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Shooting in Greenland

Awards

The Edda is the Icelandic "Oscar" award. Our documentar film, Shadow children (Skuggabörn) won the Edda as the best documentary in 2006 and Seabound was anominated as the best TV feature film in 2002. 

Reward

Seabound (Í faðmi hafsins), the manuscript was chosen one of the  best in a special script contest 1999.

kaldalons (White Darkness), has got three recognitions for the manuscript from the icelandic film fond.

Icelandic Film Centre

No Oscars yet but only a question of time.

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Independent documentary film festival in the norhwest Iceland.  Nordureyrarjarlinn, the most popular film among the audience 2003.

Skjaldborg

Our first short film, A true life (Ertu sannur) was chosen to compete for Iceland in this long living festival in 1996.

Nordisk Panorama

The biggest crime short story contest in Iceland. 

Lotto (Lottó), written by us, number one 2014.

Trends, written by us, number two 2011.

Autmn leaves (Haustlauf), written by us, number two 2008.

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Auður (Evil Origin) got the first price as the best thriller movie in the Las Vegas international Film festival 2024.

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Icelandic sounds in Italy, a musical tournament around Lago Garda won the 1st. price as the best documentary film in the Premio Felix film festival in Milano 2024. 

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Lyris films is an icelandic film production company founded 1995.   It is owned and runned by two doctors, Iris Sveinsdottir and Lydur Arnason.   Iris is a skilled editor and Lydur is an experienced writer and  has also directed most of the Lyris films.  Lyris films main task is producing feature films, TV films, shorts and documentaries.      
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