Geytin is an annual Faroese film festival in the Nordic House in Tórshavn where two Geytin film prizes are handed. The festival was established in 2012. The prizes are given to a Faroese film instructor for a short film, which is no longer than 30 minutes.
The main prize is named after Herálvur Geyti, who was better known as Geytin. Geytin travelled around the Faroe Islands in 1960s and 1970s, before cinemas or TV were common in the islands.
There are two prizes, both are handed in December. The main prize, Geytin, is 25 000 DKK from the Nordic House and a statuette, depicting the original person Geytin, the statuette is designed by Astrid Andreassen and Dávur Geyti. The other prize is 10 000 DKK and is given by Tórshavn City Council it is an audience award, where the audience decides the which film is winning. The first time the prizes were handed was on 11 December 2012 at a film festival called Geytin, in the Nordic House in Tórshavn where all the nominated films were shown. Sakaris Stórá from Skopun won the first Geytin film prize for the short movie for Summarnátt (Summer Night), and Annika á Lofti won the Audience Award (Faroese: Áskoðaravirðislønin) for the film Mist.
2012 - Summarnátt, director: Sakaris Stórá
2013 - Terminal, director: Dávur Djurhuus
2014 - Skuld, director: Heiðrikur á Heygum
2015 - Stina Karina, director: Andrias Høgenni
2016 - Et knæk, director: Andrias Høgenni
2012 - Mist, director: Annika á Lofti
2013 - Munch, director: Jónfinn Stenberg
2014 - Skuld, director: Heiðrikur á Heygum (Skuld means Guilt)
2015 - Tunnan, directors: Jónfinn Stenberg and Jóannes Lamhauge (Tunnan means the Barrel)
2016 - Et knæk, director: Andrias Høgenni
Óttafet - Nóllywood, short film
Nattens Stjerner - Atli Brix Kamban, short film
Frávik - Maria G. Tórgarð, short film
Bittersweet - Rói Davidsen, short film
Marra - Hans Kristian Eyðunsson Hansen og Torfinnur Jákupsson, short film
Ramblers - Hanus Johannessen, short film
Et knæk - Andrias Høgenni, short film
Alda - Franklin Henriksen and Rúna Ingunardóttir, short film, 7:15 min
At liva við tí - Ása Pálsdóttir and Rebekka Eliasen, documentary, 10:17 min
Birting - Leo Lávík, short film, 10:14 min
Mítt navn er Adam - Rói Davidsen, 3D animation film, 5:30 min
Gakk tú tryggur - Dávur Djurhuus, short film, 4:00 min
Tunnan - Jónfinn Stenberg and Jóannes Lamhauge, short film, 28:00 min
Slitið saman - Sára Wang and Maria Winther Olsen, short film, 8:00 min
Boys - Sunniva Sundby and Julia í Kálvalíð, documentary, 6:45 min
Stina Karina - Andrias Høgenni, short film, 10:00 min
Dalur - Heiðrikur á Heygum, short film, 30:00 min
Risin og Kellingin, stop motion film, Helga Djurhuus 4:23
Det mand ikke taler om, hybrid-dokumentarfilm, Andrias Høgenni 25:00
Just another day, documentary, Petra Eliasardóttir Mikkelsen, 5:51
Sum einglar vit falla, short film, Maria Winther Olsen, 28:00
Autopilot, animation film, Rói Davidsen, 6:00
Gongdin, short film, young people from Nollywood (film workshop in Nólsoy), 5:46
Kom og dansa, tragic komedie, Andrias Høgenni, 14:00
Fall for Ewe, poetic documentary, Høgni Mohr & Jens Jákup Hansen, 2:29
Podróżnik, short film, Franklin Henriksen, 4:48
Skuld, horror movie, Heiðrikur á Heygum, 30:00
Tú, music video - Jóannes Lamhauge
Terminal, short film - Dávur Djurhuus
Eina, short film - Andrias Høgenni
True Love, short film - Heiðrik á Heygum
Vetrarmorgun, short film - Sakaris Stórá
Munsch, short film - Jónfinn Stenberg
Byrta, music profile - Uni L. Hansen
Lítla Ljósið, animation film - Hans Kristian E. Hansen