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Cinema of Iceland
No. of screens	38 (2010)
• Per capita	13.4 per 100,000 (2010)
Main distributors	Samfilm 38.0% Sena 32.0% Myndform 29.0%
Produced feature films (2011)
Fictional	9
Animated	1
Documentary	3
Number of admissions (2011)
Total	1,514,000
• Per capita	5.4 (2010)
Gross box office (2011)
Total	ISK 1.49 billion

Iceland has a notable cinema film industry, with many Icelandic actors and directors having gone on to receive international attention. The most famous film, and the only one to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature, is Börn náttúrunnar (Children of Nature), a 1991 film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. This brought Icelandic cinema to the international scene, which has since grown, with films such as Nói Albínói (Noi the Albino) by Dagur Kári, heralded as descendants of the Icelandic film tradition.

The annual Edda Awards are the national film awards of Iceland.

Films

1. ^ Nominated for the European Film Award for Best Film
2. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
3. ^ Winner of the Edda Award for Best Film
4. ^ Shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

See also

• Cinema of the world
• Kvikmyndapod

References

1. ^ "Table 8: Cinema Infrastructure - Capacity". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
2. "Table 6: Share of Top 3 distributors (Excel)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
3. "Table 1: Feature Film Production - Genre/Method of Shooting". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
4. "Cinema - Admissions per capita". Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
5. ^ "Table 11: Exhibition - Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
6. Chapman, Michael. "The Story of Icelandic Cinema". Guide to Iceland. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
7. Lutton, Sarah (4 February 2016). "10 great Icelandic films". British Film Institute. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

External links

• Icelandic Film Centre
• Icelandic Film Database

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