The French film, Intimacy, directed by Patrice Chereau won the top Golden Bear award last year and the film's Kerry Fox took the best actress accolade.

BBC: Charlie Chaplin

Wild reindeer, Arctic fox and polar bear are a regular presence in the town's hinterland, even as Svalbard is littered with reminders of the hunting expeditions which for centuries drove many Arctic species to the brink of extinction.

BBC: Drawing near to the North Pole