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Undercurrent (2010 Film)
Undercurrent ( is, Brim) is a 2010 Icelandic drama film based on a play by the same name and produced by the theatre group Vesturport. The film won the Best Picture award at the 2011 Edda Awards in Iceland. It tells the story of the crew of a fishing boat, one of whom commits suicide. Cast * Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as Skipper Anton * Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir as Drífa * Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Logi * Gísli Örn Garðarsson as Benni * Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Sævar * Ólafur Egilsson as Kiddi * Víkingur Kristjánsson Víkingur Kristjánsson (born 26 March 1972) is an Icelandic actor and screenwriter. He is known for '' Trapped'', '' The Valhalla Murders'', '' Vegferð'', ''Réttur'' and ''Ríkið''. He was one of the founders of the theatre group Vesturpor ... as Jón Geir References External links * 2010 films 2010s Icelandic-language films 2010 drama films Icelandic drama films {{iceland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson
Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson ( – ), also known as Árni Óli, was an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the Łódź Film School in Poland in 2001. Árni Óli's career began with the celebrated short film ''Anna's Day'' (''Annas dag''), which won the International Award at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2003. His first feature film was '' Thicker Than Water'' (''Blóðbönd''), which won the Special Prize of the Jury at International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg. Árni Óli won the Edda Award for Best Film (''Kvikmynd ársins'') in 2011 for his work '' Undercurrent'' (''Brim''), and also won the Russian Film Clubs Federation Award at the Moscow International Film Festival. Árni Óli's third feature as director was the animated film '' Ploey: You Never Fly Alone'' (''Lói: Þú flýgur aldrei einn'') in 2018, the most expensive Icelandic film ever made. His final feature film was the Polish-Icelandic production ''Wolka' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ólafur Egilsson (actor)
Ólafur Egilsson (1564 – 1 March 1639) was an Icelandic Lutheran minister. In 1627, he was abducted, along with his wife and two sons, by Barbary Pirates under the Ottoman Empire during their raid on Vestmannaeyjar. The raid is known in Icelandic history as '' Tyrkjaránið'' (The Turkish abductions). He returned to Vestmannaeyjar in 1628 but his wife Ásta Þorsteinsdóttir did not return until 1637 and his sons never returned. He later wrote a memoir of his abduction and return, which was published both in Iceland and in Denmark. Ólafur Egilsson and his wife Ásta Þorsteinsdóttir are major characters in the 2018 historical novel ''The Sealwoman's Gift'' by Sally Magnusson. Published work * Egilsson, Ólafur (1741). ''En kort Beretning Om De Tyrkiske Søe-Røveres onde Medfart og Omgang, da de kom til Island i Aaret 1627, og der borttoge over 300 Mennesker, ihjelsloge mange, og paa tyrannisk Maade ilde medhandlede dem : sammenskreven af Præsten Oluf Eigilssen fra Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gísli Örn Garðarsson
Gísli Örn Garðarsson (born 15 December 1973) is an Icelandic actor and director. He is one of the founders of Vesturport, a theatre and film company based in Reykjavík, and is also sometimes a scriptwriter and producer. Before focusing on acting, he competed internationally as a gymnast. Early life and education Gísli Örn was born in Reykjavík but grew up in Oslo. His father, Garðar Gíslason, is a teacher; his mother, Kolbrún Högnadóttir, worked for the publisher Fróði. Gísli Örn finished school at Hamrahlið College in Hlíðahverfi and studied Sociology at the University of Iceland and West European Studies at the University of Oslo before completing training in drama at the Iceland Academy of the Arts. He had wanted to study drama in Oslo but failed to gain entry. For many years he was a gymnast, competing for the Icelandic, Norwegian, and Danish national teams and belonging to the elite Ármann club together with Guðjón Guðmundsson, who was national cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir (born 25 February 1974) is an Icelandic actress and producer. She is known for '' Children'' (2006), '' Trapped'' (2015), '' Undercurrent'' (2010), '' The Valhalla Murders'' (2020) and ''Blackport'' (2021). Early life Nína was born in Reykjavík. Her parents, Bylgja Scheving and Filippus Gunnar Árnason, were very young and split up when she was two years old. She grew up in the Breiðholt district of Reykjavík. When she was 19 years old, she worked as an au pair for one year in Denmark. She had plans to go to acting school there when she was not working, but found she was too busy. "I became the mom of the household. It was a 5 person family. In the mornings I made breakfast for everybody and then cooked, did the laundry, cleaned, did the grocery shopping, and dropped the kids off, and picked them up later. If I spent more time with the kids than on the chores the lady of the house got upset. After six months I asked myself what I was still doing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingvar E
Yngvar Harra (or Ingvar; Proto-Norse ''*Ingu-Hariz''; non, Yngvarr ; d. early 7th century) was the son of Östen and reclaimed the Swedish throne for the House of Yngling after the Swedes had rebelled against Sölvi. He is reported to have fallen in battle in Estonia and buried there. Although the account of Ingvar is semi-legendary, the discovery of the two Salme ships has confirmed that a similar historic event took place in the 8th century. ''Ynglinga saga'' Snorri Sturluson relates in his ''Ynglinga saga'' that King Ingvar, Östen's son, was a great warrior who often spent time patrolling the shores of his kingdom fighting Danes and Estonian vikings (''Víkingr frá Esthland''). King Ingvar finally came to a peace agreement with the Danes and could take care of the Estonian vikings. He consequently started pillaging in Estonia in retribution, and one summer he arrived at a place called Stein (see also Sveigder). The Estonians (''sýslu kind'') assembled a great army in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (born 13 March 1973) is an Icelandic-American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for ''Children'', '' Trapped'', '' The Deep'', ''Lady Dynamite'', and ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''. Early life Ólafur was born to Icelandic parents in Connecticut, United States, where his father studied medicine. His family returned to Iceland when he was around four years old. Career Ólafur graduated from The Icelandic Drama School in 1998. Afterward, he became involved in numerous productions with the National Theatre of Iceland and Reykjavík City Theatre, also working with various independent theatre groups. He is one of the founders of Vesturport Theatre in Reykjavík. Ólafur is best known internationally for his role as Andri, the chief of police in the small town of Seyðisfjörður in the east of Iceland, in the series '' Trapped''. Baltasar Kormákur, who devised the series, has said that the actor was chosen because he was not a typical lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (born 8 December 1974) is an Icelandic actor and director. Björn was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and graduated from the Icelandic Arts Academy in 2001. He co-founded the theatre company Vesturport the same year. In spring of 2015, he starred in the psychological thriller TV series '' Fortitude''. He has previously been noted for roles in the films ''Eleven Men Out'' and ''Jar City''. Most recently he appeared as King Eist in Netflix’s adaptation of ''The Witcher'', as Pétur in the A24 horror film ''Lamb'' and as Rikki in '' Cop Secret''. Notable film and television roles References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haraldsson, Bjorn Hlynur Living people 1974 births Björn Hlynur Haraldsson Björn Hlynur Haraldsson Björn Hlynur Haraldsson Björn Hlynur Haraldsson Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (born 8 December 1974) is an Icelandic actor and director. Björn was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and graduated from the Icelandic Arts Academy in 2001. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víkingur Kristjánsson
Víkingur Kristjánsson (born 26 March 1972) is an Icelandic actor and screenwriter. He is known for '' Trapped'', '' The Valhalla Murders'', '' Vegferð'', ''Réttur'' and ''Ríkið''. He was one of the founders of the theatre group Vesturport. Early life Víkingur was born Neskaupstaður and lived in Eskifjörður for his first two years until he moved to Ísafjörður Ísafjörður (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord ... where he lived until he turned 16-years old. His father died in the 1986 Ljósufjöll air crash. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristjansson, Vikingur Living people 1972 births Vikingur Kristjansson Vikingur Kristjansson Vikingur Kristjansson Vikingur Kristjansson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Valdís Óskarsdóttir (born 1949 in Akureyri, Iceland) is an Icelandic film editor, whose work includes '' The Celebration'', ''Les Misérables'', ''Finding Forrester'' and '' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind''. She received multiple awards in early 2005 for her work on ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind''. In addition, she has twice won the Danish Film Academy's Robert Award for Best Editing. '' Sveitabrúðkaup'' ( en, Country Wedding), her directorial debut, premiered in Iceland in August 2008. Filmography Valdís was the primary editor on the following films, unless noted otherwise. *''Remote Control (Sódóma Reykjavík)'' (1992) *''The Biggest Heroes (De største helte)'' (1996) *''Dream Hunters (Draumadísir)'' (1996) *''The Last Viking (Den sidste viking)'' (1997) *''The Dance (Dansinn)'' (1998) *'' The Celebration (Festen)'' (1998) *''Les Misérables'' (1998) (additional editor) *''Julien Donkey-Boy'' (1999) *''Mifune's Last Song (Mifunes sidste sang)'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slowblow
Slowblow is an Icelandic musical duo consisting of Orri Jónsson and Dagur Kári Pétursson, formed in the early 1990s.Sullivan, Paul (2003) ''Waking Up in Iceland'', Sanctuary, , p. 216 Their music is an aesthetic of home-made, lo-fi analog tinkerings, which often slips into both electronic and folksy terrain. They began recording in the mid-1990s and have made several albums together. They created the soundtrack for the successful independent Icelandic movie ''Nói Albínói'' (e. ''Noi the Albino''), which Dagur directed.''Iceland Review'', Vol. 42, p. 10, 2004 They have worked with other Icelandic artists such as former Múm band member Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, who provided vocals on the band's self-titled 2004 album, and Emilíana Torrini.Larkin, Colin (2006) ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', Oxford University Press, , p. 534 In 2009 the duo provided the music to the film ''The Good Heart''. They have released albums under the Reykjavík based record labels Sme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zik Zak Filmworks
Zik Zak Filmworks is an Icelandic film production company based in Reykjavík. The company was founded in 1995 by Skúli Fr. Malmquist and Thorir S. Sigurjonsson. It produces feature films, documentaries, and shorts. Filmography * ''Last and First Men'' (2020) * ''Óskin'' * '' Pabbahelgar'' * ''The Professor and the Madman'' * ''To Plant a Flag'' * '' And Breathe Normally'' * '' I Remember You'' * ''Búi'' * ''Cubs'' * '' The Together Project'' * ''Z for Zachariah'' * ''Paris of the North'' * ''Harry & Heimir: First time Is Murder'' * ''Megaphone'' 16 years til summer * ''Black's Game'' * ''Babybird, Unborn'' * ''Volcano'' * ''Gauragangur'' * ''Undercurrent'' * ''The Good Heart'' * ''Electronica Reykjavik'' * ''Skrapp út'' * ''Misty Mountain'' * ''Thanks'' * ''Skröltormar'' * ''The Boss of It All'' * '' The Last Winter'' * '' Dark Horse'' * '' Screaming Masterpiece'' * '' The Last Farm'' * '' Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)'' * ''Silny Kafe'' * '' Jargo'' * ''Noi the Albino'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesturport
Vesturport is an Icelandic theatre group, founded on 18 August 2001. The group has performed plays in the United States, Europe and Australia. In 2011, it received the Europe Prize Theatrical Realities for its complete work, innovative character and originality. Overview On the day that the theatre group was founded, the play ''Discopigs'' was performed in Reykjavík. Over the next three years the group performed the plays ''Key around the neck'', ''Titus'' and ''Mr. Man''. Its first performance outside of Iceland was ''Romeo and Juliet'', on 18 November 2004 in Playhouse Theatre, London. Romeo and Juliet was subsequently shown in Germany, Poland, Norway and Finland. In 2004 the group premiered the Icelandic play ''Brim'' and it received the Icelandic Gríman award for the best theatre script. On 30 April 2004 the group premiered the first theatre play of Víkingur Kristjánsson, ''Shopping mall shattered''. In 2008 the group premiered the plays ''Together'' and ''Love'' in Rey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
