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AWARDS & JURIES

Over the years we have screened many outstanding films by brave and artistic voices at RIFF.

The ones that show artistic excellence and break boundaries will win awards. The films in our New Visions section will compete for the most acclaimed award of the festival:  The Golden Puffin, whose recipient will be named Discovery of the Year.. 

Short films from the participants in the Talent Lab will compete for the  Golden Egg.

And we also award the best of our national cinema with our Best Icelandic Short and the Best International Short in our International Shorts competitive section.

An award will be also given the most outstanding film in the documentary competition section A Different Tomorrow.

Short films from the participants in the Talent Lab will compete for the Golden Egg.

And we also award the best of our national cinema with our Best Icelandic Short and the Best International Short in our International Shorts competitive section.

RIFF 2023

NEW VISIONS

The films in our competitive category New Visions are all debut or sophomore efforts. One will be named Discovery of the Year and receive the Golden Puffin.

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Fabien Lemercier 2023

Fabien Lemercier

Fréttaritari Frakklands fyrir Cineuropa
Ísold_Uggadóttir_júní_2022_ljósmyndari Dóra Dúna

Ísold Uggadóttir

Kvikmyndaleiksstjóri og og handritshöfundur
Susana Santos Rodrigues

Susana Santos Rodrigues

Meðstjórnandi IndieLisboa kvikmyndahátíðarinnar í Portúgal

ICELANDIC SHORTS

In this competitive category one director receives a prize for the Best Icelandic Short. The jury gives out another award for the Best Icelandic Student Short.

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Búi Dam

Leikstjóri, leikari og tónlistarmaður
Marek Hovorka

Marek Hovorka

Stofnandi og stjórnandi Ji.hlava alþjóðlegu heimildarmyndahátíðarinnar
Mynd Tati

Tatiana Hallgrímsdóttir

Forstöðumaður menningarmála hjá The Reykjavík Edition

A DIFFERENT TOMORROW​

The films in A Different Tomorrow shed light on environmental and humanitarian topics because, sometimes, the right film can change the world. The most outstanding groundbreaking film in this section will be receive our A Different Tomorrow Award. 

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Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir

Heimildargerðarmaður og aktívisti, þekkt fyrir þættina Svona fólk
CHRISTIAN JEUNE

Christian Jeune

Stjórnandi kvikmyndadeildar Cannes kvikmyndahátíðarinnar
AlessandroRajaNew

Alessandro Raja

Forstjóri og meðstofnandi Festival Scope og Festival Scope Pro

INTERNATIONAL SHORT​S

With urgency and determination, the talented filmmakers in this section make us travel beyond the borders of reality, expanding the scope of our imagination, reinventing cinema within every frame. The bravest voice will be awarded our Best International Short.

 

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Kristín Ómarsdóttir

Rithöfundur og skáld
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Jason Gorber

Kvikmyndablaðamaður og gagnrýnandi
una lorenzen

Una Lorenzen

Leikstjóri og listamaður, þekkt fyrir stuttmynd sína Chasing Birds

THE GOLDEN EGG​

The Golden Egg Competition is a selection of films from up-and-coming directors participating in the 2021 RIFF Talent Lab.

 

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IrisDöggEinarsdóttir

Svandís Dóra Einarsdóttir

Leikkona
Andrean Sigurgeirsson

Andrean Sigurgeirsson

Dansari, danshöfundur og leikari
Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

Leikstjóri, handritshöfundur, leikkona og framleiðandi

THE YOUNG PEOPLE´S JURY​

The Young People's Jury selects a film in our competitive category, New Visions, which are all debut or sophomore efforts. 

 

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