{"id":66993,"date":"2026-02-27T13:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riff.is\/?p=66993"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:56:19","slug":"eldarnir-taka-thatt-i-sjo-snidugum-keppnisflokknum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/eldarnir-taka-thatt-i-sjo-snidugum-keppnisflokknum\/","title":{"rendered":"Eldarnir takes part in the SMART7 competition section"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eldarnir takes part in the SMART7 competition section<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Eldarnir<\/span><\/i>, a film by Ugla Hauksd\u00f3ttir, is Iceland\u2019s contribution to the competition section SMART7, which will be screened at RIFF \u2013 Reykjav\u00edk International Film Festival this autumn, as well as at its six European partner festivals that form the SMART7 alliance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Collaboration of seven film festivals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The SMART7 film section is the result of a collaboration between seven European film festivals since 2023 and is supported by the Creative Europe fund. The festivals participating in the project are well-known and respected: IndieLisboa in Portugal, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, New Horizons in Poland, FILMADRID in Spain, the Vilnius International Film Festival in Lithuania (Kino Kaurism\u00e4ki), the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), and RIFF \u2013 Reykjav\u00edk International Film Festival.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Valuable exposure and potential opportunities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cThis is a great honor and an unexpected joy,\u201d says director Ugla Hauksd\u00f3ttir about the nomination for the SMART7 award. \u201cThe section focuses on works by young filmmakers who are doing interesting things, and one cannot help but feel a little proud that my film has been nominated. What is equally exciting is that, as a result, the film will be screened at all seven festivals, which are among the most interesting on the continent, and this represents valuable exposure and potentially some opportunities going forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Ugla Hauksd\u00f3ttir, director of Eldarnir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The freshest trends in European cinema and a jury from seven countries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The section is conceived as a platform to discover and support young and promising filmmakers, showcasing the freshest and most interesting trends in European cinema today. This year, the program once again brings together seven debut features or works by emerging filmmakers and leads audiences on a journey through family relationships, personal crises, and the challenges that contemporary life places on the individual.<\/span><\/p>

The Smart7 festival network awards a \u20ac5,000 cash prize to the winner of the touring competition, intended to support emerging filmmakers. The winning film is selected by a young international jury composed of young filmmakers or film scholars from the seven partner countries, who meet in Thessaloniki in November, where the award ceremony will take place.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The film <\/span>Eldarnir<\/span><\/i> is Ugla Hauksd\u00f3ttir\u2019s debut feature and premiered in Iceland on September 5 last autumn. The main character, Anna Arnard\u00f3ttir, one of Iceland\u2019s leading volcanologists, faces a double catastrophe: on the one hand, a volcanic eruption threatening the safety of the capital\u2019s residents, and on the other, a love affair that could destroy her marriage.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Eldarnir (2025)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Seven compelling films<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The other films that make up this year\u2019s SMART7 section are:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A River\u2019s Gaze (Malul v\u00e2n\u0103t) \u2014 Romania (2025) <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Director: Andreea Bor\u021bun<\/span><\/i><\/p>

A quiet and observant narrative spanning the seasons, following Lavinia, a single mother, and Dani, her 13-year-old son, in a Romanian village. As Dani enters adolescence, the balance in their relationship shifts \u2014 dependence gives way to friction, and daily life tightens under social and economic pressures, along with the inevitable changes that come with growing up.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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No Ghosts on Good Street (Nie ma duch\u00f3w w mieszkaniu na Dobrej) \u2014 Poland (2025)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Director: Emi Buchwald<\/span><\/i><\/p>

Four siblings grow up without their parents and form a close alliance where intimacy and conflict coexist. The film follows the evolution of their relationships, tensions, and mutual dependency, drawing a multi-layered generational portrait through an unconventional narrative approach.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Patty Is Such a Girly Name (Poly koritsistiko onoma to Patty) \u2014 Greece (2025)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Director: Giorgos Georgopoulos<\/span><\/i><\/p>

A coming-of-age story set within a sports framework, centering on Daphne, a teenage judo competitor from a remote island. When she moves to a larger city to continue training under her coach\u2019s guidance, discipline and competition become the arena for a deeper struggle: self-definition, resilience, and early adulthood.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Visitor (Sve\u010dias) \u2014 Lithuania (2025)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Director: Vytautas Katkus<\/span><\/i><\/p>

A new father, Danielius, returns to his hometown to sell his late parents\u2019 apartment. What begins as a practical errand transforms into reflection: reunions with places \u2014 and people \u2014 bring back memories, reckonings, and a renewed sense of self at a turning point in his life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Eternal Flame (\u00d3culos de Sol Pretos) \u2014 Portugal (2025)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Director: Pedro Ramalhete<\/span><\/i><\/p>

A melancholic comedy set within a film crew, shedding light on the forces and fragile dynamics of filmmaking \u2014 identity, solidarity, and the delicate balance of creation \u2014 while affectionately referencing Portuguese film culture.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Dashed Lines (As Li\u00f1as Descontinuas) \u2014 Spain (2025)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Director: Anxos Faz\u00e1ns<\/span><\/i><\/p>

Bea, a fifty-year-old woman going through a divorce, and Den\u00eds, a 28-year-old trans man at an unstable period in his life, meet by chance. Their connection develops into mutual support and a new direction \u2014 a sensitive exploration of loneliness, identity, and the possibility of beginning a new chapter.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eldarnir taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed Sj\u00f6 sni\u00f0ugum keppnisflokknum Eldarnir, kvikmynd Uglu Hauksd\u00f3ttur, er framlag \u00cdslands til keppnisflokksins Sj\u00f6 sni\u00f0ugar sem s\u00fdndur ver\u00f0ur \u00e1 RIFF \u2013 Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legri kvikmyndah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk \u00ed haust […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1089,"featured_media":66990,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","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":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1089"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66993"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67542,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66993\/revisions\/67542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}