which produces independent nonfiction and fiction content for cinema, television and online. Based in Reykjavik, Compass Films also provides production services throughout Iceland, as well as consultancy and financial services to international productions. Heather is an experienced producer and sales agent. She has been working in the film and television industry in the UK since 2005 and relocated to Iceland in 2009 where she continued to produce international content. Her award-winning productions include: ‘YARN’ (SXSW 2016, Netflix 2017), ‘Of Good Report' (TIFF 2013, BFI London 2013), ’ The Wall’ (Winner Galway Film Fleadh 2016) and ‘Future of Hope’ (IDFA 2010, Thessaloniki 2011). Currently in development with a children’s animated series ’Ormhildur the Brave', factual entertainment series ‘In Stitches’ (Nord Vision 2017) and in production with feature-documentary ‘Science ofPlay’.

ARNAR SIGURÐSSON

Arnar Sigurðsson is a film producer based in Thingeyri, Iceland has handled the logistics for foreign documentary production in Iceland for TV stations such as VPRO (Holland), Arte (Germany/France) and TeleSUR (Venezuela), and directed a documentary episode for Fashion One in the Eco Fashion series. Arnar is deeply involved in Iceland's cultural scene. He currently runs the Blue Bank, a creative and innovation hub in the West Fjörds, and co-founded Karolina Fund, one of the biggest crowdfunding platforms in the Nordic region; and, is responsible for Klapp, and organization that runs training and other support for filmmakers, sponsored by the Reykjavik municipality.