Every year, on a large island just outside of Iceland, there is a huge football tournament for kids. This year ten-year-old Jon goes with his team to compete and will have to grow up faster than he expected, both on and off the pitch.
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- Original Title: Viti i Vestmannaeyjum
- Genres: Family, Children
- Production Year: 2018
- Country of Origin: Iceland
- Language Spoken: Icelandic
- Duration: 90 min.
- Shot On: Arri Alexa
- Screen Ratio: 2,39:1
- Format: DCP
- Domestic Release: March 22nd 2018
- Director: Bragi Thor Hinriksson
- Cast: Lúkas Emil Johansen, Róbert Luu, Ísey Heidarsdóttir, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson, Jóhann G. Jóhannsson, Óli Gunnar Gunnarsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Gunnar Hansson, Sigurður Sigurjónsson
- Director of Photography: Ágúst Jakobsson
- Film Editors: Gudni Halldórsson
- Sound Editors: Birgir Tryggvason
- Script Writers: Gunnar Helgason, Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Ottó Geir Borg
- Production Company: Saga Film
- Producers: Anna Vigdís Gísladóttir, Thorhallur Gunnarsson
- Executive Producers: Thorhallur Gunnarsson, Hilmar Sigurdsson, Kjartan Thor Thordarson, Ragnar Agnarsson
- Financiers: Icelandic Film Centre, Ministry of Industries and Innovation, Samfilm, Creative Europe, RUV
Festivals
The Falcons at festivals
2022:International Film Festival for Children and Youth Juniorfest, Czech Republic
2021:
International Kids Film Festival, Saudi Arabia
2019:
Sport Film Festival, Lithuania
Riga International Film Festival, Latvia
Festival Prava Djece, Croatia
Tromsø International Film Festival Junior, Norway
International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Iran
Hsinchu City Children's Film Festival, Taiwan
Tel Aviv Kids Fest, Israel
Australian International Children's Film Festival, Australia
Youngabout International Film Festival, Italy
Kristiansand International Film Festival, Norway
JEF Film Festival, Belgium
New York Children's Film Festival, US
Stuttgart Children's Film Festival, Germany
2018:
Athens' International Children Film Festival, Greece
Nordic Film Days Lübeck, Germany
JuniorFest, Czech Rep.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, US
Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!, Poland
Adelaide International Youth Film Festival, Australia
CineKid, Netherlands
Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY), India
KINOdiseea, Romania
Giffoni Film Festival, Italy
Zlin Film Festival, Czech Rep.
Awards:
Best Live-Action Feature (Children's Jury) - Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
Best Director Award - SIFFCY
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