Reykjavík · Established 2015

Bold, intimate cinema from Iceland.

Ursus Parvus produces emotionally fearless films and champions the directors, often women and first-time voices, who tell them.

Named for the Little Bear, the constellation that cradles the North Star. Ursus Parvus makes films that fix on something true, and refuse to look away.

Founded in Reykjavík by producer Hlín Jóhannesdóttir, the company has built a body of work that travels from Sundance to Cannes to PÖFF, while staying rooted in the intimate, the local, and the overlooked.

Our story

Films

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Sundance 2023, World Cinema Documentary Directing Award

In the warm dark of an Estonian smoke sauna, women shed their clothes and their secrets. A portrait of intimacy, shame, and release.

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Press & recognition

Where the work has travelled.

Official selection
SundanceTorontoCPH:DOXTallinn Black NightsGothenburgVisions du Réel

Partners & co-production

Icelandic Film Centre Zik Zak Filmworks Sagafilm Freyja Filmwork Estonian Film Institute Junafilm Arte Alexandra Films