 the results of the reykjavik international film awards for 2018 the results of the reykjavik international film awards for 2018 ffproadmin sun 10142018 1536 awards 1 the golden egg vesna by nathalia konchalovsky 2 international shorts special mention black line by mark olexa francesca scalisi 3 best international short gulyabani by gurcan keltek 4 best icelandic short jormundur by maddie o hara jack bushell alex herz 5 a different tomorrow america by erick stoll and chase whiteside 6 new visions special mention styx by wolfgang fischer 7 the main prize of the riff festival  the golden puffin  goes to  knife heart  by  yann gonzalez   the golden egg firstly the members of the jury would like to thank all the filmmakers that so generously shared their stories with us it was both a privilege and a pleasure to watch eight film from ten different countries each of these films offered either a window into the realm of human emotions personal relations composite cultures or a peak into the heart of the filmmaker himself and in some cases all the above these films touch upon brave and complex themes brave and complex characters brave and complex issues we might indeed live in a brave new world but at the same time we also live in a complex one thus sometimes the most complex of issues need the simplest means for them to become clear and transparent to us and such is the case with the premise of the film that we the jury unanimously agreed upon few things are more fragile and precious as the relationship between a parent and a child regardless of their age to dive into a theme of a broken family that seeks healing in the form of a short film is not only difficult it ́s almost mad yet the filmmaker manages to deliver a deeply complex personal story between a mother and daughter and their journey from utter lack of connection to a new beginning in an effortless humorous and credible way we the jury thus find it quite fitting to hand the golden egg to a story of a mother ́s love to her daughter the russian film vesna directed by nathalia konchalovksy is not only a beautiful film but also quite of a storytelling achievement full of vivid characters impressive performances and sophisticated filmmaking  short film awards thora  our prize for the  best icelandic short  goes to a film we felt was a beautiful reverent ode to an interesting subject the jury is proud to award jörmundur directed by jack bushell and nicole stock in the international shorts competition the jury would like to first award a special mention  to the film black line directed by francesca salisi and mark olexa who told a big story through subtle but powerful means jordan  in a diverse and a frequently revelatory shorts program one film stood for our jury as a unanimous and signifiant accomplishment for its formal daring thematic scope and sociohistorical insight the jury awards the international shorts top prize to gulyabani by gürcan keltek  a different  tomorrow américa our jury from riga reykjavík and new york all connected equally with this soulful story of family guilt responsibility and most of all love we were truly impressed by this film from new directors set in a small town in mexico the award for best documentary goes to américa  new visions the golden puffin styx for technically brilliant direction and an honest performance by susanna wolff we give honorable mention to styx by wolfgang fischer for his economical storytelling that illustrates the moral dilemma of europe  knife heart a playful homage to cinema and a celebration of queer subculture director yann gonzalez defies labels using confidence humor and a thrilling juxtaposition of love and loss a juicy treat for all senses  the golden puffin is awarded to knife heart   