Online Screenings on Sale Until 15 March!

The screenings of the International, National, and Generation XYZ Competition, with a few exceptions, are available online at Filmchief until Sunday, 15 March 2026.

Read the instructions for using the Filmchief platform on the Online Screenings page:

Online Screenings

Tampere Film Festival Concludes – Highlights Included Vastavirta, Kasitonni, and the Silent Film at Tampere Cathedral

Ticket sales were once again lively, with several screenings selling out. Sold out screenings include, for example, the world premiere of the Vastavirta Documentary (Finland, 2026, dir. Joona Virtanen), Anssi Kasitonnin maailma (8000: An Art Odyssey, Finland, 2025, dir. Sami Sänpäkkilä), which won the Audience Award in the National Competition, and many themed programme screenings.

The festival programme across venues and online attracted approximately 19,000 visitors in total.

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Tampere Film Festival Awards Presented at Comedy Theatre Palace – Grand Prix to Mariam Khatchvani’s Inherited Silence

The competitions of Tampere Film Festival culminated on Saturday evening, 7 March, with the Awards held at the atmospheric Comedy Theatre Palace, where the winners of the festival’s film competition series were announced. Awards were presented in the National and International Competitions, as well as in the Generation XYZ Competition dedicated to genre films.

All the winners and juries’ arguments can be found at the Awarded Films 2026 page.

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Welcome to Celebrate the Art of Cinema and Faith in a Better Future – Opening Words of the 2026 Tampere Film Festival

The 56th Tampere Film Festival begins today! Once again, get ready for five days of the world’s finest short films, documentaries, inspiring events and unforgettable encounters.

Read the Festival Opening words by Executive Director and Programme Planner Riina Mikkonen.

“Despite the state of the world, and precisely because of it, I warmly welcome everyone to the Tampere Film Festival to enjoy the art of cinema and the faith in a better future that it can inspire.”

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