“Islandske Indtryk” “Islandske Indtryk” – Solo Piano Concert by Benjamin Nørholm Jacobsen at the Nordic House November 23. at 8 pm. This concert will consist of 8 new pieces of music for acoustic piano, written and performed by the Danish jazz pianist and composer Benjamin Nørholm Jacobsen who is currently residing in Reykjavik. Glimpses of a […]
Black Box / Free entrance / Parental Advisory Exhibition of the drawings of Tom of Finland TOM OF FINLAND is the artist name of Finnish Touko Laaksonen, 1920 – 1991. He signed his erotic work “Tom” and when his drawings were first published in 1957, now world-famous “Tom of Finland” was born. The exhibition was recently in […]
Concert in memory of Cornelis Vreeswijk November 1. at 8 pm Cornelis would have turned eighty years old on August 8 this year. On that occasion, the band Spottarna is throwing a concert in his memory. As well it is commemorated that 30 years are from the death of Cornelis on November 12th. The show starts at […]
Paunkholm – Kaflaskil Album release concert October 22nd, 2107 in the Nordic house Tickets are available on tix.is and at the reception at The Nordic House; Ticket price: 2.500 ISK Paunkholm is the artist name for Franz Gunnarsson who is best known for his work with his bands Ensími and Dr. Spock. Paunkholm is a […]
Watercolour Music. 11th November 2017. Free entrance. During the opening of the exhibition Watercolour Connections on 11th November, the renowned Welsh harpist Eira Lynn Jones will be giving a recital in which her performance is inspired by the watercolour paintings in this international exhibition. Eira is a versatile musician, who has a passion for creativity and originality. Her career […]
Klara Sofie Ludvigsen presents a photographic work called “Å blåsa kvitt” in the foyer. In this body of work, she explores the improvisational potential of photography and how form can claim more space in the photographic language. The exhibition contains eight small and two large works, all presenting different techniques and methods used in […]
Sustainability – design, fashion, price and quality Welcome to a seminar at the Nordic House 9th October 1-4pm Representatives from Sweden Fashion Council, H&M, IKEA and SGS will discuss the issue with the Icelandic Minister for the Environment and Sweden’s ambassador. Entrance is free and discussions will be in English. Organized by the Swedish embassy […]
Films from the Arctic Under an Arctic Sky Kaissi-U’lljan-Mä’rjj-U’lljan – Heidi Gauriloff Great Northern Mountain Under Two Skies
Icelandic Shorts IV Habituation Óli Pétur – With Spirit In His Hand Shelter in the North Icelandic Revolutions
Icelandic Shorts III Lost in This Little World Of Ours Soul Cry Rabbits Atelier Come back!
Through the Eyes of Others Plague Himinn Opinn Nightlight Árborg Daughters of Reykjavík Seeker
Icelandic Shorts II See ya Mother will sleep No Ghosts The Heath Dögun Laughter prolongs life Salvation
Section: Icelandic panorama Director: Árni Gunnarsson Iceland, 2016 Dora is unemployed and her family is facing financial difficulties. She gets an unexpected offer to become a chef on a freezing trawler from Greenland. The ship will leave the port in an hour, she says goodbye to her husband and children and goes on a fishing tour in […]
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 […]
Reykjavik International Film Festival is proud to present Olivier Assayas as one of RIFF’s honorary guests in 2017. Assayas was awarded as Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival last year (2016) and has for many years been one of the most prominent film makers in France, making dozens of films that have received various […]
This screening includes the following short films: The Sea / Hafið Tasos Giapoutzis. 8:00 min. Lithuania, 2017 Distance / Fjarlægð Rikke Louise Schjødt. 12:00 min. Denmark, USA, 2016 Pink Trailer / Bleikt hjólhýsi Mary Neely. 9:00 min. USA, 2017 Örmagna Arnaud Siad. 13:00 min. Iceland, 2017 Walk for Me / Gakktu fyrir mig Elegance Bratton. 11:00 min. USA, 2017 […]
69 Minutes of 86 Days / 69 minutter av 86 dager / 69 mínútur af 86 dögum Section: A Different Tomorrow Director: Egil Håskjold Larsen Norway, 2017 In the middle of a crowd of people on the run, a 3-year-old girl emerges. Full of a child’s energy and curiosity she takes in her surroundings. She understands the gravity of […]
Polish poster exhibition and film screening Section: Special events Director: Marcin Latallo Poland, 2010 During the festival you will have chance to see 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 the Polish […]
Auditorium / 77 min / 1500 ISK Under an Arctic Sky Kaissi-U’lljan-Mä’rjj-U’lljan – Heidi Gauriloff Stoerre Vaerie Juuret On www.riff.is
69 Minutes of 86 Days / 69 minutter av 86 dager / 69 mínútur af 86 dögum Section: A Different Tomorrow Director: Egil Håskjold Larsen Norway, 2017 In the middle of a crowd of people on the run, a 3-year-old girl emerges. Full of a child’s energy and curiosity she takes in her surroundings. She understands the gravity of […]
Pasi “Sleeping” Myllymäki is a Finnish filmmaker known for his alternative short films in the punk and underground scenes. Myllymäki graduated as a graphic designer from the Lahti Institute of Fine Arts and Design in 1976. Inspired by the DIY mentality of punk, he began making his own Super 8 shorts with the amateur cinematographer […]
This screening includes the following short films: Storm Room / Stormherbergið Adea Lennox. 22:00 min. USA, 2016 Mystery of the Secret Room / Dularfulla leyniherbergið Wanda Nolan. 6:00 min. Canada, 2017 Iron Hands / Stálhendur Johnson Cheng. 11:00. USA, China, 2017 What about Shelley / Hvað með Shelley Kyle Reaume. 13:00. Canada, 2017 STG Aka Hansen. 22:00 min. Greenland, […]
The One Minutes is a global network devoted to moving image. Since 1998, The One Minutes has produced and distributed more than 17,000 video works by artists from more than 120 countries. Create Characters Curated by Egill Sæbjörnsson 2017, 15 min Egill Sæbjörnsson, Create Characters, 2017, DE Renée van Trier, Motherfucker, 2015, NL Denjamyr Aliño, […]
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 […]