"There are other music and film and art worlds that are more exciting, alternative worlds in Brooklyn, same as in London. Young places, young worlds, young energy, new energy."

Interview with Jonas Mekas: "I prefer to stick to the present moment"

27 Sep 2018 "Avoid filmschools, follow your vision, get a camera and star filming," is the advice Jonas Mekas gives to aspiring filmmakers. Mekas, who is 96 years old, is guest of honour at the Reykjavik International Film Festival, RIFF which begins tonight.

Rúrik Gíslason rose to international fame at the FIFA World Cup matches this summer.

Rúrik is the cover star of Icelandic Glamour magazine

13 Sep 2018 Footballer Rúrík Gíslason is on the cover of the latest issue of Icelandic Glamour. In the interview he talks about leaving Iceland at age 15 to play football in Belgium and how he returned a broken man.

David Crosby is 77 years old and still going strong.

David Crosby of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to perform in Reykjavik Thursday night

20 Aug 2018 Musical legend David Crosby will be performing at Háskólabíó in Reykjavik on Thursday night and the repertoire includes songs by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir.

Icelandic actress Ágústa Eva lands major role in new HBO series

9 Aug 2018 Icelandic actress and singer Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir will be playing the main role in a new HBO series filmed in Norway and Lithuania. She was selected out of hundreds of applicants.

Gylfi and Alexandra.

Midfielder Gylfi Sigurðsson gets engaged to girlfriend Alexandra

9 Jul 2018 Gylfi Sigurðsson, midfielder and member of the Icelandic national football team and Everton got engaged to his girlfriend Alexandra Helga Ívarsdóttir this weekend in the Bahamas.

Respected stage and film actor Þröstur Leó is also an experienced sailor and a passionate amateur cook.

Famous Icelandic actor becomes chef at Hlemmur Square in Reykjavik

4 Jun 2018 Famous Icelandic stage and film actor Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson will take over the role of chef at the restaurant at Hlemmur Square hotel in Reykjavik Tuesday June 5th for a period of two weeks.

Dan Brown taking a walk around Reykjavik.

Dan Brown in Reykjavik

26 Apr 2018 "There are lots of friendly cats in Reykjavik, I've noticed that" said American writer Dan Brown after a walk around the city centre.

The Vikings-  a commercial laden with references to the Icelandic Vikings, mythology and of course, the Minnesota Vikings.

Icelandic Vikings in Superbowl Dodge Ram commercial

6 Feb 2018 A group of Icelanders playing the part of Vikings took part in the Dodge commercial shown in the first half of the Super Bowl. The commercial was directed by Joe Pytka.

Game of Photos, a GOT Twitter fan page published photos of the actors.

Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke in Iceland filming GOT

30 Jan 2018 Actors Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke who play Daenereys Targaryen and Jon Snow in the Game of Thrones series, are currently in Iceland filming, reports RÚV national broadcasting service.

Tourists visiting Fjarðárgljúfur this January. Justin Bieber shot the video to I'll show you in Fjarðargljúfur.

The Bieber-effect on an Icelandic canyon

22 Jan 2018 Tourists to the Fjarðargljúfur canyon west of Kirkjubæjarklaustur in South East Iceland increased by 82 % between the years 2016 and 2017.

Stefan Octavian Gheorghe .

Meet Iceland's first porn star

8 Jan 2018 Iceland's first porn star, Stefan Octavian Gheorghe, says he's sometimes very scared but takes responsibility for his own life. Stefan, who was adopted as a child from Romania, also made headlines in Iceland when he searched for his real mother in a TV series on Stöð 2.

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch .

Benedict Cumberbatch in Iceland on NYE

2 Jan 2018 Actor Benedict Cumberbatch spent New Year's Eve in Iceland and attended a Sigur Rós concert at Harpa Concert Hall reports website Nútiminn.

Jennifer Lawrence plays the role of Agnes Magnúsdóttir,executed for the murder of Natan Ket­ils­son.

Jennifer Lawrence to play role of 19th century Icelandic murderess

13 Dec 2017 Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence will be playing the role of Agnes Magnúsdóttir in the film Burial Rites directed by Luca Guadagniono, rumoured for an Oscar win for Call Me by Your Name.

The motorbike in Hvalfjörður tunnel.

Elliott Moss video shot in Iceland tunnel

19 Oct 2017 A motorcycle scene was shot last night in Hvalfjörður tunnel in West Iceland for a new video by US musician Elliot Moss.

Lana's "Hot new love interest" whom Egilsson plays in the new music video to "White Mustang."

Lana's Icelandic hearthrob makes waves as new video is released

14 Sep 2017 Eðvarð Egilsson has shot to fame playing the musician boyfriend of Lana Del Rey in her new video to sultry song White Mustang.

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