The films selected for Shortfish 2022!

The goal of the Shortfish competition is to draw attention to aspiring Icelandic filmmakers and provide funding for future projects. 

The winner in each category will receive a cash prize sponsored by Síminn as well as a deposit for equipment rental at Kukl. In addition Síminn will have a special Shortfish award screening, where all 4 award winning films will be shown, both in linear program and on Síminn TV for the next 12 months. 

There is a significant change to Shortfish in 2022 with the aim to acknowledge a broader group of filmmakers and projects. Shortfish now has four competition categories divided into fiction, documentary, experimental, and artistic music video projects.

Iceland is clearly booming with talented filmmakers, close to 100 projects were submitted into the competition which is a record number!

Juries for the Shortfish 2022 are:

Documentary – Anni Ólafsdóttir, Emanuele Gerosa and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir

Experimental – Ásdís Sif Gunnarsdóttir, Sigurður Guðjónsson and Vera Sölvadóttir

Artistic Music Video – Árni Sveinsson, Ugla Hauksdóttir and Þóra Hilmarsdóttir

Fiction – David Bonneville, Benedikt Erlingsson and Pamela Ribon

The following 20 films will be competing in Shortfish this year:

Documentary 

Brávallagata 12 – Director – Birna Ketilsdóttir Schram

Flight of the Puffin – Director – Rakel Dawn Hanson

From Pasture Into Hands – Director – Thurý Bára Birgisdóttir

Grand Hótel Nýlundabúðin Puffin Hótel – Director – Elín Elísabet Einarsdóttir, Rán Flygenring

Step – Director – Guðný Lind Þorsteinsdóttir

Experimental

CHRYSALIS – Director – Eydís Eir Brynju-Björnsdóttir

Corpus – Director – Klāvs Liepiņš

Scene From a White Wedding – Director – Birna Ketilsdóttir Schram

Var – Director – Anna María Richardsdóttir, Áki Frostason

Worth – Director – Helga Katrínardóttir

Fiction

Days Without – Director – Ívar Erik Yeoman

Free Men – Director – Óskar Kristinn Vignisson

HEX – Director – Katrín Helga Andrésdóttir

Lúser – Director – Nikulás Tumi Hlynsson

Nest – Director – Hlynur Pálmason

Artistic Music Video

Birnir – Spurningar (feat.Páll Óskar) – Director – Magnús Leifsson

I’m just lying right? – Director – Annalísa Hermannsdóttir

Rottur – Director – Snæfríður Sól Gunnarsdóttir

Sin Fang – Soy Un Animal – Director – Magnús Leifsson

Vesturbæjar Beach – Director – Snæfríður Sól Gunnarsdóttir

We sincerely congratulate all participants!