Short Film Competition – Sprettfiskur/Shortfish

The short film competition Shortfish is divided into four categories: fiction, documentary, experimental works, and music videos, reflecting the diversity and creativity within Icelandic filmmaking. The competition aims to highlight emerging filmmakers and encourage excellence with awards that can help lay the foundation for their next project.

The prizes are sponsored by KUKL equipment rental and RÚV. The winning films will be broadcast on RÚV and made available on its streaming platform.

After each screening, there will be a discussion with the film’s director.

FICTION FILMS

Rísandi

Director: Samúel Lúkas
Producer: Samúel Lúkas and Jóna Gréta Hilmarsdóttir
Duration: 17:06 min
Synopsis: Adam, a young and successful actor, finds a threatening note on his car, throwing everything into chaos right before an important audition and a major TV interview. Paranoia threatens his career and relationships as he sets out to find the culprit and rise to the top.

Réttstaða

Director: Jóna Gréta Hilmarsdóttir
Producer: Jóna Gréta Hilmarsdóttir and Kárason Þormar
Duration: 11:09 min
Synopsis: Dagur, a young car salesman, struggles to live up to society’s expectations of masculinity. When a dangerous man threatens his girlfriend Brynja, he freezes in fear and shame. To save his pride, he lies to his coworkers, claiming he defended her heroically. However, as he tries to reconnect with Brynja, the truth of the traumatic event comes to light. In a desperate attempt to reclaim his masculinity, he heads toward an unavoidable confrontation with the attacker.

Merki / Signals

Director: Rúnar Ingi Einarsson
Producer: Ingimar Guðbjartsson
Duration: 13:30 min
Synopsis: During a drama school audition, Anna must confront emotional turmoil from her past—or risk losing her lifelong dream.

Í Takt

Director: Hanna Hulda Hafþórsdóttir
Producer: Hanna Hulda Hafþórsdóttir
Duration: 11:23 min
Synopsis: Kara and Jenný have been best friends since preschool, but suddenly, Jenný starts hanging out with other kids at school. Kara tries to fit into the new group but fails after a humiliating incident. The next day, there is a dance competition the two girls signed up for, and Jenný arrives at the last minute. They take the stage, hurt and distant from each other. Their movements lack life and joy until they reach a dance step that requires trust and teamwork. At that moment, they reconnect and finish the routine filled with enthusiasm. However, things have changed—Kara learns to accept that they are growing apart, and that’s okay.

Ramminn

Director: Óskar Þór Ámundason
Producer: Kolbeinn Gauti Friðriksson and Óskar Þór Ámundason
Duration: 16:39 min
Synopsis: Eva and Halldór’s mother has stopped speaking since she became ill. Eva has taken care of her with the help of nurse Védís, but when Halldór visits, the household is disrupted, leading to unforeseen consequences.

Ramminn is a film about sibling dynamics, parent-child relationships, rewriting the past, and the role of technology in preserving memories.