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Tampere Film Festival
Finland
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The festival is internationally renowned for its outstanding International and National Competitions. In addition to the competitions, the curated themed programmes lie at the very heart of Tampere Film Festival. The festival treats the audience to film treasures that will not be seen anywhere else.
The art of cinema is the starting point of everything at Tampere Film Festival. The festival’s mission is to make the world a better place one short film at a time and showcase artistically first-rate content. The guiding principles in choosing programme content for the festival are the aesthetic, ethical, as well as the stylistic and narrative qualities of the films.
Event date
04.03.2026 ⟶ 08.03.2026
International Competition (for short films under 30 minutes)
Grand Prix (5 000 € + the Festival Trophy “Kiss”)
Category Prizes: Best Animation, Best Documentary, Best Fiction (1 500 € each)
Special Mentions
Tampere Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards (EFA)
Audience Award
National Competition (series for films under 30 minutes and over 30 minutes)
Main Prize (5 000 € + the Festival Trophy “Kiss” in both series)
Special Prize (1 500 € in both series)
Special Mentions
Audience Award
Youth Jury Prize (in the under 30 minute series)
Generation XYZ Competition
(for genre films under 30 minutes)
Main Prize (2 000 €)
Special Mentions
Audience Award
In addition to the prizes mentioned above and with the approval of the festival, it is also possible for other organisations and associations to award films in the competitions.
- Oscar-Qualifying
- Bafta-Qualifying
- EFA-Qualifying
Riina Mikkonen
(Executive Director)