RÚV English Radio looks ahead to this weekend's documentary film festival in the Westfjords town.

Founded in 2007, the Skjaldborg festival (https://skjaldborg.is/en) is the only specialised platform for the premiere of Icelandic documentaries. Patreksfjörður, and the town's gorgeous Skjaldborg cinema, have become the home of the Icelandic documentary scene.

The festival starts this Friday and runs through until Monday. Tickets are available here - https://app.glaze.is/t/Ebl1li130Qnc5w6vTWGy - and you can email [email protected] if you want to investigate any last minute accommodation options.

Darren spoke to two festival board members, Kristín Andrea Þórðardóttir, producer and director, and Kristján Loðmfjörð, film maker, editor and documentary maker. to hear more.

RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language.

You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place.

Subscribe too, to never miss a show.

Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.

If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - [email protected], and find us on Facebook.

Ver todos los episodios