RIFF Day 2 – Littlerock by Mike Ott

Littlerock is an actual place located in California, in the Los Angeles county. Atsuko and her brother Rintaro find themselves forced to stop in Littlerock after the car they rented breaks down. They are journeying alone through the American province and have travelled all the way from Japan to reaffirm their identity through a visit … Read the full article →

RIFF Day 1 – Paha Perhe by Aleksi Salmenperä

Bad Family explores issues and deviations of what’s supposed to be the average upper Finnish bourgeoisie. Mikael Lindgren (Ville Virtanen), a Public Prosecutor, is a well-off and apparently accomplished man. He has two sons: the older one, Dani, comes from a previous failed marriage. Dani is still a young man in high school, but Mikael … Read the full article →

RIFF Day 1: Mayor Gnarr Officially Opening This Year’s Festival

For those who are habitual film festivals goers, it must have been a nice and different experience to attend the festival’s opening ceremony – and so it was for us at Iceland Chronicles. Differently from ceremonies at other international films festivals, where often appearances are taken too much into account to the detriment of substance, … Read the full article →

RIFF 2010 Films: An Overview

This year’s RIFF, as promised, will feature a rich program. New Visions Films in competition to receive the Golden Puffin award are featured in this section of the festival. All directors in the New Visions category are deserving filmmakers at their first or second feature film. Le quattro volte (The four times) – M. Frammartino … Read the full article →

Reykjavik International Film Festival: 23 September – 3 October 2010

The Reykjavík International Film Festival was established back in 2004 to bring to Reykjavík a film festival internationally recognized, as an incentive  for the local film industry and also as a cultural catalyst both for cinema enthusiasts and for a wider and more casual audience. Great importance has been given from the very beginning to … Read the full article →