The annual Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) came to a close Saturday evening, concluding an 11-day event by screening the year’s top honorees at Háskólabíó alongside the award-winning Austrian drama “Vera.”
Victors in New Visions are the only category that exclusively showcases debut and sophomore films. These works were eligible for an on-screen reprieve. Winners include Golden Puffin recipient “Rodeo,” continuing the film’s early success in the awards circuit at festivals like Cannes and Champs-Élysées.
“I spent five years writing what became ‘Rodeo,’”Lola Quivoron, Director previously said Variety In regard to her feature debut. “I wanted to create a true fiction tale and weave in elements of genre, gangsterism and a bit of western. The idea was to make a film that had an aesthetic and a cinematic dimension.”
Special mentions were given to “Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick?”And “I Have Electric Dreams”In the New Visions section.
The documentary 2021 “A Marble Travelogue”A film by Sean Wang, a Beijing-based director, will also be shown. This film won the A Different Tomorrow Award for raising awareness about the interconnectedness of social class and production chains.
See complete list of this year’s award recipients at RIFF.
Golden Egg
“Send the Rain” (dir. Haley Gray
Icelandic Shorts Awards
Icelandic Students Short
“The Paladins” (dir. Elin Palsdottir
Icelandic Shorts: The Best
“Chasing Birds” (dir. Una Lorenzen)
Special Mention: Icelandic Student short
“The One Who Went South” (dir. Steiní Kristinsson)
“Exalted Mars” (dir. Jean Sebastien Chauvin)
Special Mention: International Shorts
“Domy+Ailucha: Cenas Ket!” (dir. Ico Costa)
Young People’s Jury Award
“Eternal Spring” (dir. Jason Loftus
A Different Tomorrow Awards
“A Marble Travelogue” (dir. (dir.
Special Mention: A Different Tomorrow
“Girl Gang” (dir. Susanne Regina Meures)
New Visions Awards
The Golden Puffin
“Rodeo” (dir. Lola Quivoron)
Special Mentions: New Visions
“Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick?” (dir. Franciska Eliassen)
“I Have Electric Dreams” (dir. Valentina Maurel