Stockfish European Film Festival wrapped this weekend after welcoming international guests such as Rachid Bouchareb, Brenda Blethyn [pictured] and Christine Vachon.
More than 30 European arthouse films were screened at the Bio Paradis in downtown Reykjavik.
Local filmmakers attended seminars, workshops and a masterclass by Pavel Jech, dean of Czech film school Famu.
The festival paid tribute to Icelandic cinematographer Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson and included a retrospective of some of his short films.
Sweden’s Blowfly Park (Flugparken) opened the festival, with actor Sverrir Gudnason and director Jens Östberg in attendance. The film will also be a part of Stockfish on Wheels, an upcoming tour across Iceland with several films from the festival.
The festival’s short film award went to Mikel Gurren’s London-set father-son story Foxes, produced by Eva Sigurðardóttir.
The jury said Foxes is “a solid and sincere work that is particularly...
- 3/3/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
First edition of the new Icelandic film festival to open with award-winning actor Sverrir Gudnason in attendance.
The inaugural Stockfish Film Festival (Feb 19-March 1), launched by a group of industry veterans, is to kick off in Iceland with Jens Östberg’s crime thriller Blowfly Park (Flugparken).
The film’s star, Sverrir Gudnason, will be in attendance as an honorary guest of the festival. The crime thriller saw Gudnason pick up the best actor award at Sweden’s Guldbagge awards last month.
Director Östberg will also attend the festival to present the film.
Blowfly Park will also be a part of the Stockfish on Wheels initiative, where a select few films from the festival will tour Iceland afterthe festival. Amongst other films screening at Stockfish are Party Girl, Black Coal, Thin Ice, Goodbye to Language 3D and The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq.
Stockfisheffectively revives the Reykjavik Film Festival (Rff), which ran from 1978 to 2001.
The organisers, led by Oscar-nominated...
The inaugural Stockfish Film Festival (Feb 19-March 1), launched by a group of industry veterans, is to kick off in Iceland with Jens Östberg’s crime thriller Blowfly Park (Flugparken).
The film’s star, Sverrir Gudnason, will be in attendance as an honorary guest of the festival. The crime thriller saw Gudnason pick up the best actor award at Sweden’s Guldbagge awards last month.
Director Östberg will also attend the festival to present the film.
Blowfly Park will also be a part of the Stockfish on Wheels initiative, where a select few films from the festival will tour Iceland afterthe festival. Amongst other films screening at Stockfish are Party Girl, Black Coal, Thin Ice, Goodbye to Language 3D and The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq.
Stockfisheffectively revives the Reykjavik Film Festival (Rff), which ran from 1978 to 2001.
The organisers, led by Oscar-nominated...
- 2/19/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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