The 2026 Tampere Film Festival National Competition received a total of 340 submissions, 41 of which were selected to compete. The selection consists of six feature-length documentaries and 35 short films.
The selections for the National Competition were made by Jukka-Pekka Laakso, Heidi Lakaniemi and Kati-Anne Leino.
Directors’ statistics by gender in the 2026 Tampere Film Festival National Competition:
- Female: 18 (43,9%) of selected / 130 (38,2%) of submitted
- Male: 21 (51,2%) of selected / 187 (55%) of submitted
- Other/Prefer Not To Disclose: 0 of selected / 12 (3,5%) of submitted
- Multiple Directors: 2 (4,8%) of selected / 11 (3,2%) of submitted
UNDER 30 MINS
FINLAND
ASTU VIRTAAN
Arttu Nieminen, Veera Neva | 2025 | 10′ | Experimental, Fiction
BODYRAVE
Harri Connell, Felix Järvenpää, Leo Lindgren | 2025 | 5′ | Animation
DOLLHOUSE ELEPHANT
Jenny Jokela | 2025 | 12′ | Animation
FIREWALK
Pink Twins | 2025 | 10′ | Experimental, Fiction
HOMESICK
Heta Kuchka | 2025 | 30′ | Experimental, Documentary
IKAROS
Anna Eriksson | 2025 | 7′ | Fiction
ISÄNI ON KUOLLUT – MITÄ SITTEN?
Matti Elo | 2026 | 8′ | Documentary
KUTKUTTAJA
Jenni Koljonen, Elina Mikkola, Juulia Niiranen, Anna Rohesalu | 2025 | 4′ | Animation
LETTERS FROM LITTLE JIMMY
David John Graham | 2025 | 4′ | Animation
LIIAN SININEN TAIVAS
Risto-Pekka Blom | 2026 | 17′ | Experimental, Documentary
MATALAPAINE
Helmi Donner | 2025 | 21′ | Fiction
METSÄ JOSSA ELÄT
Topi Raulo | 2025 | 12′ | Fiction
MUISTOT LIIKKUVAT KUIN KAUKAISET SAARET
Saarlotta Virri | 2025 | 29′ | Documentary
MÖRKÖ
Emilia Hernesniemi | 2025 | 18′ | Experimental, Documentary
NAISVÄKI
Sofia Liukonen | 2025 | 6′ | Animation
NOITA
Malakias | 2025 | 9′ | Animation, Fiction
OUT OF ORDER
Antti Tuomikoski | 2025 | 3′ | Experimental, Fiction
PORTTI PARATIISIIN
Selma Vilhunen | 2025 | 10′ | Documentary
PUOLANKA PUSSY RALLY
Inka Achté, Einari Paakkanen | 2025 | 6′ | Documentary
ROSA
Sasha Huber | 2025 | 6′ | Fiction
STRIVE
Jussi Rautaniemi | 2026 | 15′ | Fiction
SUPERSTAR
Jan Forsström | 2026 | 15′ | Fiction
THE BEAUTY OF AUTOMOBILES
Jukka Kärkkäinen | 2026 | 6′ | Documentary
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN
Sanjay Shrestha | 2025 | 30′ | Animation, Fiction
THE ROCK TENSIONS
Markus Lehtokumpu | 2025 | 5′ | Animation
THE SOCK
Aleksi Artturi Räisänen | 2024 | 6′ | Animation
THE TRANSFORMATIVE FIGURE (THREE CHANNELED VERSION)
Anna-Sofia Nylund | 2024 | 30′ | Experimental, Fiction
TYÖTAAKKA
Aatos Äijö | 2026 | 26′ | Fiction
VALOKUVAT, JOITA EI OTETTU
Hanneriina Moisseinen | 2025 | 12′ | Animation, Documentary
VETEEN PIIRRETTY
Heta Jokinen | 2025 | 15′ | Animation, Documentary
VUOROSANAT
Arman Zafari | 2025 | 19′ | Fiction
WHITE TRASH
Teppo Airaksinen | 2025 | 15′ | Fiction
YLIAIKA
Siiri Halko | 2025 | 11′ | Fiction
BELGIUM, FINLAND, PORTUGAL
THINGS THAT I WAS GATHERING
Ekaterina Zhuzhleva | 2025 | 7′ | Animation, Documentary
NORWAY, SWEDEN, FINLAND
IN MY HAND
Marja Helander, Liselotte Wajstedt | 2025 | 24′ | Documentary
OVER 30 MINS
FINLAND
ANSSI KASITONNIN MAAILMA
Sami Sänpäkkilä | 2025 | 74′ | Documentary
KAPPALE KAUNEINTA SUOMEA
Jukka Kärkkäinen | 2026 | 94′ | Documentary
PALAVA MAA
John Webster | 2025 | 103′ | Documentary
POHJOINEN INTOHIMO
Markku Heikkinen | 2026 | 98′ | Documentary
FINLAND, DENMARK, NORWAY
PÄIVIEN LUMO
Karin Annika Pennanen | 2025 | 88′ | Documentary
FINLAND, NORWAY
IN COD WE TRUST
Guro Saniola Bjerk | 2026 | 85′ | Documentary
