The Home Game Explained
| The Home Game |
| Native Name: | |
| Music: | Kristján Sturla Bjarnason |
| Cinematography: | Logi Sigursveinsson |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Language: | Icelandic |
The Home Game (Icelandic: '''Heimaleikurinn''') is an Icelandic sports documentary directed by Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson.[1]
The film premiered at Skjaldborg Film Festival on 30 May 2023.
Premises
The film follows the journey of man's attempt to fulfill his father's dream; to gather a team of local people to play a long-awaited inaugural match on a football field that the father had built in the small fishing village of Hellissandur 25 years before.[2] [3]
Accolades
In May 2023, the film won the Einarinn Audience Award at the Skjaldborg documentary film festival in Iceland.[4] In September 2023, it won the City of Malmö's Audience Award at the Nordisk Panorama Film Festival.[5]
In March 2024, it won the Audience award at the Glasgow Film Festival.[6] [7]
The Home Game was named Documentary of the Year in Iceland by the readers of Klapptré.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir . Við eiginlega fullkomnum hvor annan . 22 March 2024 . . 15 September 2023 . Icelandic.
- News: Ungverjar hrifust af Heimaleiknum . 22 March 2024 . . 7 February 2024 . is.
- News: Diana Lodderhose . Directors Of Glasgow Film Fest Winner ‘The Home Game’ Discuss Crafting A Feel-Good Doc About Icelandic Soccer Underdogs . 22 March 2024 . . 12 March 2024.
- News: Anna María Björnsdóttir . Heimaleikurinn hlýtur áhorfendaverðlaun Skjaldborgar 2023 . 22 March 2024 . . 30 May 2023 . Icelandic.
- News: Heimaleikurinn verðlaunuð í Svíþjóð . 22 March 2024 . . 28 September 2023 . Icelandic.
- News: Oddur Ævar Gunnarsson . Heimaleikurinn með enn önnur verðlaunin í Glasgow . 22 March 2024 . . 12 March 2024 . Icelandic.
- News: Icelandic football film The Home Game scoops prestigious Audience Award on closing night of Glasgow Film Festival . 22 March 2024 . . 11 March 2024.
- News: 2023-12-31 . Þetta fannst gagnrýnendum besta íslenska bíóið á árinu . Klapptré . is.
