Ártún

A young boy wants to have his first kiss but has no luck in the small village he lives in. His best friends tell him about girls in the city that get high and easy to make out with when they smoke cigarettes. He questions their story but still decides to join them to the city and find out for himself.

Crew

Directed by

Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Screenplay

Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Director of Photography

Sturla Brandth Grovlen
Editor

Jacob Schulsinger, Christian Einshoj
Producer

Darin Mailand-Mercado, Anton Máni Svansson, Jacob Oliver Krarup, Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Co-Producer

Rúnar Rúnarsson
Executive Producer

Kristinn Þórðarson, Kjartan Þór Þórðarson
Set Decoration

Monika Ewa Orlowska
Sound Design

Gunnar Óskarsson

About the film

Type

Short Film
Genre

Drama
Length

20 min.
Language

Icelandic
Original Title

Ártún
International Title

Ártún
Production Year

2014
Production Countries

Iceland, Denmark
IMDB

Ártún
Icelandic Film Centre Grant

Yes
Production Format

Arri Alexa HD
Aspect Ratio

2:1
Color

Yes
Sound

Stereo
Screening format and subtitles

DCP with English subtitles

Cast

Main Cast

Flóki Haraldsson, Viktór Leó Gíslason, Daníel Óskar Jóhannesson, Jónína Þórdís Karlsdóttir, Heiða Ósk Ólafsdóttir
Supporting Cast

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Company Credits

Production Company

Join Motion Pictures
Co-Production Company

Saga Film, Fourhands Films, Mailand-Mercado Films
Supported by

Icelandic Film Centre, European Youth Foundation, Danish Film Institute, Danish Film Fund, Menningarsjóð Landsvirkjunar

Festivals

2018
Titanic Budapest International Film Festival
2016
Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival, Serbíu
2016
Mediawave festival - Award: Best Performance in Short Film.
2016
International Festival of Local Televisions, Slovakia - Award: Vogelsong Family Foundation Award.
2016
Sardinia Film Festival - Award: Youth Jury Award.
2016
Ipsos Short Film Breaks, Romania - Award: Best Short Film.
2016
Taratsa International Film Festival, Greece - Award: Best Director (Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson).
2016
Filmfest Eberswalde – Provinziale, Germany - Award: Audience Award.
2016
Lecce Film Fest, Italy - Award: Best Cinematography (Sturla Brandth Grøvlen).
2016
Alter-Native Film Festival, Romania - Award: Grand Award.
2015
Culturescapes
2015
Helsinski Film Festival
2015
Curtocircuíto – International Short Film Festival
2015
Sedicicorto | International Film Festival
2015
Tallgrass Film Festival
2015
Festival Internacional de Jovenes Realizadores de Granada
2015
Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares
2015
Latin American International Film Festival of Santiago de Chile
2015
Cinemaforum
2015
Festival Tous Courts
2015
Festival Europeu de Curtmetratges - Award: Best Short Film.
2015
RiverRun International Film Festival - Award: Honorable Mention.
2015
Minimalen Short Film Festival
2015
Spot Festival - Award: Best Fiction Film.
2015
Edduverðlaunin / Edda Awards - Award: Nominated for Set Design of the year (Linda Stefánsdóttir).
2015
Ale Kino! - International Young Audience Film Festival - Award: Best Short Film for Young Audience.
2015
Best Of International Short Film Festival
2015
Flickerfest
2015
Prague Shorts Film Festival
2015
Air d'Islande
2015
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2015
Mecal International Short Film and Animation Festival
2015
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
2015
Cannes Film Festival
2015
Festival Plein la Bobine
2015
Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival for Children and Youth
2015
Euganea Film Festival
2015
Maine International Film Festival
2015
Festival Silhouette
2015
Kino Otok
2014
Hamptons International Film Festival
2014
Chicago International Film Festival - Award: Best live action short.
2014
Zagreb Film Festival
2014
Nordische Filmtage Lübeck
2014
Brest European Short Film Festival - Award: Won the festival's Grand Prix.
2014
The Northern Film Festival, Leeuwarden, Holland
2014
Reykjavík International Film Festival
2014
Warsaw Film Festival
2014
Northern Film Festival
2014
Internationaal Kortfilmfestival Leuven
2014
Festival international du Film de Pau
2014
Geneva International Film Festival