Iceland Movies

Seen through thee eyes of a visitor, Fiskur undir steini describes the limited cultural life of an Icelandic fishing village.

The story of salvage operations in the wake of the 1973 Westman Island eruption. The 5.000 inhabitants were evacuated in a matter of hours as lava and...

A film about the Icelandic sculptor Einar Jónsson.

About the underwater eruption which led to the formation of the island of Surtsey (1963 & 1966). The film is partly based on an older film about the f...

Made during a period when Iceland was still extending its fisheries' zone, this film deals with the total dependence of Icelanders on the fishing indu...

An educational film about a new type of trawler which had considerable effects on the fishing industry in its time (around 1947)

A film about the Westman Islands eruption in 1973, the destruction and the restoration work which began a year later.

The film, which is based on earlier footage taken by Steindór Sigurðsson, Árni Stefánsson & Guðmundur Einarsson, describes the volcanic eruption in Mt...

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A film about the return of the Icelandic manuscript from Denmark.

A film about the island of Flatey in Breiðafjord,

A promotional documentary made for ABU fishing gear manufacturers from Svängsta, Sweden. Every year, ABU awards a number of prizes for the largest fis...

A programme dedicated to the Icelandic poet, Jóhannes úr Kötlum.

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A documentary that introduces the main places in Öræfasveit, for examples Ingólfshöfði to name a few. The picture gives a beautiful view of nature and...

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Originally intended to be a reenactment of a shipwreck rescue, that turned into an actual documentary about a real shipwreck rescue that took place cl...

The film gives a strong view of the everyday life of Icelanders when the film is shot, but that year was a record year for the export of herring produ...

The film shows the national festival that was held on the 100th anniversary of the Althing at Þingvellir at the end of June in 1930.

Newsreel depicting the stay of Lowell Smith and Erik Nelson in Reykjavik during their 1924 flight around the world.