Tom Buk-Swienty (1966) is a Danish writer and journalist and holds a Master‘s degree in History and American Studies. A former correspondent in the United States for Weekendavisen, he is now Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark. Tom Buk-Swienty had his debut as a writer with AMERIKA MAXIMA in 1999, about a road […]
Presentation and discussion about the vast amount of opportunities available in Reykjavík for shoot location and film production. Amongst participants are Dagur B. Eggertsson mayor of Reykjavík, Baltasar Kormákur, Leon Ford and Lilja Þórisdóttir.
The Grown-Ups / Los niños / Fullorðna fólkið Section: Documentaries Director: Maite Alberdi Chile, Netherlands, France, 2016 A group of friends with Down Syndrome have attended the same school for 40 years. The teachers and their parents are gone. They must fight to take care of themselves and make it to their 50’s. No one can treat them like […]
Pasko the Journalist / Andófsmaðurinn Section: Icelandic Panorama Director: Helga Brekkan Iceland, 2017 The Ukraine born Russian journalist and former Prisoner of conscience continue his work in Russia despite increasing danger. We follow Grigory Pasko from 2007 as he starts his investigative work on Nord Stream. A Gas Pipeline project in the Baltic Sea. Pasko tells his […]
Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest / Kuun metsän Kaisa / Álagaskógur Kaisu Section: In Focus: Finland, Arctic Section Director: Katja Gauriloff Finland, 2016 A magical story about a lifelong friendship, an age-old legend of the Northern lights and a culture that was almost destroyed in the Second World War. Won the Jussi award, the Finnish film industry awards in 2017. https://riff.is/
A Force in Nature: Jóhann Eyfells / Náttúruafl: Jóhann Eyfells Section: Icelandic Panorama Director: Hayden de Maisoneuve Yates USA, Iceland, 2017 A Force in Nature is a self-reflective journey of a 93-year-old Icelandic man who moved from Florida to Texas after his wife died. Jóhann Eyfells reveals the forces that shaped his early years in Iceland, the […]
Section: Icelandic Panorama Director: Lucija Stojevic Spain, Iceland, USA, 2016 La Chana celebrates the charisma of a Gypsy flamenco dancer who in the 1960s rose to stardom and then vanished from the public eye at the height of her career. Filled with footage of spectacular flamenco, the film brings us into the spirit of this eccentric woman. […]
Meeting Snowden / Að hitta Snowden Section: Documentaries Director: Flore Vasseur France, 2017 Can democracy be saved? What unites us? How can you tell when democracy has failed? A secret meeting in a hotel room in Russia, between civil rights campaigners Birgitta Jonsdottir an Icelandic senator, Larry Lessig, a professor, and Snowden is filmed. This turns into […]
Grab and Run / Hrifsið og flýið Section: A Different Tomorrow Director: Roser Corella Kyrgyzstan, 2017 Since Kyrgyzstan gained its independence in 1991, there has been a revival of the ancient practice of Ala-Kachuu or “grab and run”. More than half of Kyrgyz women are married to men who kidnapped them. Some escaped after violent ordeals, but […]
Be My Star / Mein Stern / Stjarnan mín Section: Valeska Grisebach, Emerging master Director: Valeska Grisebach Austria, Germany, 2001 14-year-old Nicole and her new boyfriend Christopher, the most popular boy in the neighbourhood, model their actions, attitudes and even dialogue on what they have observed from their parents, presenting a tragicomic take on the world of adulthood […]
Section: Documentaries Director: Anna Zamecka Poland, 2016 ‘Communion’ reveals the beauty of the rejected, the strength of the weak and the need for change when change seems impossible. This crash course in growing up teaches us that no failure is final. Especially when love is in question. Communion was awarded at the Munich International Documentary Festival. https://riff.is/
The Island of the Monks / De terugkeer van de monniken op Schiermonnikoog / Munkaeyjan Section: Documentaries Director: Anne Christine Girardot Netherlands, 2016 The monastery of Sion, in the Netherlands, has room for 120 monks. But in 2013 there were only eight monks left. It became apparent that perhaps one of them would be the last monk of Sion. But, […]
Finnish story hour for children, the first Sunday every month, September – December 2017, at 13:00 in the Nordic House Children’s Library. Next store hours for Finnish speaking children will be September 3d, October 1st, November 5th and December 3rd.
Finnish storyhour Wednesday November 1st at 18:00 (date and time has changed!). We will read a good night story and children are welcome in their pyjamas and can have their favorite Teddy bear with them. Parents may also have their pyjamas on if they like to! There will be coffee, water and juice and you […]
Finnish story hour for children, the first Sunday every month, September – December 2017, at 13:00 in the Nordic House Children’s Library. Next store hours for Finnish speaking children will be September 3d, October 1st, November 5th and December 3rd.
Auditorium/ 99 min / 1500 ISK Crème de menthe Signature Flores Mañana Vendrá La Bala Contact Tickets
Polish poster exhibition and film screening Section: Special events Director: Marcin Latallo Poland, 2010 During the festival, you will have a chance to see the documentary film The Other Side of the Poster (Druga strona plakatu) directed by Marcin Latallo. Polish posters expressed the freedom of their creators in the communist times. The project is co-financed by […]
Salur / 77 min / 1500 ISK Under an Arctic Sky Kaissi-U’lljan-Mä’rjj-U’lljan – Heidi Gauriloff Stoerre Vaerie Juuret On Ticktes
Auditorium / 87 min / 1500 ISK Section: Documentaries Director: Alice Schmid Switzerland, 2017 There is a legend of a girl trapped in a gorge in the Swiss mountains who casts a spell on people. Laura (12) is obsessed with this legend. She spends her days alone writing a diary. The arrival of a young boy shakes […]
Auditorium/ 2 hours / 700 ISK Vulkánsziget Debout Kinshasa! Vloed Vliegende Ratten The World of Kim and Bob Tickets www.riff.is
Auditorium / 109 min / 1500 ISK Limbo Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee Of The Month Das Satanische Dickicht – DREI Min Börda British By The Grace of God 小城二月 Tickets
Auditorium / 94 min / 1500 ISK La Disco Resplandece Damiana Push It 13+ Prima noapte U plavetnilo Tickets
Auditorium / 109 min / 1500 ISK The Silence /Il silenzio/ Þögn Farnoosh Samadi, Ali Asgari. 15:00 min. Ítalía, 2016 The Boy from H2 / Drengurinn frá H2 Helen Yanovsky. 20:30 min. Ísrael, Palestínuríki, 2017 La Bouche Camilo Restrepol. 19:00 min. Frakkland, 2017 The Jungle knows you better than you do / Frumskógurinn þekkir þig betur […]
Audiotorium / 96 min / 1500 ISK Small Town / Cidade Pequena / Smábær: Diogo Costa Amarante. 19:00 min. Portúgal, 2016 The Entrails / Las Vísceras: Elena López. 16:00 min. Spánn, Frakkland, 2017 Copa-Loca: Christos Massalas. 14:00 min. Grikkland, 2017 Paul is here / Paul est lá / Paul er hér: Valentina Maurel. 24:00 […]
Auditorium / 1500 ISK Section: A different tomorrow Director: Phie Ambo Denmark, 2017 When you look away is a documentary that examines the subject of consciousness in terms of quantum physics in close collaboration with scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute. It is an expedition into the unknown territory of the human consciousness. Everything you see in […]
Auditorium / Documentaries / 1500 ISk Atelier de Conversation / Samræðusmiðja Director: Bernhard Braunstein Austria, France, Liechtenstein, 2017 People from all over the world meet weekly at the Conversation workshop. Refugees sit with businessmen, students with victims of political persecution. This diverse group has a common goal to learn a language and find friends while living […]
This screening includes the following short films: Tipp Topp Jan Otto Ertesvåg. 5:00 min. Norway, 2016 Punching Butterflies / Bardagafiðrildi Raymond Schmitz. 5:00 min. Netherlands, 2016 Intruders / Vill Mark / Óboðnir gestir Thea Hvistendahl. 5:00 min. Norway, 2016 Awaker / Prebúdzac / Vekjari Filip Diviakan. 10:00 min. Czech Republic, 2017 Princessboy / Prinsesspojken / Prinsessustrákur Sosi Chamoun. 9:00 min. Sweden, 2016 Words of […]
Auditorium / short films / 700 ISK This screening includes the following short films: Sabaku Marlies van der Wel. 2:00 min. Netherlands, 2016 The Little Bird and the Caterpillar / Der kleine Vogel und die Raupe / Litli fuglinn og lirfan Lena von Döhren. 4:00 min. Germany, 2017 Moonwolves / Månulvarna / Tunglúlfar Nima Yuosefi. 12:00 min. Sweden, 2016 Piccolo […]
Do you want to learn how to build your dream city in Minecraft? Come and join us in planning and building the sustainable city of the future! A city that has everything that makes it the world’s best place to live. During the workshop, we enter the digital Minecraft city of Blokby, where we´ll together […]
October 18th 8 pm at The Nordic House Wednesday 18 October Danish pianist Katrine Gislinge plays Impromptu Op. 90 nr. 2,3, and 6, by Franz Schubert, Sonata in the c-minor Op. 29 (Moonshine sonata) by Ludvig van Beethoven, and 6 Nocturnes by Bent Sørensen. Katrine has been one of Denmark´s most celebrated pianists for over […]
The Nordic House / Free entrance / Language: Engish RIFF is hosting a panel where filmmakers, artists, the scientific community, and stakeholders can talk to the public about the Arctic affairs. The Arctic will in focus of a special category of films at the International Film Festival in Reykjavík, RIFF, this year. Kristinn Schram moderates […]
The Children & Youth Festival is an important part of our festival. RIFF aims to promote a film culture to our youngest spectators and show films from all over the world. We do this by curating film programs for children and youngsters aged 2-16. This year RIFF Children & Youth festival takes place from 30th […]
NUNTIUS SCREENING AND CONCERT Oct 5th at 21:00 in the Nordic House Nuntius is a 60 min film starring the Finnish futurist actor Mr. Normall. The film is shown exclusively with live sound performed by electronic music maestros Jimi Tenor and Jori Hulkkonen. The film is a one man´s journey from one dimension to another […]
Reykjavik International Film Festival will be held September 28th to October 8th this year! Reykjavik International Film Festival is one of the biggest and most diverse cultural events in Iceland. RIFF is an independent nonprofit organization held in two locations. At The Nordic House, you will be able to enjoy Icelandic Shorts, Youth Programs, Documentaries […]
Norwegian story hour for children in the Nordic House Library, Saturdays at 13:00, September 16th, October 14th, November 11th and December 9th 2017. All children that understand Norwegian are welcome. Matja Steen leads the group.
Norwegian story hour for children in the Nordic House Library, Saturdays at 13:00, September 16th, October 14th, November 11th and December 9th 2017. All children that understand Norwegian are welcome. Matja Steen leads the group.
Norwegian story hour for children in the Nordic House Library, Saturdays at 13:00, September 16th, October 14th, November 11th and December 9th 2017. All children that understand Norwegian are welcome. Matja Steen leads the group.
Norwegian story hour for children in the Nordic House Children’s Library, Saturdays at 13:00, September 16th, October 14th, November 11th and December 9th 2017. All children that understand Norwegian are welcome. Matja Steen leads the group.
Nordic Built Cities Challenge – presenting Nordic innovative solutions for smart, sustainable and livable cities Nordic Built Cities Challenge is one of the largest innovation competitions for urban development in the Nordic region. Six Nordic cities have been looking for innovative solutions to their urban challenges and the results can be seen at the Nordic House. […]
Basl í hnasli – Benda við stofuhita John Cage: Second Construction and others Snorri Sigfús Birgisson: Music for Bendu Performing: Benda Tickets are sold on www.tix.is and by the entrance. Ticket price is 2000 kr. but 1000 kr. for elderly, disabled and students.
15:15 concert series- Portrett – Atli Heimir Sveinsson Atli Heimir Sveinsson– Portrett Caput new music ensemble performs music by Atli Heimir Sveinsson Tickets are sold on www.tix.is and by the entrance. Ticket price is 2000 kr. but 1000 kr. for elderly, disabled and students.
The international research project “Trajectories towards a sustainable Energy future” was initiated in 2016. The aim of the project is to develop an integrated systems dynamics model of the Icelandic energy system, enabling multidimensional comparison of energy system development trajectories towards the goal of carbon neutral and sustainable energy systems. The project has […]
Seminar in Icelandic, about the Icelandic Authors rights. Organized by The Federation of Icelandic artists and collaborative groups for Co-operation. Free entrance.
15.15 Concert series at the Nordic house Traveling is the title of a concert at the 15.15 concert series at the Nordic House, Sunday, September 17th. The hour-long concert starts at 15.15 pm Program: C. Ph. E. Bach: Hamburg Sonata Bára Gísladóttir: Skökk stjarna Snorri Sigfús Birgisson: Þrjú lög að austan César Franck: Sonata […]
Free entrance/ The Nordic House foyer The exhibition features a selection of Polish posters for international films. The posters have been created in the last decade and are individual interpretations of the older movies. A part of posters is related to movies whose directors were honorary guests at Reykjavik Film Festival in past years, among […]
Geir Gulliksen (born in 1963) is a Norwegian author and publisher at the book publisher October. He had his debut in 1986 with the novel Mørkets munn and has since then published children´s and youth books, essay collections, drama, lyrics, and novels. His major breakthrough became the acclaimed novel Story of a marriage published in 2015 […]
The People’s Meeting is held in Akureyri this year. The People’s Meeting is a vibrant two days festival on society and community, where people meet and discuss matters important to all of us. We will pitch tents in a camp where many different organizations invite to activities. We will experience spirited discussions, music, and events. […]
Lýðháskólanám í Færeyjum september – desember 2017 Lýðháskólinn í Færeyjum býður tveimur ungmennum frá Íslandi skólavist, þeim að kostnaðarlausu. skráning á: haskulin@haskulin.fo Hefur þú áhuga á því að fara í Lýðháskóla í Færeyjum? Þá er þetta kjörið tækifæri fyrir þig. Í Lýðháskóla Færeyja er engin námsáætlun, engin próf og engin pressa. Í Lýðháskóla Færeyja færðu […]
Looking for some good Nordic music or vinyl records? Drop by the Nordic House to listen, trade and buy! Saturday 4. November from 14:00 – 18:30 in Salur. Free entrance! There will be a relaxing atmosphere and a broad spectrum of music to enjoy. Vinyl market 14:00 – 17:00 Live music 15:00 – 18:30 Program […]