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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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Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur’s latest film Djúpið (The Deep) has missed out on an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, as confirmed at the official nomination announcement ceremony this afternoon.
The nominations were announced at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills by actor Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone and include A Royal Affair, (Denmark), Amour (Austria), Kon-Tiki (Norway), No (Chile) and War Witch (Canada).
The Deep, which had widely been tipped to secure the prestigious nomination, recounts the 1984 sinking of a fishing trawler in the forbidding seas off Vestmannaeyjar (the Westman Islands) and the remarkable survival of one of its crew members, Guðlaugur Friðþórsson.
The film was selected to represent Iceland after winning against Borgríki (City State), Frost, Hetjur Valhallar – Þór (Legends of Valhalla: Thor) and Svartur á leik (Black’s Game) and was among 71 films on the final list of eligible submissions for the Best Foreign Film category for this year's awards. The Deep was among nine films shortlisted in January.
Two Icelandic films have been nominated for an Academy Award in the past, Children of Nature (Börn náttúrunnar; 1991) directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson and the short film The Last Farm (Síðasti bærinn: 2004) by Rúnar Rúnarsson.
The 85th Academy Awards will be held on February 24.
Click here to read more about The Deep and here for our review of the film.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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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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