Capelin and Driftnet Fishing (1978)
A film about a typical winter season on board an Icelandic fishing boat. The boat, Gunnar Jónsson, starts off from the Westman Islands and is at first mainly engaged in capelin fishing for fishmeal production. When January comes, the men start preparing for the traditional cod fishing period.
Director:
Heiðar Marteinsson
Writers:
Heiðar Marteinsson, Jón Hermannsson, Magnús Bjarnfreðsson.
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Magnús Bjarnfreðsson as Narrator |
| Directing | Heiðar Marteinsson | Director |
| Writing | Heiðar Marteinsson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jón Hermannsson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Magnús Bjarnfreðsson | Screenplay |
| Camera | Heiðar Marteinsson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jón Hermannsson | Editor |
| Production | Heiðar Marteinsson | Producer |
| Sound | Jón Hermannsson | Sound |
| Sound | Sigfús Guðmundsson | Sound |