{"id":61158,"date":"2025-05-30T16:09:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riff.is\/?page_id=61158"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:02:18","slug":"participate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/participate\/","title":{"rendered":"Participate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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24 September \u2014 4 October 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The 23nd edition of the Reykjav\u00edk International Film Festival will take place between September 24th and October 4th, 2026. The main purpose of RIFF, Iceland\u2019s major annual film event, is to offer a wide selection of groundbreaking, independent cinema, and to highlight the work of young and emerging filmmakers, by presenting only first and second works in the Grand Prix competition category New Visions.\u00a0<\/p>

The festival's objective is to increase general interest in independent cinema, increase the level of cinematic literacy and enrich film culture in Iceland by offering different cross-platform programs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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RULES AND CONDITIONS<\/b><\/p>

We accept fiction, documentary, hybrid, and animation films of any genre, both in the feature (beyond 60 min) and short (under 60 min) forms.\u00a0<\/p>

All submissions: Must have been completed after January 1st, 2025. Must be at minimum Icelandic premieres (i.e. must not have been screened publicly in Iceland prior to the 2026 festival, including a broadcast version of any length). Must be in English, or subtitled in English.\u00a0<\/p>

RIFF will consider both international and Icelandic films, whether they are fiction films or documentaries, regardless of length or subject matter. All submissions will be given full consideration by our programming team.\u00a0<\/p>

DECISIONS ON THE AGENDA<\/b><\/p>

The final decision on programming, categorization, and scheduling of films will be determined by the festival programming team. Their decision is final (and not open to negotiation). Successful applicants will receive this information in their official invitation.\u00a0<\/p>

No screeners or application materials will be returned. Do not send film prints, master tapes, or other originals.\u00a0<\/p>

If your film is selected, you will receive a more detailed form asking for promotional materials needed for our catalogue and website (delivering these on time and in the right format is 100% on you). We expect all submitted films to be free of screening fees.\u00a0<\/p>

You can expect your film to be screened 3-4 times during the festival and 4-5 times around the rural countryside of Iceland in the month following the end of RIFF in a separate program named \u2018RIFF around the country\u2019. The project aims to reach audiences that would otherwise not have a chance to see our program. For officially selected films, RIFF wants to provide as much support as possible to filmmakers attending the festival: \n\nFor feature-length films, RIFF will do its best to bring a representative to Reykjav\u00edk Iceland for each invited film. \n\nFor all selected films, RIFF will provide festival accreditation for every credited director.\u00a0<\/p>

THREE COMPETITION CATEGORIES<\/b><\/p>

RIFF features three juried competition programs: the \u2018New Visions\u2019 category (fiction and documentary films), the \u2018A Different Tomorrow\u2019 category (documentaries) and the short film categories (\u2018Best Icelandic Short\u2019, \u2018Best International Short\u2019; and several other programs that are non-competitive.\u00a0<\/p>

Selected feature-length films in the \u2018New Visions\u2019 and \u2018A Different Tomorrow\u2019 categories, and short films at the \u2018Short Film\u2019 categories are eligible for jury prizes.\u00a0<\/p>

SAMPLE COPIES\u00a0<\/b><\/p>

Online screeners are mandatory. Any number of titles may be submitted. However, each title must be submitted on a separate entry form and screener.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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TAKA \u00de\u00c1TT 24. September \u2014 4. Oktober 2026 SENDA INN KVIKMYND Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0leg kvikmyndah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk mun fara fram milli 24. september og 4. okt\u00f3ber 2026 \u00ed 23. skipti\u00f0. Megintilgangur RIFF, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":893,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-61158","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/893"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61158"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67237,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61158\/revisions\/67237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}