National Competition 2026 – The Final Deadline Is 1 December!

The Final deadline for the National Competition is approaching soon. Submit your film now via FilmFreeway or Shortfilmdepot, rules and guidelines can be found on our Competitions page!

Please note! Submission for the International and Generation XYZ Competition has ended.

Competitions 2026

Tampere Film Festival Is Organising an Open Call for Industry Events!

If you are interested in organising an Industry Event at the 2026 festival, you can submit your idea between 16 October – 30 November, 2025.

Tampere Film Festival will select the most suitable events for the 2026 festival from among the applicants. Read more detailed submitting instructions in the news or on the Open Call for Industry Events page.

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Short Film Screenings at Arthouse Cinema Niagara

Tampere Film Festival and Pirkanmaa Film Centre are teaming up once again for a series of short film screenings this autumn at Arthouse Cinema Niagara!

On Thursday, 13 November, the big screen will be taken over by the Short Film Marathon, a marathon screening featuring a total of 28 short film gems.

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Short Film Day: Open Screen Submission Open Until 31 October

The International Short Film Day will be celebrated in Finland for the 13th time on 21 December 2025, with festivities lasting for up to two weeks between 8–21 December 2025.

For the third year in a row, Short Film Day offers an opportunity to participate in the event through the Open Screen category, where anyone can submit their own short film.

Submission for Open Screen is open until 31 October, 2025. Read the news and submit your film!

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