The government has approved an ISK 5 million [$36,000 / €34,000] grant for the production of a TV show revolving around the life of former President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. The show will comprise four episodes and will be aired on RÚV.
Nína Dögg to play Vigdís
At a meeting yesterday morning, the government approved the proposal of Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Minister of Culture and Business Affairs Lilja Alfreðsdóttir to greenlight a grant of ISK 5 million [$36,000 / €34,000] to the theatre group Vesturport for the production of a television show about former President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir.
The show, which will comprise four episodes, will cover Vigdís’ life from her teenage years until she became the first female democratically elected head of state. According to an announcement on the government’s website, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir will play the role of Vigdís in the series, which will be directed by Björn Hlynur Haraldsson and Tinna Hrafnsdóttir. The show will be aired on RÚV and other Nordic national television stations.
Vesturport produced the acclaimed Blackport series, which aired on RÚV in 2021.
