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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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The Reykjavík International Film Festival wrapped up yesterday after its closing ceremony on Saturday night. At the ceremony, held at Harpa concert and conference center, the festival’s main prize, the Golden Puffin, was awarded to the U.S. film Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin.
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The jury said the film had won “For its spirit of storytelling, visual inventiveness and creative audacity, which marks Benh Zeitlin as a leading figure for the next generation of independent film artists,” according to a press release.
Other films to take home awards include:
Starlet by Sean Baker – FIPRESCI Critics’ Award
God’s Neighbours (Ha Masgihim) by Meni Yaesh – The Church of Iceland Award
Queen of Montreuil by Sólveig Anspach – Audience Award
¡Vivan las Antipodas! by Viktor Kossakovsky – Environment Award
Sailcloth by Elfar Aðalsteins – Best Icelandic Short
On this Island by Matthew Hammett Knott – Golden Egg
Click here and here to read more about this year’s RIFF.
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Sales of Icelandic vegetables are at a record high according to managing director of The Marketing Association of Horticultural Producers (Sölufélag garðyrkjumanna) Gunnlaugur Karlsson.
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Four tourists were rescued from a piece of floating ice in Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon, East Iceland, yesterday afternoon. Fjallsárlón is just west of the popular Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.
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Today is the Second Day of Whitsun, or Pentecost, a Christian holiday and bank holiday in Iceland. Although Whitsun is a religious holiday, many people skip mass and use the opportunity to engage in outdoor activities with their friends and families.
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Iceland finished in 17th place in the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest yesterday.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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