2005
Reykjavik to Rotterdam
- Biggest Icelandic movie program ever to be screened
(28 feature length movies and 29 short movies,
with 36 dutch premieres).
- First time performances abroad of Trabant and Pétur Ben.
- Mugison his first performance in Holland. Mugison is now a well traveled musician having toured both Europe and America several times, and performed on many international festivals.
- 1200 Brennivín shots where handed out to the audience
(36 liters).
2007
Reykjavik to Rotterdam
- Biggest Icelandic music program ever to have been programmed on a festival abroad (12 music performances, with 8 dutch premieres of which 3 international premieres), populating 3 music stages in 3 days.
- Official starting point of the European tour of Múm.
- 2400 Brennivín shots where handed out to the audience
(72 liters).
"Our international debut, a fully packed hall, with the biggest audience we have ever played for, and ending up selling out all our cd’s... what more could we have dreamed of?"
Rökkurró
"My second time at Reykjavik to Rotterdam, in 2005 with my solo work and with Erna Ómarsdóttir and this time with Apparat Organ Quartet and Evil Madness.
Both times it was a great event to be invited to."
Jóhann Jóhannsson
"This festival has left a lasting impression.
Reykjavik to Rotterdam is not simply about the music, nor is it about showcasing, or at least trying to showcase Reykjavik.
This was a cross-cultural exchange of hospitality, where one country lent an ear to another.
Reykjavik to Rotterdam made the two cities feel like neighbours, as if they were just across the river from each other."
Shain Shapiro - Reykjavik Grapevine
2009
Reykjavik to La Noche de Primavera, Mexico City
- First time that an Icelandic music performance is part of a festival in Mexico City.
- Start of a four year cooperation with the Secretary of Culture for Mexico City, resulting in a 6 days long Icelandic Cultural festival in 2012.
"I was very honored when the Reykjavik to Foundation invited me to play at the La Noche de Primavera festival in Mexico City, as the first Icelandic artist to participate in that historical festival."
Runar Magnusson
