"What inspired REVOLUTION REYKJAVIK: Director interviewed by the Film Society of Lincoln Center

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Official selection of Athens International Film + Video Festival

We are honored to announce our selection for the Athens International Film + Video Festival 2012. The Athens International Film and Video Festival was founded in 1974, and since then has presented independent films from around the world. The Festival is sponsored by the Athens Center for Film and Video, a project of the College of Fine Arts at Ohio University.

"Revolution Reykjavik" will screen on April 18th at Athena Cinema. 

Selected for the Nashville Film Festival

We are very excited to have been selected for the Nashville Film Festival this year.  NaFF is one of only 24 film festivals in the United States designated as an Academy Award- qualifying festival for short films, meaning that winners of the narrative and animation short competitions are automatically qualified for Academy Award consideration.

"Revolution Reykjavik" will screen in Nashville from April 19 - 26th.

Official selection of the Ankara International Film Festival March 15 - 22nd

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Revolution Reykjavik" made its way to Turkey last month, where it screened at the renowned Ankara International Film Festival.  Unfortunately, we could not be there in person, but are determined to make  our way over, for the next one.

"Revolution Reykjavik" is a proud selection of ND/NF hosted by MoMa and the Lincoln Center

"Revolution Reykjavík" will hold its official New York premiere at the renowned festival New Directors/New Films presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art.

Dedicated to the discovery of new works by emerging and dynamic filmmaking talent, the festival will screen 12 short films and 29 features from a highly competitive selection of films.   Pedro Almodóvar, Kelly Reichardt, Atom Egoyan, Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Sally Potter, John Sayles, Steven Spielberg, Wim Wenders and Wong Kar Wai were all featured as part of New Directors/New Films early in their careers.

"Revolution Reykjavik" is the closing film in shorts program #2,
 screening on March 31 and April 1st.


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Revolution Reykjavik nominated for Icelandic Academy Awards 2012

We are thrilled to announce that "Revolution Reykjavik" (Útrás Reykjavík) has been nominated as Short Film of the Year at the Icelandic Film & Television Academy Awards 2012. (Eddan)   // ( english version here)

No less exciting is the fact that our actress Lilja Thórisdóttir was nominated for Best Actress in a leading roll.   Results will be revealed at the awards ceremony on February 18th.  We have begun crossing fingers and toes.

Check out our Facebook Page for "Revolution Reykjavik."

Food for thought

For my lovely friends, colleagues and viewers.