For Kaley Cuoco, today was definitely a happy landing.
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COVID-19 restrictions this week as almost all of the country have received their vaccinations.87 per cent of adults in the country, which has a population of 400,000, have received their first dose of a vaccine, with 60 per cent already having had both doses.After all adults have been offered the vaccine, the Icelandic government say that “plans for the vaccination programme and the lifting of restrictions on gatherings have therefore been completed.”Health Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir added:
.For Kaley Cuoco, today was definitely a happy landing.
Those looking to enjoy “Lamb” from Icelandic director Valdimar Jóhannsson would do well not to learn anything about it beyond its admittedly intriguing premise before watching it — to enter the screening room like lambs to the slaughter, if you will. Playing in the Un Certain Regard section of this year’s Festival de Cannes, the film centers on a couple living on a remote sheep farm, where they one day discover an unusual newborn that they immediately decide to raise as their own.
Chris Willman Music WriterComposers Atli Örvarsson, Mark Mothersbaugh and Mark Isham led the list of winners announced Monday for the annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards, with the three scorers picking up six, five and four trophies, respectively.Örvarsson, the Icelandic composer, is now up to 29 BMI honors with the six he adds this week.
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Lise Pedersen More than a year after the first lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nordic film industry is showing its remarkable resilience and ability to adapt.Only 2% of film projects were cancelled due to the pandemic, according to a report commissioned by the Nordisk Film & TV Fond — whose partners include national film institutes in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland — and the demand for popular Nordic drama series is higher than ever.Governments across the Nordics
Lise Pedersen A tribute to the Nordic film industry’s resilience, four Nordic titles have made it through to Cannes’ Official Selection. And unlike previous years, when Denmark (Lars Von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg) or Sweden (Rüben Östlund) drew most of the worldwide attention, audiences should watch out for new and established voices from Norway, Finland and Iceland. “Compartment No. 6” Juho Kuosmanen’s sophomore feature marks Finland’s return to competition after a decade away (the previous
K.J. Yossman “Mothering Sunday’s” Odessa Young has been tapped for award-winning director Thordur Palsson’s upcoming psychological horror “The Damned.”The film will see Young star as Eva, a 19th-century widow tasked with making an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her impoverished Icelandic fishing village.
Lamb has been released ahead of its premiere at Cannes film festival.The folklore horror, which stars The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo actor Noomi Rapace, follows a childless couple in rural Iceland.A synopsis for the film reads: “When they discover a mysterious newborn on their farmland, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own.
One of this year’s most buzzed-about films coming to Cannes is the debut from filmmaker Valdimar Jóhannsson, titled “Lamb.” And if you need additional reasons to be excited about the new drama, take a gander at the new teaser trailer released for the film. READ MORE: Cannes Film Festival 2021 Preview: 25 Films To Watch As seen in the teaser, “Lamb” follows the story of a couple that lives on a rural farm in Iceland.
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chilling teaser for the film that show off its unsettling vistas and creepy tone. “Lamb” has also been pre-sold in more than 50 territories across Europe and elsewhere.
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Supermarket chain Iceland has said sorry to a Scots shopper over two "stinking" and "disgusting" ready meals which melted in his oven. Podcaster and TV presenter Craig Stephens, from Portobello, near Edinburgh, was outraged after the chicken curry ready meals were destroyed - despite him following the cooking instructions.