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MTV NOMINATION FOR QUARASHI
Quarashi nominated for an MTV Music
Video Award
The music video to the song ‘Stick ‘Em Up’, by the
Icelandic rap band Quarashi, has been nominated for an
MTV Music Video Award. The video was nominated in
the category for best art direction, along with videos
from such giants as Elton John and Coldplay. At the time
of writing, the staff of Iceland Review was eagerly await-
ing for the awards to be presented at Radio City Music
Hall in New York City on 29 August.
RISING STAR
Ugla Egilsdóttir voted best actress
The 16-year-old Icelandic actress, Ugla Egilsdóttir, was
voted best actress at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival
(Czech Republic) in July for her role as Agga in the film
Mávahlátur by Ágúst Gudmundsson. The festival is
highly respected in the film industry and is one of the
few elite ‘A-group festivals.’
LLAMAS IN THE HIGHLANDS?
Outdoorsmen apply for permission
to import llamas
Three Icelandic outdoorsmen sent the Ministry of
Agriculture a request last August for permission to
import llamas for use on trips to Iceland’s Highlands. The
partnership, which calls itself ‘Íslama’, claims that llamas
are better beasts of burden than horses, since they
weigh less and have broader cloven hoofs. In addition,
they do less damage to the environment, have the
capacity to carry heavier loads, and can travel up to
30km every day. ‘Íslama’ asked for permission to import
the animals from Canada, where no signs of mad cow
disease have been found. They are now waiting for a
reply from the Ministry of Agriculture.
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