''Spooks and Spirits'' () is a 2013 Icelandic

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

written and directed by

Ágúst Guðmundsson Ágúst Guðmundsson (born 29 June 1947) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. He studied French, Icelandic in Reykjavík and filmmaking at the National Film School in London. He has made many popular Icelandic films that have also bee ...

Cast

Þórhallur Sigurðsson Þórhallur Sigurðsson (born 20 January 1947), best known as Laddi, is an Icelandic comedian, actor, voice actor and entertainer known for comedy music and comedy acting. Laddi has dubbed many characters into Icelandic, in films and TV shows lik ...

as Ofeig * Gísli Örn Garðarsson as Ingi Brjánn *

Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir (born 19 March 1978) is an Icelandic actress, screenwriter and politician. She is known for her role as Hinrika in the Icelandic TV series '' Trapped''. Early life Ilmur was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1978 to paren ...

as Anna Sól *

as Prestur

Release

''Spooks and Spirits'' premiered in Iceland on 27 March 2013. It was screened at various film festivals, such as the 36th

Mill Valley Film Festival The Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) is an annual film festival organized by the California Film Institute. It takes place each October in Mill Valley, California, and welcomes more than 200 filmmakers, representing more than 50 countries, each ...

in 2013.

Reception

At the

Edda Awards The Edda Award is an accolade bestowed annually by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy, and is the most prominent film and television award in Iceland, awarded annually in February. The ''Edda'' has awarded for outstanding work in various cat ...

in 2014, the film was included for three nominations: Jörundur Rafn Arnarson for Special Effects, Birgir Tryggvason og Sindri Þór Kárason for Sound Design of the year and Karl Olgeirsson for Musical Score.

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* 2013 films 2010s fantasy comedy films Films directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson Icelandic fantasy comedy films 2010s Icelandic-language films 2013 comedy films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub