A small nation of 360,000 inhabitants with enormous cinematographic ambitions.
Mid-December, Iceland hosted the European Film Awards.
Founded in 1988 by the Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman with his colleagues Claude Chabrol and Wim Wenders, the European Film Academy crowned
Without filter
, palme d'or by Ruben Östlund, and
Corsage
, by Marie Kreutzer.
For the nominees, the authorities of the island and the local CNC the Icelandic Film Center have put the small dishes in the big ones.
Requisition of the monumental Harpa concert hall, cocktails to the sound of the electro sounds of the singer Björk, delighted to turn into a DJ.
This fervor reflects the audiovisual appetites of the country.
Not a top-notch festival where Icelandic productions don't stand out.
The fantastic and ovine tale
Lamb
, by Valdimar Johannsson, with Noomi Rapace, then the tale of faith and madness
Godland
, by Hlynur Palmason, impressed the Cannes Croisette for two years in a row.
On the small screen side, the miniseries…
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