Benedikt erlingsson biography sample

The acclaimed Icelandic director unpacks his new initiative that aims to help lessen the environmental impact of the film industry

At the Stockfish Film Festival, we talked to Benedikt Erlingsson, the director of Of Horses and Men [+see also:
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film profile], about his sustainable forestry initiative Icelandic Film Forest, slowly coming to life in the national park of Heiðmörk, where new trees are being planted to reduce the industry’s carbon emissions.

Cineuropa: We are all more interested in climate issues these days.

But how did it start for you?
Benedikt Erlingsson: I had to educate myself when I made Woman at War. You are travelling the world, farting carbon, preaching the good message about envir