With the Icelandic Film Center as our partner, RIFF introduces a diverse Work-in-Progress showcase, presenting excerpts from the latest Icelandic film and TV productions, curated by RIFF's head of programming […]
TV series productions have increased internationally over the last few years as an effective response to the uprising of VOD platforms. Iceland has produced 10 TV series about the curse [...]
The story of activist Greta Thunberg is told through gripping and previously unseen footage in this personal documentary by Swedish director Nathan Grossman. Grossman follows Greta - a shy high school student with Asperger's [...]
OUR HEARTS BEAT LIKE WAR HJÖRTU OKKAR SLÁ EINS OG STRÍÐ / Zchuhit Bayam Israel / 2020 / 15 min / Short Fiction Director: Elinor Nechemya Writer: Elinor Nechemya Producers: […]
Íbúarnir í fátækrahverfi nálægt Madrid eru neyddir til að yfirgefa heimili sín eftir að landið sem þeir búa á hefur verið selt. Á meðan ferlið vindur smám saman upp á […]
Hann var einn af stóru meisturum ljósmyndalistarinnar, sannkölluð goðsögn. Glæsilegur, gáskafullur, hugvitssamur, ögrandi, hvetjandi. Í ár, sextán árum eftir dauða Helmuts Newtons í Los Angeles, hefði hann orðið 100 ára […]
Iceland as a post COVID production service role model. While people were quarantined around the world during the COVID-pandemic, VOD and in-demand services had enormous growth and popularity. In contrast, most [...]
Hin frjálslega, ástríðufulla og klára Eleanor var yngsta dóttir Karl Marx. Eleanor var meðal þeirra forystukvenna sem fyrst leiddu saman femínisma og sósíalisma og tók þátt í baráttu verkafólks, barðist […]
RIFF TALKS are a series of concise and polished presentations by established creative film professionals who were willing to share their knowledge of "how to break through" where filmmakers […]
Óvenjuleg saga tveggja velskra bræðra sem breyttu mjólkurbúi sínu í eitt farsælasta upptökuver allra tíma. Black Sabbath, Queen, Robert Plant, Iggy Pop, Simple Minds, Oasis, The Stone Roses, Coldplay og […]
Það er til kenning sem segir að við ættum öll að fæðast með dropa af alkóhóli í blóðinu og að sú hógværa ölvun myndi opna augu okkur gagnvart umheiminum, minnka […]
Það er til kenning sem segir að við ættum öll að fæðast með dropa af alkóhóli í blóðinu og að sú hógværa ölvun myndi opna augu okkur gagnvart umheiminum, minnka […]
Correspondence Bréfaskipti / Correspondencia Spain, Chile / 2020 / 19 min / Short Fiction Directors: Dominga Sotomayor and Carla Simón Writers: Dominga Sotomayor and Carla Simón Producers: Carla Sospedra, Maria […]
DRIFTING REKI / 漂流 China and United States / 2019 / 16 min / Short Fiction Directors: HanXuing Bo Nordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning Yan er ólöglegt annað barn foreldra sinna, […]
OUR HEARTS BEAT LIKE WAR HJÖRTU OKKAR SLÁ EINS OG STRÍÐ / Zchuhit Bayam Israel / 2020 / 15 min / Short Fiction Director: Elinor Nechemya Writer: Elinor Nechemya Producers: […]
Á hverjum morgni tekur Krilli saman hin fjölmörgu hráefni sem þarf til að laga humarsúpuna á Bryggjunni, litlum matsölustað í Grindavík. Fólk kemur til Íslands frá öllum heimshornum til að […]
Ástarsaga þeirra Alvars og Aino Aalto, finnsku meistaranna í nútíma arkítektúr og hönnun. Myndin fer með áhorfendur í heillandi ferð um sköpun þeirra og áhrif um allan heim. Myndin er […]
Against the Current is the amazing story of trans woman Veigu, who is the first person to row 2,000 kilometers around Iceland, against the current. But her personal journey is no less […]
After her mother dies in a car accident, seventeen-year-old Ida moves in with her aunt, who lives with her grown sons. The home is characterized by warmth and love, but […]
In the multicultural neighborhood of Peckham in South-East London, a Bulgarian family gets into a huge argument with their neighbors in their block over a stray cat they take in. ---- South-East London, […]
RIFF 4 Future brings together youth from the Nordic region for an online workshop within the Reykjavík International Film Festival frame to reflect on opportunities for young filmmakers in the […]
Ástarsaga þeirra Alvars og Aino Aalto, finnsku meistaranna í nútíma arkítektúr og hönnun. Myndin fer með áhorfendur í heillandi ferð um sköpun þeirra og áhrif um allan heim. Myndin er […]
Myndin skýrir frá hinu daglega lífi sem liggur að baki harmleikjum borgarstríða, grimmúðlegra einræðisstjórna, innrása og afskipta erlendra ríkja og blóðþyrstra grimmdarverka ISIS. Ólíkar sögur eru samtvinnaðar í eina heild […]
In December 1989, Chicago resident Clark Griswold plans to have a great Christmas with his entire family. He gathers his wife Ellen, daughter Audrey, and son Rusty and drives out to the […]
Sundbíó has certainly established itself as one of RIFF's special events and this year there will be no change. On Friday evening, October 1st at 7:30 PM, you can nest […]
Mamma Mia! is a great musical film full of great actors (such as Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth) that will not disappoint any ABBA fan. American romantic musical comedy that follows Sophie Sheridan (Amanda […]
Debbie Harry will attend the premiere of the short concert film Blondie: Living in Havana, which chronicles the band's long-awaited tour of Cuba. She will then have a conversation with Andrea Jónsdóttir, Berg Ebba Benediktsson and […]
A hilarious documentary about four Zimbabwean refugees who are the first in their country to form an Olympic wine tasting team and their expedition. Viewers are given the opportunity to taste various […]
An African spirit will float over the waters of Hannesarholt when musician Björk Guðmundsdóttir plays at Hljóðberg. An African food feast from the workshop of Alex Jallow, founder of Ogolúgo, in collaboration with Hannesarholt's chefs, will be […]
Blondie: Vivir en la Habana - Short Film In 2019, legendary American rock band Blondie was invited to play in Havana, Cuba for the first time. This film chronicles two nights of […]
The Saga of the Borgarættinnar - 100 years The film Saga of the Borgarættinnar, based on the novel by Gunnar Gunnarsson in 1919, marks the beginning of filmmaking in Iceland. On the occasion of the film's 100th anniversary, a new […]
Saga Borgarættinnar - 100 years - The film Saga Borgarættinnar, based on the novel by Gunnar Gunnarsson in 1919, marks the beginning of filmmaking in Iceland. On the occasion of the film's 100th anniversary, […]
The Saga of the Borgarættinnar – 100 years old The film Saga of the Borgarættinnar, based on the novel by Gunnar Gunnarsson in 1919, marks the beginning of filmmaking in Iceland. On the occasion of the film’s 100th anniversary, a new […]
Lói is flightless when autumn arrives and the migratory birds fly south. He must survive the harsh winter and fight fierce enemies to have a chance to […]
A mysterious Icelandic horror film based on the novel of the same name by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. A story about a young man and two women who move into a small, abandoned village in Iceland to […]
