Baldvin Z’s local hit Life in a Fishbowl (Vonarstræti) has been selected by the Icelandic Film and TV Academy as Iceland’s candidate for the 2015 Academy Awards as Best Foreign Language Film.
Produced by Júlíus Kemp and Ingvar Thordarsson for The Icelandic Film Company, the intertwined drama about three characters that have a lasting effect on each other, had a successful international launch in Toronto where the film received very positive reviews and was sold by Films Boutique to several territories such as Canada, Denmark and Norway. According to Thordarsson negotiations are under way with several other key territories including the US.
The number one title in Iceland is now heading off to the Zurich and Hamburg Film festivals and has been shortlisted for the European Film Awards nominations.
The five international titles nominated for Best Foreign Language Film will be announced on January 15, 2015 and the Oscars ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on February 22, 2015.