Rainbow Party

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Rainbow Party
WINTER FILM AWARDS 2017 NOMINEE - OUTSTANDING WOMAN DIRECTOR

  • 2015

  • Iceland

  • 16 mins

  • Icelandic

  • Short Film Competition

Eva Sigurdardottir
Eva Sigurdardottir
Blær Hinriksson, Katrín Ynja Hrafnkelsdottir, Kristin Audur Sophusdottir


Rainbow Party tells the story of 14-year-old Sofia, who has been bullied and sidelined by the popular group of girls at school for as long as she can remember. One day Sofia decides to fight back and as a result the popular girls see Sofia in a new light. She is invited to join the girls as they shoplift and later to attend a party Nervous, Sofia decides to take her best friend Einar with her to the party. At the party, the girls challenge Sofia to join them in completing the rainbow challenge – where each girl puts on a different shade of lipstick, and all girls then perform oral sex on one boy, leaving him with a rainbow pattern on his penis. This is the ultimate loyalty test. How far will Sofia go in order to gain acceptance?

About the Director

Eva Sigurdardottir is best known as a producer – her credits include the BAFTA-nominated short film ‘Good Night’ and Festival de Cannes Prix Un Certain Regards winner ‘Rams’. ‘Rainbow Party’ is Eva’s directorial debut. Eva is from Iceland, but sh has lived all across Europe. She studied Television Production in London, and went on to work in children’s television. After a string of successful short films, Eva decided to set up her own production company, Askja Films. ‘Rainbow Party’ is a semi-biographical project.

Awards

2015 Film London Showcase (UK) – Best Film
2015 Reykjavik International Film Festival (Iceland) – Best Icelandic Short
2016 Eddan – Icelandic Academy Award (Iceland) – Best Short
2016 El Dorado Film Festival (USA) – Best Dramatic Short
2016 El Novelísimo – International Debut Film Festival (Spain) – Best International Short
2016 Festival Internacional de Cine de Almería (Spain) – Best Cinematography, Best Female Performance (Katrín Ynja Hrafnkelsdóttir)
2016 Manhattan Independent Film Festival (USA) – Best Narrative Short
2016 San Francisco Frozen Film Festival (USA) – Best Dramatic Short
2016 Sydney World Film Festival (Australia) – Best Narrative Short
2016 Toronto Film Week (Canada) – Best New Filmmaker
2016 Underwire Festival (UK) – Best Director


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