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The Home Game
''The Home Game'' ( is, Heimaleikurinn) is an Icelandic sports documentary directed by Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson. The film premiered at Skjaldborg Film Festival on 30 May 2023. Premises The film follows the journey of man's attempt to fulfill his father's dream; to gather a team of local people to play a long-awaited inaugural match on a football field that the father had built in the small fishing village of Hellissandur 25 years before. Accolades In May 2023, the film won the Einarinn Audience Award at the Skjaldborg documentary film festival in Iceland. In September 2023, it won the City of Malmö's Audience Award at the Nordisk Panorama Film Festival. In March 2024, it won the Audience award at the Glasgow Film Festival. ''The Home Game'' was named Documentary of the Year in Iceland by the readers of Klapptré. References External links ''The Home Game''at the Icelandic Film Centre The Icelandic Film Centre (IFC) ( is, Kvikmyndamiðstöð Íslands (KMÍ)) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elfar Adalsteins
Elfar Adalsteins (born June 1, 1971) is an Icelanders, Icelandic film director, screenwriter, and producer. He studied filmmaking at the Met Film School at Ealing Studios and has an MA (honours) in screenwriting from Goldsmiths, University of London, Goldsmiths University, London. Career His short film, ''Sailcloth'' (2011), starring the late John Hurt (The Elephant Man (film), Elephant Man, Midnight Express (film), Midnight Express) was shortlisted for the 2012 Academy Awards and the British Film & Television Awards as well as receiving numerous international festival accolades. Hurt spoke fondly of the film saying “''I often say, with something like 'The Elephant Man,' had it been an American series for television, where you have to sign your life away for seven years...well, maybe I would never have made ‘Sailcloth. I thought it was a terrific script and the whole thing was really enjoyable''.” Adalsteins’ directorial feature debut, End of Sentence, ''End of Sentenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |