X Factor finalist Atle Pettersen was recently in Iceland shooting a music video at the film production studio in Asbru Enterprise Park. Joining Pettersen was aspiring Norwegian rapper, Rex who was shooting the video for the song ‘Amazing’.
Rex said that he had always wanted to visit Iceland, and when he learnt about Atlantic Studios and the possibility of filming a music video in the country, there was no question. Read more
Icelandair biedt vakantiearrangement aan in het kader van het Reykjavik Chess Open 2012, dat plaats vindt van 6 maart tot 13 maart, inclusief retourvlucht vanaf Amsterdam en 7 hotelovernachtingen met ontbijt in een hotel in Reykjavik.
Het evenement Reykjavik Chess Open 2012, dat wordt georganiseerd door de IJslandse schaakfederatie in samenwerking met de Reykjavik Chess Academy, wordt dit jaar voor de 27stekeer gehouden en vindt plaats in Harpa, het indrukwekkende concert- en conferencecentrum. Read more
Iceland’s New Year’s Eve celebrations are to broadcast live via a webcam set up in Reykjavik by the Icelandic telecommunications company, Mila. This live streaming will give those who are intrigued to discover how the locals celebrate New Year’s Eve in Iceland from anywhere in the world.
At the stroke of midnight, Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, night turns to day when hundreds of fireworks illuminate the city’s skyline. Viewers will get to experience the exploding rockets and dancing lights sparkle and shimmer as it happens. Read more
The film production and creative industry have always been a continuously growing industry. Due to this, these industries are always on a constant look out of bright and talented professionals who can bring value for their business. However, the fact is that there are more people who wanted to join these industries than the industry offering the positions. Ultimately, for aspiring candidate or a fresher it becomes difficult to get their dream jobs in film production industry.
Production Job Shop, understand these complications. With this understanding they serve as a one stop place for candidates to find the jobs in creative and film production industry. They represent some of the best recruiters of the world. Their website is hosted on a dedicated streaming media server for fast access to videos and Showreel contents, which works as the best for candidates. This allows the candidates to not only update their CV’s but also their showreels and portfolio. This way the recruiters can actually go through the creative and innovative side of the candidates, and can judge him / her on the basis of his skills as well. In fact, this works as a boon for freshers, as they can get a chance to showcase their actual work to the recruiters. Read more
Iceland-based company Betware, a leading developer of interactive gaming solutions, recently received a certification for the application process of general licenses in Spain for its gaming platform.
The company’s platform underwent tests performed by BMM as part of the new gaming regulations recently implemented in Spain; the tests are now a mandatory requirement for each gaming operator applying for a general license. Read more
Islanti ja sen pääkaupunki Reykjavik on äänestetty Lonely Planetin Best in Travel 2012 parhaiksi matkakohteiksi maa- ja kaupunkikategorioissa. Äänestäjinä toimivat Lonely Planetin lukijat.
Lonely Planet on maailman suurin matkaoppaiden ja digitaalisen median julkaisija.Kyseiseen vuosittaiseen lukijoiden Paras matkakohde -äänestykseen otti osaa 3000 lukijaa ja henkilöstön jäsentä. Äänien laskun jälkeen suosituimmaksi vuoden 2012 matkakohteeksi maakategoriassa osoittautui Islanti ja kaupunkikategoriassa Reykjavik. Read more
De president van IJsland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, heeft vandaag via een toespraak de aftrap gegeven van een nieuwe toeristische campagne waarbij hij toeristen publiekelijk bij hem thuis heeft uitgenodigd en moedigde andere IJslandse burgers aan om zijn voorbeeld te volgen.
Grimsson, die toeristen zal uitnodigen en tracteren op IJslandse pannenkoekjes met slagroom en rabarberjam, wordt hierbij bijgestaan door andere ambtenaren die buitenlanders bij hun thuis zullen uitnodigen, waaronder de burgemeester van Reykjavik en de minister van Toerisme. Read more
Eagle 16, a relatively new online news and entertainment portal are set to take advantage of the opportunity to broadcast news, views and entertainment news from across the world and aim to grab a larger market share of the online news industry.
Mr Charles Ayoub, Editor-in-Chief of Eagle16 says, ‘Although the majority of people have their favourite websites when it comes to world news or special interest features we believe we can offer people a refreshing alternative from the norm. Our portal is not only intended to be user friendly in regard to navigability but also contain enough current content to capture the attention of many people with many different interests. What I mean by this is that we aim to populate our site with the type of things that people want to read written by people with a real passion for the subject or area of interest.’ Read more
Actor-producer of Ra.One Shah Rukh Khan’s latest present, Ra.One Social Game, based on the character G.One, which was performed by Shah Rukh Khan in the movie. The game was designed by UTV India games.
UTV Indiagames chief executive Vishal Gondal said we are working with the character G.One and generate some stories around it, this game will give enjoyment and happiness to millions of game lovers in India and abroad. Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies’ Entertainment Company is investing Rs 14-20 crore for the promotion of the movie. This Ra.one Game has been used as part of online marketing strategy. Read more
Biophilia, het nieuwe studioalbum van de IJslandse zangeres Björk, beleeft zijn première op alle Icelandair vluchten als onderdeel van het inflight entertainment systeem. Björk’s laatste volledige album, releasedatum maandag 10 oktober 2011, is nu beschikbaar aan boord van alle Icelandair vluchten.
“Het is een hele eer voor ons bij Icelandair om Björk’s Biophilia album aan te kunnen bieden als onderdeel van ons inflight entertainment programma. Björk is op dit moment één van de voornaamste artiesten in de wereld, en veel mensen hebben vol verwachting gewacht om naar dit album te kunnen luisteren. Wij zijn ook bijzonder verheugd dat de festivalgangers van het dit jaar te houden Iceland Airwaves 2011 festival, de kans krijgen om van Björk’s indrukwekkende Biophilia show te genieten,” aldus Gudmundur Oskarsson, directeur Marketing & Business Development bij Icelandair. Read more
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