Paris of the North
París norðursins · dir. Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
Iceland, Denmark, France 2014, 98’
Polish premiere
Screenings
23 October, 13:00 · Od Nowa – new hall
Hugi is a teacher in a small and remote village in the east of Iceland (population 169). He is quite content by himself among the mountains, which surround the quite village where hardly anyone walks the streets. But has he withdrawn too far? When Hugi receives a phone call from his estranged father announcing his arrival he is not too pleased. But after consulting with his AA-sponsor, Hugi, decides to welcome him. Something he immediately regrets
| Director: | Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson |
| Screenplay: | Huldar Breiðfjörð |
| Music: | Prins Póló |
| Cinematography: | Magni Ágústsson |
| Editing: | Kristján Loðmfjörð |
| Cast: | Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Björn Thors, Helgi Björnsson |
| Awards: | Islandzka Nagroda Eddy / Edda Awards, Iceland – Aktor Drugoplanowy Roku, Aktorka Drugoplanowa Roku / Supporting Actor of the Year, Supporting Actress of the Year (2015) |
2015 Programme
- Downloadable programme
- Films from A to Z
- Opening and closing ceremonies
- Special event
- On Air
- Shortcut
- From Poland
- Localizations
- Phenomena: Club 27
- The ABC of the Iranian New Wave
- Portrait of a woman — heroine and director
- Small country, great cinema — cinema of Iceland
- Masters: Manoel de Oliveira
- Masters: Jan Peszek
- Forward: Pedro Costa
- Forum 2014/2015
- Special screenings
- Night Owls
- Movies for children
- Debates
- Movieplay!
- The Festival Club: NRD