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Movies, Music & Art

There are many talented people of Icelandic or Icelandic-Canadian background. Some names you may recognize include:

Jón Leifs
Iceland's Greatest Composer
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
director of movies such as "Angels of the Universe", winner of many awards, and opener of the Toronto International Film Festival
Sturla Gunnarsson
ICCT member, director of movies such as "Such a Long Journey" and "Rare Birds"
Contemporary Icelandic Musicians and bands
Björk, Sigur Rós, and Emiliana Torrini ("Gollum's Song" in "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers")
Lindy
ICCT member, and a popular Toronto musician

For upcoming events including movie showings and musical performances, please see the front page of the website.


Past Concerts & Performances:

DateEventMore Info
June 14, 2006Hamrahlíð Choir, Hamilton Guelph Kitchener London area concertFálkinn, April 2005, page 2PDF
June 12, 2006 Hamrahlíð Choir, Toronto concertFálkinn, April 2005, page 2PDF
April 2, 2006Tröllabundin (Trollbound)Fálkinn, January 2006, page 2PDF
January 8, 2006Grettir SagaFálkinn, November 2005, page 3PDF
March 26, 2005Merle Oddson plays with the Brampton SymphonyFálkinn, March 2005, page 2PDF
March 4, 2005"The True North": Exultate Chamber Singers - John Tuttle, conductorFálkinn, March 2005, page 7PDF


Past Movie & Documentary Features:

Date Title More Info
May 25, 2006"In Tune With Time"Fálkinn, May 2006PDF
April 27, 2006"A Screaming Masterpiece"Fálkinn, February 2006, page 7PDF
March 30, 20066 Icelandic Short FilmsFálkinn, February 2006, page 8PDF
February 23, 2006"101 Reykjavik"Fálkinn, February 2006, page 8PDF
January 26, 2006"A Man Like Me" (Maður eins og ég) Fálkinn, January 2006, page 1PDF
December 29, 2005"Katie, The Lost Caterpillar" (Littla lifran ljóta)Fálkinn, November 2005, page 8PDF
November 24, 2005"Atomic Station" (Atómstöðin)Fálkinn, November 2005, page 8PDF
September 29, 2005DísFálkinn, August 2005, page 8PDF
May 26, 2005Noi (Nói Albinói) Fálkinn, April 2005, page 8PDF
May 1, 2005
May 7, 2005
"Count Me Out" (Stikkfrí) Sprockets Summary
April 20, 2005
May 8, 2005
"Saviour" (Bjargvættur) Sprockets Summary
April 28, 2005 Kaldaljós (Cold Light) Fálkinn, March 2005, page 3PDF
March 31, 2005 One Point 0 Fálkinn, March 2005, page 3PDFimdb
February 24, 2005 Niceland (Næsland) Fálkinn, February 2005, page 8PDF, imdb
January 27, 2005 Beowulf and Grendel Fálkinn, January 2005, page 8PDF, imdb
January 27, 2005 Rare Birds Fálkinn, January 2005, page 8PDF, imdb
December 30, 2004 Ikíngut Fálkinn, November 2004, page 3PDF, imdb
Over Xmas Holidays Animation Workshops Fálkinn, November 2004, page 3PDF
November 25, 2004 Small Mall (Mjóddin slá í gegn) Fálkinn, November 2004, page 5PDF, imdb
October 28, 2004 Agnes Fálkinn, October 2004, page 1PDF, imdb
September 30, 2004 Tears of Stone (Tár úr steini) Fálkinn, August/ September 2004, page 3PDF, imdb
August 26, 2004 Arctic Dreamer: The Lonely Quest of Vilhjalmur StefanssonFálkinn, August/ September 2004, page 3PDF
July 29, 2004 The Importance of Being Icelandic imdb
June 24, 2004 Remote Control (Sódóma Reykjavík) imdb


Toronto International Film Festival

The following Icelandic Films were screened in Toronto in 2004:
  • Niceland, feature film directed by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson.
  • Small Mall documentary by Róbert Douglas.
  • Skagafjördur: documentary/experimental film by Peter Hutton. TIFF site


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