Photo by Still / Four MothersFor a country of its size, Iceland boasts quite a few film festivals, perhaps even the highest number of film festivals per capita. A brand-new festival, the Icelandic Queer Film Festival, is about to launch at Bíó Paradís, running from September 4-7. Bíó Paradís is known for screening a diverse range of films, but during this festival, queer stories will take centre stage. “Queer Film Festivals are commonplace worldwide. Godspeed is a short film by Reykjavík-based Latvian filmmaker Klāvs Liepiņš, which took home the Experimental Award at the Stockfish Film & Industry Festival.