Submissions for the 2026 Tampere Film Festival Competitions Will Open on 1 May!
The rules and instructions will be updated on this page soon. The 56th Tampere Film Festival will take place 4–8 March 2026.
This year Tampere Film Festival’s competitions received a total of 7 678 submissions, of which 123, representing 60 different countries, were chosen to participate. Thank you to all who submitted their work and congratulations to competition winners!

Rules and Regulations 2026
International Competition:
National Competition:
Generation XYZ Competition:

Awarded Films 2025
Tampere Film Festival’s competition winners were awarded at the Award Ceremony on Saturday, 8 March.
The Grand Prix in the International Competition went to Martín Seeger’s El canon (The Canon, 2024). Veera Lamminpää’s Mereneläviä (Fish River Anthology, 2024) took home a total of five prizes, including the Sustainability Award Verso as well as the Risto Jarva Prize.
See all awarded films through the link below. Congratulations to all TFF25 winners!
Awarded Films 2025
Competition Selections 2025
International Competition:
Selections: International Competition 2025
National Competition:
Selections: National Competition 2025
Generation XYZ Competition:
Selections: Generation XYZ 2025
Awards 2025


Rules and Regulations 2025
International Competition:
Rules and regulations – International Competition 2025
National Competition:
Rules and regulations – National Competition 2025
Generation XYZ Competition:
Rules and regulations – Generation XYZ Competition 2025