The Asgeir provided on a turtle

Ásgeirinn, a prize in memory of Ásgeir H. Ingólfsson, will be awarded at the Film Festival Skjaldborg for the first time. The award will be awarded « the most loyal viewer at the festival. »

From this article Kristín Andrea Þórðardóttir, one of the organizers of the Skjaldborg documentary festival, in a conversation with mbl.is today. The festival starts on Friday in Patreksfjörður.

Asgeir Folded from January 25 after a short -term battle with illness, which was diagnosed with cancer in October last year.

Came every year from the Czech Republic

Asgeir was a cultural journalist and writer who attended the festival every year and discussed on the various media, including his own medium, Culture.

Kristín says Ásgeir has been one of the most permanent permanent guests of the festival. She says he has always been looking for ways to get to Patreksfjordur for the Pentecost weekend, where the festival is held every year, despite living in Prague, Czech Republic.

Skjaldborgarbio in Patreksfjörður, from where the festival draws its name.

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Great misses him

« He wrote countless articles about the festival over the years. He was a unique analyst and an extremely good pen, » says Kristín. « It’s a big loss, » she adds.

« After Ásgeir dropped out at the beginning of the year, we went to look for ways to remember him at the festival, and we intend to award these audience awards, » says Kristín about the Asgeir, which will be awarded at a shield.

« The prize will be awarded to the most loyal viewer at the festival. So in his spirit, because he never missed a picture and always asked more questions in question and answered, » says Kristín about Asgeir and Asgeir.

Kristín says the name of the awards is called Einarinn, which is another audience award. Einar’s victory is awarded by voting viewers, while other award winners are selected by the jury.

In Skjaldborgarbio.

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Collected for the release of Ásgeir’s poems

« When Asgeir was diagnosed now late this fall and it was clear what the aim was, I think he really started thinking about everything he had left undone and everything he was going to release, » says Kristín about Asgeir. She says he then advertised for « poetry » and « Light Fathers » for another version of poems and other works he wanted to come out.

Asgeir blew on this occasion at a party, where he intended to find the successor of the projects. He died the night before the party took place in Kjarnaskógur.

« There, a decent sum collected, » says Kristín, but she says the organizers of Skjaldborg intend to add that fund by selling Ásgeir’s poetry books at the festival. They have in their custody for the remainder of his book. After Asgeir there are two poetry books, Cruel adventure (2010) and Future (2015).

Kristín says that the proceeds are scheduled to be issued by Ásgeir’s poems. « It has not been nailed how this will be allocated, but I know it is the editor of unpublished poems. I think they will come out for Christmas now, » says Kristín about the collection.

Ásgeir H. Ingólfsson died in January after a fight with cancer.

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The image of the cultural smuggle in processing

Turtle starts on Friday night. There is tight agenda But the Film Festival specializes in the premiere of documentaries. Among the works that will be shown at the festival is The cultural smuggler which deals with Asgeir himself. The film is not ready and is therefore shown as works in progress.

Then the photos of the guest of honor will also be shown, which is the director Alessandra Celesia. Her images show from people’s lives in Belfast in Northern Ireland. The Icelandic Film Museum will also have an exhibition on site which shows from previously unpublished material recorded in Patreksfjörður in the years 1948-1953, Kristín said.

Then there will also be limbo, fishing and ball in the community home, to name a few.

« This slump will be over and it will be just a slow value on Patro and maybe it will not be back in the two -digit number, the heat. But it will not be windy, it will be clear.

Guests of Skjaldborg march in Patreksfjordur last year.

Photo/Patrik Ontkovic