Creative Summer Jobs – Reynir & Jun – TÓI short film
Filmmakers Reynir Snær Skarphéðinsson and Jun Gunnar Lee are working as part of the Creative Summer Jobs scheme in Hafnarfjörður, making a short film entitled TÓI. The film is about the young girl Árún and her adventurous visit to her grandmother and grandfather in Hafnarfjörður.
Produce a short film as part of the Creative Summer Jobs scheme.
Reynir Snær Skarphéðinsson, is a young filmmaker and artist who took on the roles of director and producer on the short film TÓI. He recently graduated from Borgarholtsskóli's film-making course, where he directed the short film “Blood Vengeance”, based on the 17th-century Viking saga, the Amlóða Saga. From the autumn, Reynir will be studying Film Studies at the University of Iceland.
June Gunnar Lee, a film student at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, is the director, screenwriter and producer of the short film. He graduated from Borgarholtsskóli in 2022, and has since directed a number of short films. These include “Chasing a Rabbit”, which won awards for Best Cinematography and Best Technical Achievement at the KHF festival, “Mother, Mother”, and “Death in a Poem”, which is due for release soon.
An adventurous visit to Hafnarfjörður
The creators say: „The short film TÓI is about 12-year-old Árún and her eventful summer when she meets the troll Tói. Árún and Tói have various adventures together, including meeting a fairy on their travels.“
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About Creative Summer Jobs 2024
In the summer of 2021, the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður, in collaboration with the town's youth centre, Hamarinn, decided to revive the “Creative Summer Jobs” project, which had been run in the summer of 2017. Individuals and groups aged 18-25 were also invited to submit ideas for creative projects in Hafnarfjörður. Selected groups were given the opportunity to work on various creative projects in different artistic fields that would also liven up the town's social life, delighting tourists and residents in one way or another. The staff of Creative Summer Jobs, run as part of the Hafnarfjörður Summer School, are tasked with bringing the town to life, making it more fun, beautiful and diverse with artistic and creative events. The projects are varied and appeal to different age groups and interests. Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir is the project manager for Creative Summer Jobs.
This year, there are seven diverse groups and individuals working as part of the creative summer jobs scheme, and they will be featured weekly over the summer.