Historic Iceland summit has big screen potential
Ridley Scott, director of the hit movie ‘Gladiator’, is considering plans for a movie based on the historic 1986 Iceland summit between Mikhail Gorbac...
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Information and news on culture, music and the arts in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
Nordic films in strong position for Oscars
Five Nordic films are in the running for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, securing the region’s status as a new hotbed of filmmakers, reports...
Iceland warms up for Eurovision Song Contest
Iceland will choose its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade on 23 February, after the show took a short break for Christma...
Icelandic fashion designer unveils new line in London
Icelandic fashion designer Steinunn launched her 2008 collection at the Air Gallery in London last week, reports Vogue.com. “I have a background...
Canadian animator makes Icelandic music film
A well-known Canadian animator who was inspired by music from the Icelandic band Sigur Ros, recently took the step into live film making. The Ottawa r...
First socially conscious online TV network launched
James Blunt, Kate Bosworth, Ray Winstone, Christian Slater and Nelson Mandela’s charity, 46664, have joined forces to support a new online network whi...
Canadians on trade mission in Iceland
Residents of Newfoundland Canada visited Iceland last week to showcase local products for the holiday season. Representatives from 31 companies made t...
Sigur Ros to work with Smashing Pumpkins producer
The producer of the popular North American band, The Smashing Pumpkins, will be working together with Sigur Ros in order to produce a new album togeth...