Since Isfilm was re-established in 1997, the main focus has been on feature-film production in Iceland.
Lately Isfilm has joined forces with another company to make television documentaries about Icelandic musicians and composers.
TEAM:
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Anna Katrín Guðmundsdóttir
Iðunn Snædís Ágústsdóttir
Agust Gudmundsson is an established writer/director of feature films and of TV dramas. In television he is best known for two English language mini-series, Sea Dragon, a four part series for Thames Television, and Nonni and Manni, a six part drama series for ZDF in Germany that was sold all over the world.
Agust’s 8 feature films have enjoyed an unquestionable popularity, often drawing large audiences at home. His rock musical On Top is the greatest box-office hit ever in Iceland. A genuine cult movie by now, it was issued on video and DVD more often than any other Icelandic film and is now transmitted annually on Icelandic television, usually on National Day.
Contact: agust@isfilm.is
For more than 20 years, Anna Katrín Guðmundsdóttir produced and directed television programmes whose number can be counted in hundreds. They include productions of fiction, entertainment and documentaries, plus live transmissions of various events.
With a BA in Broadcasting from Columbia College in California, Anna Katrín also has a Master’s degree (MPM) in Project Management from the University of Iceland.
Iðunn Snædís is a music composer/producer. She received her BA degree in New Media Music Composition from the Iceland University of the Arts before moving on to MA in Music Production at the Royal Music College in Stockholm.
When it comes to music composition, Iðunn’s focus has mostly been on electro-acoustic music. She has wide experience of working with sound, ranging from writing music, to sound design for a computer game, to recording and mixing audio.
She has received awards for her compositions. In 2019 she received an award from UN Women in Iceland for the quadraphonic sound piece SUNNEFA. In 2022 she also received an award at Erkitíð electronic music festival for a 10 minute electronic piece called Orfeus í undirheimum.
Contact: idunn@isfilm.is