The premiere of Half Elf has been postponed due to the cancellation of Skjaldborg, the Icelandic documentary film festival, following rising numbers of covid 19 cases in Iceland.
This is the second time the premiere of the film is postponed due to the virus. It was supposed to premiere at Ethnocineca – International Documentary Film Festival Vienna, last May, where it was also nominated for the “Excellence in Visual Anthropology Awards”.
In in interview with one of Iceland’s main daily newspaper, Fréttablaðið, director Jón Bjarki Magnússon, said that his thoughts were with the organizers of the festival, who had tried their best to arrange such an event in the midst of a pandemic.
The team will now wait for the next right opportunity to premiere the film.
