The cod wars were a series of disputes between Britain and Iceland running from the 1950s to the 1970s over the rights to fish in Icelandic waters. The peak of the Cod Wars saw thirty-seven Royal Navy warships mobilized to protect British trawlers fishing in the disputed territory. While the...
Harpa Concert Hall: In July 2007, Sagafilm started documenting the construction of the Icelandic National Concert and Conference Centre on behalf of Portus Group. The aim was to document thoroughly the rise of the building and the dramatic changes in the east harbor of Reykjavik City centre highlight the effects...
Icelandic Search and Rescue Teams ICE-SAR – Haiti Special. At 10 pm the 12th of January 2010 a call out was dispatched to the volunteers of the Icelandic Search and Rescue Team’s international unit (ICE-SAR). An earthquake of 7.3 on the Richter scale had struck Haiti and flattened the capital...
The series follows lawyers at a respected law firm in Reykjavik. The lawyers deal with one case in each episode but an over- arching storyline dealing with the personal lives of the main characters develops throughout the series. Main character Logi can be described as “House” of the legal world,...
Epic Fail is based on true events that happened in Reykjavík, Iceland, not so long ago. This 14 minute film tells the story of a young man who finds himself in extraordinary circumstances and has to take matters into his own hand while placing his trust in strangers at the...
The Master is a classic quiz show, a Q&A show for the whole family. The basic idea is to test the wisdom, the wit, logic and luck of the contestants. The Master combines intellectuals of all ages. Special tryouts are held before the actual production begins and the result is...
The Question Bomb: A quiz show that every one can enjoy, whether old or young. The Question Bomb is a lighthearted show putting 2-3 celebrity teams against each other in every episode. There’s method to the madness but mostly the questions, and the answers have more to do with making...
In the desolate fishing village of Patreksfjörður, two men in their seventies share a life together. Their lifelong friendship and comradery comes under a violent attack when an attractive woman their age, suddenly appears in the local hot tub. Awards: Winner of the Grand Prix: Montreal World Film Festival, “Best...
Crime is a universal problem and suspense is a universal language. The Press is a unique take on the genre where crimes are solved against the backdrop of the hard-hitting world of the yellow press where reputations can be built and ruined with a carefully placed headline. In these three...
Georg, his underling Olafur a 40 year old man-child who his still struggling to fit in with the in crowd, and the depressed Daniel, a dropout from medical school trying to avoid his family somewhat unexpectedly find themselves back to together again, in the middle of nowhere, where anything can...