Iceland boss' Christmas warning as supply issues continue to cause disruption

Naman Ramachandran MGM has picked up several global territories on well-regarded comedy-drama “Queen Bees,” starring Ellen Burstyn, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine, Ann-Margret and James Caan.The film is directed by Michael Lembeck and written by Donald Martin.

Arclight Films has sold Michael Lembeck’s comedy-drama Queen Bees to a host of international territories.

Naman Ramachandran Director Max Newsom (“Plunge: The Movie”) returns with new film “Iceland Is Best,” featuring a winning turn from Judd Nelson (“The Breakfast Club”) and a fresh young cast. The film follows 17-year-old Sigga who tells her parents she is leaving her beautiful Icelandic fishing village to become a poet in California as her grandfather has just given her enough money to buy a plane ticket.

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French TV event Series Mania came to a close yesterday with the handing out of its awards. Scroll down for the full list of winners.

car was reportedly 'set alight' in the middle of a day by a biker seen pouring petrol inside it at a car park. Emergency services were rushed to the scene after reports of a car on fire at approximately 12:17pm on September 2.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentPeriod tragicomedy “Blackport,” backed by Icelandic public broadcaster RUV and European network Arte, won top honors on Thursday at leading European TV festival Series Mania taking its Grand Prize.The biggest plaudit at Lille’s Series Mania represents the festival’s second prize for the series after it awarded it best pitch kudos at the Berlinale Co-Pro Series in 2018.“Blackport” represents a deep-dive into recent Icelandic history, kicking off in

Iceland Airwaves festival has been postponed until 2022.In a statement on the festival’s website today (September 2), organisers said: “Due to new and ongoing COVID-19 measures imposed by the Icelandic Government, Iceland Airwaves has been postponed to 2022.”Organisers added: “In regards to line up for 2022, we hope that most of the bands can join us next year, but news on this will follow shortly, as discussions with each band will be on a case by case basis, contingent on their availability

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentPortugal’s SPi and Iceland’s Glassriver have attached Sérgio Graciano to direct Icelandic-Portuguese crime drama “Cold Haven,” a project which links two of the fastest-expanding TV producers on the western Europe seaboard.Lisbon-based SPi is the company behind Portugal’s first Netflix Original series, the upcoming  “Gloria.” It also co-produced “Dry Water,” a pioneering drive into premium TV production in Portugal, linking to Galicia in northern

Marta Balaga Sneaking up on the Karlovy Vary Film Festival audience following its Cannes debut, Valdimar Jóhannsson’s Icelandic-Swedish-Polish drama “Lamb” has some surprises in store. Luckily, according to its first-time director, the reviews of the film that sees Noomi Rapace as a woman living in complete isolation with her husband in rural Iceland, dreaming of becoming a mother, has been largely spoiler-free.“I felt they were fair,” he says.

Supermarkets and restaurants are struggling with missing items and empty shelves after a nationwide supply chain crisis hit the UK. McDonald's, Nando's, Greggs, Co-op, Iceland, Subway, KFC and Costa are the big-name brands that have all been hit with food shortages this week.

Jay Weissberg There are two ways to watch “Cop Secret,” a wild-ride Icelandic satire of Hollywood action films. One is the classic “switch off your brain” strategy, which allows for an easy digestion of the non-stop parody elements in which each line and every situation is lifted wholesale from any number of cop thrillers.

Park, Cessnock, last week. The installation - which showed limbs facing outwards in red high heel shoes -was put together by part Icelandic and Irish artist Rakel McMahon as part of a collection by Govan-based organisation Ltd Ink Corporation.