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1 November 4878
With three submissions, the Grænnhöfn International Film Festival concludes as a total success
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Entrance of the Skorri Dónaldsson Center for the Performing Arts during the Festival
The Grænnhöfn International Film Festival took place from October 21st to 25th this year, three presentations were shown in the halls of the Skorri Dónaldsson Center for the Performing Arts during those first two days of the festival, which were awarded on the final day of the festival. The most acclaimed was the film Sea Lion, Kundrati's submission to the festival which won the Platinum Reindeer Award and the Festival's Grand Jury Awards, which is considered the Festival's most renowned award. While the other films, such as The Memorial Project and The Colonizer, also received public and critical acclaim, they were not at the same level as Sea Lion. On the third day of the festival, classics from the participating countries were shown.
Sea Lion, the Kundrati film that won the Platinum Reindeer Award and the GIFF's Grand Jury Award
The plot of the Grand Jury Award winner follows Roberto Gromius, a soldier during the Kundrati War of Secession. He is deployed during Operation Sea Lion. The operation was an attempted landing in northern Peghonai. The attack plot was discovered by members of the Integralist Republic of Kundrati, and so the attack was expected. When they land in Peghonai, the beaches are empty. The forces from the Kundrati Union push in as they encounter little to no resistance and they set camp. After a few days of progress, the forces of the Integralists ambush the landing group. The Union soldiers are unprepared and they are pushed back constantly. They get pushed back all the way to the beaches. They are slowly able to go back to their ships, only to be continuously bombarded by Integralist planes.
Roberto's squad originally consisted of he and other seven. They work together to try and survive the sudden ambush, trying to get back to their families. As the conflict continues, they slowly die or disappear, leaving Roberto alone at the end of the movie. He dies in the movie's end when the ship he is in is reached by a bomb.
Regarding the awards during the last day of the Festival, with the exception of the Grand Jury Award, the awards were distributed in three levels: Platinum, Gold and Silver, with Platinum being the first place. Here is a list of the winners of the different awards.
GRÆNNHÖFN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL GRAND JURY AWARD
- Presented to: Sea Lion - Eufronio Corregoyen
GRÆNNHÖFN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD FOR BEST FILM
- Platinum Reindeer (1st Place): Sea Lion - Eufronio Corregoyen and Paskoal Aizpun (Kundrati)
Golden Reindeer (2nd Place): The Memorial Project (Minningarverkefnið) - Húmi Hugason, Nicole Bylsdóttir and Nikolai Alexsson (Telamon)
Silver Reindeer (3rd Place): The Colonizer - Lievenian Trade Group (Endralon)
GRÆNNHÖFN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
- Platinum Reindeer (1st Place): Nikolai Alexsson - The Memorial Project (Minningarverkefnið)
Golden Reindeer (2nd Place): Eufronio Corregoyen - Sea Lion
Silver Reindeer (3rd Place): Unknown, recieved by Kecskés Tibor - The Colonizer
GRÆNNHÖFN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
- Platinum Reindeer (1st Place): Paskoal Aizpun - Sea Lion
Golden Reindeer (2nd Place): Nikolai Alexsson - The Memorial Project (Minningarverkefnið)
Silver Reindeer (3rd Place): Unknown, recieved by Kecskés Tibor - The Colonizer
GRÆNNHÖFN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
- Platinum Reindeer (1st Place): Cappadox Metilius - Sea Lion as Roberto Gromius
Golden Reindeer (2nd Place): Varga Kevin - The Colonizer as Janóka
Silver Reindeer (3rd Place): Nökkvi Dómaldason - The Memorial Project (Minningarverkefnið) as Lt. Hallmann Jónarsson
GRÆNNHÖFN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
- Platinum Reindeer (1st Place): Szőke Kinga - The Colonizer as Viorela
Golden Reindeer (2nd Place): Valva Hrutsdóttir - The Memorial Project (Minningarverkefnið) as Dr. Lara Eldsdóttir
GRÆNNHÖFN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- Platinum Reindeer (1st Place): Gjúki Brynleifsson - The Memorial Project (Minningarverkefnið)
Golden Reindeer (2nd Place): Adrius Constans - Sea Lion
Silver Reindeer (3rd Place): Various Artists - The Colonizer
GRÆNNHÖFN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Platinum Reindeer (1st Place): Radamanto Oñatz - Sea Lion
Golden Reindeer (2nd Place): Nikanor Gumason - The Memorial Project (Minningarverkefnið)
Silver Reindeer (3rd Place): Unknown, recieved by Varga Kevin - The Colonizer
GRÆNNHÖFN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
- Platinum Reindeer (1st Place): Unknown, recieved by Varga Kevin - The Colonizer
Golden Reindeer (2nd Place): Ljótur Hervarðsson - The Memorial Project (Minningarverkefnið)
Silver Reindeer (3rd Place): Dei Iturbizcar - Sea Lion
GRÆNNHÖFN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Platinum Reindeer (1st Place): Dei Iturbizcar - Sea Lion
Golden Reindeer (2nd Place): Lara Harradóttir - The Memorial Project (Minningarverkefnið)
Silver Reindeer (3rd Place): Unknown, recieved by Kecskés Tibor - The Colonizer
GRÆNNHÖFN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL LEGACY AWARD
- Presented to: Hjörvar Börksson - For his excellent career in VFX in Telamonic cinema
AWARDS BY COUNTRY
Platinum Reindeer Award
- Kundrati: 5
- Telamon: 2
- Endralon: 2
- Telamon: 6
- Kundrati: 2
- Endralon: 1
- Endralon: 6
- Telamon: 1
- Kundrati: 1
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