Icelandic Film Centre
Íslenska

Chum

Uggi and Kiddi are bachelors pushing seventy whose routine small-town life together resembles a marriage. Everyday they do Müller’s exercises, soak in the hot tub, then work side by side baiting squid for Icelandic long-line fishing boats. One morning they arrive at the pool and find Rosa, a buxom and beautiful woman their own age, soaking serenely in their hot tub. Kiddi invites Rosa to Uggi’s upcoming birthday party and their friendship is thrown into peril.

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About the film

  • Type
    Short Film
  • Genre
    Drama, Comedy
  • Length
    15 min.
  • Language
    Icelandic
  • Original Title
    Hjónabandssæla
  • International Title
    Chum
  • Production Year
    2014
  • Production Countries
    Iceland
  • Icelandic Film Centre Grant
    No
  • Production Format
    Canon 5D
  • Aspect Ratio
    16:9
  • Color
    Yes
  • Sound
    Dolby Digital
  • Screening format and subtitles
    Blu-ray, DCP, HDCAM, DVC Pro

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Festivals

  • 2016
    Ekenäs Filmfestival, Finnlandi
  • 2015
    Edduverðlaunin / Edda Awards
  • 2015
    Ekenäs Filmfestival
  • 2015
    Flickerfest, Sydney
  • 2015
    Prague Short Film Festival
  • 2015
    Nordic Lights Film Festival, Seattle
  • 2015
    Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
  • 2015
    Cinematheque Francais Air d‘Islande, París
  • 2015
    Cinequest, San Jose
  • 2015
    Regard International Short Film Festival, Québec
  • 2015
    Vilnius Film Festival
  • 2015
    Skandinavische Filmtage Bonn
  • 2015
    New York International Short Film Festival - Award: Best Foreign Film.
  • 2015
    Balkankult Foundation, Belgrad
  • 2015
    Les César Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
  • 2015
    Valletta Film Festival
  • 2015
    Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival - Award: Best Screenwriting.
  • 2015
    Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
  • 2015
    Ciné-rencontres de Prades
  • 2015
    Espoo Ciné International Film Festival, Finnland
  • 2015
    Festival de Cinema de la Ville de Québec
  • 2015
    Dijon Short Film Festival
  • 2015
    Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival
  • 2015
    Ljubljana International Film Festival
  • 2015
    Festival Tous Courts, Frakklandi
  • 2014
    The Northern Film Festival, Leeuwarden, Holland
  • 2014
    Austin Film Festival
  • 2014
    Montréal World Film Festival
  • 2014
    Encounters Short Film and Animation Film Festival
  • 2014
    Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy
  • 2014
    Nordisk Panorama
  • 2014
    Brest European Short Film Festival

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