The 13th edition of Reykjavik International Film festival will take place within 11 days between September 29th and October 9th 2016. As Iceland's major annual film event, (featuring a large number of Nordic Premieres as well as several European ones) the main purpose of RIFF is to offer a wide selection of alternative, independent, primarily European cinema, and to highlight the work of young and promising filmmakers, mainly European, by presenting only first and second works in the Grand Prix competition category titled New Visions. The festival also aims to increase general interest in independent cinema, and to increase the level of cinematic literacy and enrich film culture in Iceland. As the festival is focused on becoming a fountain of knowledge, it will maintain its youth programs and put more effort in collaborating with schools. We will continue to work on exciting Q&As, master classes and panel talks to constantly inject cinematic knowledge into the society. The festival organizes numerous meetings to facilitate professional networking and promote cooperation between the attending professionals. RIFF encourages the interaction of film with other art forms by organizing concerts, photography and animation exhibition. To enhance the experience RIFF screens films in odd places such as caves and swimming pools. Our main general objectivities is to offer a wide selection of alternative, independent, primarily European cinema screened in our main categories; New Visions, A Different Tomorrow, Documentaries, Icelandic Panorama, In focus, Emerging master, Lifetime Achievement Award/Creative Excellence Awards, Youth Program, Swim-In-Cinema, Film Concert, Midnight Movie and RIFF Around Town/Country and World. RIFF aims to make more connections around the world to promote Icelandic and European films. By inviting filmmakers to come to Iceland and promote Icelandic and European films in the world we can also strengthen the international focus of the Festival