Submissions for the Tampere Film Festival 2025 Competitions Are Open
Tampere Film Festival has now opened submissions for the International, National and Generation XYZ competitions.
You can submit your film online via FilmFreeway or ShortFilmDepot. The competition regulations can also be found on the websites of the platforms.
Submission deadline for the International Competition and Generation XYZ is 1 November 2024. Deadline for the National Competition is 1 December 2024.
Read more about the submission instructions and regulations on our website’s Competitions page.
A large number of films from around the world were submitted to the Tampere Film Festival 2024 International, National and Generation XYZ Competitions – a total of 7434 films, of which 125 films were selected for the competitions.
The Tampere 55th International Short Film Festival takes place between 5–9 March, 2025. Selected films will be announced by the end of January 2025.

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