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

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.