Two Birds (film)

Two Birds (Smáfuglar)

"TWO BIRDS, A FILM BY RÚNAR RÚNARSSON" appears below a photograph of two young, unclothed adolescents, a boy and a girl, shown from the shoulders up. They are gazing into each others eyes. The boy is facing towards the camera, so all but the right edge of his face is visible. His expression is solemn. The girl is on the left side of the picture, with her body at a right angle to the camera and her head turned to her left to face toward the boy. Therefore, we can see only her right ear, her right cheek, and little bits of her right shoulder and of her hair. The two of them have pale skin and dark blond hair. The background behind the boy's head and shoulders is dark gray. The name of the film is in large white letters, which run off the left and right edges of the picture. The rest of the caption is in smaller, dark gray letters, and below it are five lines of additional film credits in very small dark gray letters. All the lines of writing are on a beige background, which blends into their skin.

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Produced by
  • Þórir S. Sigurjónsson
  • Skúli Fr. Malmquist
  • Hlín Jóhannesdóttir
Written by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Starring
Music by Kjartan Sveinsson
Cinematography Sophia Olsson
Edited by Jacob Schulsinger
Production
company
Release dates
  • October 3, 2008 (2008-10-03)
Running time
 15 minutes
Country Iceland
Language Icelandic

Two Birds (Icelandic: Smáfuglar, lit. little birds) is a 2008 Icelandic short film, written and directed by the Oscar nominee Rúnar Rúnarsson. Smáfuglar took the festival circuit by a storm after the world premiere in the official selection in Cannes 2008 ,where the film was nominated for The PALM D´OR. In the two years after its release it received over 67 international awards at film festivals where it was exhibited, including two Best Actor awards to male lead Atli Óskar Fjalarsson.[1][2]

Synopsis

2 Birds (Smáfuglar) takes place during one bright summer night and follows a group of young teenagers on a journey from innocence to adulthood. The main character is a timid boy who has a typical schoolboy crush on a girl his age, who happens to be a friend of his mate.

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Cast

Critical reception

The website Short of the Week describes Two Birds as "...perhaps the purest and most earnest 15 minutes of film I have ever experienced."[5]

Awards and Nominations

   The Jury award at the 10th SHORTMOVES festival in Halle, Germany
   The people's choice award at the 10th SHORTMOVES festival in Halle, Germany
   Special Jury Prize at International Short and Animation Film Festival OPEN CINEMA in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
   Best International film at Overlook Film Festival
   2nd place award at the 3rd Acquedolci Independent Film Festival
   Grand Prix of The fifth Prague Short Film Festival
   Best Fiction at The 1st Festival International du Film Court Persona
   Best Actor at The 4th Sapporo International Short Film Festival
   Best Director at The 4th Sapporo International Short Film Festival
   Best film in the "Short Film Centering around Sexuality" category at The Festival of Short Minimalist Films Kota 2023
   Off International - Volvo Grand Award at THE 10TH CIRCUITO OFF Venice International Short Film Festival
   Audience Award at 5th Kinemastik Short Film Fest
   Best International Fiction at The 10th Lucania Film Festival
   Best Actor Award at The 12th Festival Inventa un Film Lenola
   Best Director Award at The 12th Festival Inventa un Film Lenola
   Best Film at The Mas Sorrir 4th International Festival of Short Films
   Grand Prix of the 7th International Festival Signes de Nuit
   Best Director Award at The TOFIFEST International Film Festival
   Best Short Film at The 10th Maremetraggio Short Film Festival
   Best Short Film at 17th edition of ARCIPELAGO - International Festival of Short Films and New Images
   Best Director Award for at the Festival du Film de Cabourg 2009
   BEST WORLD FILM at AsterFest 2009
   The Grand Prix, Tralci di Trevignano at The 15th La Cittadella del Corto
   Best Director at The 6th Naoussa International Film Festival
   Grand Prix of The 12th Brussels Short Film Festival
   The Prémio RTP2 Onda Curta at The Festival Internacional de Cinema Independente de Lisboa
   The Audience Award at The 9th Nice Film Festival
   The Student Jury Award at The 9th Nice Film Festival
   The Special Mention of The Press Jury at The 9th Nice Film Festival
   The Youth Jury´s Special Mention at The 21st Filmfest Dresden
   The Golden Horseman for The Klangmusikpreis at The 21st Filmfest Dresden
   The “CRISTIAN NEMESCU“ BEST DIRECTING AWARD at The NexT Filmfestival 2009
   The Grand Prix de la meilleure création sonore at The Aubagne International Film Festival
   The Best International Film at The 7th Wood Green International Short Film Festival
   The Jury Award at The 18th Mamers en Mars European Film FestivaL
   The Youth Jury Prize-Caisse d'Epargne. at The 18th Mamers en Mars European Film FestivaL
   The Grand Prize at The 13th REGARD –Saguenay International Short Film Festival
   Grand Prix of The Jury at The Festival du Cinéma Européen de Lille
   The NIFA Best Fiction at The 21st Minimalen Film Festival
   The Best Short Film at The The Northern Wave International Film Festival
   The Second prize for The Best European Short Film at The Festival Europeu de Curtmetratges FEC Cambrils-Reus
   Nominated For Menningar Verðlaun DV 2008
   Best International Short Film at The 25th Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons
   The Menzione Speciale CortoPress for Foreign Films at The Festival Pontino Del Cortometraggio
   The ‘Cecilio Paniagua’ award for The Best Photography at The Almería en Corto International Film Festival
   The Grand Prix for the Best Film at The 13th Siena International Short Film Festival
   Prix du Jury Jeune at 23rd Brest European Short Film Festival
   Prix Européen France 2 at 23rd Brest European Short Film Festival
   Mention spéciale Prix Européen du Conseil Régional de Bretagne at 23rd Brest European Short Film Festival
   Edda Award for The Best Short Film
   The Grand Prix du Conseil général de l’Essonne au court métrage at 10th Festival du cinéma européen en Essonne
   The Best International Fiction at The 5th Curtocircuito International Film Festival at Santiago De Compostela
   The Best International Short Film at The Cork Film Festival
   Best Short Film at The 24th Warsaw Film Festival
   Nominated for the Best Short Film at The European Film Academy Awards 2008
   The Best Short Film at The 13th Milano Film Festival
   Second Prize of The 7th International Best of Short Film Festival 2008
   The Best International Film Award at The 3rd Noci International Short Film Festival
   The Award of the Puglia Region at The 3rd Noci International Short Film Festival
   The Best Short Film at DOKUFEST The 7th International Documentary and Short Film Festival In Kosova
   Best Fiction at The Melbourne International Film Festival 2008
   Best Drama Award at SUPER SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2008
   Anthony Mingella Best Director Award at SUPER SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2008
   Best Creative Subject at 15th Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival
   The Young Peoples Award at 15th Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival
   The Nisida Award at 15th Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival
   Prix UIP at The 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival
   Canal+ award at The 23rd Cinema Jove Internacional Festival
   Best Fiction Film at XVIII MESSAGE TO MAN International Films Festival
   Nominated for PALM D´OR at The Cannes Film Festival 2008

References

  1. ↑ http://www.icelandicfilms.info/films/nr/379
  2. ↑ http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news//Icelandic_Short_Films_Breaks_World_Award_Record_0_335776.news.aspx
  3. ↑ https://pro.festivalscope.com/film/2-birds
  4. ↑ http://org-www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/0a3c0114-e846-4649-962c-bbaf7f680889/year/2008.html
  5. ↑ McNally, James. "Smáfuglar (2 Birds) by". Short of the Week. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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