It is now official! Half Elf will be premiered at Skjaldborg – the Icelandic documentary film festival in Patreksfjörður during the first weekend of August (July 31st – August 2nd).
The festival normally takes place during the Whitsun weekend (a holiday weekend in Iceland celebrated fifty days after Easter Sunday with dates varying from May to June each year), but was postponed this year due to covid.
Founded in 2007, the festival is the only specialised platform for the premiere of Icelandic documentaries and the home of the Icelandic documentary scene.
The Icelandic documentaries premiering at the festival compete for the the coveted audience award Einarinn and Ljoskastarinn, the grand jury award. Half Elf is one of fourteen films selected for this years festival. More information about the festival here.