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!