The company slate includes feature films and shorts alike with numerous projects currently in in-house development. GRACELAND (IN PRODUCTION)
Producers: Elfar Adalsteins, Olafur Darri Olafsson
Director: Elfar Adalsteins
Writers: Elfar Adalsteins, Brock Norman Brock
Cinematography: Karl Oskarsson
Assistant Producer: Anna Lisa Stone
Music Supervisor: Ian Shein
Cast: Olafur Darri Olafsson, e
t al. After losing his mother, an Icelandic bus driver and Elvis impersonator travels to Thailand where he becomes embroiled in events that challenge his identity and world beliefs. SUMARLJOS & SVO KEMUR NOTTIN (IN DEVELOPMENT)
Producers: Elfar Adalsteins, Olafur Darri Olafsson
Writer, Director: Elfar Adalsteins
Cast: Olafur Darri Olafsson, et al. A feature adaptation of the multi awarded and quintessentially Icelandic novel by author Jon Kalman Stefansson, where a small Icelandic village narrates stories of its quirky inhabitants, depicting their intrinsic struggles and cosmic concerns. Cast: TBA
BLACK RABBIT SUMMER (2014)
Producer: Faye Ward, Paul Trjibits
Executive Producer: Elfar Adalsteins
Director: Mahalia Belo
Writers: Justing Trefgarne, Ingeborg Topsoe
Cast: TBA
A feature film adaptation of the best selling thriller by Kevin Brooks tells the story of teenage Pete Boland and his life-long friend Raymond, nicknamed ‘mental Ray’, who is accused of murdering a young girl at a summer fair. Set in a rural England, the story evolves from a small town investigation to a large-scale manhunt where everyone in Pete’s group of friends becomes a suspect. WHAT MAISIE KNEW (2013)
Producers: Daniel Crown, Daniela Taplin Lundberg
Co-Producer: Elfar Adalsteins
Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Writers: Carroll Cartwright, Nancy Doyne
Cast: Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgard, Joanna Vanderham, Steve Coogan & Onata Aprile
A contemporary take on the Henry James novel, transposed to modern day New York, tells the story of a seven-year-old Maisie, caught in a rough custody battle between her mother Susanna, a rock icon, and her father, Beale, an art dealer. To strengthen their custody case, both parents decide to marry younger spouses who end up caring for Maisie a little more than they should. SAILCLOTH (2011)
Producer, Writer, Director: Elfar Adalsteins
Cinematography: Karl Oskarsson
Music: Richard Cottle
Cast: John Hurt, Anna Maria Pitt, Rokkvi Adalsteins
A non-dialogue short film that tells the story of an elderly gentleman that hides his disappearance from a nursing home by setting in motion a series of events. He heads to the local pier where an old companion awaits him, ready for their last great journey. Awards & Nominations:
Oscars® 2012, Academy Awards Shortlist
Grand Jury Prize, Rhode Island Film Festival
Director’s Choice Awards, Sedona Film Festival
Best Short, EDDA, Icelandic Film & Television Awards
Best Short, Reykjavik International Film Festival
Cinematic Achievement, Thessaloniki Film Festival
SUBCULTURE (2010)
Producers: Elfar Adalsteins, Sigvaldi Karason, James Marquand
Writer, Director: Elfar Adalsteins
Cinematography: Matt Whyte
Music: Biggi Hilmars
Cast: Mark Womack, Tuppence Middleton, Joseph Kennedy
For different reasons, Darryl and Lily have ended up sleeping rough in the back alleys of London. During a troublesome night they face a growing predicament where sacrifices will be made. MAMMA GOGO (2011)
Producers: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Gudrun Edda Thorhannesdottir
Writer, Director: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Co Producer: Elfar Adalsteins
Cast: Kristbjorg Kjeld, Hilmir Snær Gudnason
Oscar® nominee Fridrik Thor Fridriksson’s semi autobiographic film, tells the story of an ambitious filmmaker and his latest big screen flop whilst his energetic and quick-witted mother is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. With his own troubles suddenly becoming petty, he tries his utmost in supporting her on this journey into the unknown. COUNTRY WEDDING (2008)
Producers: Gudrun Edda Thorhannesdottir, David Olafsson
Writer, Director: Valdis Oskarsdottir
Executive Producer: Elfar Adalsteins, Anna Maria Pitt
Cast: Vesturport
Directorial debut for multi awarded editor Valdis Oskarsdottir tells the story of a bride and groom en route to get married in a small church in rural Iceland. The guests are driven off in two separate buses, with champagne and a wedding cake at hand. After realizing they are lost in the Icelandic wilderness, annoyance and aggravation sets in, unleashing untold family secrets.
