{"id":3843,"date":"2017-02-27T14:05:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T13:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queerlion.it\/?p=3843\/"},"modified":"2018-07-08T15:16:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T13:16:04","slug":"cineuropa-heartstone-melts-the-heart-of-the-icelandic-edda-jury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queerlion.it\/en\/cineuropa-heartstone-melts-the-heart-of-the-icelandic-edda-jury\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium, Cineuropa: Heartstone melts the heart of the Icelandic Edda jury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gu\u00f0mundur Arnar Gu\u00f0mundsson\u2019s first feature won ten national film prizes when they were presented last night by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy<\/em><\/p>\n

Having already bagged 13 top prizes on the international festival circuit, Icelandic director Gu\u00f0mundur Arnar Gu\u00f0mundsson\u2019s first feature, Heartstone, continued its winning streak last night (26 February), when the Icelandic Film and Television Academy presented the national Edda Awards during a televised ceremony at the Hilton Reykjavik Nordica Hotel.<\/p>\n

Also scripted by Gu\u00f0mundsson, Heartstone \u2013 which garnered him the Queer Lion at the Venice International Film Festival<\/strong> \u2013 tells the story of two teenage boys during a turbulent summer, when one tries to win the heart of a girl, while the other discovers new feelings towards his best friend.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Fr\u00e6 Films and SF Film production received the Eddas for Best Film, Original Screenplay, Director, Cinematography (Sturla Brandth Gr\u00f6vlen), Editing (Anne \u00d8sterud, Janus Billeskov Jansen), Actor (Blaer Hinriksson) and Supporting Actress (Nina Dogg Filippusd\u00f3ttir).<\/p>\n

Icelandic director Baltasar Korm\u00e1kur already has seven national prizes on his mantelpiece \u2013 his new psychological thriller, The Oath [+], came in second this year, leaving with six statuettes, including Best Actress (Hera Hilmarsd\u00f3ttir) and Best Supporting Actor (G\u00edsli \u00d6rn Gar\u00f0arsson).<\/p>\n

Here is the full list of 2017 Edda Award winners:<\/p>\n

Best Icelandic Film
\nHeartstone \u2013 Gu\u00f0mundur Arnar Gu\u00f0mundsson<\/p>\n

Best Director
\nGu\u00f0mundur Arnar Gu\u00f0mundsson \u2013 Heartstone<\/p>\n

Best Original Screenplay
\nGu\u00f0mundur Arnar Gu\u00f0mundsson \u2013 Heartstone<\/p>\n

Best Actress
\nHera Hilmarsd\u00f3ttir \u2013 The Oath<\/p>\n

Best Actor
\nBl\u00e6r Hinriksson \u2013 Heartstone<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actress
\nN\u00edna D\u00f6gg Filippusd\u00f3ttir \u2013 Heartstone<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Actor
\nG\u00edsli \u00d6rn Gar\u00f0arsson \u2013 The Oath<\/p>\n

Best Production Design
\nHulda Helgad\u00f3ttir \u2013 Heartstone<\/p>\n

Best Cinematography
\nSturla Brandth Gr\u00f6vlen \u2013 Heartstone<\/p>\n

Best Costume Design
\nHelga R\u00f3s V Hannam \u2013 Heartstone<\/p>\n

Best Make-up
\nRagna Fossberg and Heimir Sverrisson \u2013 The Oath<\/p>\n

Best Editing
\nAnne \u00d8sterud, Janus Billeskov Jansen \u2013 Heartstone<\/p>\n

Best Sound Design
\nHuldar Freyr Arnarsson \u2013 The Oath<\/p>\n

Best Musical Score
\nHildur Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttir \u2013 The Oath<\/p>\n

Best Special Effects
\nP\u00e9tur Karlsson and Da\u00f0i Einarsson \u2013 The Oath<\/p>\n

Best Documentary
\nInside a Volcano: The Rise of Icelandic Football \u2013 S\u00e6var Gu\u00f0mundsson<\/p>\n

Best Short Film
\nCubs \u2013 Nanna Krist\u00edn Magn\u00fasd\u00f3ttir<\/p>\n

TV Personality of the Year
\nHelgi Seljan<\/p>\n

Edda Honorary Award
\nGunnar H Baldvinsson<\/p>\n

Cineuropa<\/a> by Jorn Rossing Jensen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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