Competitions

Call for Entries: Submissions for the 2027 Competitions of Tampere Film Festival Are Open!

You can submit your film to the International, National, or Genre Competition online via FilmFreeway or Shortfilmdepot. Submissions for the International and Genre Competitions are accepted until 3 November, 2026, and for the National Competition until 1 December, 2026.

Find the rules and guidelines for the competitions below.


A total of 8 127 films from 208 countries were submitted to Tampere Film Festival’s International, National and Generation XYZ Competitions 2026. Of the submitted films, 121 from 49 countries were selected to compete.

The competition winners were announced at Tampere Film Festival’s Awards on 7 March 2026.

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Rules and Regulations 2027

International Competition:

Regulations – International Competition 2027

National Competition:

Regulations – National Competition 2027

Genre Competition:

Regulations – Genre Competition 2027

Awarded Films 2026

The winners of the 2026 competitions were announced at the Awards held at the Comedy Theatre Palace on 7 March, 2026.

Click on the link below to see the 2026 winners.

Awarded Films 2026