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	One of the biggest events at the festival and one of the festival's all-over highlight was the visit of 2009's honorary guest - [[Miloš Forman]]. Apart from Forman, many international guests came to Reykjavík for the 2009 edition: directors, press and other guests.		One of the biggest events at the festival and one of the festival's all-over highlight was the visit of 2009's honorary guest - [[Miloš Forman]]. Apart from Forman, many international guests came to Reykjavík for the 2009 edition: directors, press and other guests.

	'''In 2010''', RIFF was held for the seventh time on September 23 - October 3. In a short time, RIFF became quite well known among film enthusiasts and professionals. [[Gerald Peary]] from ''The [[Boston Phoenix]]'' called the festival "one of the best-programmed film festivals on earth, and with some of the most exciting guests." Todd Burns of ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' concluded his article on the 2006 event with these words: "If it continues down this path, it won't be one of the best-kept secrets of the film festival circuit for long," and [[Brian Brooks]] from [[IndieWIRE]] had this to say: "Quite simply, in my humble opinion as a minor vet on the festival circuit, this event has instantly become one of my favorites. Of course, the lure of Iceland and its eccentric beauty helps, but Reykjavík's residents seem to have embraced the event, filling many of the festival's screenings."		'''In 2010''', RIFF was held for the seventh time on September 23 - October 3. In a short time, RIFF became quite well known among film enthusiasts and professionals. [[Gerald Peary]] from ''The [[Boston Phoenix]]'' called the festival "one of the best-programmed film festivals on earth, and with some of the most exciting guests." Todd Burns of ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' concluded his article on the 2006 event with these words: "If it continues down this path, it won't be one of the best-kept secrets of the film festival circuit for long," and Brian Brooks from [[IndieWIRE]] had this to say: "Quite simply, in my humble opinion as a minor vet on the festival circuit, this event has instantly become one of my favorites. Of course, the lure of Iceland and its eccentric beauty helps, but Reykjavík's residents seem to have embraced the event, filling many of the festival's screenings."

	'''In 2011''', the 8th festival took place from September 22 to October 2. In 2011, the selection included films that have already had a lot of press, films that have done well at other festivals but were unlikely to get much attention beyond the festival circuit (Yorgos Lanthimos's ''Alps'', Aleksander Sokurov's ''Golden Lion-winning Faust'') and homegrown films. 'Discovery of the year: the Golden Puffin' was given to [[Angelina Nikonova]] for her ''Twilight Portrait''. FIPRESCI awarded ''[[Volcano (2011 film)\|Volcano]]'' by [[Rúnar Rúnarsson]], who also got The Church of Iceland award. Environment Award winner was Risteard O'Domhnaill for his movie ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674204/ The Pipe]''. [[Béla Tarr]] received a Lifetime Achievement Award and [[Lone Scherfig]] got a Creative Excellency Award. The Best Icelandic Short Award was given to Börkur Sigþórsson for ''Skaði''. What is more, in 2011 the festival focused on Romanian films, also had a special "Arabian Spring" programme and the Festival audience enjoyed special events like a swim-in cinema, film concert, Bollywood beach party, and the RIFF wonderland.		'''In 2011''', the 8th festival took place from September 22 to October 2. In 2011, the selection included films that have already had a lot of press, films that have done well at other festivals but were unlikely to get much attention beyond the festival circuit (Yorgos Lanthimos's ''Alps'', Aleksander Sokurov's ''Golden Lion-winning Faust'') and homegrown films. 'Discovery of the year: the Golden Puffin' was given to [[Angelina Nikonova]] for her ''Twilight Portrait''. FIPRESCI awarded ''[[Volcano (2011 film)\|Volcano]]'' by [[Rúnar Rúnarsson]], who also got The Church of Iceland award. Environment Award winner was Risteard O'Domhnaill for his movie ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674204/ The Pipe]''. [[Béla Tarr]] received a Lifetime Achievement Award and [[Lone Scherfig]] got a Creative Excellency Award. The Best Icelandic Short Award was given to Börkur Sigþórsson for ''Skaði''. What is more, in 2011 the festival focused on Romanian films, also had a special "Arabian Spring" programme and the Festival audience enjoyed special events like a swim-in cinema, film concert, Bollywood beach party, and the RIFF wonderland.

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'''Reykjavík International Film Festival''' ('''RIFF'''; {{lang-is|Alþjóðleg kvikmyndahátíð í Reykjavík}} {{IPA-is|ˈalˌθjouːðˌlɛːɣ ˈkʰvɪːkˌmɪntaˌhauːˌtʰiːð i ˈreiːcaˌviːk|}}) is an international film festival held annually in [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]]. The festival lasts 11 days each year and emphasizes young talents. One way of doing so is having a competitive category (named ''New Visions'') exclusively limited to a director's first or second [[feature film|feature-length film]].
At each festival, a number of awards are given out. The main award is the ''Discovery of the Year'' award, also called '''Golden Puffin''', given by an international jury. The international federation of film critics [[FIPRESCI]] send a jury to RIFF from 2006. Also, the audience can vote for their favorite film from the whole programme. Lifetime achievement awards and creative excellency awards are given to well-known film directors who have achieved excellence in their work.

==History==
{{Original research|section|date=July 2014}}

Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) was founded in 2004 by a group of film enthusiasts and professionals with the goal of creating an annual international film festival in Reykjavík. The aim was to establish a major film event to enrich and enliven the local film culture, but moreover, to become an international attraction. They believed that by building up an innovative film festival in Reykjavík, foreign guests would have a unique opportunity to participate in an exciting cultural event, as well as visit a country renowned for its natural wonders and dynamic culture.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}}
[[File:Hrönn Marinósdóttir, Miloš Forman, and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (Reykjavik, 2009).jpg|thumb|alt=alternative textuelle|left|upright=1.7|[[Miloš Forman|Forman]] was given an award for his lifetime achievement by the president of Iceland in 2009.]]

The festival organized its first event in Reykjavík in November 2004, initiating a discussion of the role and importance of film festivals in a local and international context. A festival program was organized in relation to the seminar, showing films by Icelandic film directors and professionals that work outside of Iceland.

The next RIFF was held from September 29 to October 9, 2005, and was a leap forward in size and scale compared to the year before. Programmer Dimitri Eipides was brought on board to supervise the film selection, and he has worked with us since. Eipides had gained experience as a programmer for the [[Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto]] and [[Montreal World Film Festival|Montreal Film Festivals]] as well as the [[Thessaloniki International Film Festival]] in Greece.

'''In 2005''', the foundation for the programme for the future was laid and a number of current categories surfaced for the first time. A Lifetime Achievement Award was given to [[Abbas Kiarostami]] and a retrospective of his works was screened along with an exhibition of his photographs. A Discovery of the Year award was given out for the first time to [[Cristi Puiu]], director of the film ''[[The Death of Mr. Lazarescu]]''. Over 13,000 people came to see the festival's seventy films.

'''In 2006''', RIFF's reputation had spread considerably and the number of international guests multiplied. Representatives from media such as ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'' and [[Indiewire|IndieWIRE]] attended the festival and one journalist summed up his experience by calling RIFF "one of the best-kept secrets of the film festival circuit".{{Attribution needed|date=July 2014}} The programme had also grown to incorporate over one hundred films, a number of master classes, symposiums and panel discussions – and even managed to cram a few concerts in too.

''[[Grbavica (film)|Grbavica]]'' by [[Jasmila Žbanić]] was the 'Discovery of the Year' and RIFF's first time FIPRESCI jury awarded ''[[Red Road (film)|Red Road]]'' by [[Andrea Arnold]]. [[Aleksandr Sokurov]] was given the lifetime achievement award and [[Atom Egoyan]] accepted recognition for his creative excellence. Attendance soared to over 15,000 and the festival was considered an enormous success, both locally and internationally.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}}

'''In 2007''', RIFF was held for the fourth time.
Many filmmakers from all over the world visited Reykjavík for the festival. Among them was [[Aki Kaurismäki]], who received the Reykjavík International Film Festival honorary awards, presented by the president of Iceland, [[Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson]]. Hungarian film ''[[Iska's Journey]]'' by director [[Csaba Bollók]] was named Discovery of the Year. ''Iska's Journey'' received the Golden Puffin, awarded for the first time. Head of jury [[Hal Hartley]] gave out the award.

[[Peter Greenaway]] visited Reykjavík, held a lecture and was awarded for his life achievement as a filmmaker. An international federation of film critics, FIPRESCI, awarded Danish debut feature ''[[The Art of Crying]]'' by [[Peter Schønau Fog]], which also received the Church of Iceland award, given out for the second time. "The film deals delicately with issues that often are kept quiet and presents them with respect, understanding and sympathy. The Art of Crying raises awareness of the fragility of life, moves the audience and calls for discussion and responses," is stated in the jury's motivation. The audience award went to Joy Division's [[Ian Curtis]] biopic ''[[Control (2007 film)|Control]]'' by [[Anton Corbijn]] and [[Amnesty International]] awarded [[El Ejido]] for ''The Law of Profit'' – a documentary on immigrants in South Spain.

RIFF 2007 drew over 20,000 people (approx. 7% of Iceland's population) to the festival's screenings, and filled 84% of available seats during the festival's eleven days.

[[File:riff2.jpg|thumb|alt=alternative textuelle|upright=2|A screening was held in a swimming pool in 2009.]]
'''In 2008''', RIFF was held for the fifth time. Over 300 foreign guests visited the festival and well over 20,000 people saw the films that RIFF had to offer. The movie ''[[Tulpan]]'' received the Golden Puffin, RIFF's main award, and was named Discovery of the Year. Home by [[Ursula Meier]] received the FIPRESCI award and ''[[Snow (2008 film)|Snijeg]]'' by [[Aida Begić]] from Bosnia-Herzegovenia received the Church of Iceland award. ''[[The Country Teacher|Venkovský ucitel]]'' by [[Bohdan Sláma]] from the Czech Republic received the Gay-friendly award given by [http://www.gayice.is/ Iceland's National Association of Gays and Lesbians]. The Association also gave ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1095496/ She's a Boy I Knew]'' by [[Gwen Haworth]] from Canada a special recognition award. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1297927/ Electronica Reykjavík] by Arnar Jónasson from Iceland was voted most popular by the attendees at RIFF.

The special events at RIFF were a success. 'Sound on Sight' was a project where people were able to focus on the special bond and connection between music and film. A project called 'Minus 25' was designed for people under the age of 25 and included many mini-projects, e.g. a competition where youngsters wrote music for the movie ''[[The Crowd (1928 film)|The Crowd]]'', which was originally released in 1928. A short film competition for young students was held and even Iceland's kindergartens were able to participate in their own little project where children made short films from digital photographs. A talent campus was held where young people from Europe and America were invited to meet in Reykjavík and see what the film industry had to offer on the other side of the globe. This was only a fraction of the special events RIFF had to offer in 2008.

'''In 2009''', RIFF was held for the sixth time. Raving reviews, ticket sales, attendees from all over the world, long queues and sold-out passes made the festival of 2009 one of the most sought after events of the year.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}}
One of the biggest events at the festival and one of the festival's all-over highlight was the visit of 2009's honorary guest - [[Miloš Forman]]. Apart from Forman, many international guests came to Reykjavík for the 2009 edition: directors, press and other guests.

'''In 2010''', RIFF was held for the seventh time on September 23 - October 3. In a short time, RIFF became quite well known among film enthusiasts and professionals. [[Gerald Peary]] from ''The [[Boston Phoenix]]'' called the festival "one of the best-programmed film festivals on earth, and with some of the most exciting guests." Todd Burns of ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' concluded his article on the 2006 event with these words: "If it continues down this path, it won't be one of the best-kept secrets of the film festival circuit for long," and [[Brian Brooks]] from [[IndieWIRE]] had this to say: "Quite simply, in my humble opinion as a minor vet on the festival circuit, this event has instantly become one of my favorites. Of course, the lure of Iceland and its eccentric beauty helps, but Reykjavík's residents seem to have embraced the event, filling many of the festival's screenings."

'''In 2011''', the 8th festival took place from September 22 to October 2. In 2011, the selection included films that have already had a lot of press, films that have done well at other festivals but were unlikely to get much attention beyond the festival circuit (Yorgos Lanthimos's ''Alps'', Aleksander Sokurov's ''Golden Lion-winning Faust'') and homegrown films. 'Discovery of the year: the Golden Puffin' was given to [[Angelina Nikonova]] for her ''Twilight Portrait''. FIPRESCI awarded ''[[Volcano (2011 film)|Volcano]]'' by [[Rúnar Rúnarsson]], who also got The Church of Iceland award. Environment Award winner was Risteard O'Domhnaill for his movie ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674204/ The Pipe]''. [[Béla Tarr]] received a Lifetime Achievement Award and [[Lone Scherfig]] got a Creative Excellency Award. The Best Icelandic Short Award was given to Börkur Sigþórsson for ''Skaði''. What is more, in 2011 the festival focused on Romanian films, also had a special "Arabian Spring" programme and the Festival audience enjoyed special events like a swim-in cinema, film concert, Bollywood beach party, and the RIFF wonderland.

'''In 2012''', it was held for the 9th time, from September 27 till October 7. Visitors to the festival were able to participate in various special events, like costume screening and party, kindergarten stop-motion screenings, a popular swim-in cinema which became a RIFF's speciality, ''[[When the Raven Flies]]'' (1984) screening at film director [[Hrafn Gunnlaugsson]]'s house, screenings of German movies and many other interesting activities. [[Benh Zeitlin]] and his film '[[Beasts of the Southern Wild]]' was awarded with a Golden Puffin Award. [[Dario Argento]] got the Lifetime Achievement Award and [[Susanne Bier]] won in the Creative Excellency category. The most popular film in 2012 was ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2302334/ Queen of Montreuil]'' by [[Sólveig Anspach]]. International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) awarded [[Sean S. Baker|Sean Baker]] for her film ''[[Starlet (film)|Starlet]]'' and the Church of Iceland gave its award for Meni Yaesh and his film ''God's Neighbours''.

'''In 2013''', the festival celebrated its tenth anniversary. RIFF guests and visitors had the opportunity to participate in joke-cinema, midnight movie, cave-cinema, screenings in 'Borg' restaurant, various discussions with film creators, talent lab for youngsters and many other events. Golden Puffin and FIPRESCI Award in 2013 was given for Italian film director [[Uberto Pasolini]] and his work called ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2395417/ Still Life]''. The Creative Excellency Award was given to [[Laurent Cantet]], [[James Gray (film director)|James Gray]] and [[Lukas Moodysson]], who also got the Audience Award for ''[[We Are the Best!]]''. Church of Iceland gave its award to [[Ritesh Batra]] for her movie called ''[[The Lunchbox]]''.

RIFF returned in '''2014''' with a larger festival than the previous year. In addition to regular cinema screenings the festival held a drive in cinema in neighbouring town Kópavogur and a [[Hot Tub Cinema|hot tub cinema]] where audiences got the chance of chatting with short film directors after the screenings of their film. A special focus was on Italian filmmaking this year. ''Smetto quando voglio'' by director Sidney Sibilia won the Golden Puffin and ''Bota'' by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci won both the Audience and FIBRESCI awards. Mike Leigh was given a Lifetime Achievement Award and his latest movie ''Mr. Turner'' was screened to a full audience. Ruben Östlund was honored as an emerging master and became somewhat of a sensation in the city during the festival.

A special panel program was dedicated to the theme of war and peace with topics ranging from the crisis in the Ukraine, screenings of Finnish war movies and a visit from reporter John Pilger. Another special part of the program was a focus on films from Greenland and the Faroese Islands.
A part of the program was held in Kópavogur for the first time with one of the highlights being a film concert where metal band Sólstafir performed their musical score to the film Hrafninn flýgur by director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson.

'''In 2015''', a total of 31,500 people attended the festival, which was once again more than ever before. From the opening film, ''[[Tale of Tales (2015 film)|Tale of Tales]]'', through the concerts, swim-in cinema, cave-in cinema, 300 screenings of about 100 films, numerous panel discussions, about 50 Q&As, Masterclasses and finally the closing night's film, first episode of [[Baltasar Kormákur]]'s ''Trapped'', RIFF ran smoothly. The Iranian film ''[[Chaharshanbeh, 19 Ordibehesht|Wednesday, May 9th]]'' by director [[Vahid Jalilvand]] won Discovery of the Year, and the distinguished [[FIPRESCI Award]] was awarded to [[Krisha]] by director [[Trey Edward Shults]]. [[Jerry Rothwell]]'s ''[[How to Change the World (film)|How to Change the World]]'' got Environmental Award, and [[Matthew Heineman]]'s [[Cartel Land]] was awarded with Audience Award. This year two shorts were joint winners of The Best Icelandic Short: [[Jón Ásgeir Karlsson]]'s ''[[Docyoumentary|Heimildarminnd/Docyoumentary]]'' and [[Eva Sigurðardóttir]]'s ''[[Rainbow Party (film)|Regnbogapartý/Rainbow Party]]''. The recipient of The Golden Egg was Canadian directors [[Harry Cherniak]] and [[Dusty Mancinelli]] for their project ''[[Winter Hymns]]''. In 2015 Iceland celebrated the 100 years anniversary of women's right to vote, which was reflected in a special focus on films made by women or with a female point of view in the festival.

'''In 2016''', the thirteenth edition of the festival took place from September 29 to October 10. Its theme was "What Kind of Peace", which was reflected in the themes addressed by the selection of films as well as special events such as a peace talk that accompanied the festival. The Golden Puffin was awarded to "[[Godless (film)|Godless]]", directed by Bulgarian director Ralitza Petrova. It was part of the "New Visions" category, which features debut or sophomore films by the directors and challenge cinematic conventions. The plot centres on a nurse who traffics ID cards of demented patients and according to this year's jury "the film combines the downbeat suspense of a medicalized crime story with a subtle portrayal of the agony in a post-communist society where redemption is only glimpsed in the sacral world of music."
The Danish/Swedish collaboration "[[The Giant (2016 film)|The Giant]]", directed by Johannes Nyholm, received a special mention in the same category.

The film "The Islands and the Whales" by Mike Day received the Environmental Award, awarded to films competing in the "A Different Tomorrow" category that sheds light on environmental and humanitarian topics. This year's winners in the short film category were "Cubs" by Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir as Best Icelandic Short and "Home" by [[Daniel Mulloy]] as Best International Short. "Cubs" is about a single father who is planning a sleepover for his daughter and thematises the taboos in father/daughter relationships. The documentary "Mr Gaga" about choreographer [[Ohad Naharin]], directed by [[Tomer Heymann]], received the audience awards and "The Duke", directed by Max Barbakow received this year's Golden Egg. This year's RIFF honorary prizes were awarded to [[Deepa Mehta]] and [[Darren Aronofsky]].

In '''2017''' the fourteenth RIFF festival was held to great reviews. Director Hlynur Pálmason opened the festival with his first feature film Winter Brothers. He would then go on to screen his second film A White, white day at Cannes in 2019. The Golden Puffin award was handed out to the film ''The Rider'' by acclaimed director Chloé Zhao. It was Roser Corella's film ''Grab and Run'' that won the Environmental award for the category A Different Tomorrow. The Golden Egg was handed out to Charlotte Scott-Wilson's film ''Hold on''. This years honorary guest included film maker Werner Herzog and director Oliver Assayas.

Sergei Loznitsa opened the fifteenth RIFF festival in '''2018''' with his film Donbass. The focus of this years festival were the Baltic countries. Winners included Yann Gonzalez who won the Golden Puffin for his film ''Knife + Heart'', Nathalia Konchalovsky who won the Golden Egg for her film, ''Vesna'' and Erick Stoll and Chase Whiteside who won in the category A Different Tomorrow with their film América.

RIFF '''2019''' will run from the 26th of September to the 6th of October. The festival will focus on the Arctic countries among others and confirmed honorary guests include acclaimed French director Claire Denis. The final day to submit a film is the 14th of July.

In '''2020''' the seventeenth RIFF festival edition was hybrid with both limited screenings in cinema and online screenings.
The festival was a great success hosting new events such as a drive by cinema and a cinema bus that drove around the country for a week as well as a full Industry Days program.

RIFF Industry days is the title of a series of events and talks held during the Reykjavík International Film Festival together with the 1st edition of the Icelandic Market Forum. (IMF)

RIFF Industry days were designed as a tool to create new spaces for the exchange of ideas and to serve as an open gate for the circulation and promotion of the Icelandic film industry.
The prime objective of RIFF Industry Days is to encourage meetings, generate debates and establish dialogues, providing the support that makes original ideas last.

IMF is set for Icelandic professionals to showcase their work in progress-WIP to sales agents and other relevant audiovisual professionals and partners, enabling them to respond directly to the priorities of an expanding and ever-changing film industry.
Market screenings were also held for those interested, strictly under registration as well as B2B meetings.
The IMF aimed to facilitate better mutual knowledge and understanding between important players in the international audiovisual market and to form a basis for joint direction within the Icelandic film industry.

WIP 2020 was curated by Frédéric Boyer, RIFF head of programming and designed & executed by Carolina Salas, RIFF Industry Manager.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reykjavik International Film Festival Industry Days set to kick off today|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/393206/|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema|language=en}}</ref>

RIFF Industry Days allows film professionals to share their thinking, values and markets.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Industry days|url=https://riff.is/industry-days/|access-date=2020-10-24|website=RIFF 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Golden Puffin winners==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Director !! Nationality
|-
| 2005 || ''[[The Death of Mr. Lazarescu]]'' || [[Cristi Puiu]] || {{flag|Romania}}
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Grbavica (film)|Grbavica]]'' || [[Jasmila Žbanić]] || {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Iska's Journey]]'' || [[Csaba Bollók]] || {{flag|Hungary}}
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Tulpan]]'' || [[Sergey Dvortsevoy]] || {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
|-
| 2009 || ''[[J'ai tué ma mère|I killed my mother]]'' || [[Xavier Dolan]] || {{flag|Canada}}
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Le Quattro Volte]]'' || [[Michelangelo Frammartino]] || {{flag|Italy}}
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Twilight Portrait]]'' || [[Angelina Nikonova]] || {{flag|Russia}}
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Beasts of the Southern Wild]]'' || [[Benh Zeitlin]] || {{flag|United States}}
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Still Life (2013 film)|Still Life]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.riff.is/content/riff-2013-awards-still-life-wins-golden-puffin |date=5 October 2013 |publisher=Reykjavik International Film Festival |title=RIFF 2013 Awards: Still Life wins Golden Puffin |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215205722/http://en.riff.is/content/riff-2013-awards-still-life-wins-golden-puffin |archivedate=15 February 2014 }}</ref> || [[Uberto Pasolini]] || {{flag|United Kingdom}}-{{flag|Italy}}
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Smetto quando voglio]]'' || [[Sydney Sibilia]] || {{flag|Italy}}
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Chaharshanbeh, 19 Ordibehesht|Wednesday May 9th]]'' || [[Vahid Jalilvand]] || {{flag|Iran}}
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Godless (film)|Godless]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/godless-triumphs-at-reykjavik-fest/5110172.article |work=Screen Daily |author=Wendy Mitchell |date=10 October 2016 |title='Godless' triumphs at Reykjavik fest |accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://riff.is/en/godless-winner-of-the-golden-puffin/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012193428/http://riff.is/en/godless-winner-of-the-golden-puffin/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 October 2016 |year=2016 |title=Godless winner of The Golden Puffin |publisher=Reykjavik International Film Festival |accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> || [[Ralitza Petrova]] || {{flag|Bulgaria}} - {{flag|Denmark}} - {{flag|France}}
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Rider (film)|The Rider]]'' || [[Chloé Zhao]] || {{flag|United States}}
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Knife+Heart]]'' || [[Yann Gonzalez]] || {{flag|France}} - {{flag|Mexico}} - {{flag|Switzerland}}
|-
| 2019 || ''[[The Orphanage (2019 film)|The Orphanage]]'' || [[Shahrbanoo Sadat]] || {{flag|Denmark}} - {{flag|Afghanistan}}
|-
| 2020 || ''[[This Is Not a Burial, It's A Resurrection]]'' || [[Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese]] || {{flag|South Africa}} - {{flag|Italy}}
|-
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Dates
! Discovery of the Year
(Golden Puffin)
! Lifetime Achievement
! Creative Excellency
! Audience Award
! FIPRESCI Award
! Church of Iceland Award
! Emerging Master
|-
|2004
|Nov 17 – Nov 25
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|2005
|Sept 29 – Oct 9
|[[The Death of Mr. Lazarescu]], [[Cristi Puiu]]
|[[Abbas Kiarostami]]
|N/A
|[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]
[[Hayao Miyazaki]]
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|2006
|Sept 28 – Oct 8
|[[Grbavica (film)|Grbavica]],
[[Jasmila Žbanić]]
|[[Alexander Sokurov]]
|[[Atom Egoyan]]
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425235/ We Shall Overcome]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649117/ Niels Arden Oplev]
|[[Red Road (film)|Red Road]]
[[Andrea Arnold]]
|Four Minutes
Chris Kraus
|N/A
|-
|2007
|Sept 27 – Oct 7
|[[Iska's Journey]],
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093204/ Csaba Bollók]
|[[Hanna Schygulla]]
|N/A
|[[Control (2007 film)|Control]]
[[Anton Corbijn]]
|[[The Art of Crying]]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0283844/ Peter Schønau Fog]
|[[The Art of Crying]]
Peter Schønau Fog
|N/A
|-
|2008
|Sept 25 – Oct 5
|[[Tulpan]],
[[Sergey Dvortsevoy]]
|[[Costa-Gavras]]
|[[Shirin Neshat]]
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1297927/ Electronica Reykjavík]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3144510/ Arnar Jónasson]
|[[Home (2008 Swiss film)|Home]],
[[Ursula Meier]]
|Snow
Aida Begic
|N/A
|-
|2009
|Sept 17 – Sept 27
|[[J'ai tué ma mère|I killed my mother]]
[[Xavier Dolan]]
|[[Miloš Forman]]
|N/A
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1480682/ The gentlemen]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3745617/ Janus Bragi Jakobsson]
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1342378/ The girl]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0249189/ Fredrik Edfeldt]
|Together
Matias Armand Jordal
|N/A
|-
|2010
|Sept 23 – Oct 3
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646975/ Le quattro volte]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1506005/ Michelangelo Frammartino]
|[[Jim Jarmusch]]
|N/A
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1608285/ Littlerock]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653056/ Mike Ott]
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646975/ Le quattro volte]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1506005/ Michelangelo Frammartino]
|Morgen
Marian Crisan
|N/A
|-
|2011
|Sept 22 – Oct 2
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2043962/ Twilight Portrait]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4594053/ Angelina Nikonova]
|[[Béla Tarr]]
|[[Lone Scherfig]]
|[[Le Havre (film)|Le Havre]]
[[Aki Kaurismäki]]
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1695831/ Volcano]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1242172/ Rúnar Rúnarsson]
|Volcano
Rúnar Rúnarsson
|N/A
|-
|2012
|Sept 27 – Oct 7
|[[Beasts of the Southern Wild]]
Benh Zeitlin
|[[Dario Argento]]
|[[Susanne Bier]]
|Queen of Montreuil
Sólveig Anspach
|[[Starlet (film)|Starlet]]
[[Sean S. Baker|Sean Baker]]
|God's Neighbours
Meni Yaesh
|[[Marjane Satrapi]]
|-
|2013
|Sept 26 – Oct 6
|Still Life
Umberto Pasolini
|N/A
|[[Lukas Moodysson]]
[[Laurent Cantet]]
[[James Gray (film director)|James Gray]]
|[[We are the Best]]
[[Lukas Moodysson]]
|Still Life
Umberto Pasolini
| Lunchbox
Ritesh Batra
|N/A
|-
|2014
|Sept 25 – Oct 5
|[[Smetto quando voglio]]
Sydney Sibilia
|[[Mike Leigh]]
|N/A
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2814514/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1/ Bota]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0253284/?ref_=tt_ov_dr/ Iris Elezi]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517765/?ref_=tt_ov_dr/ Thomas Logoreci]
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2814514/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1/ Bota]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0253284/?ref_=tt_ov_dr/ Iris Elezi]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517765/?ref_=tt_ov_dr/ Thomas Logoreci]
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3837950/?ref_=nv_sr_1/ Villa Touma]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1699780/?ref_=tt_ov_dr/ Suha Arraf]
|[[Ruben Östlund]]
|-
|2015
|Sept 24 – Oct 4
|[[Chaharshanbeh, 19 Ordibehesht|Wednesday 9th May]]
[[Vahid Jalilvand]]
|[[David Cronenberg]]
[[Margarethe von Trotta|Margarethe Von Trotta]]
|N/A
|[[Cartel Land]]
[[Matthew Heineman]]
|[[Krisha]]
[[Trey Edward Shults]]
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|2016
|Sept 29 - Oct 9
|[[Godless (film)|Godless]]
[[Ralitza Petrova]]
|[[Deepa Mehta]]
|[[Darren Aronofsky]]
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|2017
|Sept 28 - Oct 8
|[[The Rider (film)|The Rider]]
[[Chloé Zhao]]
|[[Werner Herzog]]
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|Valeska Grisebach
|-
|2018
|Sept 27- Oct 7
|[[Knife+Heart]]
[[Yann Gonzalez]]
|[[Jonas Mekas]]
|[[Mads Mikkelsen]]
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Dates
! Discovery of the Year
(Golden Puffin)
! Icelandic short film
! A different tomorrow
! International short film
! Golden Egg
! Best Icelandic student short
|-
|2018
|Sept 27 – Oct 7
|[[Knife+Heart]]:
[[Yann Gonzalez]]
|Jörmundur by Maddie O´Hara, Jack Bushell and Alex Herz
|[https://americadocumentary.com América:]
Erick Stoll,
[[Chase Whiteside]]
|Gulyabani by Gürcan Keltek
|Vesna by Nathalia Konchalovsky
|N/A
|-
|2019
|Sept 26 – Oct 9
|[[The Orphanage (2019 film)|The Orphanage:]]
[[Shahrbanoo Sadat]]
|Paperboy by Ninna PÁLMADÓTTIR
|Midnight traveller by Hassan Fazili
|Invisible hero by Cristéle Alves Meira
|Muero por volver by Javier Marco
|N/A
|-
|2020
|Sept 24 – Oct 4
|[[This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection|This Is Not a Burial, It's A Resurrection:]]
[[Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese]]
|[[Yes-People|Yes-people:]]
Gísli Darri Halldórsson
|[[Songs of Repression]]:
Estephan Wagner
|Drifting by Hanxiong Bo
|N/A
|The Life of Bella by Andri Már Enoksson and Anna Knight
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|riff.is}}

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