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Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir
Katla Margrét Þorgeirsdóttir (born 1970) is an Icelandic actress, voice actress and writer. She is known for her role as Laufey in ''Trapped''. Career Katla graduated from the Icelandic Drama School (now a department under the Iceland Academy of the Arts) in 1997. She has been involved in multiple productions on stage such as ''Jungle Book'' (based on the book by Rudyard Kipling), ''Sound of Music'', '' the Wizard of Oz'', ''Pippi Longstocking'' and ''Fanny and Alexander''. Selected filmography * '' Maður eins og ég'' (2002) as Magga * '' Kaldaljós'' (2004) as Lára * ''The Incredibles'' (2004) (Icelandic voice of Mirage) * ''Fangavaktin'' (2009) (TV-series) as Emilía * ''Bjarnfreðarson ''Bjarnfreðarson'' is a 2009 Icelandic comedy film directed by Ragnar Bragason, director of the TV series trilogy consisting of '' Næturvaktin'', '' Dagvaktin'' and '' Fangavaktin'', to which it is a sequel. At its première in Iceland, it wa ...'' (2009) as Prison guard Emilía ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapped (Icelandic TV Series)
Trapped may refer to: Films * ''Trapped'' (1931 film), a crime drama short starring Lina Basquette * ''Trapped'' (1937 film), an American western starring Charles Starrett * ''Trapped'' (1949 film), a semidocumentary film noir directed by Richard Fleischer * ''Trapped'' (1973 film), a television film starring James Brolin * ''Trapped'' (1982 film), a horror film starring Henry Silva * ''Trapped'' (1989 film), a television film starring Kathleen Quinlan * ''Trapped'' (2001 film), a television film starring William McNamara * ''Trapped'' (2002 film), a thriller starring Charlize Theron * ''Trapped'' (2013 film), an Iranian drama film * ''Trapped'' (2015 film), an Armenian action thriller starring Sos Janibekyan * ''Trapped'' (2016 American film), an American documentary film * ''Trapped'' (2016 Hindi film), an Indian survival film * ''Trapped!'' (2006), a television film starring Alexandra Paul * '' Trapped: Haitian Nights'', a 2010 thriller starring Vivica A. Fox Literatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirage (The Incredibles)
The following is a list of fictional characters from the 2004 Disney/Pixar computer-animated superhero film ''The Incredibles'' and its 2018 sequel ''Incredibles 2''. The Parr Family (The Incredibles) Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) Robert "Bob" Parr (a.k.a. Mr. Incredible) (voiced by Craig T. Nelson in the films, Pete Docter in '' Mr. Incredible and Pals'', Richard McGonagle in '' Rise of the Underminer'', and Jeff Bergman in ''Lego The Incredibles'') possesses superhuman strength, stamina, and durability. He is married to Helen Parr, the superheroine known as Elastigirl, and they have three children together: Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. His face was physically modeled after director Brad Bird.''The Incredibles'' DVD commentary. Sometime after his marriage, Mr. Incredible was sued by Oliver Sansweet for thwarting his suicide and the passengers of the train he stopped from running off the tracks which was part of the events that led to the government quietly initiating the Superher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Births
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 were killed and 26,783 were injured. * January 14 – Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – '' Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. March * March 1 – Rhodesia severs its last tie with the United Kingdom, declaring itself a republic. * March 4 — All 57 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Sparrows (2015 Film)
''Sparrows'' () is a 2015 internationally co-produced film directed by the 2006 short film oscar nominee Rúnar Rúnarsson, starring Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir and Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson. It tells the story of a 16-year-old boy who moves from his mother in Reykjavík to his father in the Icelandic countryside. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Sparrows became a festival darling and on top of its great festival run the film has been honored with 20 international film awards since it was awarded the Golden Shell at the 63rd San Sebastián International Film Festival. Cast * Atli Óskar Fjalarsson as Ari * Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Gunnar * Kristbjörg Kjeld as Grandmother * Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir as Lára * Rade Šerbedžija as Tomislav * Valgeir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wreck-It Ralph
''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 52nd Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Rich Moore (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Clark Spencer, from a screenplay written by Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee, and a story by Moore, Johnston, and Jim Reardon. John Lasseter served as the film’s executive producer. Featuring the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, and Jane Lynch, the film tells the story of the eponymous arcade game villain who rebels against his "bad-guy" role and dreams of becoming a hero. ''Wreck-It Ralph'' premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on October 29, 2012, and went into general release on November 2. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $496 million worldwide against a $165 million budget and winning the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, as well as receivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thor
Thor (from non, Þórr) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility. Besides Old Norse , the deity occurs in Old English as , in Old Frisian as ', in Old Saxon as ', and in Old High German as , all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic theonym , meaning 'Thunder'. Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman occupation of regions of , to the Germanic expansions of the Migration Period, to his high popularity during the Viking Age, when, in the face of the process of the Christianization of Scandinavia, emblems of his hammer, , were worn and Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness to his popularity. Due to the nature of the Germanic corpus, narratives featuring Thor are only attested in Old Norse, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjarnfreðarson
''Bjarnfreðarson'' is a 2009 Icelandic comedy film directed by Ragnar Bragason, director of the TV series trilogy consisting of ''Næturvaktin'', ''Dagvaktin'' and ''Fangavaktin'', to which it is a sequel. At its première in Iceland, it was met with wide success, even beating ''Avatar'' at the box office on its opening weekend. It was watched by over 20% of the Icelandic population, which is a record for an Icelandic film, and won 11 Edda Award The Edda Award is an accolade bestowed annually by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy, and is the most prominent film and television award in Iceland, awarded annually in February. The ''Edda'' has awarded for outstanding work in various ca ...s. References External links * 2009 films 2000s Icelandic-language films Films directed by Ragnar Bragason 2009 comedy films Icelandic comedy films {{Iceland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fangavaktin
''Fangavaktin'' ( en, The Prison Shift) is the sequel to the Icelandic television series ''Dagvaktin'' and the final series in the trilogy. The three main characters from ''Næturvaktin'', Georg Bjarnfreðarson (Jón Gnarr), Ólafur Ragnar (Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon) and Daníel ( Jörundur Ragnarsson), have become imprisoned in the infamous Litla-Hraun prison following the murder of the hotel owner in ''Dagvaktin''. The story is continued, and brought to a conclusion, in the feature film ''Bjarnfreðarson''. The first episode was broadcast on Stöð 2 on Sunday, 27 September 2009, and an episode was broadcast each following Sunday until the final seventh episode aired on 8 November 2009. The series has been released on DVD. Cast *Jón Gnarr as Georg Bjarnfreðarson *Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon as Ólafur Ragnar * Jörundur Ragnarsson as Daníel * Björn Thors as Kenneth Máni *Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (born 13 March 1973) is an Icelandic-American actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Incredibles
''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Jason Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, and Elizabeth Peña. Set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s, the film follows Bob and Helen Parr, a couple of superheroes, known as Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, who hide their powers in accordance with a government mandate, and attempt to live a quiet suburban life with their three children. However, Bob's desire to help people draws the entire family into a confrontation with a vengeful fan-turned-foe. Bird, who was Pixar's first outside director, developed the film as an extension of the 1960s comic books and spy films from his boyhood and personal family life. He pitched the film to Pixar after Warner Bros.' box office disappointment of his first feature, ''The Iron Giant'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland Academy Of The Arts
History Iceland University of the Arts ( is, Listaháskóli Íslands ) is an Icelandic institution of higher art education, located in Reykjavík, which offers the only university-level degrees in the arts in Iceland.Lisa Z. ValdimarsdottirIceland Academy of the Arts, Department of Design and Architecture - Library(pdf) The institution was founded on 21 September 1998 by consolidating the Iceland Drama School and the Reykjavík Arts School, and classes began in autumn 1999.Jóhannes ÞórðarsonMA proposal for Applied Arts at the Iceland Academy of the Arts - dept. of design and architecturepdf), 22 January 2010: "IAA started in 1999". Education Following the standards of the Bologna process, IUA offers bachelor's degree programmes (3 years, 180 ECTS credits, Bachelor of Fine Arts), and master's degree programmes (2 years, 120 ECTS credits, Master of Fine Arts). There are seven study programmes available at IUA: * Architecture Arts Education * Design * Film * Fine A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
