Volcano (2011 film) explained

Volcano
Director:	Rúnar Rúnarsson
Producer:	Egil Dennerline Skuli Fr. Malmquist Thor Sigurjonsson
Starring:	Theódór Júlíusson
Music:	Kjartan Sveinsson
Cinematography:	Sophia Olsson
Editing:	Jacob Secher Schulsinger
Distributor:	Wild Bunch Benelux
Runtime:	95 minutes
Country:	Iceland
Language:	Icelandic
Budget:	104 million króna (estimated)

Volcano (is|Eldfjall) is a 2011 Icelandic drama film directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,^{[1] [2]} but it did not make the final shortlist.^[3] At the 2012 Edda Awards, the film was nominated in 14 categories, winning in 5.^[4]

The film screened within many international film festivals, including the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2012 Maryland Film Festival.

Cast

• Theódór Júlíusson as Hannes
• Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir as Anna
• Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir as Telma
• Benedikt Erlingsson as Pálmi
• Þorsteinn Bachmann as Ari
• Auður Drauma Bachmann as Tinna
• Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Janitor

See also

• List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eldfjall framlag Íslands til Óskarsverðlauna . 22 September 2011 . visir.is. 21 September 2011 .
2. Web site: 63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar . 14 October 2011. oscars.org.
3. Web site: 9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar. 19 January 2012.
4. Web site: Volcano Shines At 2012 Edda Awards . 28 August 2012 . nordiskfilm.