Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
has a notable
cinema
Cinema may refer to:
Film
* Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography
* Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image
** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking
* ...
film industry, with many Icelandic actors and directors having gone on to receive international attention.
The most famous film, and the only one to be nominated for the
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
, is ''
Börn náttúrunnar'' (''Children of Nature''), a 1991 film directed by
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (born 12 May 1954; pronounced ), sometimes credited as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic film director and producer.
Biography
Fridriksson started his film making career with experimental films and documentar ...
. This brought Icelandic cinema to the international scene, which has since grown, with films such as ''
Nói Albínói
''Noi the Albino'' ( is, Nói albinói () is an Icelandic film by director Dagur Kári released in 2003. The film explores the life of teenage outsider Nói (played by Tómas Lemarquis) in a remote fishing village in western Iceland. It won mul ...
'' (''Noi the Albino'') by
Dagur Kári
Dagur Kári (born Dagur Kári Pétursson; 12 December 1973) is an Icelandic film director.
Early life and education
He was born in Paris, France, to Icelandic parents. The family returned to Iceland when he was 3 years old. After attending loca ...
, heralded as descendants of the Icelandic film tradition.
The annual
Edda Awards
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 ...
are the national film awards of Iceland.
Films
See also
*
Cinema of the world
This is a list of cinema of the world by continent and country.
By continent
* Cinema of Africa
*Cinema of Asia
**South Asian cinema
**Southeast Asian cinema
* Cinema of North America
* Cinema of Latin America
*Cinema of Europe
* Cinema of Oceani ...
References
External links
Icelandic Film CentreIcelandic Film DatabaseKvikmyndapod
a podcast about 21st-Century Icelandic Cinema
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