Tampere Film Festival 2022 competition selections have been made

Kiss statuettes
Photo by Jani Rutanen

Selected films, juries and awards 2022

Nearly 7 500 films were submitted to the Tampere Film Festival 2022 competitions which is an all-time record.  Festival has three different competitions; the National and International Competitions, and the Generation XYZ Competition for short genre films.

The films selected into the Competitions, will be screened at the festival between 9–13 March both at cinemas and online on the Festhome TV platform. The awarded films will be announced at the Award Ceremony on Saturday, 12 March.

Selected films: International Competition

Selected films: National Competition

Selected films: Generation XYZ

Submitted and Selected Films in Numbers

International Competition

Submitted: 6 912  films
Selected: 64 short films
Countries: 43 countries
Genders: 25 female (39 %), 35 males (55 %), 4 co-directions (6 %)

National Competition

Submitted: 247 films
Selected: 8 feature-length documentaries (over 30 minutes) and 27 short films (under 30 minutes)
Genders: 19 females (49 %), 20 males (51 %).

Generation XYZ

Submitted: 297 films
Selected: 18 films from 17 countries
Countries: 17 countries
Genders: 7 females (30 %), 16 males (70 %)

Festival takes place at cinemas and online between 9–13 March.