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
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TypeShort Film
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GenreDrama, Comedy
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Length15 min.
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LanguageIcelandic
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Original TitleHjónabandssæla
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International TitleChum
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Production Year2014
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Production CountriesIceland
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Icelandic Film Centre GrantNo
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Production FormatCanon 5D
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Aspect Ratio16:9
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ColorYes
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SoundDolby Digital
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Screening format and subtitlesBlu-ray, DCP, HDCAM, DVC Pro
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Festivals
- 2016Ekenäs Filmfestival, Finnlandi
- 2015Edduverðlaunin / Edda Awards - Award: Short Film of the year.
- 2015Ekenäs Filmfestival
- 2015Flickerfest, Sydney
- 2015Prague Short Film Festival - Award: Special Mention by the Jury.
- 2015Nordic Lights Film Festival, Seattle
- 2015Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
- 2015Cinematheque Francais Air d‘Islande, París
- 2015Cinequest, San Jose
- 2015Regard International Short Film Festival, Québec
- 2015Vilnius Film Festival
- 2015Skandinavische Filmtage Bonn
- 2015New York International Short Film Festival - Award: Best Foreign Film.
- 2015Balkankult Foundation, Belgrad
- 2015Les César Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
- 2015Valletta Film Festival
- 2015Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival - Award: Best Screenwriting.
- 2015Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- 2015Ciné-rencontres de Prades
- 2015Espoo Ciné International Film Festival, Finnland
- 2015Festival de Cinema de la Ville de Québec
- 2015Dijon Short Film Festival
- 2015Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival
- 2015Ljubljana International Film Festival
- 2015Festival Tous Courts, Frakklandi
- 2014The Northern Film Festival, Leeuwarden, Holland
- 2014Austin Film Festival
- 2014Montréal World Film Festival - Award: Won for best short film.
- 2014Encounters Short Film and Animation Film Festival
- 2014Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy
- 2014Nordisk Panorama
- 2014Brest European Short Film Festival