Reykjavík Grapevine - 11.10.2013, Blaðsíða 27

Reykjavík Grapevine - 11.10.2013, Blaðsíða 27
sushisamba sushisamba.is Laugavegur HverfisgataL æ kj ar ga ta Sk ól as tr æ ti ! in g ho lt ss tr æ ti Skólavör"ust. Amtmannsstígur In g ó lf ss tr æ ti Lækjar- torg Our kitchen is open Minke whale tataki Icelandic langoustine cigar Sake – salmon nigiri Salmon maki - 4 pcs Pressed lamb shoulder Cheese party 6.990 kr. Amazing 6 course menu which combines Icelands best produce with Japanese, Peruvian and Brazilian cuisine. Icelandic Feast unique experience Are you the Tourist of the Year? The Reykjavík Grapevine and Inspired by Iceland are looking for THE TOURIST OF THE YEAR. Tell us why you should be the Tourist of the Year for a chance to win a free trip to Iceland. Visit www.touristoftheyear.is to submit your entry! 27 Film The steady increase in Iceland’s domestic film production since 1979 can be credited to the state-sponsored funding and reimbursements established to facilitate the growth of this fledgling industry. Icelandic filmmakers can receive official financial support in two ways. First, they can receive an official Film Fund grant for any aspect of the film process, from script writing and development to filming and production, from post-production to advertising and promotion. Second, they can apply to the State Treasury for reimbursement of up to 20% of the production costs incurred while filming in Iceland, provided that the resulting films or TV shows are filmed in the country and “enhance domestic culture and promote the history and nature of Iceland." From the success stories of directors such as Baltasar Kormákur, who got his start with the multi-awarded Icelandic film “101 Reykjavík” and is now making Hollywood films like “2 Guns,” one can see the benefits of nurturing both the domestic film industry and the Icelandic artists working within it. “It has been proven by several experts that for every krónur we invest in Icelandic filmmaking, the government would get four times back,” says Hrönn Sveinsdóttir, managing director at Bíó Paradís, Reykjavík’s independent art house cinema. “That is why the last government decided to increase their investment in Icelandic filmmak- ing.” Now, however, the Icelandic film industry is facing a major setback: in the current national budget proposal, funding to the Icelandic Film Centre has been threatened with cuts of 33%, which would reduce the film budget from 1.1 bil- lion ISK to 735 million ISK. “It would be a real shame if the present government misses the opportunity to invest in something so important on so many levels, and continues to starve an industry that could be making them money,” Hrönn says. “It is both short-sighted and irresponsible.” What Is The Icelandic Film Fund? Words Larissa Kyzer Although the history of Icelandic cinema can be traced all the way back to 1906 when Danish cinematographer and screenwriter Alfred Lind produced a three minute silent documentary in Iceland, domestic film produc- tion—financed with Icelandic funds and directed by Ice- landers—did not begin in earnest until 1979, when the nationally-funded Icelandic Film Fund was founded. (The Film Fund has now been incorporated into the Icelandic Film Centre.) The first Icelandic film to receive support from the Film Fund was Ágúst Gu!mundsson’s ‘Land og s#nir,’ (“Land and Sons”), which premiered in January 1980. Since then, an average of three films a year have been produced in Iceland, upwards of 100 films in total.
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