Iceland-Poland-Denmark co-pro picks up seven awards including best film and best director.Under The Tree was the big winner at Iceland’s Edda Awards on Sunday.The film won seven awards: best film, best director (Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson), best actress (Edda Björgvinsdóttir), best actor (Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson), supporting actor (Sigurður Sigurjónsson), best original screenplay (Huldar Breiðfjörð and Sigurðsson) and best special effects (The Gentlemen Broncos).Baldvin Z won best documentary for Beyond Strength, about an Icelandic strongman, while Best Short Film went to Atelier by Elsa María Jakobsdóttir.Best Children’s programme went to Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir’s Summer Children, which premiered in Tallinn Black Nights.On the TV side, Ragnar Bragason’s Ruv series Prisoners won 10 prizes.Under The Tree, an Iceland-Poland-Denmark co-production, premiered in Venice Orizzonti before going to Toronto; the film went on to win awards in the Hamptons, Zurich and Fantastic Fest, among others.
The dark comedy/tragedy was Iceland’s submission for the foreign-language
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