Frostbiter: Icelandic Horror Film Festival

26/03/2023

Frostbiter 2023 has wrapped!

We’d like to thank everyone who attended and all the filmmakers who shared their work.

Special thanks to Uppbyggingasjóður Vesturlands and Sigursteinn, Bergur Líndal Guðnason for the meat soup, Stefán Birgir Stefáns our graphic designer, Bjarni Gautur from Shakespeare’s Sh*tstorm our special guest, Gummi at the bowling alley, Tónlistarskóli Akraness and Friðrik Valur Hákonarson for helping out with the festival.

The audience voted for best films and the awards went to

International Shorts

1. Murderkino: Geisterklo - Scott Clifford Evans
2. Gnomes - Ruwan Heggelman
3. Pig man - Joe Starrs

Icelandic Shorts

1. Ost Alla Daga - Björn Óttar Oddgeirsson
2-3. Öskur - Kristján Jónsson
2-3. S***s and final girls - Harpa Hjartardóttir

Öskur and S***s and Final girls got the same vote count and share slots 2-3.

Congratulations!

See you guys next year.
Lovisa and Arsaell

26/03/2023

Closing the festival with a bang.... or with a beaver?

At 3:30 HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS are coming to Frostbiter!

Here's what people are saying—

"...bona fide masterpiece...You’ll never see anything else that’s even close to being like this. A slapstick epic full of hilarity, action, romance, and fluffy gore."
~Knotfest

“It makes me very happy, and I hope someday it'll make you feel the same crisp beaver-beatin' joy.”
~Slash Film

“I laughed the whole time. I need to own this movie.”
“The amount of imagination and craft that went into this is unbelievable.”
"This masterpiece knows the universal language of entertainment and comedy."
"This might be the greatest movie I've ever seen."
~Letterboxd Reviews

“This movie is an absolute joy!”
~B And S About Movies

“A Love Story Wrapped In A Jubilee Of Zany, Cinematic Indie Wonder”
~Film Combat Syndicate

I believe it is safe to say Beavers is one of the most singularly unique and ambitious indies of the year. A true crowd-pleaser!

26/03/2023

It's time to get scared!

Frostbiter is back for another day, and we hope you're ready for the next round of the best horror films around.

Yesterday, we screened all your favorite vampire, ghosts, zombies ect. in one epic bundle of terror. Now we're excited to start our second day with Evil Inside, a short film category filled with films about the real monsters that are among us—humans!

Our screenings will be taking place at 1 pm this afternoon. There's no charge to attend these screenings.

The Eigth Commandment by Dario Lonjak
Caregiver by Rafael De Leon
Dead by Bartosz Inglot
Love you Mama by Alexandra Magistro
Means to an End by Tanya M. Wheeler
Welcome to Candy's by Sabine Crossen
Serial Killer by Dwight Darko

25/03/2023

Come on down to the bowling alley, Vesturgötu 130, Akranes tonight for a special screening of Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm!

This film is a fantastic work by Lloyd Kaufman, and we'll be showing it in all its glory.

We'll have Bjarni Gautur, who plays The Captain, in attendance to answer questions about his character and the process of making the film.

Starts at 8PM Tonight!

There will be meat soup (and vegan soup) and you can buy beer and have a fun time with us at Frostbiter.

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25/03/2023

You're going to want to see these films—they're too weird to categorize.
Come see the strangest, goriest shorts in our short film category Gore and Weirdness starts at 6PM at Tónberg!

25/03/2023

We have kicked off the festival and first category of shorts are currently playing.
Next category - Creatures and Curses starts at 4pm! Free admission, everybody is welcome.

25/03/2023

These haunting shorts will start screening at Tónberg at 2pm today!

25/03/2023

Frostbiter starts today!

If you're looking for a reason to liven up your Saturday, we've got you covered. We'll be screening some of the best horror films at Tónberg, Dalbraut 1, and 300 Akranes today. So come on down and see some murder, mayhem, and madness!

The house opens at 1pm, so you can have a drink and mingle with filmmakers and guests before we kick it off at 2pm with our Haunting shorts. Followed by Creatures and Curses shorts and finally Gore and Weirdness.

We'll end the day at the Bowling Alley, Vesturgata 130, where we will have a party screening of Lloyd Kaufman's Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm with special guest Bjarni Gautur who plays the Captain in the film.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/Zk0aBD_3a_w

24/03/2023

After being betrayed by his treacherous sister Antoinette and pharmaceutical big shot Big Al, scientist Prospero Duke swears revenge.

Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm is an American musical comedy horror film written and directed by Lloyd Kaufman. Produced by Troma Entertainment, it is a contemporary parody of William Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm will be screened at our meat soup screening party tomorrow night at 8 pm with special guest Bjarni Gautur who played The Captain in the film and he will answer some of our guests questions after the screening.

Bjarni Gautur aka GasMask Man is a satirist and a filmmaker from Iceland that performs both hip hop and comedy live. He has worked in film production with companies like Troma Films on a number of projects as well in their infamous street promotions in New York, USA and Cannes, France. In stand up he has opened up for Gary Anthony Williams, Ari Eldjárn and Zac Amico. He is also wanted by the Hague for war crimes in Syria. He currently resides in Aleppo. Or so he claims allegedly in jest.

24/03/2023

You're going to want to see these films—they're too weird to categorize.

Come see the strangest, goriest shorts in our short film category Gore and Weirdness on Saturday March 25th at 6pm!

Murderkino: Geisterklo by Scott Clifford Evans
Gnomes by Ruwan Heggelman
Monster Encounters by James Smith
Remme by Ty Jones
Pig Man by Joe Starrs
The Dairy Tapes (Ost alla daga) by Björn Óttar Oddgeirsson
Dispensary of Death by Simon O'Neill
Hold Me by Romain Frequency
S***s and Final Girls by Harpa Hjartardóttir

22/03/2023

Sometimes the most horrible monsters are not zombies, ghosts or ghouls—it's us.

Here are the films that will be screened in the short film category Evil Inside at 4pm on Saturday, October 25th.

White Wedding by Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
La Nueva by Ivan Villamel
Yule Cat by Albin Glasell
Familiar by David J. Ellison
Old Time Radio by Joel B Harlow
The Moon of the Kurent: The Ritual by Tomaž Gorkič
Damned Supper by Ariel Hansen
Ashes by Kristján Jónsson

22/03/2023

Introducing our first short film category Hauntings!
These ghostly films are not for the faint of heart and will be screened at Frostbiter on Saturday, March 25th at 2pm
Escape: A Ghost story by Robin Careless
Who am I by Christopher Newberry
Fruiting Bodies by David Daniel
Sylvie made it by Adrien Orville
Betur sjá Augu (See no evil) by Sesselia Ólafs and Peter Callow
Mother (Móðir) by Anna Knight

19/03/2023

Frostbiter starts on Saturday!

17/03/2023

FROSTBITER IS STARTING IN 8 DAYS!

Our full schedule is up!
Poster by the talented Stefán Birgir Stefánsson - instagram : sbs_is