Hornstrandir | Hornstrandir Film Festival

HORNSTRANDIR FILM FESTIVAL

The most remote Film Festival will be launched for the first time at the end of July 2023 in Iceland's northernmost peninsula called Hornstrandir. One of Europe’s last wildernesses, Hornstrandir is a breathtakingly beautiful, hard-to-reach nature reserve of soaring mountains and precipitous cliffs. A place you can only reach by boat and where there is no mobile or internet connection.

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2024 Submission

Unnur

A decade ago, former kayaker Elli Thor nearly drowned under a waterfall in an Icelandic river. The accident forced him hang up his paddles but it also opened a new door. His discovery of surfing and the birth of his daughter Unnur began a new chapter and outlook on life. Directed by Chris Burkard, this documentary captures Thor's passion for life, nature, and Unnur, along with the beauty of Iceland's otherworldly landscapes.

Slay

SLAY is a feature length documentary following investigative filmmaker Rebecca Cappelli as she travels around the world to uncover the dark side of the fashion industry. Spanning 5 continents, Rebecca's journey of discovery unravels a harrowing story of greenwashing, mislabeling, animal cruelty and cover-ups from some of the world's major luxury fashion brands. Combining the polished style of a Vogue magazine and the grit of Vice News, SLAY provides an in depth and eye-opening look into the realities of today's fashion industry for fur, leather and wool while pointing the way towards viable and sustainable alternatives.

In a state of change

As climate change shrinks the Icelandic glaciers, a photographer struggles with the impact of his advocacy work. How do we communicate the most critical issue of our time? Follow Donal Boyd on his journey to discover the role of beauty in nature and the implications of the changing landscape around him. Along the way we meet a writer, a glacier guide, scientists, and a lifetime resident living by a glacier, all connected in some way to the disappearing glaciers.

THE LAST TOURIST

Travel is at a tipping point. From Caribbean beaches to remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. The role of the modern tourist is on trial.

Under the arctic sky

Six surfers set sail along the frozen shores of Iceland as the worst storm in twenty-five years is about to arrive.

Wild Oman

The Sultanate of Oman is Arabia’s most remarkable treasure. It is a land of surprising beauty filled with unexpected natural wonders, home to some of the rarest animals on Earth – the Arabian Leopard, Arabian Oryx, Green and Hawksbill Turtles – and many more creatures including Arabian Fox, Striped Hyena, Whale Sharks and other sea creatures. Oman’s landscape is as diverse as the variety of unique creatures that it supports.