{"id":49760,"date":"2023-09-15T14:54:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riff.is\/?p=49760"},"modified":"2023-09-15T14:55:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:55:37","slug":"the-biggest-swim-in-cinema-in-riff-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/the-biggest-swim-in-cinema-in-riff-history\/","title":{"rendered":"St\u00e6rsta sundb\u00ed\u00f3 \u00ed s\u00f6gu RIFF"},"content":{"rendered":"
RIFF made a huge splash with its largest swim-in cinema ever which was held In celebration of the 20th anniversary of RIFF (Reykjavik International Film Festival)<\/h5>\n

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Those who dared could ride the tiger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event took place on the 25th of August <\/strong>in Laugardalslaug, the largest pool in Reykjav\u00edk and we had one of the best days of the summer as the sun shone throughout the day with little to no wind. The<\/p>\n

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The boats were tightly packed throughout the day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Music to set the tone<\/h4>\n

Guests were invited to join for a unique, one-night-only swimming pool cinema event, where the Oscar award-winning film Life of Pi<\/strong> directed by Ang Lee was shown on a huge screen right by the pool.<\/p>\n

The atmosphere during the event was buzzing but to start things local artists Teitur Magn\u00fasson, D\u00edsa Jakobs, and Bj\u00f6rgvin G\u00edslason<\/strong> held a concert where Bj\u00f6rgvin played the Indian instrument, Sitar. They played an assortment of songs from Teitur and also improvised songs.<\/p>\n

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The Icelandic guitar legend Bj\u00f6rgvin G\u00edslason played the Sitar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Something for everyone<\/h4>\n

Guests were offered to stroll around the area and dip into the hot tubs or pool that had been fitted with rowboats to set the mood for the evening's film which takes place mostly on a life raft with a live tiger inside!<\/p>\n

Food trucks were stationed around the area and the RIFF shop offered the obligatory sodas and popcorn.<\/p>\n

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Of course there was popcorn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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For those looking for something a bit more substantial there was fried fish and chips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The evenings announcer was RIFF's Villi Neto who is also the official face of the festival.<\/p>\n

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Villi Neto the official face of RIFF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Some even went fully clothed into the boats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The event became even more magical when the sun went down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The swimming pools grand stand was opened to the public for the first time in a long while<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n