Icelandic Town From ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ Campaigns for Oscar-Shortlisted Tune ‘Husavik’
The townspeople of the actual Husavik are hoping their video can sway Academy votersAndi Ortiz | March 3, 2021 @ 9:21 AM Last Updated: March 3, 2021 @ 9:30 AM
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The people of Husavik, Iceland, want an Oscar, and they’re doing everything they can to get it. That includes crafting their own campaign for the Academy.
The town was featured in the form of a song in Netflix’s hit film “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” and with that, the actual residents of the town spotted an opportunity. According to a statement on the campaign’s website, more than a third of all jobs in the town come from the tourism industry.
Eurovision : Húsavík, the Icelandic Town From the Film, Campaigns for Oscar
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When the Will Ferrell-Rachel McAdams comedy “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” hit Netflix last year, it garnered a lot of fans. Among those are the residents of Húsavík, the small fishing village in Iceland with 2,300 residents, where the film is set. And they couldn’t be more thrilled that the song from the film, also called “Húsavík,” has made the shortlist for the Oscars. An ode to town itself and the universal love for hometowns, it features lyrics like, “Where the northern lights burst out in colors / And the magic nights surpass all others.”