Private Project

Footsteps

An elderly man goes about his daily routine until his grandson shows up and is eager to play football with him. Their mismatch on the football pitch is quickly apparent, with the youngster running rings around his senior. The old man with a bruised ego and full of reminiscence of his youth begins to prepare for their next encounter.

TIFF Kids 2018 Selection.

  • Hannes Thor Arason
    Director
    Happy Endings
  • Hannes Thor Arason
    Writer
  • Hannes Thor Arason
    Producer
  • Arnar Benjamin Kristjansson
    Producer
  • Sigurdur Skulason
    Key Cast
  • Elias Oli Hilmarsson
    Key Cast
  • Thorsteinn Gudmundsson
    Key Cast
  • Tinna Hrafnsdóttir
    Key Cast
  • Gunnar Audunn Johannsson
    Director of Photography
    Whale Valley, Hjonabandssaela
  • Ragnar Olafsson
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Children, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 3, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iceland
  • Country of Filming:
    Iceland
  • Language:
    Icelandic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Giffoni Film Festival
    Giffoni Valle Piana
    Italy
    July 22, 2017
    World Premiere
  • Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults
    Sydney
    Australia
  • International Film Festival Schlingel
    Chemnitz
    Germany
    September 25, 2017
    German Premiere
  • Mill Valley Film Festival
    Mill Valley
    United States
    October 7, 2017
    North American Premiere
  • Reykjavík International Film Festival
    Reykjavik
    Iceland
    October 4, 2017
  • Mumbai Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    October 12, 2017
  • Osnabruck Film Festival
    Osnabruck
    Germany
    October 18, 2017
  • Northern Wave International Film Festival

    Iceland
  • Oulu International Youth and Children Film Festival
    Oulu
    Finland
    November 12, 2017
  • Seoul International Youth Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
  • International Children's Film Festival of India
    Mumbai
    India
  • Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults
    Pyrgos
    Greece
  • Indiejunior Allianz
    Porto
    Portugal
    January 30, 2018
  • Dublin International Film Festival
    Dublin
    Ireland
    February 22, 2018
    Irish Premiere
  • TIFF KIDS
    Toronto
    Canada
    March 11, 2018
    Canadian Premiere
  • Taiwain International Children's Film Festival
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    March 30, 2018
Distribution Information
  • N/A
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
  • Fígúra
    Country: Iceland
Director Biography - Hannes Thor Arason

A native of Iceland and a former inhabitant of Rome and Toronto where he received his degree in Film and Media Production in 2014. Hannes likes to combine the many influences from the different cultures in his works.

Hannes' first short film Happy Endings premiered at the Montreal Film Festival in 2014 and screened in various festivals in Europe and North America including Atlanta Film Festival and Stockfish European Film festival. The film was nominated for a Canadian Cinema Editors Award.

In 2017, Hannes was nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards for his music video to the song Neon Experience by Júníus Meyvant.

His second short film entitled Footsteps premiered at the Giffoni Film Festival in July 2017.

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