Syden Pictures

27/01/2025

"Iris" won an honorable mention in the Best Nordic competition at the 37th Minimalen Kortfilmfestival!

22/11/2024

Hurray! IRIS is coming home! We are so proud to be selected for the Minimalen Kortfilmfestival and by doing so securing a festival screening in the film's hometown Trondheim. We cant wait to share the experience with friends and colleagues in January!
Midtnorsk Filmsenter Norsk filminstitutt Kulturdirektoratet Den kulturelle skolesekken i Trøndelag Kulturtanken

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08/11/2024

IRIS just won the Audience Award 12+ at Cinemagic Film Festival in Belfast! Thank you so much to yet another young audience honouring our film. This means the world to us!

29/10/2024

We are thrilled to announce that IRIS is among the three nominees, and has a change to win, the Best International Short Award 9- at the biggest children's film festival in the world, Cinekid Festival. Which us luck!

Last screening in Amsterdam tomorrow!

https://cinekid.nl/en/about-us/news/nominaties-beste-korte-films-bekend

17/10/2024

Finally we can share with you the trailer for our short film IRIS.
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The film is directed by Jon Vatne, produced by Gudrun Austli & Jon Vatne, written by Anna Lian & Jon Vatne, shot by Karl Erik Brøndbo, edited by Odin Norum Kvistad, music composed by Vilde Tuv, sound designed by Audun Kvitland Røstad & Jørgen Meyer, colour graded by Didrik Bråthen TMLS, 1AD Hilde Smukkestad Lavik, 3AD Ingri Jensberg, 1st AC Endre Eken Torp, 2nd AC Ask Jacobsen, sound recordist Stian Kjelstad Granmo, costume design Jenny Hilmo Teig, makeup Natalia Palomino Davadi, SFX makeup Leo Thörn, Set Decoration Paul Andreas Grøntvedt Gjertsen, stunt coordinators Ulf-Ove Hilstad & Raymond Hilstad, children coordinator Anna Larsen, PAs Espen Bye, Alexander Nerleir, Sindre Sierk Rian. Trailer edit Øyvinn Haugrud Kastnes Shot on Kodak 16mm film on location in Trondheim. Financed by Norsk filminstitutt, Midtnorsk Filmsenter, Kulturdirektoratet. Starring Marina Popovic, Teo and the one and only Iris!

13/10/2024

IRIS is nominated in the Best International Short Competition 38th Cinekid Festival, the world’s largest media festival for children! Hello The Netherlands! Hello world!

04/10/2024

Iceland! Catch our short film IRIS at RIFF | Reykjavík International Film Festival. Last screening on Monday.

04/10/2024

Super proud of this one! Last month we won the Best Short Film award with IRIS at TIFF Junior!

10/09/2024

IRIS is selected for the Best Norwegian Short Film competition at Bergen International Film Festival (as one of seven films)!

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09/09/2024

IRIS just won the Best Short Film prize at TIFF Junior!!!

We are so grateful to the amazing festival, the incredible audence, and especially the fantastic young jury!

And of course thanks to all of you who made realize this film project, without you there would be no film! Gudrun Austli Anna Lian Jon Vatne Karl Erik Brøndbo Odin Norum Kvistad Audun Kvitland Røstad Natalia Palomino Davadi Jenny Hilmo Teig Leo Thörn Ingri Jensberg Anna Larsen Ask Jacobsen Espen Bye Alexander Nerleir Ingri Haraldsen Petter Buhagen Norsk filminstitutt Midtnorsk Filmsenter Kulturdirektoratet Den kulturelle skolesekken i Trøndelag Kulturtanken+++

09/09/2024

Iris-director Jon Vatne being interviewed by super professional and super honest 6th graders at TIFF Junior.