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Icelandic Creators of Berlinale Series Market Selects’ ‘Vigdís’ on Biopic of Former President: ‘She Was a Role Model to Generations of Women’
TV biopic, repped by REinvent, has sparked a craze in Iceland where former president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is an icon.
However, finding the right fiction narrative turned out to be a long and winding road for the co-writers and Vesturport creatives – Garðarsdóttir, Filippusdóttir, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, and actor/director Björn Hlynur Haraldsson are all credited with Iceland’s other recent hit show, “Blackport.” If fine-tuning the tone, point of view and storyline were major challenges, getting the approval from the main protagonist – Finnbogadóttir herself- was an easy feat as the producer explained: “Vigdís comes from a theatrical background, so she fully appreciates the creative freedom that artists require. Meanwhile Iceland’s talent-driven Vesturport, soon to be housed in a brand new multi-disciple artistic venue in Reykjavik, is busy with various projects, including a new stage version of “Frozen: The Musical” for the Nordic countries and a new series: “Stick ’em Up,” which Filippusdóttir describes as “a spiritual successor of ‘Blackport.
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