Iceland’s entertainment industry benefit from creative boost
Specialists in American drama and creativity David Zucker and Carol Flint are in Iceland helping to promote the American creative model in the Iceland...
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Iceland funds chess in Namibia
Between August 31st and September 11th this year, the Namibia Chess Federation (NCF) will host the African Individual Chess Championships. The governm...
Beam me to Iceland, Scotty
Movie scouts looking for a location to film the next Star Trek movie first visited Iceland in June. Things are looking good for the island nation now ...
Huge turnout for Gay Pride
Over 50,000 people attended the this year’s Reykjavik Gay Pride festival which took place over the weekend. Every year during the second weekend...
Icelandic Prime Minister attends Icelandic summer festival in US
Icelandic prime minister, Geir Haarde, met last weekend with a community in North Dakota famous for its Icelandic roots. The 108th annual Deuce of Aug...
Soaring success for online Icelandic photographer
In the competitive world of internet publicity, Reykjavik resident Rebekka Gudleifsdottir, a 28 year old student in Iceland, has become one of the mos...
IMX announces Reykjavik to Rotterdam culture festival
The Reykjavik to Rotterdam festival will be hosted in Rotterdam, Holland this year between 21st and 24th November. This is the second time the festiva...
Icelandic wool art hits New York
Vik Prjonsdottir, a group of Icelandic designers, launched their woolen art products at a cocktail party at Scandinavian Grace in Brooklyn last week. ...