A IFS graduate wins the prize Best comedy/drama foreign short film in LA for a 2016 graduation film

Ólöf Birna Torfadóttir´s graduation film, recently won the prize Best comedy/drama foreign short film at the 2016 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards .

Ólöf Birna graduated from – Screenwriting/directing  this spring and has been working mostly on writing for projects since her graduation.

The film is based on true events and displays in a surreal manner how people are confronted when afamily member is fighting a depression and tries to commit suicide

The prize is a great encouragement for Ólöf Birna for her upcoming projetcs.

I will continue work on my projects in the near future. I´m just finishing an application for a grant for from The Icelandic Film Center for the script of a new short film to be shot shortly before Christmas. In addition to that I am starting an extensive reasearch for a larger project later this winter.

Sats Ólöf Birna Torfadóttir and we congradulate her on this great success.