Stockfish Film Festival 2022

Stockfish Film

March 24th–April 3rd

Bíó Paradís | stockfishfestival.is | Tickets: tix.is

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Stockfish Film Festival er Alþjóðleg kvikmyndahátíð sem fer fram í áttunda sinn í Bíó Paradís.

Heildardagskrá má finna á öftustu opnu en lesa má nánar um kvikmyndir og viðburði í þessum bæklingi. ATH. að þær myndir sem ekki eru með ensku tali eru með enskum texta.

Allar upplýsingar í bæklingi eru með fyrirvara um breytingar en upplýsingar eru uppfærðar reglulega á www.stockfishfestival.is.

Bíó Paradís – www.tix.is

Verðskrá / Pricelist Hátíðarpassi / Festival Pass / 12.900 kr.

Veitir aðgang að öllum sýningum og viðburðum á meðan húsrúm leyfir. Sækja þarf miða í miðasölu fyrir sýningu og sýna passann. Handhafar passans fá einnig einhver sérkjör á meðan hátíð stendur.

About Stockfish Festival Stockfish Festival is an international film festival that now undergoes for the 8th time in Bíó Paradís. The schedule can be found on the last page but further information on films and events can be found earlier in the brochure.

Please be aware that information in this brochure could change so it’s always good to check our homepage www.stockfishfestival.is where we will update any changes.

The pass gives you access to all films and events as long as there is space. Tickets need to be collected at the desk before the screenings start.

The pass also grants discounts during the festival.

Bíó Paradís 15% discount Beer and wine happy hour price

Klippikort / Discount Card / 6.750 kr.

Fimm sýningar á verði fjögurra. Það þarf að sækja miða í miðasölu áður en sýning hefst.

Five tickets for the price of four. Tickets need to be picked up at the info desk before the show begins.

Stakur miði / Single Ticket / 1.690 kr. Þú finnur okkur hér / You can find us here stockfishfestival.is /stockfishfilmfestival @StockfishFest stockfishfestival #stockfishfestival #stockfish2022

Útgefandi: Stockfish Film Festival Eintök: 1.000 Prentun: Litróf

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Þakkir / Thanks Stockfish Film Festival is made possible with the collaboration with these great sponsors.

Starfsfólk Staff

Stjórn Board Anton Máni Sveinsson Framleiðandi / Producer, Samband íslenskra kvikmyndaframleiðenda (SÍK) / Association of Icelandic Film Producers

Festival Director Marzibil S. Sæmundardóttir Guest Coordinator Ársæll Sigurlaugar Níelsson Program and Events Manager María Kjartansdóttir PR & Publishing Manager Elín Arnar Publishing Assistant Inga Margrét Jónsdóttir Venue Manager Mathilde Laure Dubois Intern - Guests & Events: Aron Ingi Gestsson Intern - Program & Events: Kolbeinn Rastrick Intern - Events & Venue: Júlíus Elvar Ingason Intern - Publishing & Guests: Katla Marín Þórmarsdóttir Intern - Publishing & Events: Anna Rós Árnadóttir Intern - PR: Adrianna Musial Intern - Guests & Logistics: Valerie Ósk Elenudóttir The festival is also eternally grateful for the contribution of the many volunteers who work for the festival.

Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon Kvikmyndagerðarmaður / Filmmaker Félag kvikmyndagerðarmanna (FK) / The Icelandic Film Makers Association

Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson Kvikmyndatökustjóri / DOP, Félag kvikmyndatökumanna / Icelandic Cinematographers Society

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Framleiðandi og leikstjóri / Producer and Director Samtök kvikmyndaleikstjóra (SKL) / Film Director’s Guild of Iceland

Ragnar Bragason Handritshöfundur og leikstjóri / Screenwriter and Director. Félag leikskálda og handritshöfunda / The Icelandic Dramatists Union

Sunna Guðrún Pétursdóttir Kvikmyndagerðarkona / Filmmaker, Félag kvikmyndagerðarmanna (FK) / The Icelandic Filmmakers Association

Tinna Hrafnsdóttir Leikkona og leikstjóri / Actress and director, Félag íslenskra leikara (FÍL) / The Icelandic Actors Guild

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Stockfish 2022 Stockfish kvikmyndahátíðin er ávallt mikið fagnaðarefni en nú er enn ríkari ástæða til að gleðjast, þar sem loks er hægt að halda hátíðina með hefðbundnu sniði eftir tveggja ára skakkaföll af völdum Covid-19. Erlendir gestir taka nú aftur þátt í þessari miklu kvikmyndaveislu, sem haldin verður í áttunda sinn dagana 24. mars til 3. apríl. Það er eitthvað einstakt, jafnvel töfrandi, við augnablikið þegar ljósin slokkna í bíósalnum, gestirnir þagna og sameinast í eftirvæntingunni og ánægjunni sem fylgir því að horfa á vandaða kvikmynd. Gestir Stockfish eiga von á góðu, því dagskráin inniheldur meðal annars sýningar á yfir 20 sérvöldum alþjóðlegum verðlaunamyndum. Þá verður frumsýnd teiknimyndaserían My Year of Dicks í leikstjórn hinnar íslensku Söru Gunnarsdóttur, en höfundur seríunnar er bandaríski handrits- og metsöluhöfundurinn Pamela Ribon sem meðal annars hefur unnið að stórum kvikmyndaverkefnum fyrir Disney.

There is something special, magical even, about the moment when the lights turn off in the theater, and collectively we silently unite in the anticipation of the unique satisfaction a great film brings. Guests of the Stockfish Film Festival are in for a treat, as the ambitious program includes more than twenty hand-picked award-winning international films. The animated series My Year of Dicks, directed by Sara Gunnarsdóttir, will be premiered at the Stockfish Film Festival.

The film is an adaptation of a series written by bestselling author Pamela Ribon, who is also a highly regarded screenwriter and collaborator on several popular Disney movies.

Stockfish hátíðin þjónar mikilvægu hlutverki við að efla, auðga og kynna íslenska kvikmyndamenningu jafnt innanlands sem utan. Á Bransadögum kemur fagfólk úr kvikmyndaiðnaði saman, fræðist, sækir vinnustofur og skapar dýrmæt tengsl á milli íslensks og erlends kvikmyndagerðarfólks.

The Stockfish Film Festival serves an important role in the reinforcement, enrichment and promotion of Icelandic film culture and filmmaking, domestically and internationally. From its inception, the festival has aspired to create a platform to encourage collaboration between domestic and international film communities.

During the festival there will be ample opportunity to dive deep, and to participate and listen to a series of panels and seminars on a wide variety of topics as well as a good number of networking events.

Fyrir hönd borgarinnar óska ég aðstandendum og skipuleggjendum Stockfish hátíðarinnar innilega til hamingju með fjölbreytta og spennandi dagskrá. Þá hvet ég alla til að leggja leið sína í Bíó Paradís og upplifa töfrana!

The Stockfish Film Festival is always anticipated with great enthusiasm but this year there is an even greater reason to rejoice, as it is finally possible to host this great event without any Covid-19 related restrictions. Guests from around the world will be attending and participating again when the festival takes place on March 24th – April 3rd.

On behalf of the City of Reykjavík, I want to congratulate the organizers of the Stockfish Film Festival for hosting this ambitious program.

I also encourage everyone to visit Cinema Paradise and experience the magic!

Dagur B. Eggertsson Borgarstjóri / Mayor

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Njótum evrópskrar menningar!

Enjoy European culture!

Meðan ég hripa niður þessar línur í mars 2022 er auðvelt að finnast sem heimur okkar hafi farið rakleiðis úr einni krísu í aðra. Síðustu vikur hafa verið ljúfsárar. Hér í Evrópu erum við loksins að komast út úr löngum Covid heimsfaraldri og getum aftur lifað lífinu til fullnustu. Við getum ferðast, notið félagsskapar annarra og sótt menningarviðburði án hamla. Ég er ótrúlega ánægð að Stockfish getur í ár farið fram aftur að fullu í kvikmyndahúsi í stað heimabíós. En stríðið í Úkraínu, og þjáningarnar sem það veldur, varpar þungbærum skugga á líf okkar.

Menningin hélt okkur á floti í gegnum faraldurinn – létti lund. Þökk sé kvikmyndum gátum við hlegið, flúið okkar daglega vanagang og til fjarlægra landa. Kvikmyndagerð, umfram aðrar listir, leyfir okkur að sjá okkur sjálf í sögum annarra og þar af leiðandi að búa til samkenndartengsl. Og ég tel að samkenndin, ásamt samstöðu fólks og þjóða, sé það sem muni hjálpa okkur að sigrast á núverandi þrengingum.

Allar götur frá því að ég flutti til Íslands hef ég verið dolfallin yfir ríkidæmi og úrvali menningarviðburðanna hér. Samt sem áður, sem kvikmyndaáhugamaður frá fyrstu tíð, á Stockfish sérstakt pláss í dagbók minni. Það gleður mig að enn á ný hafi Evrópusambandið getað ljáð Stockfish aðstoð okkar og ég hlakka til að sjá ykkur á opnunarhátíðinni!

As I’m writing these lines in March 2022, it’s easy to feel that our world has seamlessly moved from one crisis to another. The past few weeks have been bittersweet. In Europe, we are finally emerging from a long COVID pandemic, able

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once again to live our lives to the fullest – travel, enjoy the company of others, and attend cultural events without restrictions. I’m incredibly pleased that this year, Stockfish could fully return from a virtual format to cinema seats. On the other hand, the war against Ukraine, and the suffering it causes, casts a very heavy shadow over our lives.

Throughout the pandemic, culture kept us going, kept our spirits afloat. Thanks to film, we were able to laugh, escape outside our daily routines, and travel to far-away lands. But film, more than any other form of art, also allows us to imagine ourselves in the stories of others and, consequently, to create bonds of empathy. And I believe that it is empathy, together with solidarity – solidarity between people, and between nations - that will help us overcome also the current crisis.

Ever since I moved to Iceland, I have been constantly impressed by the wealth and variety of the cultural events on offer here. Still, as a lifelong film-fan, Stockfish has a special place in my calendar. I’m pleased that, once again, the European Union could lend Stockfish our support, and I look forward to seeing you at the festival opening!

Lucie Samcova - Hall Allen, sendiherra Evrópusambandsins Ambassador of the European Union Nálgast má frekari upplýsingar um ESB hjá okkur: facebook.com/Evropusambandid twitter.com/EUinICELAND

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111 Góðir Dagar — Q&A

Trygvi Danielsen

25.03 kl 21:00, 30.03 kl 17:00 Q&A, 31.03 kl 21:00 Q&A

The Faroe Islands 2022 / Drama / 96 minutes Saga tveggja ólíkra manna, sem búa í Þórshöfn, Færeyjum. Þeir eru sífellt að rekast hvor á annan við undarlegar aðstæður. Hægt og rólega komast þeir að því að það er ákveðið afl sem bindur þá saman.

The story of two men who are polar opposites. They keep running into each other under strange circumstances in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. Slowly, they find out that there is some kind of force that binds them together.

Apples — Q&A

Christos Nikou

25.03 kl 19:20, 29.03 kl 17:00 Q&A, 30.03 kl 19:00 Q&A,

Greece 2020 / Comedy, Drama / 91 minutes Í miðjum heimsfaraldri sem veldur skyndilegu minnisleysi, endar Aris í endurhæfingu fyrir einstaklinga sem enginn hefur komið og auðkennt.

Amidst a worldwide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, middle-aged Aris finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help unclaimed patients to build new identities.

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Feathers

Omar El Zohairy

28.03 kl 18:45, 03.04 kl 21:00

France / Egypt / The Netherlands / Greece 2021 / Drama / 112 minutes Þegar töfrabragð fer úrskeiðis í barnaafmæli breytist fjölskyldufaðirinn í kjúkling. Hversdagslíf móðurinnar umturnast er hún þarf að sjá fyrir fjölskyldunni og fer hún sjálf í gegnum allsherjar umbreytingu.

After a magic trick goes awry at a children’s birthday party the father of the family turns into a chicken. The mother is now urged to take care of her family and while doing so she goes through a total transformation.

Hive

Blerta Basholli

29.03 kl 19:10, 30.03 kl 17:00, 02.04 kl 21:10

Albania 2021 / Drama / 84 minutes Þegar Fahrije stofnar sitt eigið landbúnaðarfyrirtæki til að sjá fyrir börnum sínum, hefst mikil barátta við feðraveldið í samfélaginu.

When Fahrije sets up her own small business to provide for her children, she has to fight against the patriarchal society that does not support her.

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Maryna Er Gorbach

24.03 kl 19:00 Q&A, 26.03 kl 17:00 Q&A, 31.03 kl 21:00

Ukraine 2022 / Drama, War / 100 minutes Saga úkraínskar fjölskyldu sem býr á landamærum Rússlands og Úkraínu í upphafi stríðsins. Þau neita að yfirgefa húsið sitt og stuttu seinna lenda þau í miðpunkti alþjóðlega flugslyssins, 17.júlí 2014.

A story of a Ukrainian family living on the border of Russia and Ukraine. Refusing to leave their house, shortly they find themselves at the center of an international air crash catastrophe.

Post Mortem

Péter Bergendy

26.03 kl 21:00, 01.04 kl 21:30

Hungary 2020 / Horror, Mystery, Thriller / 115 minutes Ljósmyndari og ung stúlka takast á við draugagang í þorpi eftir fyrri heimsstyrjöldina.

A post mortem photographer and a little girl confront ghosts in a haunted village after the First World War.

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Servants

Ivan Ostrochovsky

27.03 kl 17:00, 30.03 kl 21:10, 02.04 kl 17:00

Slovakia / Romania / Czech Republic / Ireland 2020 / Drama / 80 minutes Svarthvít, listræn mynd þar sem nemendur í guðfræðiskóla í gömlu Tékkóslóvakíu þurfa að ákveða hvort þeir gefi undan stjórn Kommúnistaflokksins eða undirgangist harkalegt eftirlit leynilögreglunnar.

Black and white artistic film about students at a theological seminary in totalitarian Czechoslovakia who must decide between giving into collaborating with the regime or subjecting themself to draconian surveillance by the secret police.

The Hill Where Lionesses Roar

Luána Bajrami

26.03 kl 17:00, 28.03 kl 21:30, 03.04 kl 19:00

Kosovo / France 2021 / Drama / 83 minutes Í litlu afskekktu þorpi í Kósovó, upplifa þrjár ungar konur drauma sína og metnað kæfða niður. Í leit sinni að sjálfstæði finna þær að ekkert getur stöðvað þær.

Somewhere in Kosovo, in a small remote village, three young women see their dreams and ambitions stifled. In their quest for independence, nothing can stop them.

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David Bonneville

The Last Bath — Q&A 26.03 kl 19:00, 01.04 kl 17:00 Q&A, 02.04 kl 19:00 Q&A

Portugal 2020 / Drama / 95 minutes Nunna er kölluð í heimabæ sinn til að ættleiða 15 ára frænda sinn. Í kjölfarið flækjast saman trúarbrögð, fjölskylda og ást.

A nun is called upon to adopt her 15-yearold nephew, and as a consequence religion, family and love become entangled.

Neus Ballús

The Odd Job Men 26.03 kl 19:15, 29.03 kl 21:10, 01.04 kl 19:10

Spain 2021 / Comedy / 85 minutes Sérkennilegt teymi þriggja handverksmanna þarf að mæta röð sérvitra viðskiptavina.

Daglegt starf þeirra verður súrrealísk og spennandi upplifun.

A peculiar team of three handymen has to face a series of eccentric clients. Their everyday job becomes a surreal and exhilarating experience.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy 25.03 kl 17:00, 29.03 kl 18:35

Japan 2021 / Drama, Romance / 121 minutes Óvæntur ástarþríhyrningur, misheppnuð tæling og hittingur í kjölfar misskilnings. Sögur þriggja kvenna í þremur þáttum, þar sem orsakasamband ákvarðana þeirra og eftirsjá er rakið.

An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.

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Kleber Mendonça Filho

28.03 kl 18:15 Q&A

Brazil / France 2016 / Drama / 146 minutes Clara, lifir lífi sínu til fulls með fjölskyldu og vinum. Byggingarfyrirtæki hefur keypt allar íbúðirnar í húsinu hennar við sjávarsíðuna í Recife og sækjast eftir hennar líka en hún neitar að fara.

Clara, lives her life to the fullest with her family and friends. A construction company wants her Recife oceanfront condo, as they’ve already bought all the other in the 3 story building. Clara’s staying.

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Bacurau

Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles

27.03 kl 19:00 Q&A

Brazil / France 2019 / Adventure, Mystery, Thriller / 131 minutes Íbúar Bacurau, lítils þorps í dreifbýli Brasilíu, eru skelfingu lostnir vegna dauða aldursforseta þorpsins, Carmelitu. En eitthvað skrítið er að gerast, vatnsveitan hefur verið rofin og þorpið er alveg horfið af gervihnatta kortum.

Bacurau, a settlement in rural Brazil, is shaken by its matriarch’s death. But something strange is happening, the water supply has been cut off, and the village has disappeared from satellite maps completely.

Neighboring Sounds

Kleber Mendonça Filho

27.03 kl 21:00 Q&A

Brazil 2012 / Drama, Thriller / 131 minutes Lífið í miðstéttar hverfi í nútímanum í Brasilíu tekur óvænta stefnu eftir komu óháðs einkarekins öryggisfyrirtækis. Nærvera þessara manna vekur öryggistilfinningu en einnig talsverðan kvíða í menningu sem byggist á ótta.

Life in a middle-class neighborhood in present day Recife, Brazil, takes an unexpected turn after the arrival of an independent private security firm. The presence of these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a culture which runs on fear.

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Monia Chokri

25.03 kl 21:15, 30.03 kl 19:20, 02.04 kl 21:00

Canada 2022 / Comedy, Comedy / 87 minutes Cédric er vikið úr vinnu eftir að hafa kysst blaðakonu, ölvaður, í beinni útsendingu. Hann og konan hans ráða til sín Amy, dularfulla og frjálslega barnapíu sem snýr lífi þeirra á hvolf.

Cédric is suspended from work after drunkenly kissing a female reporter on live TV. Enter Amy: a mysterious and provocative young babysitter who turns their life upside down.

Murder Party

Nicolas Pleskof

26.03 kl 21:00, 01.04 kl 21:00, 02.04 kl 19:00

France 2022 / Comedy, Mystery / 103 minutes Jeanne, hæfileikaríkur arkitekt þarf skyndilega að rannsaka morð á húsráðanda glæsivillunnar sem hún var fengin til þess að endurnýja.

Follows Jeanne, a brilliant architect that suddenly has to investigate the murder of the landlord and patriarch of the mansion she was assigned to renovate.

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Even Mice Belong in Heaven 29.03 kl 17:00, 31.03 kl 17:00, 03.04 kl 17:00

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Denisa Grimmová, Jan Bubenícek Enskur texti, tékkneskt tal

Czech Republic 2021 / Animation, Comedy / 80 minutes Tveir erkióvinir, mús og refur, hittast í himnaríki þar sem þau hafa misst sitt dýrslega eðli og verða vinir. Þegar þau endurfæðast síðan í gagnstæð hlutverk á jörðu niðri þurfa þau að takast á við áður óþekktar áskoranir.

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My Year of Dicks — Q&A

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Two mortal enemies, a mouse and a fox meet in animal heaven where they lose their natural instincts and become friends. Returning to earth they are reborn into opposite roles and have to overcome what seems to be impossible.

Sara Gunnars

28.03 kl 17:00 Q&A

USA / Iceland 2022 / Animation, Comedy, Young Adult / 25 minutes Fimmtán ára gamla Pam hefur einsett sér að missa meydóminn. Hún lifir og hrærist mitt á milli raunveruleika og fantasíu þegar hún kannar mismunandi týpur af strákum.

Fifteen year old Pam is stubbornly determined to lose her virginity despite the pathetic pickings in the outskirts of Houston in the early 90’s.

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28.03 kl 21:00, 03.04 kl 17:00

Canada 2022 / Documentary / 75 minutes Framing Agnes fjallar um transleikara sem blása nýju lífi í þá einstaklinga sem endurskilgreindu kyn á miðja síðustu öld.

Framing Agnes features preeminent trans culture-makers breathing new life into those who redefined gender in the midcentury.

Ruth Beckermann

Mutzenbacher 25.03 kl 17:00, 01.04 kl 19:00

Austria 2022 / Documentary / 100 minutes Hundrað karlmenn lesa upp úr skáldsögunni „Josefine Mutzenbacher“ eða „Saga af Vínar hóru“, á tímum þar sem kynlíf er sýnilegra en nokkru sinni fyrr en þó mætt með mikilli siðferðislegri ábyrgð.

A hundred men are confronted with excerpts from the novel, “Josefine Mutzenbacher or The Story of a Viennese Whore”, in an age when sex is more ubiquitous than ever, and yet at same time is met with a highly charged moral environment.

Kathryn Ferguson

Nothing Compares 31.03 kl 19:00, 02.04 kl 17:00, 03.04 kl 19:00

Canada 2022 / Documentary / 97 minutes Sagan af stórkostlegum uppgangi söngkonunnar Sinéad O´Connor til heimsfrægðar.

Hvernig gagnrýninn persónuleiki hennar synti á móti straumnum í poppheiminum og hvaða áhrif það hafði á hennar feril.

The story of one singer’s phenomenal rise to worldwide fame, and how her iconoclastic personality resulted in her exile from the pop mainstream.

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Chase Joynt

One More Jump — Q&A

Emanuele Gerosa

27.03 kl 17:00 Q&A, 29.03 kl 21:00 Q&A, 01.04 kl 17:00

Italy / Palestine 2019 / Documentary / 83 minutes Jehad og Abdallah, stofnendur Gaza Parkour hópsins þurfa að finna saman leið til frelsis fyrir þá sem fæddust, eins og þeir, innan fangelsis.

Jehad and Abdallah, founders of the Gaza Parkour Team need to find out if there is a way that can lead to freedom for someone who, like them, was born in prison.

Writing with Fire

Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas

25.03 kl 19:00, 30.03 kl 21:00

India 2021 / Documentary / 93 minutes Meera og blaðakonur hennar stofna eina Indverska dagblaðið sem rekið er af Dalit konum. Vopnaðar snjallsíma brjóta þær allar hefðir, hvort sem það er í fremstu víglínu stærstu mála Indlands eða innan ramma heimilisins.

Meera and her journalists are running the only Indian newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smart phones they break traditions, be it in the frontlines of India´s biggest issues or within the confines of their homes.

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Sprettfiskur / Shortfish SPRETTFISKUR 1 / DOCUMENTAY & EXPERIMENTAL / 108 MIN SPRETTFISKUR 2 / FICTION & ARTISTC MUSIC VIDEO / 112 MIN Markmið keppninnar er að vekja athygli á hæfileikaríku kvikmyndagerðarfólki og hvetja til frekari dáða með verðlaunum sem leggja grunninn að næsta verkefni. Talsverðar breytingar eru á Sprettfisk árið 2022 með það að markmiði að þjóna og vekja athygli á breiðari hóp kvikmyndagerðafólks og kvikmyndaverka.

Sprettfiskur er haldinn á fjórum keppnisbrautum þar sem skáldverk, heimildaverk, tilraunaverk og tónlistaverk eru aðskilin.

Sigurvegarinn í hverjum flokki hlýtur verðlaunafé í boði Símans og úttekt hjá tækjaleigu Kukl að verðmæti allt að tveimur milljónum kr.

Kukl er stærsta tækjaleiga landsins sem sérhæfir sig í þjónustu við kvikmynda- og sjónvarpsgerð. Sigurvegarinn mun því hafa aðgang að fullkomnum tækjabúnaði. Einnig verður sérstök Sprettfisk verðlaunasýning hjá Símanum þar sem allar verðlaunamyndir verða sýndar, bæði í línulegri dagskrá og á veitunni í allt að 12 mánuði.

The goal of the Shortfish competition is to draw attention to aspiring Icelandic filmmakers and provide funding for future projects. There will be a significant change to Shortfish in 2022 with the aim to acknowledge a broader group of filmmakers and projects.

The Shortfish is held in collaboration with Síminn and Kukl. The contenders will compete in four categories divided into Fiction, Documentary, Experimental & Artistic Music Video Projects. The winner in each category will receive a cash prize sponsored by Síminn as well as a deposit for rental equipment at Kukl.

Kukl is the biggest equipment rental house in Iceland that specializes in servicing film and TV productions. That way the winner will have access to quality professional equipment for their next project. In addition Síminn will have special Shortfish award screenings, where all winning films will be shown, both in linear program and on Síminn TV for the next 12 months.

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Sprettfiskur I / Shortfish 1 / Documentary 27.03 kl 19:00, 31.03 kl 17:00 Q&A | Sprettfiskur 1&2 03.04 kl 21:00

Length: 21:20

Length: 13:34

Director: Thurý Bára Birgisdóttir Producer: Thurý Bára Birgisdóttir

Director: Rakel Dawn Hanson Producer: Rakel Dawn Hanson

Olil Amble and Bergur Jónsson have bred Icelandic horses for years and we get to look into the breeders mind and what expectations they have towards the young horses.

Flight of the Puffin is an ethnographic observational documentary about an island community off the south coast of Iceland, and their relationship with Atlantic puffins.

Length: 04:43

Length: 05:08

Directors and producers: Elín Elísabet Einarsdóttir, Rán Flygenring

Director: Birna Ketilsdóttir Schram Producer: Birna Ketilsdóttir Schram

Two Hoteliers open a Five Star Luxury Hotel exclusively for puffins, located only a wing’s flap from the largest puffin colony in East Iceland.

Brávallagata 12 is a documentary short about a family meeting again 20 years after a divorce in front of the home they once shared together.

From Pasture Into Hands

Hótel Nýlundabúðin Puffin Hótel

Flight of the Puffin

Brávallagata 12

Length: 08:46

Step

Director: Guðný Lind Þorsteinsdóttir Producer: Guðný Lind Þorsteinsdóttir A woman’s experience with body positivity in the dance world.

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Sprettfiskur I / Shortfish 1 / Experimental 27.03 kl 19:00, 31.03 kl 17:00 Q&A | Sprettfiskur 1&2 03.04 kl 21:00

Length: 04:53

Length: 11:22

Director: Klāvs Liepiņš Producer: Klāvs Liepiņš

Director: Eydís Eir Brynju-Björnsdóttir Producer: Ellyn Cernochova

What happens to the body and the soul after death? Corpus is a delicate and philosophical take on death. A transformation of the body, shape, matter and energy through movement.

Vanesska is a 13 year old girl that just got diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome and tries her best to come to terms with her new reality.

Length: 09:02

Length: 20:32

Director: Birna Ketilsdóttir Schram Producer: Oline Nordentoft

Directors: Anna María Richardsdóttir, Áki Frostason Producer: Anna María Richardsdóttir

Corpus

Scene From a White Wedding

A Scene by a White Wedding follows The Bride (29) on her wedding day and her journey to the church where she is about to give herself to her one and only.

CHRYSALIS

Var

VAR is about a woman who longs to get away from her destiny, her lifelong isolation on the most beautiful spot on earth: her farm, her rubarb garden.

Length: 08:52

Worth

Director: Helga Katrínardóttir Producer: Helga Katrínardóttir Worth is a study of how trauma is passed down from one generation to the next. Helga takes her mother as the subject of her study.

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Sprettfiskur II / Shortfish II / Fiction 27.03 kl 21:00, 31.03 kl 19:35 Q&A | Sprettfiskur 1&2 03.04 kl 21:00

Length: 15:29

Length: 28:39

Director: Ívar Erik Yeoman Producer: Bia Tafner

Director: Óskar Kristinn Vignisson Producer: Søs Thøstessen

After a chaotic episode with his wife, Nikolai is left alone with their one year old daughter, Sophia. As time goes by, he begins to doubt his abilities as a father and if he will ever see his wife again.

Free Men is a comedy about two best friends who get in trouble with their jobs, which forces them to rethink how they want to live their lives.

Length: 22:32

Length: 14:00

Director: Hlynur Pálmason Producers: Anton Máni Svansson, Katrin Pors, Eva Jakobsen, Mikkel Jersin

Director: Katrín Helga Andrésdóttir Producer: Hanna Björk Valsdóttir

Days Without

Nest

Siblings building a treehouse together over the course of a year. We experience the beauty and brutality of the seasons.

Free Men

HEX

An avant garde absurd short film saturated with horror. A child witnesses her home being invaded by bimbo-looking witches through the lense of a DV camera.

Length: 08:31

Lúser

Director: Nikulás Tumi Hlynsson Producer: Nikulás Tumi Hlynsson Tómas, a miserable loner, nurtures a strange man after crashing into him in an auto accident.

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Sprettfiskur II / Shortfish II / Artistic Music Video 27.03 kl 21:00, 31.03 kl 19:35 Q&A | Sprettfiskur 1&2 03.04 kl 21:00

Length: 04:09

Length: 03:33

Director: Magnús Leifsson Producer: Magnús Leifsson

Director: Magnús Leifsson Producer: Magnús Leifsson

Music video for Birnir & Páll Óskar. Two worlds collide when the flamboyant and glamorous pop singer Páll Óskar magically shows up when rapper Birnir is waking up after a long night of partying.

Music video by Magnús Leifsson for Sin Fang.

Footage kindly provided by Ingi A Guðnason, filmed by him in Iceland 1993, onboard the fishing ship Lísa María ÓF-26.

Length: 08:24

Length: 03:51

Director: Annalísa Hermannsdóttir Producer: Annalísa Hermannsdóttir, Katrín Helga Ólafsdóttir

Directors: Snæfríður Sól Gunnarsdóttir Producer: Snæfríður Sól Gunnarsdóttir

Birnir - Spurningar (ft.Páll Óskar)

I’m just lying right?

Sin Fang - Soy Un Animal

Rottur

Music video for the band Skoffín.

“I’m just lying right?” is a music video short film.

It focuses on the many different thoughts and feelings a survivor deals with after abuse.

Length: 02:33

Vesturbæjarbeach

Director: Snæfríður Sól Gunnarsdóttir Producer: Snæfríður Sól Gunnarsdóttir Music video for the band BSÍ.

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24.03 Thursday

25.03 Friday

26.03 Saturday

27.03 Sunday

28.03 Monday

Room 2

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

Klondike Q&A

One More Jump Q&A

My Year of Dicks Q&A

Room 3

Mutzenbacher

The Hill Where Lionesses Roar

Servants

17:00

Room 1

RETROSPECT Bacurau Q&A

18:15 RETROSPECT Aquarius Q&A

19:20 Apples

19:15 The Odd Job Men

Room 3

Writing with Fire

The Last Bath

Shortfish 1 / Sprettfiskur 1

18:45 Feathers

Room 1

21:15 Babysitter

Murder Party

RETROSPECT Neighboring Sounds — Q&A

21:30 The Hill Where Lionesses Roar

Room 2

111 Góðir dagar

Post Mortem

Shortfish 2 / Sprettfiskur 2

Framing Agnes

Room 2

OPENING FILM Klondike Q&A

21:00

19:00

Room 1

Q&A = A representative from the film answers questions at the end of the screening

29.03 Tuesday

30.03 Wednesday

31.03 Thursday

01.04 Friday

02.04 Saturday

03.04 Sunday

The Last Bath Q&A

Nothing Compares

Framing Agnes

One More Jump

Servants

Even Mice Belong in Heaven

19:10 The Odd Job Men

Murder Party

Nothing Compares

Shortfish 1 / Sprettfiskur 1 Q&A

Apples Q&A

111 Góðir dagar Q&A

Even Mice Belong in Heaven

Hive

Even Mice Belong in Heaven

19:35 Shortfish 2 / Sprettfiskur 2 Q&A

19:10 Hive

19:20 Babysitter

18:35 Wheele of Fortune and Fantasy

Apples Q&A

Nothing Compares

Mutzenbacher

The Last Bath Q&A

The Hill Where Lionesses Roar

21:10 The Odd Job Men

Writing with Fire

Klondike

21:30 Post Mortem

Babysitter

Feathers

One More Jump Q&A

21:10 Servants

111 Góðir dagar Q&A

Murder Party

21:10 Hive

Shortfish / Sprettfiskur 1&2

The schedule can be subjected to changes / All non-English speaking films screened with English subtitles

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