Northern Lights - Fantastic Film Festival is a short film festival based in Akureyri in the North East region of Iceland. The festival selects and showcases around 40 international fantasy films, horror and sci-fi included. The festival also hosts many other fantastic events during the festival.
The goal is to bring something fantastic to the cinema for all age groups of fantasy film lovers in the beautiful Icelandic North!
The festival’s mission is to encourage and support filmmakers to let Icelandic folkloric heritage inspire their films. The festival invites and rewards a guest of honor for their contribution to fantasy films and/or the use of folktale heritage in their works. That person can be of any nationality.
Keywords: Fantastic films, intimate people, colorful sky, inspiring experience, and a lot of fun!
Fantastic Short Award - 1.500 EUR
Nexus Award for Best Fantastic Animation - 1.500 EUR