Populær Fra Iceland

In this documentary, we witness the manifold presence of woman as mother, lover, worker and symbol in the works of the artist, and follow the development of her role during the career of the artist.

The story of Korpúlfsstaðir, a formerly a highly productive dairy farm, now a flourishing cultural center.

Fishing on board a modern stern trawler is the subject of this film. It is shot in the North Atlantic from 1979-1982, in all seasons and includes some sequences that are shot in extremely bad weather conditions in the winter of 1981. Different types of trawlers are shown and the landing of the catch in harbours in Iceland and Germany.

The film shows in detail how Icelandic rivers are cultivated, with particular emphasis on maintaining fish stock. There are scenes from a salmon hatchery, the release of the young salmon, the catch of adult fish for egg collection and the salmon ladders. The second half of the film shows fishing in two of Iceland's finest rivers. There are many underwater shots which include the salmon taking the bait and its fight for survival.

A film about the life and work of the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen and his relations with Iceland

A documentary about Icelandic immigrants who moved to Brazil in the 19th century. Their path is traced and a visit paid to some of their descendants.

A film from the west fjords of Iceland which tells the story of a young students returning from abroad to visit the place in which he was brought up.

A film about the work of Icelandic painter Þorvaldur Skúlason and his views on art.

A film about scientific research on the glacier Vatnajökull with excerpts from films taken on the glacier by various film makers in the past.

A documentary about a pioneer of Icelandic film making, Óskar Gíslason, with excerpts from some of his most famous work.

A documentary film about a garbage collector and his views on life.

Social critique, made on the occasion of the 1100 year birthday of the settlement of Iceland in 1974.

This film is about one fo the eruptions of the well-known volcano, Hekla, in Southern Iceland. Usually the damage caused by Hekla is in the form of ashfall which ruins farmland and causes poisoning of animals. In some of the bigger eruptions, even farmlands in central Europe were affected by ash from Hekla. The eruption in this film occurred in 1970 and lasted a few weeks.

A documentary short about a fishing trip on a small fishing boat.

A film about the region of Landmannalaugar.

A programme dedicated to the Icelandic artist Ríkarður Jónsson.

A film about the island of Flatey in Breiðafjord,

A programme dedicated to the Icelandic poet, Jóhannes úr Kötlum.