Northern Lights - Fantastic Film Festival - October 26th - 29th - 2023 - Akureyri - Iceland Brochure
Festival Schedule 2023
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26th
Fantastic Opening Evening
19:00 - 21:00 - Akureyri Art Museum - Ketilhúsið Honorary Award presented to Christopher Newman
Enchanting Musical Evening with Svavar Knútur
21:00 - 23:00 - Græni Hatturinn / Tickets: graenihatturinn.is
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27th
Master Talk - Music and Sound Design in Fantastic FilmWorks
17:00 - 18:30 - Akureyri Art Museum - Ketilhúsið / Free Admission
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson - Film Composer
Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir / Kira Kira - Film Composer
Curator, Kjartan Kjartansson - Sound Designer
Honorary Screening - Fantastic Icelandic Shorts
19:00 - 20:30 - Akureyri Art Museum - Ketilhúsið / Free Admission An honorary screening celebrating 6 outstanding Icelandic Fantastic Shorts and their talented directors. The program kicks off with a special 30th-anniversary screening of 'A Fairytale of Our Time,' a Cannes Palme d'Or nominee directed by the remarkable Inga Lísa Middleton. Full program:
"A Fairytale of Our Time" (1993)
Duration: 00:10:03
Director: Inga Lísa Middelton
"We the Lightnings" (2022)
Duration: 00:11:00
Director: Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir
"Undying Love" (2011)
Duration: 00:11:00
Director: Ómar Örn Hauksson
"Safe Journey" (2009)
Duration: 00:21:36
Director: Davíð Óskar Ólafsson
"Sealskin" (2008)
Duration: 00:13:20
Director: Ugla Hauksdóttir
"Thula" (2019)
Duration: 00:30:00
Director: Haukur M. Hrafnsson
21:00 - 23:00 - Akureyri Backpackers / Free Admission
Are you a quiz- and movie buff? Join us for a cold one and let your fantastic light shine!
Prizes from the Northern Lights - Fantastic Film Festival and Bríó
The event will be in English - Max 5 persons per team.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28th
Panel - Why is Icelandic Folklore Underutilized in Icelandic FilmWorks?
15:00 - 16:30 - Akureyri Art Museum - Ketilhúsið / Free Admission
Christopher Newman - Producer
Inga Lísa Middleton - Artist & Director
Terry Gunnel - Professor Emeritus in Folkloristics Curator: Marzibil Sæmundardóttir - NLFFF Festival Director
Fantastic Cinema #1 / 13 Films / 16+
17:00 - 19:00 - Hof / Tickets: Mak.is
Fantastic Cinema #2 / 7 Films / 16+
19:30 - 21:30 - Hof / Tickets: Mak.is
Fantastic Halloween Costume DancePartý!
22:00 - 02:00 - Græni Hatturinn / Tickets: graenihatturinn.is
Awards for the Best Fantastic Costume!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29th
Fantastic Shorts #3 / 9 Films / 12+
13:00 - 15:00 - Hof / Tickets: Mak.is
Fantastic Shorts #4 / 9 Films / 16+
16:00 - 18:00 - Hof / Tickets: Mak.is
Fantastic Closing Evening & Awards Ceremony
19:00 - 21:00 - Akureyri Art Museum - Ketilhúsið
