Beloved former mayor of Reykjavík will not run for president of Iceland
Artist and comedian Jón Gnarr, former major of Reykjavik, and until recently potential presidential candidate, took over the Channel 2 news show Icela...
Star style with Icelandic outerwear brand 66°North
2015 saw loads of celebrity sightings across Iceland, chasing the northern lights or shooting films in the Blue Lagoon, and all of them left with one ...
Double win for Iceland at Northern Wave Film Festival
The eighth Northern Wave Film Festival saw the Icelandic film You and I (Þú og ég) by Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir win the award for best Icelandic short...
Icelandic film “Þrestir” wins at San Sebastián Film Festival
Icelandic director Rúnar Rúnarsson took home the Golden Shell Award for best picture at the San Sebastián International Film Festival this past week. ...
Justin Bieber takes Iceland by storm – Appropriately dressed
On a recent trip to Iceland, Justin Bieber took in a lot of the sights, sounds and flavours of the nordic country, and by the looks of his Snapchat, t...
Fridriksson to produce The Black Cliffs movie
Icelandic filmmaker Fridrik Thor Fridriksson is set to produce the movie adaptation of the Gunnar Gunnarsson novel “The Black Cliffs”. Based on the tr...
Everest charity premiere in Reykjavik sold out
66°North, Myndform, Rvk. Studios and Universal Pictures hosted a charity event in conjunction with the Icelandic movie premiere of Everest last Wednes...
Iceland names street after Darth Vader
Reykjavik is to call one of its streets after Star Wars’ Darth Vader after a poll that enabled residents to vote for their preferred name. The films S...