Geytin is an annual Faroese film festival in the Nordic House in Tórshavn where two Geytin film prizes are handed. The festival was established in 2012. The prizes are given to a Faroese film instructor for a short film, which is no longer than 30 minutes.
The name of the Geytin-award The main prize is named after Herálvur Geyti, who was better known as Geytin. Geytin travelled around the Faroe Islands in 1960s and 1970s, before cinemas or TV were common in the islands.
The two film awards There are two prizes, both are handed at en event in the Nordic House. From 2012 until 2016 they were handed in December, since 2018 they have been handed in February. The main prize, Geytin, is 30 000 DKK and a statuette, depicting the original person Geytin, the statuette is designed by Astrid Andreassen and Dávur Geyti. The other prize is 25 000 DKK and is given by Tórshavn City Council, it is an audience award, where the audience decides which film is winning. The first time the prizes were handed was on 11 December 2012 at a film festival called Geytin, in the Nordic House in Tórshavn where all the nominated films were shown. Sakaris Stórá from Skopun won the first Geytin film prize for the short movie for Summarnátt (Summer Night), and Annika á Lofti won the Audience Award (Faroese: Áskoðaravirðislønin) for the film Mist.
Award winners
Winners of Geytin 2012 - Summarnátt, director: Sakaris Stórá 2013 - Terminal, director: Dávur Djurhuus 2014 - Skuld, director: Heiðrikur á Heygum 2015 - Stina Karina, director: Andrias Høgennikvf.fo - Geytin 2015: Stina Karina betri enn hinar og hinir 2016 - Et knæk, director: Andrias Høgenni 2018 - 111 góðir dagar, director: Trygvi Danielsen 2019 - Ikki illa meint, director: Andrias Høgenni 2020 - Hví eru vit her?, directors: Búi Dam & Dánjal á Neystabø
Winners of the Audience Award (Áskoðaravirðislønin) 2012 - Mist, director: Annika á Lofti 2013 - Munch, director: Jónfinn Stenberg 2014 - Skuld, director: Heiðrikur á Heygum (Skuld means Guilt) 2015 - Tunnan, directors: Jónfinn Stenberg and Jóannes Lamhauge (Tunnan means the Barrel) 2016 - Et knæk, director: Andrias Høgenni 2018 - Maðurin við Blæuni, director: Maria Tórgarð 2019 - Omman, director: Julia í Kálvalíð 2020 - Trøllabeiggi, director: Gudmund Helmsdal
Nominated films
Nominated films in 2020
The films are from 2019. Við fyrsta eygnabrá - Esther á Fjallinum - (11:30 min.) Verkir (episode 1 of 3) - Theresa Jákupsdóttir & Karina Jákupsdóttir - (23:29 min.) Hví eru vit her? - Búi Dam & Dánjal á Neystabø - (22:00 min.) Ósøgd orð - Young people from the sommer film school Nóllywood 2019 - (9:49 min.) Trøllabeiggi - Gudmund Helmsdal - (30:00 min.) The River - Atli Brix Kamban 2019 - (3:31 min.) Smoothie Baby - Young people from the sommer film school Nóllywood 2019, short animation film - (1:40 min.) Vit/Kenslur - Young people from the sommer film school Nóllywood 2019, documentary - (13:53 min.)
Nominated films in 2019 12 - Hanna Davidsen and Mikkjal Davidsen. Góðastova - Maria Guldbrandsø Tórgarð Omman - Julia í Kálvalíð Ikki illa meint - Andrias Høgenni Julians Stigi - Atli Brix Kamban Annika - Heiðrik á Heygum Tyggigummi - Gudmund Helmsdal Et visit - Sára Wang
Nominated films in 2018 The awards were handed on 24 February 2018. Myndamálarin - Gudmund Helmsdal 111 góðir dagar - Trygvi Danielsen Skóhorn(y) - Sóley Danielsen og Gudmund Helmsdal Fisherman - Franklin Henriksen Frosthvarv - Franklin Henriksen Maðurin við Blæuni - Maria Tórgarð Collision Course - Rói Davidsen Sorte Hunde - Atli Brix Kamban Wünder Pitsa - Hanus Johannessen
Nominated films in 2016 Óttafet - Nóllywood, short film Nattens Stjerner - Atli Brix Kamban, short film Frávik - Maria G. Tórgarð, short film Bittersweet - Rói Davidsen, short film Marra - Hans Kristian Eyðunsson Hansen og Torfinnur Jákupsson, short film Ramblers - Hanus Johannessen, short film Et knæk - Andrias Høgenni, short film
Nominated films in 2015 Alda - Franklin Henriksen and Rúna Ingunardóttir, short film, 7:15 min At liva við tí - Ása Pálsdóttir and Rebekka Eliasen, documentary, 10:17 min Birting - Leo Lávík, short film, 10:14 min Mítt navn er Adam - Rói Davidsen, 3D animation film, 5:30 min Gakk tú tryggur - Dávur Djurhuus, short film, 4:00 min Tunnan - Jónfinn Stenberg and Jóannes Lamhauge, short film, 28:00 min Slitið saman - Sára Wang and Maria Winther Olsen, short film, 8:00 min Boys - Sunniva Sundby and Julia í Kálvalíð, documentary, 6:45 min Stina Karina - Andrias Høgenni, short film, 10:00 min Dalur - Heiðrikur á Heygum, short film, 30:00 min
Nominated films in 2014 Risin og Kellingin, stop motion film, Helga Djurhuus 4:23 Det mand ikke taler om, hybrid-documentary, Andrias Høgenni 25:00 Just another day, documentary, Petra Eliasardóttir Mikkelsen, 5:51 Sum einglar vit falla, short film, Maria Winther Olsen, 28:00 Autopilot, animation film, Rói Davidsen, 6:00 Gongdin, short film, young people from Nollywood (film workshop in Nólsoy), 5:46 Kom og dansa, tragic comedy, Andrias Høgenni, 14:00 Fall for Ewe, poetic documentary, Høgni Mohr & Jens Jákup Hansen, 2:29 Podróżnik, short film, Franklin Henriksen, 4:48 Skuld, horror movie, Heiðrikur á Heygum, 30:00
Nominated films in 2013 Tú, music video - Jóannes Lamhauge Terminal, short film - Dávur Djurhuus Eina, short film - Andrias Høgenni True Love, short film - Heiðrik á Heygum Vetrarmorgun, short film - Sakaris Stórá Munsch, short film - Jónfinn Stenberg Byrta, music profile - Uni L. Hansen Lítla Ljósið, animation film - Hans Kristian E. Hansen
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