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A History of Icelandic Film
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A history of Icelandic cinema from the silent period to 2019, featuring interviews with numerous major filmmakers. The book also charts the significant links between the film industry and Iceland's deep rooted literary tradition, as well as its independent music scene.
About the Author:
Steve Gravestock is author of Don Owen: Notes on a Filmmaker and His Culture and editor (with Kate Lawrie Van de Ven) of Geoff Pevere's Toronto on Film. He has also written about film for a wide range of publications, including the Toronto Star, the Globe & Mail and CinemaScope. Gravestock is a senior international programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival. He selects Canadian feature films for the Festival and has been programming Nordic features there since 1999.
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