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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T221500
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SUMMARY:Cat in the Wall
DESCRIPTION:Í fjölþjóðlega hverfinu Peckham í Suð-Austur London lendir búlgörsk fjölskylda í miklum erjum við nágrannana í blokkinni sinni vegna villikattar sem þau taka upp á arma sína. \n—- \nSouth-East London\, in the multicultural neighborhood of Peckham\, in a municipal building. A Bulgarian family goes into serious conflict with their neighbors due to an abandoned cat. \nBulgaria\, United Kingdom\, France / 2019 /Comedy\, Drama / 92 min\nDirectors: Mina Mileva\, Vesela Kazakova\nScript: Mina Mileva\, Vesela Kazakova\nCinematography: Dimitar Kostov
URL:https://riff.is/event/cat-in-the-wall/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T203000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200914T182337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T172935Z
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SUMMARY:Wildland
DESCRIPTION:Eftir að móðir hennar deyr í bílslysi flytur hin sautján ára gamla Ida inn til frænku sinnar sem býr ásamt uppkomnum sonum sínum. Heimilið einkennist af blíðu og ást en utan heimilisins lifir fjölskyldan ofbeldisfullu glæpalífi. Þegar óvænt morð ógnar fjölskyldulífinu og hollustu þeirra við hvort annað myndast spenna sem veldur því að ómögulegt reynist að aðskilja ástina frá ofbeldinu. Ida stendur nú andspænis sömu spurningu og móðir hennar gerði áður: Hverju ertu tilbúin að fórna fyrir fjölskylduna þína? \n————— \nFollowing a car accident\, which kills her mother\, 17-year old Ida moves in with her estranged aunt and her aunt’s grown sons. The home is filled with physical tenderness and love\, but outside of the home\, the family leads a violent and criminal life. When an unforeseen murder pressures the family and their loyalty to each other\, tension builds as love and violence become impossible to separate. Ida is faced with the same question her mother faced before her: What are you willing to sacrifice for your family? \nDenmark / 2020 /Drama\, Thriller / 88 min\nDirector: Jeanette Nordahl\nScript: Ingeborg Topsøe
URL:https://riff.is/event/wildland/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T180000
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DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200930T133629Z
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SUMMARY:Á móti Straumnum/ Against the Current + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Á móti straumnum er mögnuð saga transkonunnar Veigu\, sem er fyrsta manneskjan til að róa 2.000 kílómetra í kringum Ísland\, á móti straumnum. En hennar persónulega vegferð er ekki síður merkileg. Hún fæddist í líkama drengs í afskekktu sjávarþorpi á Vestfjörum fyrir 44 árum síðan. Giftist hún og eignaðist börn en kom loks út úr skápnum 38 ára sem transkona. Innri baráttan þangað til var helvíti líkast og reyndi hún tvisvar að svipta sig lífi. Þessar tvær átakasögur fléttast saman í magnað ferðalag frá við kynleiðréttingu og í kringum Ísland\, með töfrandi og harðgerðum bakgrunni af strandlengju landsins. Hversu langt þarftu að ferðast til að finna sjálfan þig? Og hvaða fórnir ertu tilbúin að færa til að finna hamingju? \n————— \nThe transgender woman Veiga Grétarsdóttir decides to take on the dangerous adventure of sailing counter-clockwise around Iceland on a kayak. Her journey is symbolic of her journey through a gender-correcting process. The film describes her inner struggle and the effect of her decision on the lives of those closest to her\, among them her former wife\, children\, and parents. \nIceland / 2020 / Documentary / 90 min\nDirector: Óskar Páll Sveinsson\nWriter: Margrét Örnólfsdóttir\nProducer: Pétur Einarsson\, Kristín Ólafsdóttir
URL:https://riff.is/event/a-moti-straumnum-against-the-current/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T173000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200916T144725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T172827Z
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SUMMARY:Aalto + Guided Tour
DESCRIPTION:Ástarsaga þeirra Alvars og Aino Aalto\, finnsku meistaranna í nútíma arkítektúr og hönnun. Myndin fer með áhorfendur í heillandi ferð um sköpun þeirra og áhrif um allan heim. Myndin er byggð á umfangsmikilli rannsóknarvinnu og sögð af helstu vísindamönnum á sviðinu um allan heim. \n————— \nA love story of Alvar and Aino Aalto\, Finnish masters of modern architecture and design\, an enchanting journey to their creations and influence around the world. Aalto is based on deep research and narrated by eyewitnesses and top researchers from all over the world. \n————— \nFollowed by an immersive experience\, where Guja Dögg founder of Studio Hvitt and expert on Aalto´s work will guide a tour around the Nordic House building. The Nordic House is designed by Alvar Aalto and it is one of his later works\, a hidden gem among the better-known masterpieces\, and features most of Aalto’s signature traits. \nFinland / 103 min\nDirector: Virpi Suukari\nWriter: Virpi Suukari\nFeature / Documentary\, Biographical\, History
URL:https://riff.is/event/aalto-guided-tour/
LOCATION:Einkamál: The Nordic House\, Sæmundargata 11\, Reykjavík\, 102\, Iceland
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T153000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T173000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200914T182016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T172747Z
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SUMMARY:Lobster Soup + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Á hverjum morgni tekur Krilli saman hin fjölmörgu hráefni sem þarf til að laga humarsúpuna á Bryggjunni\, litlum matsölustað í Grindavík. Fólk kemur til Íslands frá öllum heimshornum til að sjá eldfjöllin\, ísinn og sköpun jarðarinnar. En nú virðast túristarnir og hraunbreiðurnar vera í sívaxandi mæli að þrýsta öllu þorpinu á haf út. Kaffihúsið Bryggjan heldur uppi höfninni og rígheldur sér í jörðina. Það þjónar sem skjól fyrir bæjarbúa Grindavíkur á síðustu 3000 fermetrunum af byggingarlandi á höfninni. \n————— \nEvery morning Krilli prepares the many ingredients of Bryggjan’s lobster soup\, a tiny cafe in a small town in Iceland. Alli\, Krilli’s brother\, sits with the old fishermen\, the last boxer of Iceland\, and a writer\, who find\, every day\, a new solution for all the problems of the world. People from abroad come to Iceland to see the volcanoes\, the ice\, and the genesis of the Earth. And now the tourists and the lava field seem to push the whole town more and more towards the sea. The Bryggjan cafe holds the port\, clinging to the ground. It serves as a shelter on the last 3\,000 square meters of buildable ground in the harbor for the locals of the town. \nDocumentary / 97 min\nDirectors: Pepe Andreu\, Rafael Molés\nWriters: Pepe Andreu\, Rafael Molés\, Ólafur Rögnvaldsson\, Arunas Matelis\nCinematography: José Luis González Iglesias\nEditor: Sara Marco\nMusic: Alberto R. Lucendo
URL:https://riff.is/event/lobster-soup/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T151500
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T165000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200915T162620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T172719Z
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SUMMARY:INTERNATIONAL SHORTS III
DESCRIPTION:OUR HEARTS BEAT LIKE WAR\nHJÖRTU OKKAR SLÁ EINS OG STRÍÐ / Zchuhit Bayam\nIsrael / 2020 / 15 min / Short Fiction\nDirector: Elinor Nechemya\nWriter: Elinor Nechemya\nProducers: Elinor Nechemya\, Omer Harel\nEuropean Premiere / Evrópufrumsýning \nMeð augun límd við ævintýrabók og eyrun við hryllilega frásögn eritrísks flóttamanns\, sofnar hinn níu ára gamli Sinai á skrifstofu móður sinnar og hugurinn fer að reika. \nWith his eyes in a fantasy book and his ears glued to the horrific testimony of an Eritrean refugee\, 9-year-old Sinai falls asleep at his mother’s workplace\, and his mind drifts away. \nLONELY RIVERS\nEINMANA FLJÓT\nFrance and Spain / 28 min / 2019 / Short Documentary\nDirector: Mauro Herce\nWriters: Mauro Herce\, Manuel Muñoz Rivas\nProducers: Jose Alayón\, Jasmina Sijercic\, Mauro Herce\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nMenn á ýmsum aldri koma saman til að slaka á\, hafa gaman og syngja í karaoke. Klukkutímar og dagar líða án hlés og erfitt er að segja til um hversu langur tími hefur liðið; hvort það sé dagur eða nótt\, hver hefur sofnað og hver er nývaknaður. Aðeins nokkrar vísbendingar leyfa áhorfendum að komast nær því að vita eitthvað um þetta undarlega umhverfi. \nMen of many ages gather in the same room to relax\, have fun and sing karaoke songs. The hours and days pass by without pause and we can barely say how long it’s been\, whether it is day or night\, who just woke up or who is going to sleep. Only a few hints appearing from time to time in the footage will allow us to learn something about their mysterious job and circumstance. \nTHE SILENCE OF THE RIVER\nÞÖGN ÁRINNAR / EL SILENCIO DEL RIO\nPeru / 2020 / 13 min / Short Fiction\nDirector: Francesca Canepa\nWriter: Francesca Canepa\nProducer: Jimena Hospina\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nJuan er 9 ára gamall strákur sem býr með pabba sínum á fljótandi húsi á Amazon ánni. Í gegnum ferðalag um frumskóginn mun hann uppgötva sannleikann um föður sinn. \nJuan\, a 9-year-old boy\, lives with his dad in a floating house on the Amazon river. Through a dreamy journey into the rainforest jungle\, he will discover the truth about his dad. \nSOMETHING TO REMEMBER\nEITTHVAÐ TIL AÐ MINNAST / Något att minnas\nSweden / 5 min / 2019 / Short Animation\nDirectors: Niki Lindroth von Bahr \nVögguvísa fyrir heimsendi. Tvær dúfur heimsækja dýragarð án dýra\, snigill fer til læknis til að láta mæla í sér blóðþrýstinginn\, og á tilraunastofu CERN hefur eitthvað farið hræðilega úrskeiðis. Sex augnablik frá okkar tíma\, eins og minningar þess heims sem við munum skilja eftir. \nA lullaby before the great disaster. Two pigeons visit a zoo without animals\, a snail measures his blood pressure at the doctors\, and in the CERN laboratory\, something has gone terribly wrong. Six moments from our time\, like memories of the world we leave behind. \nI LOVE YOU ALWAYS\nNDAGUKUNDA DÉJÀ / ÉG ELSKA ÞIG ALLTAF\nCanada and Rwanda / 21 min / 2020 / Short Documentary\nDirectors: Sébastien Desrosiers\, David Findlay\nProducers: Sébastien Desrosiers\, David Findlay\nWorld Premiere / Heimsfrumsýning \nEftir að hafa hitt rúandískan föður sinn í Montreal í fyrsta sinn 28 ára að aldri leggur blaðamaðurinn Sébastien Desrosiers af stað í ferðalag til forfeðralands síns í leit að svörum\, 25 árum eftir þjóðarmorðin í landinu. \nAfter meeting his Rwandan father in Montreal for the first time at 28 years of age\, Québécois journalist Sébastien Desrosiers sets off\, in this 25th year anniversary of the genocide\, on an existential quest to his ancestral land in search of answers. \nSALSA\nPortugal and Argentina / 13 min\nDirectors: Igor Dimitri \nÞað er eftirmiðdagur í Buenos Aires og tónlist hljómar á dóminískri hárgreiðslustofu. Þar koma saman ýmsir karakterar með mismunandi bakgrunn og tengjast í gegnum tónlistina á stofunni. Allt frá dönsurum og tónlistarflytjendum til viðskiptavina hárgreiðslustofunnar. \nThis film captures one Buenos Aires afternoon in a Dominican hairdresser salon\, in which characters with different backgrounds reunite around the musical feeling of the place\, from dancers to performers and actors\, clients\, and reggaetón singers.
URL:https://riff.is/event/international-shorts-iii/
LOCATION:Einkamál: The Nordic House\, Sæmundargata 11\, Reykjavík\, 102\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T130000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T172656Z
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SUMMARY:INTERNATIONAL SHORTS II
DESCRIPTION:DRIFTING\nREKI / 漂流\nChina and United States / 2019 / 16 min / Short Fiction\nDirectors: HanXuing Bo\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nYan er ólöglegt annað barn foreldra sinna\, þar sem hann fæddist í Kína þegar lög og reglur kváðu á um að hjón mættu aðeins eignast eitt barn. Til að forðast það að vera refsað af yfirvöldum sendu foreldrarnir eldri systur Yan í felur og ólu soninn upp sem stúlku. Nú er Yan orðinn ungur maður og á í innri baráttu við kynvitund sína. Hans eina leið til að flýja veruleikann um stund er að spóla um á gömlum leigubíl föður síns á yfirgefnum bílastæðum. \nYan is an illegal second child born during the One-Child policy. To avoid government punishment\, Yan’s parents hid their oldest daughter in the countryside and raised Yan as a girl. Now a young adult\, Yan struggles with his gender identity and being treated as an outcast in a conservative society. His sole escape is speeding around in his father’s old taxi through abandoned parking lots. \nTHE GOLDEN LEGEND\nGullna goðsögnin / LEYENDA DORADA\nSpain / 2019 / Short Fiction / 11 min / Drama\, Fantasy\nDirectors: Chema García Ibarra and Ion De Sosa\nWriter: Chema Garcia Ibarra\nProducer: Leire Apellaniz \nFólk á öllum aldri skemmtir sér við sundlaugina í Montánchez á Spáni. Þau njóta stundarinnar til fulls undir árvökulu augnliti hinnar heilögu guðsmóður. Átök og ósætti hverfa á braut og þorpsbúar fá verðskuldaða hvíld. \nPeople of all ages enjoy themselves at the pool in Montánchez in Spain. It’s an almost utopian depiction of community\, under the gaze of Our Lady of Consolation. While conflicts and aggression have a siesta\, the villagers take a well deserved break. \nMOM’S MOVIE\nMyndin hennar mömmu\nGreece and Spain / 13 min / 2019 / Short Fiction\nDirectors: Stella Kyriakopoulos\nProducer: Fani Skartouli\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nLífsbarátta\, móðurhlutverkið og kvikmyndir eru til umfjöllunar. Stolta móðirin Maria tekur upp myndband af tveggja ára gamalli dóttur sinni synda í sundlaug í bakgarðinum. Hún lendir þó í tæknilegum erfiðleikum og þarf loks að ganga langt til að koma í veg fyrir martröð allra foreldra. Löngun manneskjunnar til að taka myndir og myndbönd af veruleikanum truflar oft hinar raunverulegu aðstæður með hugsanlega hörmulegum afleiðingum. \nSurvival\, motherhood\, and movies all collide in a backyard pool. While proudly filming her 2-year-old daughter’s survival swimming graduation exam in her backyard pool\, Maria runs into technical difficulties. A disturbing insight into the extremities a mother goes to prevent any parent’s worst nightmare. The human desire to record and capture reality distracts from the reality of the situation with potentially catastrophic implications. \nFORGET ALBERTO FOR NOW\nGLEYMDU ALBERTO NÚNA\nGermany / 18 min / Short Documentary / 2020\nDirectors: Beina Xu\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nFlóttamaður sem er aðeins þekktur undir nafninu Alberto flýr frá Aþenu til Brussel á fölsuðu vegabréfi. Þremur árum síðar reynir lítið kvikmyndagerðarteymi frá Berlín að gera kvikmynd af ferðalagi hans. Hlutirnir fara hins vegar á allt annan veg\, og þeir enda á því að kvikmynda dúfur. Hvað er svosem heimildarmynd? Efniviðurinn verður sjálft viðfangsefnið. Hvar stöndum við á milli myndar og merkingar? \nA refugee known only as Alberto flies from Athens to Brussels on a fake passport. Three years later\, a small crew from Berlin tries to make a film about his journey. Things fall apart. They film pigeons instead. The artifice of the documentary becomes the subject itself: where do we stand between image and meaning? \nTHE LAMB OF GOD\nLAMB GUÐS / O CORDEIRO DE DEUS\nPortugal\, France / 15 min / Short Fiction / 2020\nDirector: David Pinheiro Vicente\nWriter: David Pinheiro Vicente\nProducers: Gabriel Abrantes\, Jérôme Blesson\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nSumarfögnuður í portúgölsku þorpi er fullur af tilfinningum og ofbeldi\, eins og sjá má í þessari dularfullu mynd um samhenta fjölskyldu. \nThe summer festivities of a Portuguese village are suffused with sensuality and violence in this enigmatic portrait of a tightly knit family. \nCLOUD FOREST\nSKÝJASKÓGUR\nNetherlands / 18 min / 2019 / Short Documentary\nDirector: Eliane Esther Bots\nProducer: Manon Bovenkerk \nÆvintýraleg stuttmynd um fimm stelpur sem fara með áhorfendur í ferðalag um reynslu foreldra sinna af stríðinu í fyrrum Júgóslavíu. Stríð sem þær upplifðu ekki sjálfar. Frásagnirnar eru samblanda af staðreyndum og hugmyndum\, minningum og hughrifum og upplifunum sem foreldrarnir sögðu dætrum sínum. Á meðan stúlkurnar hlusta á sjálfar sig verður áhorfandinn hluti af nánum samskiptum fjölskyldnanna. \nA fairytale-like film in which five girls take us on a journey through their parents’ experiences of the war in the former Yugoslavia\, a war which the girls haven’t physically experienced themselves. The narratives are a combination of facts and imaginings\, memories and impressions\, transferred from the parents to their daughters. It is in the shadows where these narratives can unfold. While the girls listen to themselves\, the viewer becomes part of their intimate family circle. \nBETWEEN YOU AND MILAGROS\nENTRE TÚ Y MILAGROS\nColumbia / 2020 / 20 min / Short Drama\nDirector: Mariana Saffon\nWriters: Mariana Saffon\, Nathalie Álvarez Mesén \nMilagros er fimmtán ára\, og veröld hennar snýst enn í kringum móður hennar. Óvænt kynni við dauðann fá hana hins vegar til að efast um samband þeirra og sína eigin tilvist. \nAt fifteen\, Milagros’ world still revolves around her mother’s affection. This summer an unexpected encounter with death will make her question their relationship and her own existence.
URL:https://riff.is/event/international-shorts-ii/
LOCATION:Einkamál: The Nordic House\, Sæmundargata 11\, Reykjavík\, 102\, Iceland
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T110000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200915T162210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T172633Z
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SUMMARY:INTERNATIONAL SHORTS I
DESCRIPTION:Correspondence\nBréfaskipti / Correspondencia\nSpain\, Chile / 2020 / 19 min / Short Fiction\nDirectors: Dominga Sotomayor and Carla Simón\nWriters: Dominga Sotomayor and Carla Simón\nProducers: Carla Sospedra\, Maria Zamora\, Dominga Sotomayor \nÍ formi kvikmyndaðra bréfasamtala fjalla tveir ungir kvikmyndagerðarmenn um kvikmyndir\, fjölskyldur\, arfleið og móðurhlutverkið. Hugleiðingar þeirra eru persónulegar og djúpstæðar og birtast í mikilfenglegum myndum teknum dag frá degi – og bergmála skyndilega í pólitískri neyð heimalandsins. Carla Simón var fyrsta konan til að vinna Gullna hlébarðann fyrir leikstjórn á Locarno kvikmyndahátíðinni árið 2018. \nIn the form of a filmed epistolary conversation\, two young filmmakers discuss film\, present and past family\, heritage\, and maternity. The personal and profound reflections—which are embodied in the graceful images taken day-to-day—are suddenly echoed by the political emergency faced by her country. Carla Simón made history at the Locarno Film Festival in 2018 becoming the first woman to win the Golden Leopard Award for Best Direction. \nON HOLD // Poikien puhelin\nÍ bið\nFinland / 2020 / 21 min / Short Documentary\nDirectors: Laura Rantanen \nVissirðu að kynþroskaskeiðið varir að eilífu? On Hold er tilraunastuttmynd sem skoðar bæði félagslega og erfðafræðilega þætti karlmennskunnar. Myndin er byggð á nafnlausum símtölum sem bárust hjálparsíma fyrir drengi og unga menn undir 20 ára. \nDid you know puberty lasts forever? On Hold is an experimental documentary short film contemplating the themes of intergenerationality and socially constructed masculinity. The film is based on anonymous phone calls dialed to a helpline for boys and young men under 20 years of age. \nVolcano: What does a lake dream?\nEldfjall: Hvað dreymir lækinn?\nVulcão: O Que Sonha um Lago?\nFrance and Portugal / 2020 / 21 min / Short Documentary\nDirectors: Diana Vidrascu\nWriters: Diana Vidrascu\, Johan Härnsten\nProducers: Diana Vidrascu\, Jesse James\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nFagurfræðileg og myndræn framsetning í bland við vísindalegar frásagnir og hljóðverk. Áhorfandi fer inn í heim náttúrumynda sem breytast í truflandi en áhugaverðan\, óraunverulegan og stjórnlausan heim. \nA film mixing aesthetic and photographic research with mythological and scientific narratives and soundwork. Lulled by the stories told by the protagonists\, we are caught up in these images of nature that transform into a disturbing but exciting\, unreal and uncontrollable world. \nHEAVEN REACHES DOWN TO EARTH\nHIMNARNIR TEYGJA SIG NIÐUR AÐ JÖRÐU\nSouth Africa / 10 min / Short Fiction / 2020\nDirector: Tebogo Malebogo\nProducer: Petrus van Staden\nWorld Premiere / Heimsfrumsýning \nStaða hinsegin fólks í Afríku\, hefðbundnar væntingar til karlmanna í afrískri menningu\, og einangrunin sem mörg okkar finna tvinnast saman í myndinni. Myndin veitir innsýn í reynsluheim þeirra Tau og Tumelo\, en þegar Tau uppgötvar kynhneigð sína og sendir það Tumelo í sína eigin sjálfsskoðunarvegferð. \nWe find Heaven Reaches Down to Earth at a crossroads of emerging stories: queerness in Africa\, the traditional expectations of men within those African cultures\, and the isolation that many of us find ourselves currently dealing with\, as seen through the experiences of two young men\, Tau and Tumelo. The film serves as a snapshot of a moment in which Tau’s realization about his sexual orientation acts as an accelerant that sets Tumelo on his own journey. \nDUMMY\nGERVI // Atkūrimas\nLithuania / 2020 / 13 min\nDirector: Laurynas Bareiša \nGlæpamaður notar andlitslausa brúðu til að endurleika grimmilegan glæp. En að óvörum er hann ekki sá sem er dæmdur\, þar sem svo virðist vera að einhver leiki tveimur skjöldum í rannsóknarhópunum. \nUsing a faceless doll\, a criminal reenacts a brutal crime. But surprisingly he is not the one being judged. There seems to be an odd one out in the investigative group. \nI AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE\nÉG ER HRÆDDUR UM AÐ GLEYMA ANDLITINU ÞÍNU\nEgypt\, France\, Belgium\, Qatar / 15 min / 2020 / Sort Fiction / Drama\nDirectors: Sameh Alaa\nWriter: Sameh Alaa\nProducers: Muhammad Taymour\, Martin Jérôme\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nEftir að hafa verið aðskilin í 82 daga ferðast Adam um erfiðan veg til að verða sameinaður ástinni sinni\, sama hvað það kostar. \nAfter being separated for 82 days\, Adam travels down a rough road to be reunited with the one he loves\, whatever it takes.
URL:https://riff.is/event/international-shorts-i/
LOCATION:Einkamál: The Nordic House\, Sæmundargata 11\, Reykjavík\, 102\, Iceland
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201002T223500
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T003000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200929T173355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T103135Z
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SUMMARY:Another Round / Druk - SALUR 2 - 22:35
DESCRIPTION:Það er til kenning sem segir að við ættum öll að fæðast með dropa af alkóhóli í blóðinu og að sú hógværa ölvun myndi opna augu okkur gagnvart umheiminum\, minnka vandamál okkar og auka sköpunargáfu okkar. Með þessa kenningu að leiðarljósi ákveða Martin og þrír vinir hans\, allt lífsþreyttir menntaskólakennarar\, að gera tilraun um að viðhalda stöðugu ölvunarástandi í gegnum vinnudaginn. \nThere’s a theory that we should be born with a small amount of alcohol in our blood\, and that modest inebriation opens our minds to the world around us\, diminishing our problems and increasing our creativity. Heartened by that theory\, Martin and three of his friends\, all weary high school teachers\, embark on an experiment to maintain a constant level of intoxication throughout the workday. If Churchill won WW2 in a heavy daze of alcohol\, who knows what a few drops might do for them and their students? Initial results are positive\, and the teachers’ little project turns into a genuine academic study. Both their classes and their results continue to improve\, and the group feels alive again! As the units are knocked back\, some of the participants see further improvement and others go off the rails. It becomes increasingly clear that while alcohol may have fueled great results in world history\, some bold acts carry consequences. \nDenmark / 2020 /Comedy\, Drama / 116 min\nDirector: Thomas Vinterberg\nScreenplay: Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg
URL:https://riff.is/event/another-round-druk/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201002T222000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201003T000000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200914T181823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T192357Z
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SUMMARY:Another Round / Druk - SALUR 1 - 22:20
DESCRIPTION:Það er til kenning sem segir að við ættum öll að fæðast með dropa af alkóhóli í blóðinu og að sú hógværa ölvun myndi opna augu okkur gagnvart umheiminum\, minnka vandamál okkar og auka sköpunargáfu okkar. Með þessa kenningu að leiðarljósi ákveða Martin og þrír vinir hans\, allt lífsþreyttir menntaskólakennarar\, að gera tilraun um að viðhalda stöðugu ölvunarástandi í gegnum vinnudaginn. \nThere’s a theory that we should be born with a small amount of alcohol in our blood\, and that modest inebriation opens our minds to the world around us\, diminishing our problems and increasing our creativity. Heartened by that theory\, Martin and three of his friends\, all weary high school teachers\, embark on an experiment to maintain a constant level of intoxication throughout the workday. If Churchill won WW2 in a heavy daze of alcohol\, who knows what a few drops might do for them and their students? Initial results are positive\, and the teachers’ little project turns into a genuine academic study. Both their classes and their results continue to improve\, and the group feels alive again! As the units are knocked back\, some of the participants see further improvement and others go off the rails. It becomes increasingly clear that while alcohol may have fueled great results in world history\, some bold acts carry consequences. \nDenmark / 2020 /Comedy\, Drama / 116 min\nDirector: Thomas Vinterberg\nScreenplay: Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg
URL:https://riff.is/event/another-round/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201002T203000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201002T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200916T234903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200930T162126Z
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SUMMARY:Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm
DESCRIPTION:Óvenjuleg saga tveggja velskra bræðra sem breyttu mjólkurbúi sínu í eitt farsælasta upptökuver allra tíma. Black Sabbath\, Queen\, Robert Plant\, Iggy Pop\, Simple Minds\, Oasis\, The Stone Roses\, Coldplay og fjölmargir til viðbótar tóku upp tónlist sína í Rockfield upptökuverinu í gegnum áratugina. Þetta er saga af draumum um rokk og ról\, sem fléttast saman við baráttu fjölskyldufyrirtækisins við að lifa af. \n————- \nThe unlikely tale of two Welsh brothers who turned their dairy farm into one of the most successful recording studios of all time. Black Sabbath\, Queen\, Robert Plant\, Iggy Pop\, Simple Minds\, Oasis\, The Stone Roses\, Coldplay and many more made mayhem and music at Rockfield over the decades. This is a story of rock and roll dreams intertwined with a family business’ fight for survival. \nUnited Kingdom\, United States / 90 min\nDirector: Hannah Berryman\nProducer: Catryn Ramasut\nCinematographer: Patrick Smith\nEditor: Rupert Houseman\nMusic: Alexander Parsons
URL:https://riff.is/event/rockfield-the-studio-on-the-farm/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Hard Rock Café\, Laekjargata 2A\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201002T180000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201002T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200915T161956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201001T193530Z
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SUMMARY:RIFF TALKS
DESCRIPTION:RIFF TALKS are a series of concise and polished presentations by established creative film professionals who were willing to share their knowledge of “how to break through “ where filmmakers & audiences would be inspired. \nRIFF Talks are held in the spirit of TED Talks but with the focus on filmmaking. Each talk is given by speakers who have oversight on the issues and realize the current trends in the world of films. The talks aimed to educate\, inspire and motivate creatives\, as well as challenge decision-makers and those in power to rethink and reflect. The RIFF Talks end with an open discussion. \nWe aim to a parity 50/ 50 equal gender rate for the RIFF Talks\, in the belief of generating and promoting an equity state in the industry in which men and women voices are balanced. \n  \nSpeakers: \nUgla Hauksdóttir\, \nRob Tasker \nSunneva Ása Weisshappel\, \nBui Badvinsson \nLára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir \nVigfús Þormar Gunnarsson \nOPEN TO PUBLIC UNDER REGISTRATION. RSVP BELOW
URL:https://riff.is/event/riff-talks/
LOCATION:Einkamál: The Nordic House\, Sæmundargata 11\, Reykjavík\, 102\, Iceland
CATEGORIES:RIFF Industry Days
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201002T174500
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201002T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200914T181630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T165131Z
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SUMMARY:Miss Marx
DESCRIPTION:Hin frjálslega\, ástríðufulla og klára Eleanor var yngsta dóttir Karl Marx. Eleanor var meðal þeirra forystukvenna sem fyrst leiddu saman femínisma og sósíalisma og tók þátt í baráttu verkafólks\, barðist fyrir auknum réttindum kvenna og afnámi barnaþrælkunar. Árið 1883 hitti hún Edward Aveling og ástríðufull en tregablandin ást þeirra umturnaði lífi hennar. Myndin var meðal þeirra kvikmynda er kepptu til aðalverðlauna Kvikmyndahátíðarinnar í Feneyjum\, Gullna Ljónið. \nBright\, intelligent\, passionate and free\, Eleanor is Karl Marx’s youngest daughter. Among the first women to link the themes of feminism and socialism\, she takes part in the workers’ battles and fights for women’s rights and the abolition of child labor. In 1883 she meets Edward Aveling and her life is crushed by a passionate but tragic love story. \nItaly and Belgium /107 min/ Biography\nDirector: Susanna Nicchiarelli
URL:https://riff.is/event/miss-marx/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201002T153000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201002T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200915T161812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T105653Z
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SUMMARY:FILM IN ICELAND - Panel
DESCRIPTION:Iceland as a post COVID production service role model.\nWhile people quarantined around the world during the COVID-pandemic\, VOD and in-demand services had enormous growth and popularity.\nIn contrast\, most worldwide productions suffered a huge cycle contraction and even fully stopped. By antithesis\, Icelandic film productions never ceased\, it’s more\, the industry experienced a flourishment of Film & TV productions.\nHas Iceland become an international role model for Film & TV production services during and post-COVID age?\nWhat were the challenges and the efforts made to set the country in such a position?\nIn this event\, the Icelandic film commission along with key Icelandic production companies will explore the current status of Icelandic productions and provide the audience with detailed information as for why Iceland is the place to film! \nOPEN TO PUBLIC UNDER REGISTRATION. RSVP BELOW. \nSpeakers:\n– Einar Hansen Tomasson. CEO Film in Iceland\n– Leifur Dagfinnsson. CEOTrue North\n– Laufey Guðjónsdóttir. Director of the Icelandic Film Centre \nModerated by Bergur Ebbi Benediktsson. \n  \n 
URL:https://riff.is/event/film-in-iceland-panel/
LOCATION:Einkamál: The Nordic House\, Sæmundargata 11\, Reykjavík\, 102\, Iceland
CATEGORIES:RIFF Industry Days
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201001T220000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201001T233000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200914T181344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T172432Z
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SUMMARY:Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
DESCRIPTION:Hann var einn af stóru meisturum ljósmyndalistarinnar\, sannkölluð goðsögn. Glæsilegur\, gáskafullur\, hugvitssamur\, ögrandi\, hvetjandi. Í ár\, sextán árum eftir dauða Helmuts Newtons í Los Angeles\, hefði hann orðið 100 ára gamall. Líf sem var eins og kvikmynd birtist nú\, í fyrsta sinn\, á hvíta tjaldinu. \n— \nHe was one of the Great Masters of photography\, a legend. Elegant\, playful\, inventive\, provocative\, inspirational – and himself inspired by sharp observation and the deep roots of his childhood in Berlin of the 1920s. Berlin was him\, and he was Berlin. But he also was much more. A cosmopolitan\, at home in New York and Paris\, Monte Carlo and Rome. And Helmut Newton still has a kind of cult status beyond the art world – even to this day\, 14 years after his tragic death in Los Angeles. In 2020 he would have become 100 years old. A life like a movie – now\, for the first time to be told for the big screen. \nGermany / 2020 /Documentary / 93 min\nDirector: Gero von Boehm\nProducer: Felix von Boehm\nScreenplay: Gero von Boehm
URL:https://riff.is/event/helmut-newton-the-bad-and-the-beautiful/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201001T200000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201001T213000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200914T181128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T172357Z
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SUMMARY:Last Days of Spring
DESCRIPTION:Íbúarnir í fátækrahverfi nálægt Madrid eru neyddir til að yfirgefa heimili sín eftir að landið sem þeir búa á hefur verið selt. Á meðan ferlið vindur smám saman upp á sig þurfa meðlimir Gabarre Mendoza fjölskyldunnar að kljást við afleiðingarnar og breytingarnar á lífi sínu\, hver á sinn hátt. \nIn a shantytown near Madrid\, the inhabitants are forced to leave their self-built homes because the land they live on is sold. While this process slowly unfolds\, the different members of the Spanish family Gabarre Mendoza struggle\, each in their own way\, with their lives in transition. \nThe Netherlands and Spain / Drama / 75 min\nDirector: Isabel Lamberti
URL:https://riff.is/event/last-days-of-spring/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201001T190000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201001T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200916T234353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T172209Z
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SUMMARY:INTERNATIONAL SHORTS III
DESCRIPTION:OUR HEARTS BEAT LIKE WAR\nHJÖRTU OKKAR SLÁ EINS OG STRÍÐ / Zchuhit Bayam\nIsrael / 2020 / 15 min / Short Fiction\nDirector: Elinor Nechemya\nWriter: Elinor Nechemya\nProducers: Elinor Nechemya\, Omer Harel\nEuropean Premiere / Evrópufrumsýning \nMeð augun límd við ævintýrabók og eyrun við hryllilega frásögn eritrísks flóttamanns\, sofnar hinn níu ára gamli Sinai á skrifstofu móður sinnar og hugurinn fer að reika. \nWith his eyes in a fantasy book and his ears glued to the horrific testimony of an Eritrean refugee\, 9-year-old Sinai falls asleep at his mother’s workplace\, and his mind drifts away. \nLONELY RIVERS\nEINMANA FLJÓT\nFrance and Spain / 28 min / 2019 / Short Documentary\nDirector: Mauro Herce\nWriters: Mauro Herce\, Manuel Muñoz Rivas\nProducers: Jose Alayón\, Jasmina Sijercic\, Mauro Herce\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nMenn á ýmsum aldri koma saman til að slaka á\, hafa gaman og syngja í karaoke. Klukkutímar og dagar líða án hlés og erfitt er að segja til um hversu langur tími hefur liðið; hvort það sé dagur eða nótt\, hver hefur sofnað og hver er nývaknaður. Aðeins nokkrar vísbendingar leyfa áhorfendum að komast nær því að vita eitthvað um þetta undarlega umhverfi. \nMen of many ages gather in the same room to relax\, have fun and sing karaoke songs. The hours and days pass by without pause and we can barely say how long it’s been\, whether it is day or night\, who just woke up or who is going to sleep. Only a few hints appearing from time to time in the footage will allow us to learn something about their mysterious job and circumstance. \nTHE SILENCE OF THE RIVER\nÞÖGN ÁRINNAR / EL SILENCIO DEL RIO\nPeru / 2020 / 13 min / Short Fiction\nDirector: Francesca Canepa\nWriter: Francesca Canepa\nProducer: Jimena Hospina\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nJuan er 9 ára gamall strákur sem býr með pabba sínum á fljótandi húsi á Amazon ánni. Í gegnum ferðalag um frumskóginn mun hann uppgötva sannleikann um föður sinn. \nJuan\, a 9-year-old boy\, lives with his dad in a floating house on the Amazon river. Through a dreamy journey into the rainforest jungle\, he will discover the truth about his dad. \nSOMETHING TO REMEMBER\nEITTHVAÐ TIL AÐ MINNAST / Något att minnas\nSweden / 5 min / 2019 / Short Animation\nDirectors: Niki Lindroth von Bahr \nVögguvísa fyrir heimsendi. Tvær dúfur heimsækja dýragarð án dýra\, snigill fer til læknis til að láta mæla í sér blóðþrýstinginn\, og á tilraunastofu CERN hefur eitthvað farið hræðilega úrskeiðis. Sex augnablik frá okkar tíma\, eins og minningar þess heims sem við munum skilja eftir. \nA lullaby before the great disaster. Two pigeons visit a zoo without animals\, a snail measures his blood pressure at the doctors\, and in the CERN laboratory\, something has gone terribly wrong. Six moments from our time\, like memories of the world we leave behind. \nI LOVE YOU ALWAYS\nNDAGUKUNDA DÉJÀ / ÉG ELSKA ÞIG ALLTAF\nCanada and Rwanda / 21 min / 2020 / Short Documentary\nDirectors: Sébastien Desrosiers\, David Findlay\nProducers: Sébastien Desrosiers\, David Findlay\nWorld Premiere / Heimsfrumsýning \nEftir að hafa hitt rúandískan föður sinn í Montreal í fyrsta sinn 28 ára að aldri leggur blaðamaðurinn Sébastien Desrosiers af stað í ferðalag til forfeðralands síns í leit að svörum\, 25 árum eftir þjóðarmorðin í landinu. \nAfter meeting his Rwandan father in Montreal for the first time at 28 years of age\, Québécois journalist Sébastien Desrosiers sets off\, in this 25th year anniversary of the genocide\, on an existential quest to his ancestral land in search of answers. \nSALSA\nPortugal and Argentina / 13 min\nDirectors: Igor Dimitri \nÞað er eftirmiðdagur í Buenos Aires og tónlist hljómar á dóminískri hárgreiðslustofu. Þar koma saman ýmsir karakterar með mismunandi bakgrunn og tengjast í gegnum tónlistina á stofunni. Allt frá dönsurum og tónlistarflytjendum til viðskiptavina hárgreiðslustofunnar. \nThis film captures one Buenos Aires afternoon in a Dominican hairdresser salon\, in which characters with different backgrounds reunite around the musical feeling of the place\, from dancers to performers and actors\, clients\, and reggaetón singers.
URL:https://riff.is/event/international-shorts-iii-2/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Loft Hostel & Bar\, Bankastræti 7\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201001T180000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201001T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200914T181005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T192318Z
UID:2820-1601575200-1601580600@riff.is
SUMMARY:I AM GRETA
DESCRIPTION:Saga aðgerðarsinnans Gretu Thunberg er sögð í gegnum hrífandi og áður óséð efni í þessari persónulegu heimildarmynd eftir sænska leikstjórann Nathan Grossman. Grossman fylgir Gretu – feimnum menntaskólanema með Asperger heilkenni – við hvert fótmál og skrásetur vegferð hennar\, allt frá eins manns loftslagsverkfalli hennar fyrir utan sænska þingið sem hafði þau áhrif að sambærileg verkföll voru haldin í skólum um allan heim. \nThe story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through compelling\, never-before-seen footage in this intimate documentary from Swedish director Nathan Grossman. Starting with her one-person school strike for climate justice outside the Swedish Parliament\, Grossman follows Greta – a shy student with Asperger’s – in her rise to prominence\, and her galvanizing global impact as she sparks school strikes around the world. The film culminates with her astonishing wind-powered voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City. \nSweden / 2020 / Documentary/ 98 min\nDirector: Nathan Grossman
URL:https://riff.is/event/i-am-greta/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201001T170000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201001T183000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200915T161627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201001T175342Z
UID:3172-1601571600-1601577000@riff.is
SUMMARY:VOD & TV SERIES - New Models - New Trend - PANEL
DESCRIPTION:TV series productions had increased internationally over the last few years as an effective response to the uprising of VOD platforms. \nIceland has produced 10 TV series over the curse of 2020. \nWhat are the main changes that the Icelandic film industry had to overcome to adjust its strategy to match this new trend format? How has the chain value of film and TV productions been impacted?\nHow does the audience consumption habits had change?\nAre releases strategies now tailored to the individual needs of this format? \nWith many planned releases scheduled for 2020 shaken up following the outbreak of the coronavirus and the subsequent upending of the film industry\, is VOD an efficient solution to this matter or are we on the brink of war-to war between distributors and cinema exhibitors? \nOPEN TO PUBLIC UNDER REGISTRATION. RSVP BELOW \nSpeakers: \n– Þóra Björg Clausen. Head of Content and Operations – New Media at Sýn\n– Hörður Rúnarsson. CEO Glasriver.\n– Anna Vigdís Gísladóttir. Producer. Sagafilm.\nModerator:\n-Ásgrímur Sverrisson
URL:https://riff.is/event/vod-tv-series-new-models-new-trend-panel/
LOCATION:Einkamál: The Nordic House\, Sæmundargata 11\, Reykjavík\, 102\, Iceland
CATEGORIES:RIFF Industry Days
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201001T130000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20201001T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200915T161424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T204903Z
UID:3170-1601557200-1601568000@riff.is
SUMMARY:WIP @IMF Work in Progress Showcase
DESCRIPTION:With the Icelandic Film Centre as our partner\, RIFF introduces a diverse Work-in-Progress showcase\, presenting excerpts from the latest Icelandic film and TV productions\, curated by RIFF’s head of programming Frédéric Boyer. \nParticipants will also have exclusive access to market screenings of selected projects as well as B2B meetings. \nPROFESSIONALS ONLY. STRICTLY UNDER REGISTRATION\nRSVP BELOW. CONFIRMATION WILL BE SEND BY EMAIL. \nModerator: Fréderic Boyer \nPROJECTS PARTICIPATING:\nSKJÁLFTI/ QUAKE – Feature\nWOLKA – Feature\nBAND\, THIS IS NOT A BAND – Documentary\nRAISE THE BAR – Documentary\nVEGFERÐIN/ THE JOURNEY – TV Series\nSYSTRABOND/ SISTERHOOD – TV Series\nÓFÆRÐ 3/ TRAPPED – TV Series
URL:https://riff.is/event/wip-imf-work-in-progress-showcase/
LOCATION:Einkamál: The Nordic House\, Sæmundargata 11\, Reykjavík\, 102\, Iceland
CATEGORIES:RIFF Industry Days
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200930T223000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200930T233000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200914T180835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T180234Z
UID:2818-1601505000-1601508600@riff.is
SUMMARY:Piedra Sola
DESCRIPTION:Lengst uppi á argentínska hálendinu\, í litlu samfélagi sem er staðsett 4000 metra yfir sjávarmáli\, býr lamadýrahirðirinn Fidel. Lífsviðurværi hans hefur verið ógnað ítrekað þar sem púma hefur verið að drepa búfénað. Hann heldur af stað í leiðangur til að leita uppi púmuna\, þar sem ýmislegt undarlegt kemur í ljós um hann\, forfeður hans og dýrið\, sem reynist taka hamskiptum. \nDeep inside the Argentinian highlands in a small community at an altitude of 4\,000 meters above sea level\, the llama herder Fidel is following the traces of an invisible puma who is killing his livestock. Through his search\, a mystical exchange is revealed between him\, his ancestors and the changing form of the puma. \nArgentina\, Mexico\, Qatar\, United Kingdom / 2020 / 72 min/ Documentary\nDirector: Alejandro Telémaco Tarraf\nProducer: Alberto Balázs\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning
URL:https://riff.is/event/lonely-rock/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200930T201500
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200930T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200914T180655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T174328Z
UID:2813-1601496900-1601503200@riff.is
SUMMARY:Sweat
DESCRIPTION:Sviti fjallar um þrjá daga í lífi fitness áhrifavaldsins Sylwia Zajac sem hefur öðlast frægð og frama í gegnum samfélagsmiðlanotkun sína. Þrátt fyrir að hún hafi hundruðir þúsunda fylgjenda\, sé umkringd dyggu starfsfólki og dáð af öllum sem hún þekkir þá er hún enn að leita að sannri nánd. \nSweat recounts three days in the life of fitness motivator Sylwia Zajac\, whose presence on social media has made her a celebrity. Although she has hundreds of thousands of followers\, is surrounded by loyal employees and admired by acquaintances\, she is looking for true intimacy. \nPoland\, Sweden / 107 min / Drama\, Sport\nDirector: Magnus Von Horn\nWriter: Magnus Von Horn\nProducer: Mariusz Wlodarski \n 
URL:https://riff.is/event/sweat/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200930T190000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200930T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200916T234118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T170047Z
UID:4281-1601492400-1601499600@riff.is
SUMMARY:INTERNATIONAL SHORTS II
DESCRIPTION:DRIFTING\nREKI / 漂流\nChina and United States / 2019 / 16 min / Short Fiction\nDirectors: HanXuing Bo\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nYan er ólöglegt annað barn foreldra sinna\, þar sem hann fæddist í Kína þegar lög og reglur kváðu á um að hjón mættu aðeins eignast eitt barn. Til að forðast það að vera refsað af yfirvöldum sendu foreldrarnir eldri systur Yan í felur og ólu soninn upp sem stúlku. Nú er Yan orðinn ungur maður og á í innri baráttu við kynvitund sína. Hans eina leið til að flýja veruleikann um stund er að spóla um á gömlum leigubíl föður síns á yfirgefnum bílastæðum. \nYan is an illegal second child born during the One-Child policy. To avoid government punishment\, Yan’s parents hid their oldest daughter in the countryside and raised Yan as a girl. Now a young adult\, Yan struggles with his gender identity and being treated as an outcast in a conservative society. His sole escape is speeding around in his father’s old taxi through abandoned parking lots. \nTHE GOLDEN LEGEND\nGullna goðsögnin / LEYENDA DORADA\nSpain / 2019 / Short Fiction / 11 min / Drama\, Fantasy\nDirectors: Chema García Ibarra and Ion De Sosa\nWriter: Chema Garcia Ibarra\nProducer: Leire Apellaniz \nFólk á öllum aldri skemmtir sér við sundlaugina í Montánchez á Spáni. Þau njóta stundarinnar til fulls undir árvökulu augnliti hinnar heilögu guðsmóður. Átök og ósætti hverfa á braut og þorpsbúar fá verðskuldaða hvíld. \nPeople of all ages enjoy themselves at the pool in Montánchez in Spain. It’s an almost utopian depiction of community\, under the gaze of Our Lady of Consolation. While conflicts and aggression have a siesta\, the villagers take a well deserved break. \nMOM’S MOVIE\nMyndin hennar mömmu\nGreece and Spain / 13 min / 2019 / Short Fiction\nDirectors: Stella Kyriakopoulos\nProducer: Fani Skartouli\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nLífsbarátta\, móðurhlutverkið og kvikmyndir eru til umfjöllunar. Stolta móðirin Maria tekur upp myndband af tveggja ára gamalli dóttur sinni synda í sundlaug í bakgarðinum. Hún lendir þó í tæknilegum erfiðleikum og þarf loks að ganga langt til að koma í veg fyrir martröð allra foreldra. Löngun manneskjunnar til að taka myndir og myndbönd af veruleikanum truflar oft hinar raunverulegu aðstæður með hugsanlega hörmulegum afleiðingum. \nSurvival\, motherhood\, and movies all collide in a backyard pool. While proudly filming her 2-year-old daughter’s survival swimming graduation exam in her backyard pool\, Maria runs into technical difficulties. A disturbing insight into the extremities a mother goes to prevent any parent’s worst nightmare. The human desire to record and capture reality distracts from the reality of the situation with potentially catastrophic implications. \nFORGET ALBERTO FOR NOW\nGLEYMDU ALBERTO NÚNA\nGermany / 18 min / Short Documentary / 2020\nDirectors: Beina Xu\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nFlóttamaður sem er aðeins þekktur undir nafninu Alberto flýr frá Aþenu til Brussel á fölsuðu vegabréfi. Þremur árum síðar reynir lítið kvikmyndagerðarteymi frá Berlín að gera kvikmynd af ferðalagi hans. Hlutirnir fara hins vegar á allt annan veg\, og þeir enda á því að kvikmynda dúfur. Hvað er svosem heimildarmynd? Efniviðurinn verður sjálft viðfangsefnið. Hvar stöndum við á milli myndar og merkingar? \nA refugee known only as Alberto flies from Athens to Brussels on a fake passport. Three years later\, a small crew from Berlin tries to make a film about his journey. Things fall apart. They film pigeons instead. The artifice of the documentary becomes the subject itself: where do we stand between image and meaning? \nTHE LAMB OF GOD\nLAMB GUÐS / O CORDEIRO DE DEUS\nPortugal\, France / 15 min / Short Fiction / 2020\nDirector: David Pinheiro Vicente\nWriter: David Pinheiro Vicente\nProducers: Gabriel Abrantes\, Jérôme Blesson\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nSumarfögnuður í portúgölsku þorpi er fullur af tilfinningum og ofbeldi\, eins og sjá má í þessari dularfullu mynd um samhenta fjölskyldu. \nThe summer festivities of a Portuguese village are suffused with sensuality and violence in this enigmatic portrait of a tightly knit family. \nCLOUD FOREST\nSKÝJASKÓGUR\nNetherlands / 18 min / 2019 / Short Documentary\nDirector: Eliane Esther Bots\nProducer: Manon Bovenkerk \nÆvintýraleg stuttmynd um fimm stelpur sem fara með áhorfendur í ferðalag um reynslu foreldra sinna af stríðinu í fyrrum Júgóslavíu. Stríð sem þær upplifðu ekki sjálfar. Frásagnirnar eru samblanda af staðreyndum og hugmyndum\, minningum og hughrifum og upplifunum sem foreldrarnir sögðu dætrum sínum. Á meðan stúlkurnar hlusta á sjálfar sig verður áhorfandinn hluti af nánum samskiptum fjölskyldnanna. \nA fairytale-like film in which five girls take us on a journey through their parents’ experiences of the war in the former Yugoslavia\, a war which the girls haven’t physically experienced themselves. The narratives are a combination of facts and imaginings\, memories and impressions\, transferred from the parents to their daughters. It is in the shadows where these narratives can unfold. While the girls listen to themselves\, the viewer becomes part of their intimate family circle. \nBETWEEN YOU AND MILAGROS\nENTRE TÚ Y MILAGROS\nColumbia / 2020 / 20 min / Short Drama\nDirector: Mariana Saffon\nWriters: Mariana Saffon\, Nathalie Álvarez Mesén \nMilagros er fimmtán ára\, og veröld hennar snýst enn í kringum móður hennar. Óvænt kynni við dauðann fá hana hins vegar til að efast um samband þeirra og sína eigin tilvist. \nAt fifteen\, Milagros’ world still revolves around her mother’s affection. This summer an unexpected encounter with death will make her question their relationship and her own existence.
URL:https://riff.is/event/international-shorts-ii-2/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Loft Hostel & Bar\, Bankastræti 7\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200930T180000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200930T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200914T180525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T174255Z
UID:2811-1601488800-1601496000@riff.is
SUMMARY:Between Heaven and Earth + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Stundum eru óvæntustu leiðir lífs þíns krókarnir sem þú ætlaðir þér ekki að taka. Átakanlegur harmleikur skekur samband hjóna nokkurra. Er þau hefja skilnaðarferli sitt skýtur leyndarmál úr fortíðinni upp kollinum sem gjörbreytir öllu. \nSometimes the most unexpected roads in life are in the detours you didn’t mean to take. A gripping drama follows the troubled relationship of a married couple. As they start with the divorce procedures\, a secret from the past resurfaces changing everything. \nPalestine\, Luxemburg\, Iceland / 2019 / Drama / 92 min\nDirector: Najwa Najjar\nWriter: Najwa Najjar\nProducer: Hani Kort\nEuropean Premiere / Evrópufrumsýning
URL:https://riff.is/event/between-heaven-and-earth/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200929T223000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200929T233000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200914T180329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T174225Z
UID:2808-1601418600-1601422200@riff.is
SUMMARY:Breaking Surface
DESCRIPTION:Nokkrum dögum eftir jól halda hálfsysturnar Ida og Tuva út í köfunarleiðangur við norsku strandlengjuna. Við enda leiðangursins fellur grjótskriða sem veldur því að Tuva festist neðansjávar. Systurnr eru fullkomlega bjargarlausar og hafa enga möguleika á að kalla eftir hjálp. Upphefst nú örvæntingarfull lífsbarátta sem verður lokamælikvarðinn á atgervi og útsjónarsemi Idu. Á meðan Ida berst við að bjarga systur sinni afhjúpast brestirnir í sambandi þeirra og þegar allt virðist tapað kemur í ljós að það er miklu meira í húfi. \nA few days after Christmas\, Swedish/Norwegian half-sisters\, Ida and Tuva\, set out on a winter dive in a remote part of the Norwegian coastline. Towards the end of the dive\, a rockslide traps Tuva underwater. As Ida surfaces to call for help\, she discovers that the rockslide has struck above water as well\, burying their equipment\, phones and car keys… they are completely cut off from any chance of outside rescue. As the frantic race for survival unfolds\, Ida is put to the ultimate test of character and forcefulness. During Ida’s fight to save Tuva\, a fractured sisterhood is exposed\, and when all seems lost\, the stakes rise beyond simple survival. \nSweden\, Belgium\, Norway / 2019 / Drama\, Thriller / 82 min\nDirector: Joachim Hedén\nCinematographers: Anna Patarakina\, Eric Börjeson\nEditor: Fredrik Morheden\nScriptwriter: Joachim Hedén
URL:https://riff.is/event/breaking-surface/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200929T201500
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200929T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200914T180156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T174149Z
UID:2803-1601410500-1601416800@riff.is
SUMMARY:This is not a Burial\, it’s a Resurrection
DESCRIPTION:Þegar áttræða ekkjan Mantoa missir eina eftirlifandi son sinn í námuslysi\, fer hún að undirbúa sinn eigin dauðdaga. Mantoa pakkar saman eigum sínum og finnur mann úr þorpinu til að grafa sér gröf. Áform hennar um friðsæl ævilok fara hins vegar á annan veg þegar hún kemst að því að byggja eigi uppistöðulón í þorpinu\, sem mun setja kirkjugarðinn á flot. Mantoa fær bæjarbúa með sér í lið\, og síðustu ævidagar hennar verða eftirminnilegri en hún hafði gert sér í hugarlund. \nWhen octogenarian widow Mantoa loses the last of her children to a mining accident\, she begins making arrangements to die herself\, wrapping up her affairs and possessions\, and seeking a local man to dig her a grave. Yet her plans for a peaceful passing are undone when a new reservoir is set to be built in her village\, which will flood the cemetery. Mantoa ignites a collective spirit of defiance within the community\, and her last days become much more memorable than she ever thought. \nDirector: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese / Lesotho\, South Africa\, Italy/ Drama\nWriters: Nadja Dumouchel\, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
URL:https://riff.is/event/this-is-not-a-burial-its-a-resurrection/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200929T190000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200929T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
CREATED:20200916T233837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T173728Z
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SUMMARY:INTERNATIONAL SHORTS I
DESCRIPTION:Correspondence\nBréfaskipti / Correspondencia\nSpain\, Chile / 2020 / 19 min / Short Fiction\nDirectors: Dominga Sotomayor and Carla Simón\nWriters: Dominga Sotomayor and Carla Simón\nProducers: Carla Sospedra\, Maria Zamora\, Dominga Sotomayor \nÍ formi kvikmyndaðra bréfasamtala fjalla tveir ungir kvikmyndagerðarmenn um kvikmyndir\, fjölskyldur\, arfleið og móðurhlutverkið. Hugleiðingar þeirra eru persónulegar og djúpstæðar og birtast í mikilfenglegum myndum teknum dag frá degi – og bergmála skyndilega í pólitískri neyð heimalandsins. Carla Simón var fyrsta konan til að vinna Gullna hlébarðann fyrir leikstjórn á Locarno kvikmyndahátíðinni árið 2018. \nIn the form of a filmed epistolary conversation\, two young filmmakers discuss film\, present and past family\, heritage\, and maternity. The personal and profound reflections—which are embodied in the graceful images taken day-to-day—are suddenly echoed by the political emergency faced by her country. Carla Simón made history at the Locarno Film Festival in 2018 becoming the first woman to win the Golden Leopard Award for Best Direction. \nON HOLD // Poikien puhelin\nÍ bið\nFinland / 2020 / 21 min / Short Documentary\nDirectors: Laura Rantanen \nVissirðu að kynþroskaskeiðið varir að eilífu? On Hold er tilraunastuttmynd sem skoðar bæði félagslega og erfðafræðilega þætti karlmennskunnar. Myndin er byggð á nafnlausum símtölum sem bárust hjálparsíma fyrir drengi og unga menn undir 20 ára. \nDid you know puberty lasts forever? On Hold is an experimental documentary short film contemplating the themes of intergenerationality and socially constructed masculinity. The film is based on anonymous phone calls dialed to a helpline for boys and young men under 20 years of age. \nVolcano: What does a lake dream?\nEldfjall: Hvað dreymir lækinn?\nVulcão: O Que Sonha um Lago?\nFrance and Portugal / 2020 / 21 min / Short Documentary\nDirectors: Diana Vidrascu\nWriters: Diana Vidrascu\, Johan Härnsten\nProducers: Diana Vidrascu\, Jesse James\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nFagurfræðileg og myndræn framsetning í bland við vísindalegar frásagnir og hljóðverk. Áhorfandi fer inn í heim náttúrumynda sem breytast í truflandi en áhugaverðan\, óraunverulegan og stjórnlausan heim. \nA film mixing aesthetic and photographic research with mythological and scientific narratives and soundwork. Lulled by the stories told by the protagonists\, we are caught up in these images of nature that transform into a disturbing but exciting\, unreal and uncontrollable world. \nHEAVEN REACHES DOWN TO EARTH\nHIMNARNIR TEYGJA SIG NIÐUR AÐ JÖRÐU\nSouth Africa / 10 min / Short Fiction / 2020\nDirector: Tebogo Malebogo\nProducer: Petrus van Staden\nWorld Premiere / Heimsfrumsýning \nStaða hinsegin fólks í Afríku\, hefðbundnar væntingar til karlmanna í afrískri menningu\, og einangrunin sem mörg okkar finna tvinnast saman í myndinni. Myndin veitir innsýn í reynsluheim þeirra Tau og Tumelo\, en þegar Tau uppgötvar kynhneigð sína og sendir það Tumelo í sína eigin sjálfsskoðunarvegferð. \nWe find Heaven Reaches Down to Earth at a crossroads of emerging stories: queerness in Africa\, the traditional expectations of men within those African cultures\, and the isolation that many of us find ourselves currently dealing with\, as seen through the experiences of two young men\, Tau and Tumelo. The film serves as a snapshot of a moment in which Tau’s realization about his sexual orientation acts as an accelerant that sets Tumelo on his own journey. \nDUMMY\nGERVI // Atkūrimas\nLithuania / 2020 / 13 min\nDirector: Laurynas Bareiša \nGlæpamaður notar andlitslausa brúðu til að endurleika grimmilegan glæp. En að óvörum er hann ekki sá sem er dæmdur\, þar sem svo virðist vera að einhver leiki tveimur skjöldum í rannsóknarhópunum. \nUsing a faceless doll\, a criminal reenacts a brutal crime. But surprisingly he is not the one being judged. There seems to be an odd one out in the investigative group. \nI AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE\nÉG ER HRÆDDUR UM AÐ GLEYMA ANDLITINU ÞÍNU\nEgypt\, France\, Belgium\, Qatar / 15 min / 2020 / Sort Fiction / Drama\nDirectors: Sameh Alaa\nWriter: Sameh Alaa\nProducers: Muhammad Taymour\, Martin Jérôme\nNordic Premiere / Norðurlandafrumsýning \nEftir að hafa verið aðskilin í 82 daga ferðast Adam um erfiðan veg til að verða sameinaður ástinni sinni\, sama hvað það kostar. \nAfter being separated for 82 days\, Adam travels down a rough road to be reunited with the one he loves\, whatever it takes.
URL:https://riff.is/event/international-shorts-i-2/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Loft Hostel & Bar\, Bankastræti 7\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200929T180000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200929T200000
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SUMMARY:Skuggahverfið/ Shadowtown + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Ung kona erfir hús ömmu sinnar sem hún hitti aldrei\, í borg sem hún hefur aldrei séð. Í trássi við vilja móður sinnar leggur hún í ferðalag til að ná skilningi á sársauka fortíðarinnar\, en með þeirri ákvörðun veldur hún uppnámi og róti sem hún kemst ekki lifandi frá nema með aðstoð látinna forfeðra og -mæðra. \nMaya discovers a 50-year-old tragedy that is still affecting her life today when she inherits a house from a schizophrenic grandmother she never met. \nIceland\, Canada / 2020 /Psychological thriller / 90 min\nDirectors: Jón Einarsson Gústafson\, Karolina Lewicka\nScreenwriters: Jón Einarsson Gústafson\, Karolina Lewicka\nProducer: Hlín Jóhannesdóttir\, Karolina Lewicka\, Jón Gústafsson\, Leif Bristow
URL:https://riff.is/event/skuggahverfid-shadowtown/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Bíó Paradís\, Hverfisgata 52\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200929T180000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200929T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
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SUMMARY:The Whaler Boy
DESCRIPTION:Allt breytist í lífi 15 ára veiðimannsins Leshka þegar hann hittir óvenjulega stúlku í tölvunni sem heillar hann upp úr skónum. Þetta ástand hetjunnar\, að verða ástfanginn af fjarlægri ímynd\, þokukenndum útlínum ókunnugs einstaklings\, leiðir til þess að hann framkvæmir djörfustu athöfn lífs síns: að halda út í hættulega svaðilför yfir ólgusjó Beringssundsins inn í ókunnar lendur til þess að finna ástina sína. \n—- \nEverything changes in the life of the 15-year-old hunter Leshka with the appearance of an unusual girl “from the computer”\, who fascinates him. The protagonist’s state of being in love with an image so far away\, the blurred silhouette of a beautiful stranger\, leads him to the most courageous act in his life: to embark on the dangerous journey through the raging waters of the Bering Strait towards an unfamiliar world in order to find his love. \nRussia\, Poland\, Belgium / Feature Fiction / 94 min\nDirector: Philipp Yuryev \n 
URL:https://riff.is/event/the-whaler-boy/
LOCATION:Einkamál: The Nordic House\, Sæmundargata 11\, Reykjavík\, 102\, Iceland
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200929T170000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20200929T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T002141
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SUMMARY:So real\, so very now\, The One Minutes
DESCRIPTION:‘so real\, so very now’ is curated by Misha de Ridder and is intended as an exercise in seeing: to look\, to look again and to look anew. Perception is the point of departure for a series of experiments in video within the restraint of one minute. \nAn open call was preceded by a workshop with students of Gerrit Rietveld Academiein Amsterdam in order the investigate the nature of the real and now and set perimeters for the series. The workshop concluded with the following statement: “Perceptual reality is not objective since it is already framed (by the very act of looking)\, but it is also not subjective as it is not yet categorized (no meaning has been attached to it yet). It is more like a sort of state than actual reality. This state we will call ‘pure perception’\, which is thus inherently open for interpretation. It coincides with the medium. In art making to stay in the realm of ‘pure perception’ means the work of art\, for the viewer\, should be as open for interpretation as possible. The artist should stay within this ambiguous zone which you cannot fully grasp\, since it is here where we seem to connect with or relate to the world as unknown given. (Regardless if this reality actually exists in the world or ‘in the mind’.) The camera\, here understood as ‘looking machine’\, is ideally suited for working in this realm of the ‘pure perception’. This is because the ‘machine reality’ is neither the reality before interpretation (the camera reality is already framed and transformation has already started)\, nor is there interpretation since the camera is not conscious\, it is not a subject\, it has no brain. The artist working with photography and film who aims to work in the realm of ‘pure perception’ should ‘go with’ the output of the camera (working in a level of concentration where thought is virtually absent). And subsequently present it intuitively (abstain from attaching meaning\, so far this is actually possible) in such a way that the final work is true to the realm of ‘pure perception’. The final work should be as open for interpretation as possible and perhaps even more important\, it should almost magically incite the viewer to find new meaning the more he looks. (To look\, to look again\, to look anew.)” \nPARTICIPATING ARTISTS:\nMisha de Ridder\, Good Morning Shanghai\, 2020\nJette Kelholt\, Maan 2020\nSophie van den Berg\, Metronome\, 2020\nCristina Planas\, 9.7 billion of us\, 2020\nTycho Hupperets\, COO44\, 2020\nLuna Deckers\, Holding strength\, 2020\nMarie Diamant\, Water 1\, 2020\nJiyan Düyü\, Listening\, 2020\nMarie Diamant\, Water 2\, 2020\nAlex Harris\, TRAM THREADS\, 2020\nTycho Hupperets\, Petit Battement\, 2020\nAndrea Bordoli\, TREASUREISLAND\, 2020\nJosh Lee\, c-a-m\, 2020\nHeleen Mineur\, Evidence of non-harmonious being\, 2020\nTobias Niemeyer\, homely spirits\, 2020\nAndrea Bordoli\, SHELLS\, 2020\nJette Keltholt\, okii\, 2020
URL:https://riff.is/event/so-real-so-very-now-the-one-minutes-i/
LOCATION:Einkamál: Braggin\, Nauthólsvegur 100\, Reykjavík\, Iceland
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ORGANIZER;CN="Reykjav%C3%ADk International Film Festival 2020":MAILTO:ticketing@riff.is
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