Out of Thin Air
Mosaic Films
TV Programming
England
2016

Total project grant (euros)
59,000
Programme
Creative Europe
Sub-programme
MEDIA
Funding scheme
TV Programming
Call number
21/2015
Call publication date
23 Sep 2015
Application deadline
3 Dec 2015
Result publication date
18 Apr 2016
In December 1976 six suspects confessed to the murders of Gudmundur Einarsson and Geirfinnur Einarsson. The incarceration of the suspects ended what had become a national crisis in a small country accustomed to a lack of criminal activity. The six suspects served prison terms, with one of them receiving the longest sentence in Icelandic history – life plus one year. Due to a combination of lengthy interrogations, long periods of solitary confinement and the intense pressure of the case, the suspects fabricated their own involvement in a crime that none of them committed. Some of the suspects were so badly afflicted that, to this day, they are unsure of whether or not they committed a murder.
London based Mosaic Films are a well-established documentary production company with a proud history of making award-winning creative documentaries in the UK and throughout the world. This 90 minute documentary is a co-production between with Sagafilms Production in Iceland for BBC Storyville.
Andy Glynne, Executive Producer at Mosaic Films said:
"Creative Europe always has been and continues to be a source of invaluable support, not only for individual companies, but also for enabling a rich, diverse and often innovative media community across borders."
Look at our 2016 Results Report for a comprehensive overview of Creative Europe's support to the production of UK television programmes in 2016.
Read our blog with Andy Glynne, on how they got this project off the ground.