Tampere Film Festival (Tampereen elokuvajuhlat)

Tampere Film Festival

Tampereen elokuvajuhlat

Also known as: TFF, Tampere International Short Film Festival
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Tampere Film Festival is a short film festival in Tampere, Finland, held over five days every March. Its roots go back to 1968, when local film club activists proposed a film event for the city; the first Tampere Short Film Days took place in 1969, and the first international edition followed in 1970. The festival is run by the association Tampereen elokuvajuhlat – Tampere Film Festival ry and is accredited by FIAPF.

Three competitions form the core of the programme: an International Competition for shorts up to 30 minutes, whose Grand Prix comes with the “Kiss” trophy; a National Competition for Finnish shorts and longer documentaries; and a Genre Competition for thriller, horror, sci-fi, action and fantasy shorts, introduced in 2021. The festival qualifies films for the Academy Awards, BAFTA and the European Film Awards. Curated special programmes add feature-length documentaries, archive and silent film screenings, and accredited professionals have their own industry programme. The 57th edition takes place on 10–14 March 2027.

Country

Finland

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Short

Dates

10 March 2027 — 14 March 2027

Awards and prizes

International Competition: Grand Prix (5,000 € and the festival trophy “Kiss”); category prizes for fiction, animation and documentary (1,500 € each); special mentions; Audience Award; the festival's candidate for the European Short Film Award. The Grand Prix, Best Documentary and Best Fiction winners are eligible for Academy Award consideration. National Competition: Main Prize (5,000 € and the “Kiss” trophy); special prizes (1,500 €); special mentions; Audience Award; Youth Jury Prize in the series up to 30 minutes. The Main Prize winner in that series is eligible for Academy Award consideration and for the Jussi Award for short films. Genre Competition: Main Prize (2,000 €) and Audience Award. Other organisations may also present prizes in the competitions with the festival's approval.

Festival rules

International Competition: animation, documentary, experimental and fiction short films up to 30 minutes including credits, completed on 1 January 2025 or later. The screening copy must be in English or subtitled in English throughout. A premiere is not required. National Competition: films with a Finnish director or a Finnish producer or co-producer, completed on 1 January 2025 or later, in two series: up to 30 minutes, and over 30 minutes (fiction no longer than 60 minutes). Films up to 30 minutes are also considered for the International Competition. The screening copy must be understandable in both Finnish and English. Genre Competition: thriller, horror, sci-fi, action and fantasy short films up to 30 minutes including credits, completed on 1 January 2025 or later. Films are submitted via FilmFreeway or Shortfilmdepot, and an entry fee is charged. Each film can be submitted only once. The festival pays no screening fee for selected films. With the submitter's consent, selected films are also shown online in Finland during the festival and in the online film library for accredited guests.

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