Iceland’s major annual film event, the main purpose of RIFF is to offer a wide selection of groundbreaking, independent cinema, and to highlight the work of young and emerging filmmakers, by presenting only first and second works in the Grand Prix competition category New Visions. The objective of the festival is to increase general interest in independent cinema, increase the level of cinematic literacy and enrich film culture in Iceland by offering different cross-platform programs.

  
The 21th edition of the Reykjavík International Film Festival will take place between September 26th and October 6th, 2024\. RIFF screens annually around 200 films (features and shorts) from more than 40 countries.

The films in our New Visions section will compete for the most acclaimed award of the festival: The Golden Puffin, whose recipient will be named Discovery of the Year. An award will be also given the most outstanding film in the documentary competition section A Different Tomorrow. Short films from the participants in the Talent Lab will compete for the Golden Egg. And we also award the best of our national cinema with our Best Icelandic Short and the Best International Short in our International Shorts competitive section.

  
For officially selected films, RIFF wants to provide as much support as possible to filmmakers attending the Festival. For feature-length films, RIFF will do its best to bring a representative to Reykjavík Iceland for each invited film. For all selected films, RIFF will provide Festival accreditation for every credited director.

  

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