# ACT4

> ACT4 is an Icelandic production company founded in 2022 with the tagline "Nordic Vision. Global Stories." The company specializes in creative development, strategic financing, and international co-production, leveraging Iceland's 35% production rebate to bring premium Nordic stories to global audiences.

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.act4.is/): Company overview, team, values, and projects.
- [About Us](https://www.act4.is/about-us): Company background, mission, and team profiles.
- [Projects](https://www.act4.is/#projects): Full project portfolio.
- [Media](https://www.act4.is/media): Press coverage and media features.
- [Contact Us](https://www.act4.is/contact-us): Contact channels for inquiries, careers, and casting.
- [Reykjavík Fusion](https://www.act4.is/projects/reykjavik-fusion): Delivered TV series (2025).
- [Death of a Horse](https://www.act4.is/projects/death-of-a-horse): TV series in post-production, releasing 2026.
- [Big Brother](https://www.act4.is/projects/big-brother): Project in development.
- [Volcano](https://www.act4.is/projects/volcano): Project in development, international co-production.
- [Wool](https://www.act4.is/projects/wool): Project in development.
- [Haze](https://www.act4.is/projects/haze): Project in development.

## About

ACT4 was founded in 2022 in Iceland. The company focuses on creative development, strategic financing, and fostering talent. Core values: story-first storytelling, disciplined production financing, international collaboration, proven industry experience, and a strong commitment to integrity and sustainability. ACT4 partners with The Ethics Gateway for accountability across all productions.

## Team

- **Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson** — CEO / Executive Producer | jonas@act4.is
- **Hörður Rúnarsson** — Head of Financing / Executive Producer / Creator | hordur@act4.is
- **Birkir Blær Ingólfsson** — Head of Development / Executive Producer | birkir@act4.is
- **Ólafur Darri Ólafsson** — Executive Producer | darri@act4.is
- **Milla Ósk Magnúsdóttir** — COO / Head of Production | milla@act4.is
- **Ólöf Sigþórsdóttir** — Office Management & Design | olof@act4.is
- **Oddur** — Head of Business & Legal | oddur@act4.is
- **Birnir** — Development Coordinator | birnir@act4.is

## Projects

### Delivered

#### [Reykjavík Fusion](https://www.act4.is/projects/reykjavik-fusion) (2025) — TV Series
A talented chef wrongfully imprisoned must run a money-laundering operation through his fine-dining restaurant to pay back dirty money — risking his parole, his life, and everyone he loves. Broadcast on Arte and Síminn. Co-produced with Skot Productions, ARTE FRANCE, Helsinki-filmi Oy, and Wild Sheep Content.

### In Development / Post-Production

#### [Death of a Horse](https://www.act4.is/projects/death-of-a-horse) — TV Series (releasing 2026)
When her prized horse is found dead, a woman is forced to investigate the secretive world of Icelandic horse-riding herself — uncovering old grudges, hidden ambitions, and threats that extend to human lives.

#### [Big Brother](https://www.act4.is/projects/big-brother)
A journalist covering a vigilante's campaign against sexual predators begins to suspect his motives aren't about justice — but personal revenge.

#### [Volcano](https://www.act4.is/projects/volcano)
After a mega-eruption forces Icelanders to evacuate to a Croatian island, a journalist uncovers that her seismologist brother was murdered to hide a government conspiracy: the Icelanders are never going home. Co-produced with Upgrade Productions (L.A.) and Drugi Plan (Croatia).

#### [Wool](https://www.act4.is/projects/wool)
In 1960s Yugoslavia, a visionary woman unites village housewives into a knitting collective whose traditional crafts become a global fashion sensation, transforming rural lives and defying social norms.

#### [Haze](https://www.act4.is/projects/haze)
A Pharma CEO recruits two estranged childhood friends — a drug inspector and a drug dealer — to smuggle prescription drugs onto the European black market, pulling all three into a dangerous criminal underworld.

## Media Coverage

- **Variety** — "Top Icelandic Creatives, Including 'True Detective' Star Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Set Up Act 4 to Produce Premium Nordic Drama" — July 31, 2025 | https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/iceland-production-company-act-4-film-tv-1235494480/
- **Variety** — "Volcano' Eco-Thriller Unites L.A.'s Upgrade Productions With Iceland's Act 4 and Croatia's Drugi Plan" — August 1, 2025 | https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/volcano-eco-thriller-upgrade-act-4-drugi-plan-1235560026/
- **Screen Daily** — "Upgrade, ACT 4, Drugi Plan join forces for Icelandic-Croatian Volcano" — July 30, 2025 | https://www.screendaily.com/news/upgrade-productions-icelands-act-4-croatias-drugi-plan-partner-on-volcano-series/5180401.article
- **Vísir** — "ACT4 í samstarf við alþjóðlegt kvikmyndaver" — August 28, 2025 | https://www.visir.is/g/20252767929d/act4-i-sam-starf-vid-al-thjod-legt-kvik-mynda-ver
- **Morgunblaðið** — "ACT4 framleiðir fyrstu íslensku New8-sjónvarpsþáttaröðina" — May 7, 2025 | https://www.mbl.is/folk/frettir/2025/05/07/act4_framleidir_fyrstu_islensku_new8_sjonvarpsthatt/

## Contact

- **General / partnerships:** info@act4.is
- **Careers:** hireme@act4.is
- **Casting:** casting@act4.is
- **Phone:** +354 788 0599
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