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Fact File: Cold Haven

Andri Ómarsson from Icelandic production company Glassriver and Pedro Lopes from Portugal’s SPI discuss six key locations from this crime thriller, which unfolds across both countries.  

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Main character energy

Writing partners Arnór Pálmi Arnarson and Jóhanna Friðrika Sæmundsdóttir explain how finding the right protagonist unlocked their Icelandic dramedy Húsó (The School of Housewives), about a young mother who attends housekeeping classes in a bid to regain custody of her daughter.  

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Long story

Icelandic star Aníta Briem speaks to DQ about turning creator and writer for relationship drama As Long As We Live, how her own life inspired the series and her experience of increasing representation for women in film and TV.

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Piecing together Fractures

Vitjanir (Fractures) star Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir and producer Hörður Rúnarsson speak to DQ about how themes of science and spirituality clash in this Icelandic drama about a city doctor who returns to the small village where she grew up.

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Journey of a lifetime

Icelandic star Ólafur Darri Ólafsson discusses taking a road trip across his home country and playing ‘himself’ for six-part series Journey, which he describes as one of the best jobs of his career.

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Crime, sand, punishment

Svörtu sandar (Black Sands) star Aldís Amah Hamilton, director Baldvin Z and producer Hörður Rúnarsson reveal how this series takes a new approach to crime drama with a story that unfolds against Iceland’s unique scenery.

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