Smáfuglar

The Jury Award and The people's choice award

2010-09-20T15:46:00.000-07:00

Smáfuglar ( 2 Birds) received The Jury Award from the "art-foundation Sachsen-Anhalt" and The people's choice award at the 10th SHORTMOVES festival in Halle, Germany.

Special Jury Prize in Saint-Petersburg

2010-09-12T18:15:00.000-07:00

Smáfuglar (2 Birds/little Birds) got the Special Jury Prize at International Short and Animation Film Festival OPEN CINEMA in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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Award in Italy

2010-09-09T01:44:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) was awarded the 2nd place award at the 3rd Acquedolci Independent Film Festival
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Best International Award

2010-09-09T01:37:00.000-07:00

The jury of The Overlook International Film Festival gave Smafuglar (2 Birds) the award for the Best International film of the festival
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Official Selection in Halle

2010-09-09T01:31:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds)is in theofficial selection of the 10th SHORTMOVES festival from September 17th - 18th,2010 in the LUX Kino am Zoo and the PUSCHKINo in Halle, Germany.
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Official Selection in St.Petersburg

2010-07-31T02:26:00.000-07:00

"Smafuglar" is in the Main competition of the International short & animation film festival OPEN CINEMA 2010 that is held in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, , 3-12 September,
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Official Selection

2010-07-26T11:51:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) is in the Official Selection of the 3rd Acquedolci Independent Film Festival that takes place 27 -29 of August.
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2010-06-22T15:03:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2Birds) is screened at The Karlovy Vary IFF international film festival
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Official Selection in Vernon

2010-06-20T14:54:00.000-07:00

Smáfuglar has been selected to the 2nd Festival International de Cinéma de Vernon (Vernon, Normandy, France), which will take place from the 1st and the 4th of july 2010.
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Grand Prix in Prague

2010-01-23T08:25:00.000-08:00

The international jury of The fifth Prague Short Film Festival awarded The Grand Prix prize of the festival to Smáfuglar (2 Birds) by Rúnar Rúnarsson.

Official Selection in Prague

2010-01-02T11:41:00.000-08:00

„2 Birds“ by Runar Runarsson is in The International Competition at The fifth Prague Short Film Festival
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Best Fiction in Evreux

2009-12-08T12:25:00.000-08:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) was awarded The Best Fiction at The 1st Festival International du Film Court Persona
Evreux, France
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Official Selection in Cologne

2009-11-13T15:57:00.000-08:00

For the 3rd time, the Kurzfilmfreunde Köln e.V. organizes the European short film festival UNLIMITED in Cologne. From 18th to 23rd November 2009 the best European productions will be presented in a European Competition and films from Cologne and NRW will be screened in a Regional Competition. Smafuglar (2 Birds) is in the official selection
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Official Selection

2009-11-13T15:47:00.000-08:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) is in the official selection at Le Festival international du film court Persona in France
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Euroshorts / Official Selection

2009-11-07T09:57:00.000-08:00

Przemek Mlynczyk, The Artistic Director of The 18th Euroshorts Film Festival, has annancued the line up for the festival. Smafuglar (2 Birds) is in The Official Selection. The festival will start on November 13th, 2009 at Ujazdowski
Castle Centre of Contemporary Art and the screenings will continue in other film theatres, clubs and galleries
in Warsaw and in other cities.
The Schedule of events is now available at www.euroshorts.pl

Grand Off Nomination

2009-10-27T14:26:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar(2 Birds) has received a nomination in the category: "Best Fiction" at the Grand OFF Awards 2009.
The fate of the nominations, which lies in the hands of 55 Grand OFF Jury Members coming from 24 countries, will be decided on the 21st of November, during the Grand OFF Awards Gala in Warsaw.
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Official Selection in Leeds

2009-10-27T14:07:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar(2 Birds) is in The Official Selection at The 23rd Leeds International Film Festival
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2 Awards in Sapporo

2009-10-18T02:46:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) has reached the milestone of 60 international awards. This weekend Atli Óskar Fjalarsson was awarded The Best Actor and Runar Runarsson awarded The Best Director at The 4th Sapporo International Short Film Festival.
http://sapporoshortfest.jp/

Official Selection at Filmini

2009-10-14T05:17:00.000-07:00

"Two Birds" has been selected for the official "World's Best" programme of the 3.FILMINI International Short Film Festival that takes place 13 - 18 of october in Bulgaria
www.filmini.org

Official Selection in Granada

2009-10-05T10:20:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) is in the official selection for the XVI Edition of Festival Internacional Jóvenes Realizadores
de Granada - España that takes place between 24 to 31 October
www.filmfest-granada.com

Official Selection at Pamplona

2009-10-05T10:14:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) is in The Official Selection at The Pamplona International Film Festival that will be held next from October 5th until October 10th 2009.
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Official Selection in Eberswalde

2009-09-24T05:30:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) is in The Official Selection at The 6th International film festival Eberswalde
http://www.filmfest-eberswalde.de

Award in Skopje

2009-09-22T00:24:00.000-07:00

The film 2 BIRDS (Smafuglar) by Runar Runarsson was announced the winner in the category A Short Film Centering around Sexuality and the Problems It Entails of the Festival of Short Minimalist Films Kota 2023, which was organized in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia for the very first time.
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Official Selection in Skopje

2009-09-16T12:47:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) is in the official selecton at The Film Festival “Kota 2023” that will take place in the period between 14th and 20th September at Kinoteka na Republika Makedonija in Skopje
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Best Short in Venice

2009-09-13T11:18:00.000-07:00

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Public Choice in São Paulo

2009-08-30T02:56:00.000-07:00

The 20th São Paulo International Short Film Festival announced the names of ten international films selected by the public, chosen after each session. Smafuglar (2 Birds) is one of those top ten.
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Official Selection in Forlì

2009-08-30T02:43:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) is in the official selection of the 6th SEDICICORTO International Film Festival that takes place in Forlì , Italy between 5-10-2009 and 11-10-2009.
http://www.sedicicorto.it/

Official Selection in Pontenure

2009-08-20T12:16:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) is in the official selection of the 8th edition of Concorto Film Festival, which will take place in Pontenure (Piacenza) from the 23rd to the 30th of August 2009
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2 birds wins Kinemastik Short Fest!

2009-08-16T11:21:00.000-07:00

Runar Runarsson’s film 2 birds won the Audience Award at 5th Kinemastik Short Film Fest in Malta. Kinemastik waves congrats to Mr Runarsson from the rock!
http://www.kinemastik.org/

Best Int. Fiction at 10th Lucania Film Festival

2009-08-14T08:30:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) was selected by the jury The Best International Fiction at The 10th Lucania Film Festival
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2 Birds at BUSTER

2009-08-14T08:19:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) will be screened at The BUSTER Copenhagen International Film Festival for children and youth in september.

Anna which is made by the same crew has been chosen for The Official Selection of the festival.
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Official Selection in Bergamo

2009-08-14T07:36:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) is in the official selection of the 9th Cortopotere ShortFilmFestival that takes place in
Auditorium Piazza della Libertà - Bergamo Italy between 25 - 31 of october 2009
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2 Awards in Italy

2009-08-03T01:03:00.000-07:00

2 Birds (Smafuglar) received 2 awards at The 12th Festival Inventa un Film Lenola that toke place between July 29th- August 2th in Italy. Best Director award to Runar Runarsson and Best Actor Award to Atli Oskar Fjalarsson
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Best Film in Mas  Sorrir

2009-08-02T16:48:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to announce that the 4th International Festival of Short Films Mas  Sorrir has shared the prize that for best short film of the festival by two works : Smáfuglar and The Ataque de los robots de nebulosa

Official Selection in Sapporo

2009-07-22T15:09:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds ) is in The Official Selection at The 4th Sapporo International Short Film Festival that will take place from Wednesday October 14th 2009 to Sunday October 18th 2009.
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Official Selection in São Paulo

2009-07-22T11:07:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds ) is in The Official Selection of The 20th São Paulo International Short Film Festival
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Official Selection in Venice

2009-07-22T10:53:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds ) is in The Official Selection of The 10th Circuito Off Venice International Short Film Festival that takes place 2 - 5 September 2009 in Venice , Italy.
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LE GRAND PRIX in Paris

2009-07-17T10:57:00.000-07:00

"TWO BIRDS" won the Grand Prix of the 7th International Festival Signes de Nuit in Paris
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Official Selection in Lenola

2009-07-16T13:08:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds ) is in The Official Selection at The 12th Festival Inventa un Film Lenola that takes place between July 29th- August 2th .
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Official Selection 10thLFF

2009-07-14T13:12:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) is in the official selection for the 10th Lucania Film festival that takes place 10th/13th august 2009 in Pisticci South Italy
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2009-07-14T13:02:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds ) are screened at The 18th St.George Bank BIFF 2009
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Official Selection in Mexico

2009-07-14T12:52:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds ) are in The Official Selection of The Expresión en Corto International Film Festival that since 1997 has been held during the final week of July in the cities of San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato Capital, Mexico. The festival estimates an attendance of over 72,000 total audience.

The international competition is the largest in Mexico, with films competing in a variety of categories that include: Short Fiction, Short Animation, Short Experimental, Short Documentary, Long Documentary and Mexican Feature Length Opera Prima (or feature length films by first-time Mexican directors). As well as an assortment of workshops, conferences, Women in Film and Television luncheons and National Tributes to both Mexican and International A-list filmmakers who are in attendance.
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Official Selection In Barcelona´s Mas Sorrer

2009-07-08T12:30:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) are in the official selection of the 4t FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CURTMETRATGES MAS SORRER that takes place in Barcelona 29-31 of july.
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Best Director Award in Poland

2009-07-05T15:19:00.000-07:00

Runar Runarsson was honored with the Best Director Award for the film Smafuglar / Two Birds at The TOFIFEST International Film Festival in Poland.
This is the 50th Award that Smafuglar receives since it had a premier at last years Cannes Film Festival.
www.tofifest.pl

Best Short Film at Maremetraggio

2009-07-05T15:10:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) received the main award at The 10th Maremetraggio Short Film Festival that took place in Trieste in Italy.

Best Short Film at Archipelago

2009-06-22T15:38:00.000-07:00

The short film Two Birds (original title Smáfuglar) by Icelandic director Rúnar Rúnarsson received its 48th international award at the 17th Archipelago Film Festival in Rome on Thursday when it was awarded The Best Short Film of the festival
http://www.arcipelagofilmfestival.org

Best Director in Cabourg

2009-06-15T03:47:00.000-07:00

Runar Runarsson was was honored with the Best Director Award for Smafuglar (2 Birds) at the Festival du Film de Cabourg 2009
http://www.festival-cabourg.com

Official Selection In Trieste

2009-06-05T00:32:00.000-07:00

The 10th edition of the Maremetraggio Festival will be held in Trieste, Italy, from June 26 to July 4,
2009.Smafuglar (2 Birds) is in the official selection
http://www.maremetraggio.com

Official Selection In Slovakia

2009-06-05T00:15:00.000-07:00

Art Film Fest will be held in the Slovak towns of Trenčianske Teplice and Trenčín for the 17th time – this year with a new name, but the same purpose and content as the Artfilm International Film Festival. The program concept of the Art Film Fest seeks to offer a wide array of contemporary world cinema, important films from the history of cinematography, and extensive presentation of Slovak film productions.
Art Film Fest is one of the oldest film festivals in the Slovak Republic. The Festival is constantly growing and has aspirations to become the most popular cultural event in Slovakia.
At the center of the 17th year will be the International Competition of Feature Film and short films.
Smafuglar (2 Birds) is one of them.
www.artfilmfest.sk

Official Selection In Bosnia and Herzegovina

2009-06-05T00:09:00.000-07:00

International Short Film Festival Kratkofil in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina takes place 16 -20 june. Smafuglar (2 Birds) has been chosen for the Official Selection.
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Official Selection In Rome

2009-06-05T00:05:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) The 17th Edition of ARCIPELAGO - International Festival of Short Films and New Images that takes place in Rome, June 12-18, 2009
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Official Selection in Cabourg

2009-06-04T23:57:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) is in the Official Selection at the 23th Festival du Film de Cabourg that takes place 10th-14th of june.
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Best World Film at Asterfest

2009-06-01T11:23:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) won the prize for BEST WORLD FILM in category Global Fiction at AsterFest Strumica in 2009 (27-31 may).
www.asterfest.mk

Grand Prix at The 15th La Cittadella del Corto

2009-05-31T14:03:00.000-07:00

SMAFUGLAR by Runar Runarsson - Iceland (TWO BIRDS) just received The Grand Prix, Tralci di Trevignano at The 15th La Cittadella del Corto - International Short Fiction Film Festival in Trevignano Romano (Roma - Italy)
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Official Selection in Torun

2009-05-25T04:38:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds ) has been chosen for the official selection of TOFIFEST International Film Festival is one of the largest and most interesting summer film events in Poland. TOFIFEST, held in Toruń, is called by the media an „inhumble festival” and „Polish Sundance”. For six years it has been successfully promoting a thinking, young at heart, angry feature cinematography from all over the world. Golden Angels are waiting for the winners of two Festival Competitions.
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Official Selection in Ebensee

2009-05-25T03:07:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) has been chosen for The 37th FESTIVAL OF NATIONS 2009 that takes place in Ebensee, Austria between the June 14th – 20th
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Official Selection in Italy

2009-05-24T13:32:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) is in The Official Selection at The XV La Cittadella del Corto - International Short Fiction Film Festival that will take place in Trevignano Romano (Rome - Italy) from May 27th to 31st, 2009
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The Best Director in Naoussa

2009-05-11T12:40:00.000-07:00

The 6th Naoussa International Film Festival honored Runar Runarsson with the Best Director Award for his work in the short film Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) .
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Grand Prix in Brussels

2009-05-11T00:01:00.000-07:00

The 12th Brussels Short Film Festival awarded Smafuglar(2 Birds) by Runar Runarsson with the Grand Prix of the festival.
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Official Selection at Los Angeles Film Festival

2009-05-05T13:59:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) is in the official selection at the Los Angeles Film Festival that takes place 18th-28th of june.
"Now in its fifteenth year, the Los Angeles Film Festival is widely recognized as a world-class event, showcasing the best in new American and international cinema and providing the movie-loving public with access to some of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers, film industry professionals, and emerging talent from around the world. Drawing on an expected attendance of 85,000, the Festival provides films with the opportunity to be embraced by the public and discovered by the industry"
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Prémio RTP2 Onda Curta

2009-05-03T07:31:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) was honored with The Prémio RTP2 Onda Curta at The Festival Internacional de Cinema Independente de Lisboa
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Smáfuglar in Kristiansand

2009-04-26T00:21:00.000-07:00

Welcome to six festive days packed with children’s and youth films in Kristiansand, situated on the coast of southern Norway.
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Official Selection In Naoussa

2009-04-22T14:32:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar ( 2 Birds) has been selected for The 6th Naoussa International Film Festival. The festival will be held from 7 to 10 May in Naoussa, Macedonia region, Northern Greece.
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Awards in Nice

2009-04-22T13:36:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar was well received at The 9th Nice Film Festival at was honored with The Audience Award , The Student Jury Award and The Special Mention of The Press Jury.
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Golden Horseman and Special Mention in Dresden

2009-04-20T11:07:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar was honored with The Golden Horseman for The Klangmusikpreis of the European Centre for the Arts Hellerau at The 21st Filmfest Dresden. Smafuglar received as well The Youth Jury´s Special Mention

Official Selection In Trevignano

2009-04-11T01:31:00.000-07:00

SMAFUGLAR by Runar Runarsson - Iceland (TWO BIRDS) has been chosen for The XV La Cittadella del Corto - International Short Fiction Film Festival will take place in Trevignano Romano (Roma - Italy) from May 27th to 31st, 2009. The Festival is organized by the association La Cittadella and receives financial support from the Italian Ministry of Culture, Lazio Region and other public and private partners. The Festival aims to promote quality short fiction films. Among its goals there are the discovery of new talents and showing their films, with particular regard to all those films which deal with social and youth themes. The festival has an International and a National Competition.
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Official Selection In Bruxelles

2009-04-11T01:26:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar/2Birds has been chosen for The 14 éditions du Festival du Court Métrage that is held in Bruxelles from the 30/4 to the 10/5 2009.
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Official Selection In Nice

2009-04-10T19:26:00.000-07:00

The 9th International Short Film Festival in nice takes place between the 14th - 19th of april, Smafuglar ( 2 Birds ) is in The Official Selection.
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Official Selection In Lisboa

2009-04-10T19:02:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar / 2 Birds has been chosen for The 6th Indielisboa International Film Festival that takes place between the 23th - 3may 2009.
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Official Selection In Salerno

2009-04-10T18:51:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar / 2 Birds has been chosen for The 14th edition of The Filmfestival "Linea d'Ombra-Festival Culture Giovani" that will take place in Salerno from April 14th-19th, 2009.
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“CRISTIAN NEMESCU“ BEST DIRECTING AWARD

2009-04-10T18:10:00.000-07:00

At The 2009 NexT film Festival in Bucharest The “CRISTIAN NEMESCU“ BEST DIRECTING AWARD was given to Runar Runarsson for 2 Birds / Smafuglar (Iceland, 2008)
The Festival is run by The NexT Cultural Society was created in November 2006 in memoriam film director Cristian Nemescu and sound-designer Andrei Toncu, in order to keep their memory alive, to promote their works by all means and through all channels, and, at the same time, to support, educate, encourage and stimulate young filmmakers.
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Grand Prix in Aubagne

2009-03-23T13:45:00.000-07:00

Sylvester Holm Sound-designer and Runar Runarsson director received The Grand Prix de la meilleure création sonore at The Aubagne International Film Festival for The Short Film Smáfuglar (2 Birds)
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Best International Short Film In Wood Green

2009-03-23T10:39:00.000-07:00

Smáfuglar (2 Birds) was awarded The Best International Film at The 7th Wood Green International Short Film Festival.
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Awards in Mamers

2009-03-23T04:09:00.000-07:00

The 18th edition of "Mamers en Mars," European film festival in the Pays de la Loire, organized by the association Artemis, took place this weekend in Mamers, France.
Smáfuglar (2 Birds) was honored at The festival with the following awards:

The Youth Jury Prize-Caisse d'Epargne.
The Jury Award.

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The Grand Prize in Quebec

2009-03-16T02:27:00.000-07:00

Smáfuglar (2 Birds) was honored with The Grand Prize at The 13th REGARD –Saguenay International Short Film Festival
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Grand Prix in Lille

2009-03-16T02:11:00.000-07:00

The Grand Prix of The Jury at The Festival du Cinéma Européen de Lille went to Two Birds ( Smáfuglar ) by Runar Runarsson
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Best Nordic Fiction in Minimalen

2009-03-09T14:50:00.000-07:00

2 BIRDS (SMÁFUGLAR) by Runar Runarsson - Iceland received The NIFA Best Fiction at The 21st Minimalen Film Festival in Trondheim.
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Best Short in Grundarfjörður

2009-03-09T12:23:00.000-07:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) was awarded The Best Short Film at The The Northern Wave International Film Festival that was celebrated from the Friday 27th of February to Sunday 1. of March, 2009 in Grundarfjörður, Iceland. The philosophy of the festival, upon which its name is based, is Nouvelle Vague, or New Wave. Like Nouvelle Vague, Northern Wave attempts to revive the recognition of filmmaking as an art form and the director as artist/author. An important goal of the festival is to develop relationships between experienced filmmakers and emerging filmmakers in Iceland and other countries. A visionary festival that celebrates artistic and ground braking films by filmmakers who dare to take risks"
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Second in Reus

2009-03-09T12:01:00.000-07:00

Smáfuglar ( 2 Birds) was awarded The Second prize for The Best European Short Film at The Festival Europeu de Curtmetratges (European Short Film Festival) FEC Cambrils-Reus
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Official Selection In Dresden

2009-03-01T16:52:00.000-08:00

Smafuglar (2Birds) is in The Official Selection of The 21st Filmfest Dresden. 70 films are due to compete from 14. to 19. April for these much coveted short film trophies. In the seven international competitions 43 films are in contention for the Golden Horsemen, while 27 shorts are fighting it out in the national competitions. Entries from a total of 20 countries are in the running for the festival's prizes. Most of the short films come from Great Britain (9) and France (8), followed by Spain (3). With 2,134 submissions from 75 countries, the Filmfest has been able to achieve yet another record number of entries.
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Nomination For The 30st DV Award

2009-03-01T16:18:00.000-08:00

Smafuglar(2 Birds) is nominated for the 30th annual DV Cultural Award 2008.(Menningar Verðlaun DV 2008). The award ceremony will take place The 4th of Mars In The Iðnó Theater in Reykjavik
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Best In Mons

2009-02-21T01:31:00.000-08:00

The Winners of the 25th Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons where annunced the 20th of February.
The harvest for Icelandic filmmakers and The Icelandic production company Zik Zak was more then satisfying.
Best European Film: Back Soon (Iceland / France) By Solveig Anspach
Best International Short Film: Smafuglar (Iceland)  By Runar Runarsson
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Official Selection In Mamers

2009-02-15T13:20:00.000-08:00

Smáfuglar (2 Birds) is in The Official Selection at The 19th European films festival in Pays de la Loire “Mamers en Mars”
that is organised by the association Artémis and will take place from Friday, 20th to Sunday 22nd of March 2009.
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Official Selection In Wood Green

2009-02-13T12:35:00.000-08:00

Smáfuglar (2 Birds) has been selected for The 7th Wood Green International Short Film Festival that takes place 16 - 22 March
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Official Selection In Belgium

2009-02-05T14:13:00.000-08:00

Smáfuglar (2 Birds) are one of eight Films that is in the Official Selection at International Competition of Short Films at the25th edition of Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons that takes place in Belgium from 13 to 20 February.
Created in 1984 at the initiative of Mr. Elio Di Rupo, the Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons, aims to bring together the findings of said intellectual cinema and film more popular.
It is now not only the oldest festival francophone longevity uninterrupted, but also one of the first in terms of innovation, attractiveness and international reputation.
For a quarter of a century, FIFA has built a unique cultural identity by emphasizing rare works, and challenges involved.
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Official Selection In Barcelona

2009-02-05T11:13:00.000-08:00

Smáfuglar ( 2 Birds) is in the official selection at MECAL 11TH International Short Film Festival of Barcelona that takes place between the 27th of March and 5th of April
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Official Selection In Bermuda

2009-02-05T06:46:00.000-08:00

Smáfuglar ( 2 Birds ) has been selected for Bermuda International Film Festival that takes place between 20 -28 of March.
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Official Selection In Nijmegen

2009-02-05T06:38:00.000-08:00

Go Short is a brand new, refreshing film festival for short films that takes place in Nijmegen from the 18Th until the 22ND of March 2009. It is a unique event in The Netherlands at which the audience is treated to short films, most of them made by young, talented filmmakers from all over Europe.
Smafuglar (2 Birds) is in the Competition of the Festival and Síðasti Bærinn (The Last farm) is Icelandic Shorts Program.
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Official Selection In Aubagne

2009-02-05T06:35:00.000-08:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) has been selected to compete in the Official Short Film Competition, Category Fiction, of the Aubagne International Film Festival (March 16th-21th 2009).
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Official Selection In Quebec

2009-02-05T06:22:00.000-08:00

REGARD SUR LE COURT METRAGE AU SAGUENAY short film festival in Chicoutimi, Quebec (Canada) is celebrating its 13th edition from march 11 to 15th. 2 BIRDS (Smafuglar) is in competition during this week of celebration.
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2 Birds in Malmö

2009-02-05T06:08:00.000-08:00

The 26th Edition of BUFF Filmfestival in Malmö Sweden has selected the film 2 Birds( Smafuglar). The film will 2 Birds will be screened in a section called Novellfilm/short feature films.
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Official Selection In Lille

2009-02-05T05:59:00.000-08:00

The European Film Festival of Lille has announced that Smafuglar (Two Birds) will be part of the official selection of the 25th Annual Film Festival that will take place in Lille, from the 6st to the 13th March 2009.
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Official Selection In Trondheim

2009-02-05T05:48:00.000-08:00

Smáfuglar (2 Birds) has been selected for the Competition of The 21st Minimalen, that is an annual, independent short film event based in Trondheim , Norway and takes place between 06th-10th of March.
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Official Selection In Tampere

2009-02-05T05:35:00.000-08:00

Smáfuglar (2 Birds) directed by Runar Runarsson has been selected to the International Competition of Tampere International Short Film Festival 2009. The festival dates are March 4th-8th 2009.
All the films in the International Competition programme will be screened twice.
The screening dates and times of the film are the following:
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 9
1. Cinema theatre Plevna 5, on Thu, March 5th, 2009 at 12:00
2. Cinema theatre Plevna 1, on Sat, March 7th, 2009 at 10:00

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Official Selection In Reus

2009-02-05T05:23:00.000-08:00

Smáfuglar (2 Birds) has been selected to participate in XI European Short Film Festival in Reus (FEC Cambrils-Reus 09).
The Festival will be in Reus, Catalonia,between the 4th and the 7th of March 2009
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2 Birds & The Last Farm in Copenhagen

2009-01-23T12:17:00.000-08:00

CINEMA DAYS February 2009
For the 6th time the North Atlantic House offers films from the North. During Thursdays in February you will be able to see short films, documentaries and feature films from Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland with visits and presentations from some of the film directors. These are all film experiences not to be missed.

Thursday, February 12th at 20:00

Five short films – with visits from the directors.
Five capturing films about people and their crossing pads of existence by the Icelandic director Rúnar Rúnarsson and the Faroese Ingun Olsen.
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Glasgow Film Festival

2009-01-23T11:51:00.000-08:00

Scotland’s independent short film programme The Magic Lantern presents you with a delectable
selection of short films and events over the opening weekend of GFF09. With a themed selection
of the best new work from the current international festival circuit coupled with guest programmes.
Come view great films, meet fellow filmmakers and celebrate the wonder of short film!

BETWEEN US
An international programme of short films that use artful economy of storytelling in their intimate explorations of relationship, friendship and family dynamics.

Megatron, Director: Marian Crisan, Romania, 15m
California Dreams, Director: David Wnendt, Germany, 18m
Partir, Director: Melodie Lamotte D’Incamps, UK/France, 12m
Haze, Director: Anthony Chen, Singapore, 14m
Smáfuglar (2 Birds), Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson, Iceland, 15m
Jerrycan, Director: Julius Avery, Australia, 13mCCA
Sunday 15 February
20.00
1h27m,

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The International Film Festival in Rotterdam

2009-01-23T11:21:00.000-08:00

The 38th edition of The International Film Festival in Rotterdam will take place from January 21th through February 1, 2009.

The International Film Festival Rotterdam offers a quality selection of worldwide independent, innovative and experimental cinema and visual arts. Devoted to offering a platform to and actively supporting independent filmmaking from around the globe, The International Film Festival Rotterdam is the essential hub for discovering film talent and for catching the early buzz on many world and international premieres.

During twelve festival days, hundreds of filmmakers and other artists present their work to a large and devoted audience in 24 screening venues located within central Rotterdam. Up to 3,000 press and film industry representatives visit the festival to report on its buzz or to take part in CineMart, the largest co-production market for film projects.

Smafuglar (2 Birds) is a part of the Spectrum: Shorts 2009 at The 38th International Film Festival in Rotterdam.
"Short but sharp. Films shorter than 60 minutes from throughout the world are screened prior to long films or put together in collected programes. "

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Nordic Lights in Göteborg

2009-01-23T11:02:00.000-08:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) is a part of the Nordic Lights program at The Göteborg International Film Festival 2009. Its screened with two other Icelandic Films. The documentary " Kjötborg " directed by Helga Rakel Rafnsdóttir & Hulda Rós Gudnadóttir, and Wrestling by Grimur Hakonarson. The screenings take place 23/24/26 of january.
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Special Mention In Pontino

2009-01-13T07:34:00.000-08:00

Smafuglar (2 Birds) by Runar Runarsson received The Menzione Speciale CortoPress for Foreign Films at The Festival Pontino Del Cortometraggio
The jury said at The award ceremony:
Motivazione della Giuria: Per la capacità di unire denuncia e poesia in una stessa atmosfera facendo emergere lo squallore della realtà e la Potenza dell’amore puro.
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Smáfuglar

The Jury Award and The people's choice award

Special Jury Prize in Saint-Petersburg

Award in Italy

Best International Award

Official Selection in Halle

Official Selection in St.Petersburg

Official Selection

Official Selection in Vernon

Grand Prix in Prague

Official Selection in Prague

Best Fiction in Evreux

Official Selection in Cologne

Official Selection

Euroshorts / Official Selection

Grand Off Nomination

Official Selection in Leeds

2 Awards in Sapporo

Official Selection at Filmini

Official Selection in Granada

Official Selection at Pamplona

Official Selection in Eberswalde

Award in Skopje

Official Selection in Skopje

Best Short in Venice

Public Choice in São Paulo

Official Selection in Forlì

Official Selection in Pontenure

2 birds wins Kinemastik Short Fest!

Best Int. Fiction at 10th Lucania Film Festival

2 Birds at BUSTER

Official Selection in Bergamo

2 Awards in Italy

Best Film in Mas Sorrir

Official Selection in Sapporo

Official Selection in São Paulo

Official Selection in Venice

LE GRAND PRIX in Paris

Official Selection in Lenola

Official Selection 10thLFF

Official Selection in Mexico

Official Selection In Barcelona´s Mas Sorrer

Best Director Award in Poland

Best Short Film at Maremetraggio

Best Short Film at Archipelago

Best Director in Cabourg

Official Selection In Trieste

Official Selection In Slovakia

Official Selection In Bosnia and Herzegovina

Official Selection In Rome

Official Selection in Cabourg

Best World Film at Asterfest

Grand Prix at The 15th La Cittadella del Corto

Official Selection in Torun

Official Selection in Ebensee

Official Selection in Italy

The Best Director in Naoussa

Grand Prix in Brussels

Official Selection at Los Angeles Film Festival

Prémio RTP2 Onda Curta

Smáfuglar in Kristiansand

Official Selection In Naoussa

Awards in Nice

Golden Horseman and Special Mention in Dresden

Official Selection In Trevignano

Official Selection In Bruxelles

Official Selection In Nice

Official Selection In Lisboa

Official Selection In Salerno

“CRISTIAN NEMESCU“ BEST DIRECTING AWARD

Grand Prix in Aubagne

Best International Short Film In Wood Green

Awards in Mamers

The Grand Prize in Quebec

Grand Prix in Lille

Best Nordic Fiction in Minimalen

Best Short in Grundarfjörður

Second in Reus

Official Selection In Dresden

Nomination For The 30st DV Award

Best Film in Mas  Sorrir