Echo

As Iceland gets ready for Christmas, a peculiar atmosphere settles over the country. An abandoned farm is burning, a children’s choir sings Christmas carols, chicken carcasses parade through a slaughterhouse, a museum employee is arguing on the phone, a young girl makes her mother try on her new virtual-reality headset… In 56 discrete scenes, Echo draws a portrait, both bitter and tender, of modern society.

Where to watch

Crew

Directed by

Rúnar Rúnarsson
Screenplay

Rúnar Rúnarsson
Director of Photography

Sophia Olsson
Editor

Jacob Schulsinger
Music Composer

Kjartan Sveinsson
Producer

Live Hide, Lilja Ósk Snorradóttir, Rúnar Rúnarsson
Co-Producer

Sarah Chazelle, Etienne Ollagnier, Dan Wechsler, Jamal Zeinal-Zade, Jim Stark, Igor Nola
Costume Design

Júlíanna L. Steingrímsdóttir
Sound Design

Gunnar Óskarsson

About the film

Type

Feature Film
National Premiere Date

November 20, 2019
International Premiere Date

August 11, 2019, Locarno Film Festival
Length

79 min.
Language

Icelandic
Original Title

Bergmál
International Title

Echo
Production Year

2019
Production Countries

Iceland
IMDB

Echo
Icelandic Film Centre Grant

Yes
Production Format

2K Color
Color

Yes
Screening format and subtitles

DCP

Company Credits

Production Company

Nimbus Iceland, Pegasus Pictures
Co-Production Company

Jour2Fête, Bord Cadre, Media Rental
Supported by

Icelandic Film Centre
International sales

Jour2Fête, Øst for Paradis

Festivals

2020
Seattle International Film Festival
2020
Tbilisi International Film Festival
2020
Pune International Film Festival
2020
Würzburg International Film Festival
2020
Bengaluru International Film Festival
2020
Glasgow Film Festival
2020
Bergamo Film Meeting
2020
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF URUGUAY
2020
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
2020
Northern Lights Nordic Baltic Film Festival
2020
Espoo Ciné IFF
2020
Scanorama
2020
Sydney IFF
2020
Shanghai IFF
2020
Transilvania IFF
2020
Molodist
2020
Isola Cinema International Film Festival
2020
Febiofest
2020
Philadelphia FF
2020
Denver Film Festival
2020
Zagreb Film Festival
2020
Golden Raven Film Festival, Russia - Award: Won the Jury Prize
2020
International Istanbul Film Festival
2020
MoMA Doc Fortnight
2020
Tromsö International Film Festival
2020
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2020
Nordisk Panorama
2019
Goa Film Festival
2019
Filmfest Hamburg
2019
Nordische Filmtage Lübeck - Award: Won the Interfilm Church Prize
2019
Film Fest Gent
2019
Seminci Valladolid International Film Festival - Award: Rúnar Rúnarsson was awarded the del Duero award for best director
2019
Les Arcs Film Festival - Award: Kjartan Sveinsson won the prize for the best original music for the film.
2019
PÖFF - Tallin Black Nights Film Festival
2019
Cairo International Film Festival
2019
Sarajevo Film Festival
2019
Sao Paulo International Film Festival
2019
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
2019
Titanic International Film Festival
2019
Festival Nouveau Cinéma
2019
Leiden International Film Festival
2019
Noordelijk Film Festival
2019
Warsaw Film Festival
2019
Locarno Film Festival - Award: Youth Jury Award