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Five Icelandic boys formed a jazz-rock and fusion band called Mezzoforte. Soon they made their hit single "Garden Party" and ahead were days of adventures, travelling and big city lights.

Áramótaskaup: 2025 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the past year.

Halldór Kiljan Laxness was born in 1902 in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, but spent his youth in the country. From the age of seventeen on, he traveled and lived abroad, chiefly on the European continent. He was influenced by expressionism and other modern currents in Germany and France. In the mid-twenties he converted to Catholicism, but Laxness's religious period did not last long; during a visit to America he became attracted to socialism, which would later on get him into trouble with the Icelandic authorities and eventually blacklisted in the U.S regardless of excellent sales and good reviews.

Waiting for a bus that will never come, a young man's life changes when he must confront his darkest fears.

The Icelandic króna is traded on markets against the US dollar, euro and yen even though Icelanders are just a few hundred thousand. It has lived to see deflation, depression and debate. But has it's century-long history come to an end? All you ever wanted to know about the world's smallest currency.

Understated Icelandic humour and breathtaking landscapes in a charming and picturesque film about birds and people – and about a deeply lovable elderly couple and their friends.

Grace of God is a documentary reflecting on the complex relationships between humans and domesticated animals. Thirteen individuals share their stories of personal experiences with a particular animal, relaying everything from profound friendships to a range of unusual interactions. There are stories of farm animals as well as beloved family friends. Animals of exceptional intelligence, who in some cases have used their instincts and wit to save the storytellers live. Even touching on the symbolism associated with animals that appear to humans as visions from the afterlife.

The film is a portrait of the Icelandic sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson, with a significant overview of his life's work.

A documentary about downtown Reykjavík through the years.

At the tender age of 70 years, Sigrídur Níelsdóttir starts to publish her music – directly from her living room. This modern Icelandic fairy tale is one of the most beautiful stories to be told about music. In seven years, Grandma Lo-Fi recorded 59 records and wrote more than 600 songs. The creative senior is a cult figure of the Icelandic music scene and thus it seems obvious to go through Grandma Lo-Fi’s life accompanied by artists such as Múm, Sin Fang and Mr Silla.

A pop opera with a moralistic undertone.

A marriage hangs in the balance so the husband tries to save it by doing chores around the house which doesn't go according to plan.

Johanna Sigurdardottir became prime minister In Iceland following the financial crisis of 2008. She was the first openly gay prime minister in the world. In her final days as Prime Minister, Johanna tries to get the parliament to pass a new constitution that was approved in a national referendum.