Special events and screenings at RIFF Tuesday
14:00 Loverboy, Bíó Paradís 3
14:00 The National Parks Project, Bíó Paradís 4
14:00 She Monkeys, Bíó Paradís 1
16:00 Fear of Falling, Bíó Paradís 4
16:00 Follow Me, Bíó Paradís 1
16:00 Panel Discussion: Where does Icelandic filmmaking go from here?
The Nordic House
17:00 The Turin Horse, Q&A with Béla Tarr, Háskólabíó 3
The new film by Hungarian director Béla Tarr, who will receive RIFF's 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award, tells the story of the horse whose brutal treatment pushed Nietzsche into silence and dementia in 1889.
17:00 Phnom Penh Lullaby, Iðnó
18:00 Sin Retorno, Bíó Paradís 4
18:00 The Miners’ Hymns, Bíó Paradís 2
18:00 Autumn Gold, The Nordic House
18:00 Oslo, 21. August, Háskólabíó 2
18:00 Scenes From the Suburbs, Bíó Paradís 2
18:15 Habibi, Bíó Paradís 1
18:15 Force of Nature, The David Suzuki Movie, Bíó Paradís 3
19:00 LennoNYC, Iðnó
20:00 Thor Vilhjálmsson – Remembered & Ikiru, Bíó Paradís
Director Friðrik Þór Friðriksson will address the audience on behalf of Icelandic filmmakers to honor the Icelandic author Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925 - 2011). Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa was one of Vilhjálmsson’s favorite films.
20:00 Inside Lara Roxx, Q&A with director, writer, producer Mia Donovan, Bíó Paradís 4, Hverfisgata 54
20:00 Wreckmeister Harmonies, Háskólabíó 3
20:00 Adequate Beings, The Nordic House
20:00 Paradox, The Nordic House
20:00 Twilight Portrait, Háskólabíó 2
20:00 Outbound, Bíó Paradis 2
20:15 Historias, Bíó Paradis 3
21:00 Home Movies with Local Celebs
Off-venue screenings just got a little mora local – apend an evening with a local celebrity at the RIFF Home Movies! RIFF brings popcorn and soda, the hosts pick the DVD. Hosts this year:
Ásgeir Kolbeins, Media personality, businessman and film buff
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, Award-winning filmmaker
Literary siblings Hugleikur Dagsson, comic book writer, and Úlfhildur Dagsdóttir, writer and critic
21:00 Vincent Moon Shorts Screening, Bakkus, Tryggvagata 22
21:15 The Pipe, Iðnó
22:00 Faust, Háskólabíó 2
22:00 Man on Wire, Bíó Paradis 4
22:00 Family Nest, Bíó Paradis 2
22:00 The Good Son, Bíó Paradis 3
22:15 How to Make a Book With Steidl, The Nordic House
23:00 Play, Bíó Paradis 1