Fellaskóli secures double win in Skrekkur 2025

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Photo of Fellaskóli students who won Skrekkur 2025.

Fellaskóli won Skrekkur with their performance "Pressure Wave” (Þrýstingsbylgja) and also received the Skrekkstunga Icelandic Language Award. Their performance explored the pressure that comes with trying to meet other people's expectations. Árbæjarskóli took second place with their entry "5:00," which showed how the things we fear don't have to be so scary after all. Langholtsskóli earned third place with their piece "More Than Enough,” (Meira en nóg) which tackled humanity's impact on the planet and our treatment of animals and nature, marked by greed and dominance.

Photo of Fellaskóli's performance.
Mynd af stórbrotnu atriði Fellaskóla.

A tough choice for the judges

There was an incredible energy in the theater at the 35th Skrekkur finals, the Department of Education & Youth's talent competition, which took place yesterday evening, Nov. 10, at Reykjavík City Theater. Each act was better than the last, leaving the judges with a really tough decision. This year, 25 schools participated in Skrekkur with 742 young people taking part in the semifinals. The eight schools that made it to the finals were Árbæjarskóli, Breiðholtsskóli, Fellaskóli, Foldaskóli, Hagaskóli, Háteigsskóli, Klettaskóli and Langholtsskóli.

This year's entries tackled self-image, stress, hopeless love, technological advancement, circus stars, the importance of never giving up and other issues that resonate deeply with today's teenagers. The teens created their own performances using all kinds of performing arts, plus they handled everything from costumes and set design to makeup, hair, lighting and sound.

Photo of Árbæjarskóli's performance.
Mynd frá atriði Árbæjarskóla sem fékk áhorfendur til að halda niðri í sér andanum.
Photo of Langholtsskóli's performance.
Mynd af atriði Langholtsskóla sem fól í sér sterka ádeilu á umgengni mannsins við náttúruna.

Fellaskóli also wins the Skrekkstunga Icelandic Language Award this year

City of Literature and the Center for Language and Literacy present awards for creative use of Icelandic in Skrekkur. The award is called the Skrekkstunga Icelandic Language Award, a name chosen by teenagers in 2022. The award aims to spark young people's interest in Icelandic as creative material in the performing arts.

The Skrekkstunga Icelandic Language Award selection committee explained: "The performance that receives the Skrekkstunga Icelandic Language Award in 2025 uses Icelandic creatively in song, dialogue and monologue. The performance is presented in polished and beautiful language that is poetic and captivating, yet clear and accessible. The tone of each section fits its content perfectly, the language flows naturally and is polished, and every word serves the performance. The performers use language to their advantage, and the title is no exception."

Skrekkur is a massive collaborative project between Reykjavík's primary schools and youth centers, the city's Department of Education & Youth, RÚV and Reykjavík City Theater.

All performances are available on the UngRUV.is website. 

 

Photo of Herra Hnetusmjör on stage.
Herra Hnetusmjör skemmti á meðan beðið var eftir niðurstöðu keppninnar.

The Skrekkur selection committee included:

  • Styrmir Steinn Sigmundsson, representative of Samfés youth council.
  • Andrean Sigurgeirsson, dancer and choreographer with the Iceland Dance Company.
  • Elísabet Indra Ragnarsdóttir, project manager for programming at Harpa.
  • Mikael Emil Kaaber, actor at Reykjavík City Theater.
  • Kristinn Óli S. Haraldsson, actor and musician and representative of the National Theater.