SHORTFISH

The goal of the competition is to draw attention to aspiring and versatile filmmakers and encourage future achievements with prizes that lay the foundation for the next project. The rewards are supported by KUKL Rental and the Icelandic broadcaster RÚV. Winners will be included in RÚV VOD this year. The contenders will compete in four categories divided into Fiction, Documentary, Experimental and Creative Music Videos.

There will be Q & A with the directors after the screenings

DOCUMENTARY

The House In Dnipro

Director: Steiní Kristinsson, Alfreð Hrafn Magnússon

Producer: Steiní Kristinsson

Length: 6:50 min

Synopsis: A man reflects on his life in Ukraine before and during the 2022 invasion, and his journey of rebuilding in Iceland.

Rare Gems

Director: Flóki Larsen

Producer: Flóki Larsen

Length: 9:41 min

Synopsis: In Rare Gems, we catch a glimpse into the last antique bookstore in downtown Reykjavík, where time seems to stand still.

Portret of Orri Finn

Director: Ýr Þrastardóttir

Producer: Ýr Þrastardóttir

Length: 7,50 min

Synopsis:

An insight into the life of a couple that work together by creating what they love. They make jewelry and run a shop together on Skólavörðustígur. We learn about how things started and how they divide and or share the work that needs to be done.

Then I Became a Comedian

Director: Egill Atlason

Producer: Egill Atlason

Length: 16,16 min

Synopsis: Becoming a comedian was always Arnór Daði's big dream. But that dream was hard to defend. So much so that he told everyone he was going to be a filmmaker before moving to Reykjavík, when he actually moved to become a comedian

I’m just Elma

Director: Elma Dís Davíðsdóttir

Producer: Elma Dís Davíðsdóttir

Length: 14,44 min

Synopsis: I let you into my life as I finally get a surgery I have been waiting for a long time.

EXPERIMENTAL

Sara

Director: Steiní Kristinsson

Producer: Steiní Kristinsson

Length: 9,33 min

Synopsis:

After the family dog passes away, a father and son come together to build her grave, confronting grief, love, and the unspoken bond between them.

Genesis

Director: Alda Ægisdottir

Producer: Alda Ægisdottir

Length: 9,33 min

Synopsis: The story of a miracle birth.

Small Talk

Director: Pétur Þór

Producer: Kristný Eiríksdóttir

Length: 8,33 min

Synopsis: A self obsessed man, with lots of self pity, calls for help from those around him. But instead of expressing his pain to those he loves, he decides to torture himself, Isn't it best to suffer on the inside, bite your tounge and smile to the people you love and simply say "it's all good."

Nauðr

Director: Connor Ryan

Producer: Kristmundur E. Baldvinsson

Length: 17 min

Synopsis:

An Icelandic fisherman washes to shore -- mysteriously unable to speak. He is oppressed by terrible unseen dread, and seeks to overcome his torment through a surreal pilgrimage into the wilderness.

Godspeed

Director: Klavs Liepinš

Producer: Klavs Liepinš

Length: 10 min

Synopsis: The short film Godspeed is an introspective exploration of memory, love, and closure between two men, set against a decaying post-Soviet landscape. The narrative is not defined by conflict or resolution but by the profound and peaceful space between them—an unspoken understanding of what has passed and what must be let go. There is no urgency, only moments of stillness—where the past is honored without clinging, and the act of closure becomes an intimate, almost sacred gesture. It is a meditation on the fragile nature of relationships and the power of letting go.

MUSIC VIDEOS

“Fyrsti dagur endans" - Bríet and Birnir

Director: Erlendur Sveinsson

Producer: Kári Úlfsson

Length: 4,12 min

"Settle Down" - Atli

Directors: Ólafur Göran Ólafsson Gros, Atli Dagur Stefánsson

Producers: Ólafur Göran Ólafsson Gros, Atli Dagur Stefánsson

Length: 4 min

"Lovesong" - Jelena Ciric

Director: Sigurlaug Gísladóttir

Producer: Sigurlaug Gísladóttir

Length: 2,08 min

"Midnight Sky" - Kári Egils

Director: Didda Flygenring

Producer: Didda Flygenring

Length: 4 min

"Myndi Falla" - Úlfur Úlfur

Director: Magnús Leifsson

Producer: Magnús Leifsson

Length: 4,02 min