Call for entries: Films from the North 2027!

Films from the North is the festival's program for films from the Barents Region and other circumpolar areas, running for the 27th year.

The program is constantly expanding: It now comprises the entire Arctic region, and feature length films as well as the original line up of shorts and documentaries. The audience favors our northern selection, with over 10,000 tickets sold at the latest edition – and expectations are even higher for 2027. 

The impressive growth in quality as well as quantity, spurred us to establish a new competition for feature length films, to honour the directors and further strengthen the program.

In 2026, the award went to Icelandic documentary THE GROUND BENEATH OUR FEET directed by Yrsa Roca Fannberg. The Tromsø Palm for short film was awarded to BORDERLINE, directed by Johannes Vang.

We have now opened for submissions

Feature films, shorts and documentaries are eligible. Films are qualified if the subject, the production or the director is connected to Sápmi, northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia and Canada, as well as Alaska, Iceland and Greenland. See further specifications in the guidelines below.

Selected films can be presented in or out of competition. Tromsøpalmen (The Tromsø Palm) is awarded to the best short film and best feature film in competition, along with a prize of 50 000 NOK.

• The submission deadline is October 16, 2026.
• Filmmakers should expect feedback on their submissions by early December.

Entry guidelines     Submit your film

For questions regarding Films from the North:
Astrid Aure, Program Director Films from the North — astrid@tiff.no

Photo from FFN at TIFF 2025. Photo: Trond Ketil Holst.