Submissions for the 2026 Competitions Are Open!

Submissions for Tampere Film Festival´s International, National and Generation XYZ Competitions 2026 are now open. You can submit your film online via FilmFreeway or Shortfilmdepot.

Submissions for the International and Generation XYZ Competitions are accepted until 3 November, 2025, and for the National Competition until 1 December, 2025. The Early Bird price is available for all competition categories only until early September, so we recommend submitting your film early!

Suudelma-patsaita.
Photo: Érica Dahlström-Dezonne

Submission fees and deadlines:

International and Generation XYZ Competition

  • EARLY BIRD 12 €/film, deadline 1 September
  • REGULAR 14 €/film, deadline 1 October
  • FINAL 16 €/film, deadline 3 November

National Competition

  • EARLY BIRD 12 €/film, deadline 1 September
  • REGULAR 14 €/film, deadline 4 November
  • FINAL 16 €/film, deadline 1 December

 

Rules and guidelines can be found on the Competitions page:

Competitions 2026