winners take it all at the Northernwave International Film Festival

NW AWARD WINNING FILMS

2021

Best Icelandic short film
Sealskin by Ugla Hauksdóttir

Special mention
Krepptur Hnefi by Logi Sigursveinsson

Best Icelandic Music Video
Thirsty hoes by Reykjavíkurdætur directed by Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir

Best International Short
Don’t Tell Anyone by Sahar Sotoodeh

2019

Best Icelandic short film
Móðurást / Maternal Love by Ari Allansson

Best Icelandic Music Video
Come Closer by Borgar Magnason directed by Hrund Atladottir

Best International Short
Provence by Kato De Boeck

2018

Best Icelandic short film
Bjarnarblús by Logi Sigursveinsson

Best Icelandic music video
„Into the Dark“
music by Between Mountains,
directed by Haukur Björgvinsson

Best international short film
May Day
by Olivier Magis and Fedrik De Beul

Best fish course
Steinunn Júlíusdóttir from Rif

2017

Best Icelandic short film
Munda
directed by Tinna Hrafnsdóttir

Best Icelandic music video
Life as a wall
by Jay Taylor
directed by Thoracius Appotite

Best international short film
Odd & Maud
directed by Michael Axelsson(Svíþjóð)

Best fish course
Langaholt restaurant, Snæfellsnes

2016

Best Icelandic short film
Cubs
directed by Nönnu Kristínar Magnúsdóttur

Best Icelandic music video
Playdough by Chryptochrome
directed by Logi Hilmarsson

Best international short film
Las vacas de Wiscons­in
directed by Söra Traba

Best fish course
Viðar Gylfa­son

2015

Best international short film
The Chicken (Croatia)
by Una Gunjak

Best Icelandic short film
Þú og Ég
by Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir

Best Icelandic music video
Dim the lights
by CREEP feat. Sia directed by Kitty Von Sometime

2014

Best international short film
International award – Albert (Poland)
by Daniel Wawrzyniak

Best Icelandic short film Icelandic award – Megaphone
by Elsa María Jakobsdóttir

Best Icelandic music video Tarantúlur by the rap band Úlfur úlfur,
directed by Magnús Leifsson

2013

Best international short film
La strada di Raffael (Raffaels way)
by Alessandro Falco (Italy)

Best Icelandic short film
Ástarsaga
by Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir

Best Icelandic music video
Echoes by Who Knew,
directed by Einar Baldvin Arason

2012

Best international short film
Last Train
by Weronika Tofilska, (Poland)

Best Icelandic short film
Skaði
by Börk Sigþórsson

Best Icelandic music video
Smashed Birds by Sóley
directed by Inga Birgisdóttir

2011

Best international short film
“Mein Sascha”
by Markus Kaatsch (Germany).

Best Icelandic short film
“Clean” by Isold Uggadóttur.

Best Icelandic music video
“Young boy” by Berndsen
directed by Helga Jóhannssyni.

2010

Best international short film
“ECHO” (Poland)
by Magnus Von Horn.

Best Icelandic short film
“Anna” by Rúnar Rúnarsson

Best Icelandic music video Emiliönnu Torinni “I’ve heard it all before”
directed by Kitty Von Sometime and Ali Taylor

2009

Best Icelandic short film
“Smáfuglar” by Rúnar Rúnarsson.

Best international short film
The Wedding (Pólland)
by Maciek Salomon
Special mention Harmsaga by Valdimar Jóhannsson

Best international music video
“Hair” directed by Milos Tomic (Czech republic)

2008

Best international short film
“Midday Cowboy” (Cowboy de mediodia)
by Alberto Blanco (Spain)

Second award for best international short film
“Anonymos”
by Cristian Pozo (Spain)

Best international music video
„Dziwny jest ten kraj“ or „Strange is this Country“,
by the band Pink Freud
directed by Przemyslaw Adamski and Mciej Szupica (Poland)