The film Eldfjall (Volcano) was the big winner at this Saturday night’s Edda Awards ceremony in Reykjavík.
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Movie Volcano cleans up at Icelandic Edda Awards
Posted on 20 February 2012.
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Icelandic skincare drops explode in France
Posted on 30 January 2012.
A morning television programme in France this weekend broadcast a section on an Icelandic brand of skincare drops, leading to an instant rush on the product.
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Stephen Fry presents BBC programme about Iceland
Posted on 04 January 2012.
Iceland was under the spotlight in the BBC comedy quiz show QI this week, in the programme’s festive special presented, as always, by Stephen Fry.
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Sports pundits announce women’s naked relay
Posted on 26 December 2011.
A Swedish sports pundit may be reprimanded after jokingly announcing a women’s naked relay event while thinking he was off air.
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Fifty chosen as Game of Thrones Iceland extras
Posted on 14 November 2011.
A thousand people applied to appear as extras in the upcoming Game of Thrones film shoot in Iceland.
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LazyTown sold, Sportacus not made homeless
Posted on 08 September 2011.
The Icelandic company Latibaer, world famous for its LazyTown children’s television series and merchandising, has been bought out by a company promising to make a new series and keep production in Iceland.
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EFTA calls on Iceland to change running of national broadcaster
Posted on 12 February 2011.
The ESA, the regulatory agency of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has formally requested changes to the way Iceland’s state broadcaster is managed.
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Journalist slammed for transgender gaffes
Posted on 04 February 2011.
A Danish journalist has been criticised after repeatedly referring to a transsexual woman as a man and using the phrase “freak show” in a programme about sex change operations.
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