bits and pieces from the northern island.
Pu Á Annan Veg (international title Either Way) by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson is the winner of the 29th edition of TFF Torino Film Festival. The festival awarded the film with a prize of € 20.000. Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson’s latest work, officially released in Iceland in September 2011, is Icelandic minimalism at best. With skilful use of … Read the full article →
The cold is enveloping Reykjavík, with temperatures as low as -10°C — and less. It’s December, after all, isn’t it? It’s supposed to be cold. A bit of fresh air cannot hurt. Trivial note: I just bought a pair of gloves that actually allow to handle a camera without having my hands turn into icicle … Read the full article →
Snow has started to fall just a handful of days ago — a little less, actually. Iceland is getting ready for the festivities: Christmas trees and bright decorations are coming alive everywhere, from the formal residences to the most unpretentious lodgings. And beyond those, in shops, schools and squares. After just one Sunday off the … Read the full article →
One crucial question is: how easy is it for poor starving Italians to have decent pizza in Iceland? Can immigrants from southern Europe pamper the stereotypes about them with ease? The answer is yes, there is pizza to be had even in the land of fire and ice. One doesn’t have to be a douchebag … Read the full article →
On Saturday, I took it easy and had the best time at Kex Hostel, with Kippi Kaninus, whom unfortunately I could not appreciate in-venue the nigh before due to conflicting schedule. However crowded, Kex maintained a cozy ambiance that harmonized well with the music. Listeners were enraptured by the pervasive sound and the musicians, without … Read the full article →
Day three of Iceland Airwaves was highly fulfilling, probably our festival’s climax. Day three started for us with Bedroom Community & Friends at Kaffibarinn. Nadia Sirota & Valgeir Sigurðsson played together four music pieces; one of the compositions, the most temperamental and also the one I personally enjoyed the most, was Valgeir’s own creation (hint: … Read the full article →
Hard to believe, but for Airwaves day two we had an agenda. In the afternoon, we moved our legs in direction of Kaffibarinn for Bedroom Community & Friends off-venue event. We had a really good time with Michael Wookey, singer, song-writer and multi-instrumentalist, an artist whose music we were not familiar with. He let us … Read the full article →
Day one of Iceland Airwaves was kind of relaxed, so we took our time to wander about a lot, even if rain was hitting hard. We traveled back and forth from Harpa to the city center and enjoyed the smell of the drenched city at night. Apart from Nasa, venues were not super-full and, overall, … Read the full article →