Aurora kino Fokus
Aurora kino Fokus is the public cinema in Tromsø and TIFF's main screening venue, with its six theatres and a total of 878 seats.
KulturHuset
With its 613 seats, Storsalen (the Main Hall) at KulturHuset is the largest single venue at TIFF. The rest of the year, Storsalen is used as a concert venue for orchestral music, jazz, rock and other genres. You can also see theatre plays, stand up comedy and other stage productions here. But in the third week of January, it's only film on the menu.
Verdensteatret Cinematheque
Verdensteatret (The World Theatre) opened in 1916 and is Norway's oldest still operating cinema. TIFF runs Verdensteatret as a cinematheque the whole year through, but every year in third week of January it's all about the festival. Verdensteatret is also where the TIFF administration's offices are located. The theatre has 216 seats.
Studentsamfunnet Driv
Studentsamfunnet Driv (Driv Student Society) is owned by Norges Arktiske Studentsamskipnad and
is run on voluntary basis by students at the University of Tromsø. Driv first opened on April 1st, 2000, and in January 2014 it was relocated to new facilities in Mack-kvartalet (Storgata 6). During TIFF we use the main stage (SNN-scenen) for film screenings and other parts of the house for other events.
The Winter Cinema
Tromsø International Film Festival is set in the dark polar nights, which give's TIFF the unique possibility to screen films outdoors. The Winter Cinema is this year located at Erling Bangsunds plass. Every morning before the daylight arrives, we screen short films for school- and kindergarten kids. And when the winter darkness is back in the late afternoon we screen various films and short film programs for the grownups.
Alfheim Svømmehall
Alfheim Svømmehall was transformed into a cinema for the first time during TIFF 2022, amidst the pandemic. Now, the swimming hall will once again serve as a screening venue, but this time, far more audience members will have the chance to experience watching films in these exciting surroundings!
