Reykjavík Grapevine - 18.05.2012, Blaðsíða 35

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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 6 — 2012
and it seemed to be without a doubt
one of the most ambitious collections
in Iceland. “People are welcome here
all the time,” Vigdís sais, “just call us!”
SCREENING dAY PAR EXCELLENCE
After a lovely lunch at Kaffihornið res-
taurant, we rushed to Sindrabær cin-
ema to prep the screenings for the day
and night ahead. The programme con-
sisted of Icelandic shorts, Polish shorts
and various documentaries. The atmo-
sphere was filled with excitement when
the first guests arrived for the first
screening of the day. A lot of smiling
faces came out of the room, and some
stayed for the next show as well. All in
all around forty people came, which the
Shorts&Docs organisers considered a
great turnout.
At around eight o’clock we took
a short break from the screenings to
eat dinner at Humarhöfnin, a local res-
taurant specializing in various lobster
dishes. Höfn was referred to as the lob-
ster capital of Iceland in every brochure
we had seen, so we were exited to taste
and experience a nice dinner while in
town. Every summer the locals put on
a Lobster Festival, and this restaurant
was formally opened during this festival
in 2007. The place is known for serv-
ing whole lobsters and is located by the
harbour with a view over the shipyard.
Festival Director Heather Millard
said that they plan on taking the festi-
val to more rural areas next year. After
enjoying the best lobster we have ever
had, we finished the night off by at-
tending the 22:00 screening.
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