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KRAMPUSS

Location

Iceland

Date

2023

Role

Writer / Director

Film

On Christmas Eve, an Icelandic family comes face to face with the Yule Cat, a ravenous creature of folklore hungry for those who didn't get clothes for Christmas.

Awards

BEST HORROR - The Fantasy Film Festival
BEST OVERALL FILM - Fallbrook Bonsall International Film Festival
BEST SCREENPLAY - Children Cinema Awards (CCA)
BEST FANTASY - UK Film Awards
BEST OF FEST - Krampus Film Festival
BEST SHORT - Holiday Horror Fest
BEST STUNTS - Days of the Dead International Film Festival
BEST THRILLER SHORT FILM - European Short Film Festival
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Screen It International Film Festival
BEST SCREENPLAY EUROPEAN SHORTS - KIDS International Family Film Festival
BEST BIG CAT FILM - Fortean Film Festival
BEST POSTER - 6ix Screams International Horror Film Festival
PLUS 12 AWARD WINNER - Cinemagic International Film Festival for Young People 2024
BEST MICRO-SHORT SUBTITLED FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM - Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD - Winnipeg International Feline Film Festival

Genre

Horror, Family

Length

07:49

Language

Icelandic

Credits

Director: Guðni Líndal Benediktsson
Writers: Guðni Líndal Benediktsson, Ævar Þór Benediktsson
Co-producer: Sam Ainsworth
Co-producer: Ragnheiður Erlingsdóttir
Producer: Augustin Hardy
Producer: Arnar Benjamín Kristjánsson
Producer: Thor Sigurjonsson
Vfx producer: Sina Sultani
Co-producer: Freyr Árnason
Composers: Owain Kelly, James Williams
Cinematographer: Gunnar Auðunn Jóhannsson
Editor: Kári Jóhannsson
Casting Director: Vigfús Þormar Gunnarsson
Production Designer: Dóra Hrund Gísladóttir
Set Decorator: Sunna Svavarsdóttir
Costume designer: Sif Erlingsdóttir
Makeup designer: Salóme Ósk Jónsdóttir
First assistant director: Telma Huld Jóhannesdóttir
Sound designer: Nick Cathcart-Jones
Sound mixer: Ari Rannveigarson
Niche vfx producer: Lauren Aspden
Compositor: Joel Blackwell
Layout supervisor: Hubert Chan
On set visual effects coordinator: Atli Þór Einarsson
Vfx lookdev: Katrin Frantz
Rigging supervisor: Einar Magnusson
Compositor: Fenner Rockliffe
Niche vfx supervisor: Calvin Romeyn
Niche executive producer: Chris Van Dyck
Compositor: Diana Zaitseva
Stunt coordinator: Jón Viðar Arnþórsson
Stunt rigger: Ingibjörg Helga Arnþórsdóttir Imma, Marteinn Úlfur Gunnarsson
Electrician: Úlfur E. Arnalds
Lighting technician: Bragi Þór Einarsson
Gaffer: Bjarni Svanur Friðsteinsson
Second assistant camera: Sigfús Heiðar Guðmundsson
First assistant camera: Eirikur Kristinn Juliusson, Nicholas Þór Peter Helgason
DIT: Stefán Örn Viðarsson
Best boy electrician: Sölmundur Ísak
On-line editor: Dagbjört Ósk Gunnarsdóttir
Colorist: Bjarki Guðjónsson
Music supervisor: Inga Magnes Weisshappel
Script supervisor: Páll Ingi Ævarsson
Driver: Kristján Sturluson, Hörður Freyr Bragason
Production assistant: Sturla Friðriksson

Starring:
Ævar Þór Benediktsson
Aðalbjörg Árnadóttir
Árni Pétur Guðjónsson
Anja Sæberg
Katla María Ómarsdóttir

On Christmas Eve, an Icelandic family comes face to face with the Yule Cat, a ravenous creature of folklore hungry for those who didn't get clothes for Christmas.

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