Creative Portfolio
Visual
Storytelling
Crafting compelling visual narratives through photography, film, and creative direction.
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Films
2023 · 25 min
Bookswapping
A despondent writer stumbles upon a mysterious note in a book she finds in a public park.
2021 · 5 min
A Gray Cat
A young woman has a hard time verbalizing her emotions. She reveals a dream she had about a cat.
2019 · Graduation film
Mánudagur
Three people dealing with isolation within an antiquated school become intertwined over one day.
2018 · RIFF Special Mention
Gulrætur / Carrots
A surreal narrative examining obsession, love and isolation through the motif of carrots.
Short Film · 2023 · 25 min
Bookswapping
A despondent writer stumbles upon a mysterious note in a book she finds in a public park.
View ProjectShort Experimental Film · 2021 · 5 min
A Gray Cat
A young woman has a hard time verbalizing her emotions. She reveals a dream she had about a cat.
View ProjectGraduation Film · 2019
Mánudagur
Three people dealing with isolation within an antiquated school become intertwined over one day.
View ProjectStudent Film · 2018 · RIFF Special Mention
Gulrætur / Carrots
A surreal narrative examining obsession, love and isolation through the motif of carrots.
View ProjectAbout Me
Bergur Arnason
Aspiring fiction director from Reykjavík, Iceland
Icelandic Film School, Screenwriting and Directing focus — class of 2019
As Director
- Bookswapping (Late summer in Reykjavík) (2023) — Short narrative film
- A gray cat (2021) — Short experimental narrative film
- Sporin (2021) — TV Short
- Ritsmiðjan (2020) — TV Short
- Konráð og Telma (2020) — TV Short
- Mánudagur/Monday (2019) — Student film
- Gulrætur/Carrots (2018) — Student film
As Producer
- Surprise (2022) — Short film (Line producer)
- Sorrow eats the Heart (2022) — Short film (Producer)
Other
- Krakkafréttir (RÚV) — Editor, 2019–2020
- UngRÚV (RÚV) — Production of misc. web content, 2019–2020
Festivals & Screenings
Bookswapping
- Reykjavík International Film Festival (2023) Reykjavík, Iceland — Best Icelandic Short
- Tromsø International Film Festival (2024) Tromsø, Norway
A gray cat
- Nordic Youth Film Festival (2021) Tromsø, Norway
- Reykjavík International Film Festival (2022) Reykjavík, Iceland
Mánudagur/Monday
- Reykjavík International Film Festival (2020) Reykjavík, Iceland
- Northern Wave International Film Festival (2020) Rif, Iceland
- Euroshorts Young Filmmakers (2020) Gdansk, Poland
- Stockfish Film Festival (2021) Reykjavík, Iceland
- Student International Film Festival (2021) Rijeka, Croatia
Gulrætur/Carrots
- Reykjavík International Film Festival (2019) — Special mention, Best Icelandic Short
- Girogirocorto Film Festival (2019) Rome, Italy
- CineMAiubit International Student Film Festival (2019) Bucharest, Romania
- Diametrale. Experimental Film Festival (2020) Innsbruck, Austria
- International Changing Perspectives Short Film Festival (2020) Istanbul, Turkey
- Alexandre Trauner ART/Film Festival (2020) Szolnok, Hungary
- Filmfest Bremen (2021) Bremen, Germany
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