Ártún
Director’s statement:
Ártún is a personal story based on my own experience as a young boy taking an early step into the teenage years. Like kids, in Ártún, the boys’ vision on the world is still very much a part of their own imagination. I want to reflect on this preteen period which I feel very strongly about. I look for my inspiration from these years with an urge to reconnect and understand them. As a kid and a teenager I used to wish that I could show the grownups around me, how our world really was. As a filmmaker I want to do that and make a film about youth as these years portray our life in a very clear, beautiful and sometimes harsh way.
Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson

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About the film
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TypeShort Film
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GenreDrama
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Length20 min.
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LanguageIcelandic
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Original TitleÁrtún
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International TitleÁrtún
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Production Year2014
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Production CountriesIceland, Denmark
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IMDB
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Icelandic Film Centre GrantYes
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Production FormatArri Alexa HD
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Aspect Ratio2:1
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ColorYes
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SoundStereo
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Screening format and subtitlesDCP with English subtitles
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Company Credits
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Supported by
Festivals
- 2018Titanic Budapest International Film Festival
- 2016International Festival of Local Televisions, Slovakia - Award: Vogelsong Family Foundation Award.
- 2016Sardinia Film Festival - Award: Youth Jury Award.
- 2016Ipsos Short Film Breaks, Romania - Award: Best Short Film.
- 2016Taratsa International Film Festival, Greece - Award: Best Director (Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson).
- 2016Filmfest Eberswalde – Provinziale, Germany - Award: Audience Award.
- 2016Lecce Film Fest, Italy - Award: Best Cinematography (Sturla Brandth Grøvlen).
- 2016Alter-Native Film Festival, Romania - Award: Grand Award.
- 2016Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival, Serbíu
- 2016Mediawave festival - Award: Best Performance in Short Film.
- 2015Edduverðlaunin / Edda Awards - Award: Nominated for Set Design of the year (Linda Stefánsdóttir).
- 2015Ale Kino! - International Young Audience Film Festival - Award: Best Short Film for Young Audience.
- 2015Flickerfest
- 2015Prague Shorts Film Festival
- 2015Air d'Islande
- 2015Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- 2015Mecal International Short Film and Animation Festival
- 2015Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
- 2015Cannes Film Festival
- 2015Kino Otok
- 2015Festival Plein la Bobine
- 2015Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival for Children and Youth
- 2015Euganea Film Festival
- 2015Maine International Film Festival
- 2015Festival Silhouette
- 2015Best Of International Short Film Festival
- 2015Helsinski Film Festival
- 2015Culturescapes
- 2015Curtocircuíto – International Short Film Festival
- 2015Sedicicorto | International Film Festival
- 2015Tallgrass Film Festival
- 2015Festival Internacional de Jovenes Realizadores de Granada
- 2015Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares
- 2015Latin American International Film Festival of Santiago de Chile
- 2015Cinemaforum
- 2015Festival Tous Courts
- 2015Festival Europeu de Curtmetratges - Award: Best Short Film.
- 2015RiverRun International Film Festival - Award: Honorable Mention.
- 2015Minimalen Short Film Festival
- 2015Spot Festival - Award: Best Fiction Film.
- 2014The Northern Film Festival, Leeuwarden, Holland
- 2014Reykjavík International Film Festival
- 2014Warsaw Film Festival
- 2014Northern Film Festival
- 2014Internationaal Kortfilmfestival Leuven
- 2014Festival international du Film de Pau
- 2014Geneva International Film Festival
- 2014Hamptons International Film Festival
- 2014Chicago International Film Festival - Award: Best live action short.
- 2014Zagreb Film Festival
- 2014Nordische Filmtage Lübeck
- 2014Brest European Short Film Festival - Award: Won the festival's Grand Prix.