2025
26 september – 6 october
The Golden Puffin: STRANGE RIVER by Jaume Claret Muxart
The Golden Puffin Special Mention: SOLOMAMMA by Janicke Askevold
The Golden Egg: ‘Fadeaway’ by Brendan Prost
The Golden Egg Special Mention:‘7-10’ by Ana Pio
A Different Tomorrow: Mr. Nobody Against Putin by David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin
Best Icelandic Short: Memory Traces by Gríma Irmudóttir
Best International Shorts: The Mine / L‘Mina by Randa Maroufi.
Best International Shorts Special Mentions: Ramallah, Palestine, December 2018 by Juliette Le Monnyer
The Best Icelandic Student Short:The Art of Giving directed by Karin Rós Wiium
The Young People's Jury Award:Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk by Sepideh Farsi
26 september – 6 october
The Golden Puffin: Super Happy Together by Kohei Igarashi
2024
2023
28 september – 8 october
29 september – 9 october
2022
2021
30 september – 10 october
24 september – 4 october
2020
2019
26 september – 6 october
27 september – 7 october
2018
2017
28 september – 8 october
The Golden Puffin: The Rider by Chloé Zhao, United States
Lifetime Achievement: Werner Herzog
Golden Eggs: Hold on by Charlotte Scott-Wilson, Netherlands
Best Icelandic Short: Atelier by Elsa María Jakobsdóttir
Best International Short: Copa Loca by Christos Massalas, Greece
29 september – 9 october
2016
2015
24 september – 4 october
The Golden Puffin: Wednesday, May 9th (Chaharshanbeh, 19 Ordibehesht) by Vahid Jalilvand, Iran
Lifetime Achievement: David Cronenberg and Margarethe Von Trotta
Environmental Award: How to Change the World by Jerry Rothwell, Canada / UK / Netherlands
Golden Eggs: Winter Hymns by Harry Cherniak and Dusty Mancinelli, Canada
FIPRESCI Award: Krishna by Trey Edward Shults, United States
Audience Award: Cartel Land by Matthew Heineman, United States
Best Icelandic Short: Documentary by Jon Asgeir Karlsson, Rainbow Party by Eva Sigurðardóttir
25 september – 5 october
The Golden Puffin: I Can Quit Whenever I Want by Sydney Sibilia, Italy
Lifetime Achievement: Mike Leigh
Environmental Award: Waiting for August by Teodora Ana Mihai, Romania/Belgium
Emerging Master: Ruben Ostlund
Golden Eggs: Thirteen Blue by Jacqueline Lentzou, United Kingdom/Greece
FIPRESCI Award: Repair by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci, Albania / Italy / Kosovo
Audience Award: Remedy by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci, Albania / Italy / Kosovo
Best Icelandic Short: The Painter by Hlynur Pálmason
2014
2013
26 september – 6 october
The Golden Puffin: Still Life by Umberto Pasolini, United Kingdom/Italy
Creative Excellence: Lukas Moodysson, Laurent Cantet and James Gray
Environmental Award: Expedition to the End of the World by Daniel Dencik, Denmark / Sweden / Greenland
Golden Eggs: Good Night by Muriel D'Ansembourg, United Kingdom
FIPRESCI Award: Still Life by Umberto Pasolini, United Kingdom/Italy
Audience Award: We Are the Best! (We are the best!) by Lukas Moodysson, Sweden/Denmark
Best Icelandic Short: Whale Valley (Hvalfjordur) by Gudmund Arnar Gudmundsson
27 september – 7 october
The Golden Puffin: Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin, United States
Lifetime Achievement:Dario Argento
Creative Excellence: Susanne Bier
Emerging Master: Marjane Satrapi
FIPRESCI Award: Starlet by Sean Baker, United States
Audience Award: Queen of Montreuil by Sólveig Anspach, France/Iceland
2012
2011
22 september – 2 october
The Golden Puffin: Twilight Portrait (Portret v sumerkah) by Angelina Nikonova, Russia
Lifetime Achievement: Bela Tarr
Creative Excellence: Lone Scherfig
FIPRESCI Award: Volcano by Runar Runarsson, Iceland
Audience Award: Le Havre by Aki Kaurismäki, Finland / France / Germany
23 september – 3 october
The Golden Puffin:The Four Times (Le Quattro Volte) by Michelangelo Frammartino, Italy / Germany / Switzerland
Lifetime Achievement: Jim Jarmusch
FIPRESCI Award: The Four Times (Le Quattro Volte) by Michelangelo Frammartino, Italy / Germany / Switzerland
Audience Award: Little Rock by Mike Ott, United States
2010
2009
17 – 27 september
The Golden Puffin: I Killed my Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) by Xavier Dolan, Canada
Lifetime Achievement: Milos Forman
FIPRESCI Award: The Girl by Fredrik Edfeldt, Sweden
Audience Award:The Gentlemen by Janus Bragi Jakobsson, Iceland/Denmark
25 september – 5 october
The Golden Puffin: The tulip by Sergei Dvortsevoy, Kazakhstan / Russia / Poland / Germany / Switzerland / Italy
Lifetime Achievement: Costa-Gavras
Creative Excellence: Shirin Neshat
FIPRESCI Award: Home by Ursula Meier, Switzerland / France / Belgium
Audience Award: Electronica Reykjavik by Arnar Jónasson, Iceland
2008
2007
27 september – 7 october
The Golden Puffin: Iska's Journey (Iszka utázasa) by Csaba Bollók, Hungary
Lifetime Achievement: Hanna Schygulla
Creative Excellence: Aki Kaurismaki
Honorary Guest: Peter Greenaway
FIPRESCI Award: The Art of Crying (Kunsten at græde i kor) by Peter Schønau Fog, Denmark
Audience Award: Control by Anton Corbijn, US/UK
28 september – 8 october
The Golden Puffin: Grbavica by Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Austria / Germany
Lifetime Achievement: Alexander Sokurov
Creative Excellence: Atom Egoyan
FIPRESCI Award:Red Road by Andrea Arnold, United Kingdom
Audience Award: We Shall Overcome (The Dream) by Niels Arden Oplev, Denmark
2006
2005
29 september – 9 october
The Golden Puffin: The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Moartea domnului Lazarescu) by Cristi Puiu, Romania
Lifetime Achievement: Abbas Kiarostami
Audience Award: Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro) by Hayao Miyazaki, Japan
17 – 25 november
2004
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