Book and Film Festival concludes with a film party and special effects workshop.
To round off a fantastic and successful Book and Film Festival in Hafnarfjörður 2021, a different and content-rich film party is being hosted at Bæjarbíó on the festival's final day. Three events are on offer, all of which are free and open to everyone, subject to available seating.
The final day of the Hafnarfjörður Book and Film Festival is Wednesday, 13 October.
To round off a fantastic and successful Book and Film Festival in Hafnarfjörður 2021, a call is issued.
to a different and content-rich cinema experience at Bæjarbíó on the final day of the festival. Three events are on offer, all of which are free and open to everyone, subject to availability. The highly entertaining Icelandic Superhero film The Black Ice Storm A Fenrir Films production will be shown at 5 pm and with
The production manager of Fenrir Films, Arnar Benjamín, will be at the exhibition.
for answers. At 18:00, a lecture will be given in English on Stunt work with Rob Tasker , Head of Image Transformation at the Icelandic Film School. Rob will
to give an insight into how varied and intricate the special effects work of modern cinema can be
be and how best to navigate technological changes.
Candies, colourful characters and creative summer jobs
The Caramel Picture and the Film Astrópía by the Hafnarfjörður-based director Gunnar B. Guðmundsson will be shown at 8 p.m. Astrópía is an Icelandic film from 2007 which was largely filmed in
Hafnarfjörður. After Hildur's boyfriend is put in prison, she is forced to get
gets a job at the „nerd shop“ Astrópía where she meets many colourful
characters who introduce her to the world of role-playing. The cartoon tells the story of
a police officer and his assistant who are trying to solve a series of mysterious crimes,
which seem to be indirectly connected. Then the short film „I'm just a
“a lie, isn't it?„ and the short films “Hafnarfjörður in a Nutshell" were also shown but
The projects were carried out as part of creative summer jobs at the youth centre Hamrinn over the summer.
2021.
Film director shares experience and knowledge with Year 8 pupils
On the occasion of the Book and Film Festival, Gunnar Björn Guðmundsson
Film directors visit Year 8 pupils in all primary schools
Hafnarfjörður and a talk with students, discussing filmmaking and the working process in
film-making. He will talk about his work and teach the children how
A film is made, from the first draft to the finished work. Gunnar Björn
has worked in theatre, television and film for over two decades and among
otherwise the directed New Year's Eve sketch show, television programmes about Ævar the Scientist and
the films Astrópía, Gauragangi and most recently Ömmu Hófi, which was just premiered in
Town cinema.
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