Syden Pictures

03/02/2026

Oslo-DINKs, Non-Oslo-DINKs, and Oslo-non-DINKs alike, we are delighted to invite you to a EGO screening in Oslo at Cinemateket i Oslo as part of Norsk filminstitutt's Årskavalkade 2025! Come and see EGO on the big screen together with other incredible Norwegian short films, on 05.02 at 17:30. Grab your tickets now!

I denne bolken får du se syv kortfilmer: Heksehammeren, Ego, Ikke tråkk på teppet, Blåtime, Vi er her for deg, Over-Acting og Det uendelige teppet.

15/01/2026

EGO screened as part of the opening of the 38th Minimalen Kortfilmfestival on Tuesday. The film is also screening two times on Friday and on Sunday as part of the NORDIC COMPETITION! Total honour to screen our film and celebrate our cast and crew in such good company - in our hometown Trondheim! Thank you Midtnorsk Filmsenter Norsk filminstitutt Kulturdirektoratet Minimalen Kortfilmfestival

In the photo you can see our Stangvik partners, camera assistant Marie Holmboe, director Vegard Dahle, actress Mira Dyrnes Askelund and producer Jon Vatne, right before everyone got handed a piece of cheese!

30/10/2025

13/10/2025

Vegard and Jon just won with GRANDMONSTER at the at the FanPitch at SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya. The prize: an invitation to pitch at Frontières Market at Fantasia International Film Festival. LET'S GO!

11/09/2025

Proud to be invited to SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya to pitch our super silly and super serious feature: GRANDMONSTER - A senior citizen zombie satire.

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

https://www.minimalen.com/sider/en.php?a=nordisk_en&fbclid=IwY2xjawGtUetleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHaiMGPPbMYKNwLm_aybx695nSE1oA5lbvpGTqaLJr2qWXIVQsr7PPn1t2g_aem_I9Hein95SzJKAeOtZrIg-Q

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!