{"id":65666,"date":"2025-10-04T18:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T18:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riff.is\/?p=65666"},"modified":"2025-10-04T14:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T14:53:32","slug":"verdlaun-riff-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/verdlaun-riff-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ver\u00f0laun RIFF 2025! \u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"65666\" class=\"elementor elementor-65666\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e9d22c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e9d22c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-043371b\" data-id=\"043371b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8189747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8189747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RIFF 2025 Awards! <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d80b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2d80b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Catalan film <strong>Kynlegt flj\u00f3t<\/strong> Estrany Riu in catalan, Strange River in english), received <strong>The Golden Puffin<\/strong> at the awards ceremony of the Reykjav\u00edk International Film Festival 2025, while the Danish film <strong>Sm\u00e1karl gegn P\u00fat\u00edn<\/strong> (Mr Nobody Against Putin) received the award for Best Film in the category <strong>A Different Tomorrow program<\/strong>The Canadian short film <strong>Fadeaway<\/strong> by Brendan Prost received <strong>The Golden Egg<\/strong>, a competition section dedicated to short films by up-and-coming filmmakers participating in the RIFF Talent Lab. Meanwhile <strong>Memory Traces<\/strong> by Gr\u00edma Irmud\u00f3ttir won <strong>Best Icelandic Short Film<\/strong>. <strong>The Best International Short Film<\/strong> was <strong>N\u00e1man<\/strong> (The Mine \/ L\u2018Mina) by Randa Maroufi. <strong>The film Hinsta kve\u00f0ja fr\u00e1 Gaza<\/strong> (<i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk)<\/i>\u00a0by  Sepideh Farsi received<strong>The Young People\u2019s Jury Award<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0129a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0129a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63519a3\" data-id=\"63519a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8b5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b8b5c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GULLNA EGGI\u00d0 \/ THE GOLDEN EGG<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44476c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f44476c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Jury: R\u00fanar Gu\u00f0brandsson, Gunnar Bj\u00f6rn Gu\u00f0mundsson &amp; \u00d3l\u00f6f Birna Torfad\u00f3ttir<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cc541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55cc541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s5\"><b>Special Mention<\/b><\/span><\/h5><p class=\"s3\"><strong><span class=\"s6\">\u20187-10\u2019 by\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s4\">Ana Pio<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"s3\"><em><span class=\"s7\">Jury verdict:<\/span><\/em><\/p><p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s8\">The jury wishes to give the short film <\/span><span class=\"s9\">7\u201310<\/span><span class=\"s8\"> a special mention, as the competition between these films<\/span><span class=\"s8\">was<\/span><span class=\"s8\"> very close. 7\u201310 is original, bold, and visually striking, well executed, and professional in every way.<\/span><\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df62e9e\" data-id=\"df62e9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c773e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72c773e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-7-to-10-still-hi-res-0-2660935-1024x573.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65667\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-7-to-10-still-hi-res-0-2660935-1024x573.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-7-to-10-still-hi-res-0-2660935-1536x860.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-7-to-10-still-hi-res-0-2660935-2048x1147.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-7-to-10-still-hi-res-0-2660935-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-7-to-10-still-hi-res-0-2660935-600x336.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-7-to-10-still-hi-res-0-2660935-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-7-to-10-still-hi-res-0-2660935-768x430.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb34ac7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb34ac7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-342b95d\" data-id=\"342b95d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba759b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eba759b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-fadeaway-still-hi-res-0-2660524-1024x429.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65668\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-fadeaway-still-hi-res-0-2660524-1024x429.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-fadeaway-still-hi-res-0-2660524-1536x644.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-fadeaway-still-hi-res-0-2660524-2048x858.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-fadeaway-still-hi-res-0-2660524-18x8.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-fadeaway-still-hi-res-0-2660524-600x251.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-fadeaway-still-hi-res-0-2660524-300x126.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-fadeaway-still-hi-res-0-2660524-768x322.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b6d367\" data-id=\"5b6d367\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05fbafd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05fbafd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>The Golden Egg<\/b><\/h5><p><b>\u2018Fadeaway\u2019 by Brendan Prost<\/b><\/p><p><em>Jury verdict:<\/em><\/p><p>The jury agrees that the short film Fadeaway is the winner of the Golden Egg. It is a well-crafted and powerful film about a man at a difficult crossroads. The filmmaking is professional, and the style is marked by confidence and effortlessness. The acting is very strong and highly convincing. Fadeaway is well made in every respect and portrays the protagonist\u2019s state of mind and emotions in a moving and painful way.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aed7f4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aed7f4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b67ef3\" data-id=\"3b67ef3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b6d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3b6d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ICELANDIC SHORTS AWARDS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f5378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63f5378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Jury: Francisco Dias, Lisa Hoen &amp; Hj\u00f6rd\u00eds J\u00f3hannsd\u00f3ttir<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c63257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c63257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0);\"><b>Best Icelandic Student Short<\/b><\/span><b>:<\/b><\/h5><p><b>The Art of Giving directed by Karin R\u00f3s Wiium<\/b><\/p><p><em>Jury verdict:<\/em><\/p><p>This year's jury was very impressed by the ambition and quality of the short films submitted by the students. The future of Icelandic filmmaking is promising and exciting times lie ahead.<\/p><p>The winning film stood out because it is sculpted to the essence through precise directing. A delicate subject is portrayed in a simple but powerful way. Exposing the wounds passed on from mother to daughter, the film is an act of resistance which contributes to breaking this cycle of violence. Concise in storytelling, it still has many layers and leaves space for reflection.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3d93d3\" data-id=\"c3d93d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ceff19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ceff19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-the-art-of-giving-still-hi-res-0-2665417-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65669\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-the-art-of-giving-still-hi-res-0-2665417-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-the-art-of-giving-still-hi-res-0-2665417-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-the-art-of-giving-still-hi-res-0-2665417-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-the-art-of-giving-still-hi-res-0-2665417-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-the-art-of-giving-still-hi-res-0-2665417-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-the-art-of-giving-still-hi-res-0-2665417-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-the-art-of-giving-still-hi-res-0-2665417.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c49b771 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c49b771\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36ad3f4\" data-id=\"36ad3f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf4a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8cf4a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-memory-traces-still-hi-res-0-2667605-1024x528.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65670\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-memory-traces-still-hi-res-0-2667605-1024x528.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-memory-traces-still-hi-res-0-2667605-1536x792.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-memory-traces-still-hi-res-0-2667605-2048x1056.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-memory-traces-still-hi-res-0-2667605-18x9.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-memory-traces-still-hi-res-0-2667605-600x309.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-memory-traces-still-hi-res-0-2667605-300x155.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-memory-traces-still-hi-res-0-2667605-768x396.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec84e2a\" data-id=\"ec84e2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51c096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d51c096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>Best Icelandic short film:<\/b><\/h5><p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0);\"><b>Memory Traces by Gr\u00edma Irmud\u00f3ttir<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><em style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 1rem;\">Jury verdict:<\/em><\/p><p>The jury deeply appreciated this year\u2019s selection of Icelandic shorts, with many strong films and candidates in the program.<\/p><p>In the winning film, we valued the relationship between landscape and the characters and how nature brought the family closer together in their grief.<\/p><p>With a powerful cinematic language and soundscape, the film invites us to experience loss alongside a mother and their daughters.<\/p><p>We cleary see a distinctive new voice emerging, with strong sense of identity and a desire to experiment with form and texture, taking risks in the storytelling at the same time.\nThe award for best Icelandic short goes to MEMORY TRACES directed by Grima Irmudottir.<\/p><p>Ver\u00f0launin fyrir bestu \u00edslensku stuttmyndina hlj\u00f3ta MINNINGASPOR eftir Gr\u00edmu Irmud\u00f3ttur.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c3ec55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c3ec55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9abe54b\" data-id=\"9abe54b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851a366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"851a366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>If you missed them earlier in the festival \u2014 or want to experience them again \u2014 now is your chance. Come celebrate the winners with us and take part in the final screenings of RIFF 2025.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.riff.is\/schedule\/68dffe40a5ea106418c88b20\"><b>Buy tickets<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6104c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b6104c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd6ab6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd6ab6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9dee54\" data-id=\"b9dee54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebce95d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebce95d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INTERNATIONAL SHORTS AWARDS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5492b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5492b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Jury:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0);\"><b>Daniel Hadenius-Ebner, Erlendur Sveinsson &amp; Kahina Asnoun<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b499d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0b499d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>Best International Short<\/b><\/h5><p><b>(The Mine \/ L\u2018Mina) by Randa Maroufi.<\/b><\/p><p><em>Jury verdict:<\/em><\/p><p>The jury would like to award a film that impressed us with its masterful balance of form and meaning, realized by a director of rare assurance and vision<\/p><p>With a cinematic language that is both essayistic and deeply physical, the fluid, gliding movement of the camera draws us into a space where time is suspended, and a single long take becomes a breathtaking distillation of the film\u2019s essence, revealing how resistance emerges where existence slips away.<\/p><p>For these reasons, the jury presents the main award to The Mine (L\u2019Mina) by Randa Maroufi.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8d36db\" data-id=\"d8d36db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b660f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51b660f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-l-mina-still-hi-res-0-2599323-1024x552.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65671\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-l-mina-still-hi-res-0-2599323-1024x552.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-l-mina-still-hi-res-0-2599323-1536x829.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-l-mina-still-hi-res-0-2599323-2048x1105.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-l-mina-still-hi-res-0-2599323-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-l-mina-still-hi-res-0-2599323-600x324.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-l-mina-still-hi-res-0-2599323-300x162.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-l-mina-still-hi-res-0-2599323-768x414.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-950518e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"950518e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2599afb\" data-id=\"2599afb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbfec01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbfec01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ramallah-Palestine-decembre-2018-Juliette-Le-Monnyer-24-2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65672\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ramallah-Palestine-decembre-2018-Juliette-Le-Monnyer-24-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ramallah-Palestine-decembre-2018-Juliette-Le-Monnyer-24-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ramallah-Palestine-decembre-2018-Juliette-Le-Monnyer-24-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ramallah-Palestine-decembre-2018-Juliette-Le-Monnyer-24-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ramallah-Palestine-decembre-2018-Juliette-Le-Monnyer-24-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ramallah-Palestine-decembre-2018-Juliette-Le-Monnyer-24-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ramallah-Palestine-decembre-2018-Juliette-Le-Monnyer-24-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0cdf87\" data-id=\"a0cdf87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b64b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7b64b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0);\"><b>Special mention<\/b><\/span><b>:<\/b><\/h5><p><b>Ramallah, Palestine, December 2018 by Juliette Le Monnyer\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><em style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 1rem;\">Jury verdict:<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0);\">Sometimes, the greatest strength lies in simplicity. The camera captures a confrontation that lays bare both the fragility and the resilience of those facing it, transforming a single unedited long take into a gripping visual testimony of life under occupation.<\/span><\/p><p>For its courage and clarity, the jury awards a Special Mention to Ramallah, Palestine, December 2018 by Juliette Le Monnyer.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4121df8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4121df8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-584629f\" data-id=\"584629f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acfef36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acfef36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>If you missed them earlier in the festival \u2014 or want to experience them again \u2014 now is your chance. Come celebrate the winners with us and take part in the final screenings of RIFF 2025.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.riff.is\/schedule\/68dffe40a5ea106418c88b20\"><b>Buy tickets<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f26bcf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8f26bcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7228601 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7228601\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a397485\" data-id=\"a397485\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de4039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1de4039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">YOUNG PEOPLE\u2019S JURY AWARD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e307b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e307b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Jury:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0);\"><b>El\u00edn C.H. Ramette, Brynjar Da\u00f0ason &amp; \u00edsak Hinriksson<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791f470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"791f470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 1rem;\">Hinsta kve\u00f0ja fr\u00e1 Gaza (Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk) by Sepideh Farsi<\/b><\/h5><p><em>Jury verdict:<\/em><\/p><p>We honor 'Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk' for transforming the difficulty of connection into a luminous act of resistance for the Palestinian people. Where shaky video calls, intimate conversations, photographs, and voice recordings become a testament to life under occupation. This urgent documentary's inventiveness and contrasts are reinforced by a soundscape that deepens the fragility and resilience. Culturally vital, it reminds us that justice is not only about laws and rights, but also about the right of being.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc7992a\" data-id=\"cc7992a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e956c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5e956c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stills-04-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stills-04-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stills-04-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stills-04-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stills-04-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stills-04-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stills-04-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stills-04.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-04b421c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04b421c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c97467\" data-id=\"0c97467\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a7063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11a7063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A DIFFERENT TOMORROW AWARD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bbe7d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bbe7d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Jury:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0);\"><b>Fiorella Moretti, Pipaluk K. J\u00f8rgensen &amp; J\u00f3nas Margeir Ing\u00f3lfsson<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9ea3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a9ea3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 1rem;\">Sm\u00e1karl gegn P\u00fat\u00edn (Mr. Nobody Against Putin) by\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0); font-size: 16px;\"><b>David Borenstein,\u00a0<\/b><\/span><b style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: inherit; background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0);\">Pavel Talankin<\/b><\/h5><p><em>Jury verdict:<\/em><\/p><p>The jury had a very hard time selecting the film for the \"A Different Tomorrow\" award.<\/p><p>The voices in all the films are so important in the world we are living in. So thank you to all the filmmakers for having the courage to make these films. We thank you.<\/p><p>The jury has decided to award a film that gives a rare and authentic insight into a massive propaganda machine behind an entire war and the devices used by authorities to deceive an entire population. Told through the lens of a teacher who documents his students as the government works to distort their understanding of the world. It displays mass indoctrination by way of staying with a tiny school in a remote town.<\/p><p>The jury is happy to present the \"A Different Tomorrow\" award at RIFF to Mr. Nobody Against Putin.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3502cda\" data-id=\"3502cda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9a8c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a9a8c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-mr-nobody-against-putin-still-hi-res-0-2661694-1024x540.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65674\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-mr-nobody-against-putin-still-hi-res-0-2661694-1024x540.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-mr-nobody-against-putin-still-hi-res-0-2661694-1536x810.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-mr-nobody-against-putin-still-hi-res-0-2661694-2048x1080.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-mr-nobody-against-putin-still-hi-res-0-2661694-18x9.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-mr-nobody-against-putin-still-hi-res-0-2661694-600x316.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-mr-nobody-against-putin-still-hi-res-0-2661694-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-mr-nobody-against-putin-still-hi-res-0-2661694-768x405.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d09b2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d09b2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22dfb0a\" data-id=\"22dfb0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83676f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83676f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>If you missed them earlier in the festival \u2014 or want to experience them again \u2014 now is your chance. Come celebrate the winners with us and take part in the final screenings of RIFF 2025.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.riff.is\/schedule\/68dc1e2c674705b80e3f91be\"><b>Buy tickets<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-422b3dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"422b3dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b48a90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b48a90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70bd361\" data-id=\"70bd361\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e35d5d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e35d5d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEW VISIONS AWARDS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deeee09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"deeee09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Jury:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0);\"><b>Mohsen Makhmalb\u0101f, Gionna Nazzaro &amp; Saga Gar\u00f0sd\u00f3tt\u00edr<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a565db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a565db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0);\"><b>Special mention<\/b><\/span><b>:<\/b><\/h5><p><b>SOLOMAMMA by Janicke Askevold<\/b><\/p><p><em style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 1rem;\">Jury verdict:<\/em><\/p><p>The Special Mention of the NEW VISIONS Jury is awarded to the film SOLOMAMMA by director Janicke Askevold, thanks to the extraordinary performance of actress LISA LOVEN KONGSLI.<\/p><p>In her portrayal of a woman who embraces the complex decision to experience single motherhood, the actress creates a multi-layered character that touches upon the realm of comedy without trivializing the protagonist\u2019s anxieties, while at the same time casting an unflinching light on her personal hardships.<\/p><p>LISA LOVEN KONGSLI succeeds in bringing to life a complex, profoundly human character who engages with the audience critically\u2014never seeking its approval, but rather its humanity.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f28eabe\" data-id=\"f28eabe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d29e26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d29e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-solomamma-still-hi-res-0-2664406-2-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65675\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-solomamma-still-hi-res-0-2664406-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/riff.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/riff-2025-solomamma-still-hi-res-0-2664406-2-1536x864.png 1536w, 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d4ed41\" data-id=\"1d4ed41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1b3ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a1b3ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0);\"><b>The Golden Puffin<\/b><\/span><b>:<\/b><\/h5><p><b>STRANGE RIVER by Jaume Claret Muxart<\/b><\/p><p><em style=\"background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 0); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 1rem;\">Jury verdict:<\/em><\/p><p>The jury has unanimously decided\u2014after a discussion in which the formal and poetic elements of the film were carefully evaluated\u2014to award the NEW VISIONS prize to the debut work of the highly promising Catalan director Jaume Claret Muxart.<\/p><p>The coming-of-age story\u2014embodied in a feeling of auroral and intimate attraction, while unfolding as an initiatory journey along an enchanted river\u2014allows the director to reveal a precocious and accomplished talent, one that never indulges in mannerisms or formalism.<\/p><p>The discovery of desire, as the revelation of a world and a mode of feeling, enables the director to compose a complex symphony of unspoken yet deeply perceived words, epiphanies of a world still to be discovered.<\/p><p>For this reason, the jury warmly and movingly salutes the talent of Jaume Claret Muxart and the profound, radical, and revolutionary beauty of Strange 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Come celebrate the winners with us and take part in the final screenings of RIFF 2025.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.riff.is\/schedule\/68dc1f28b07c33ae05377c69\"><b>Buy tickets<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4502a6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a4502a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ver\u00f0laun RIFF 2025! 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