Here you will find a list of participating directors, actors/actresses and other guests at TIFF 2023.
International press who would like to schedule interviews with guests can contact Kjersti Vikør at email kjersti.vikor@kulturmeglerne.no or phone +47 959 10 654.
National press who would like to schedule interviews with guests can contact TIFF's Head of Communication Sandra Aminda Indahl at email sandra@tiff.no or phone +47 481 46 419.
PROGRAM GUESTS
GUEST NAME | FILM | PROGRAM | Arrival | Departure |
| Ole Giæver (dir) | Let the river flow | Opening Film | 15.jan | 22.jan |
| Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen (act) | Let the river flow | Opening Film | 15.jan | 22.jan |
| Taki Mumladze (act) | A Room of My Own | East Side Stories | 19.jan | 22.jan |
| Mariam Khundadze (act) | A Room of My Own | East Side Stories | 19.jan | 22.jan |
| Chandler Levack (dir) | I like Movies | TIFF UNG, Horizons | 18.jan | 22.jan |
| Daniel Goldhaber (dir) | How to blow up a pipeline | Horizons | 18.jan | 22.jan |
| Cèdric Ido (dir) | The Gravity | Competition program | 17.jan | 22.jan |
| Darya Bassel (prod) | Butterfly Vision | East Side Stories | 18.jan | 22.jan |
| Jumana Manna (dir) | Foragers | Arabica | 19.jan | 22.jan |
| Nikki Hanseblad | So damn easy going | TIFF UNG | 19.jan | 20.jan |
| Ragnhild Nøst Bergem (dir) | Ola - en helt vanlig uvanlig fyr | Horizons | 18.jan | 22.jan |
| Ola Henningsen (cast) | Ola - en helt vanlig uvanlig fyr | Horizons | 18.jan | 22.jan |
| Eirin Høgetveit (prod) | Ola - en helt vanlig uvanlig fyr & Rahčan- Ella’s Opprør | Horizons & Tiff ung DKS | 18.jan | 21.jan |
| Kjersti Helen Rasmussen (dir) | Nightmare | Overdrive | 16.jan | 20.jan |
| Einar Loftesnes (prod) | Nightmare | Overdrive | 16.jan | 20.jan |
| Eili Harboe (act) | Nightmare | Overdrive | TBC | TBC |
| Herman Tømmeraas (act) | Nightmare | Overdrive | TBC | TBC |
| Carolina Cavalli (dir) | Amanda | Horizons | 15.jan | 18.jan |
| Firas Khoury (dir) | Alam | Arabica | 17.jan | 23.jan |
| Mohammed Abugeth (co-dir) | The devil´s drivers | Arabica | 19.jan | 22.jan |
| Stefan Kloos (prod) | The other Chelsea: A story from Donetsk | East Side Stories | 19.jan | 22.jan |
| Nathan Halverson (cast) | The Grab | Horizons | 16.jan | 22.jan |
FILMS FROM THE NORTH
GUEST NAME | FILM | PROGRAM | Arrival | Departure |
| Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir (dir) | A Letter from Helga | Films from the North (Feature, FFN Opening Film) | 16.jan | 19.jan |
| Torvaldur Kristiansson (main actor) | A Letter from Helga | Films from the North (Feature, FFN Opening Film) | 16.jan | 18.jan |
| Einari Paakkanen (dir) | Karaoke Paradise | Films from the North (Doc) | 18.jan | 22.jan |
| Marianne Mäkela | Karaoke Paradise | Films from the North (Doc) | 19.jan | 22.jan |
| Saara Saarela (dir) | Memory of Water | Films from the North (Feature) | 18.jan | 21.jan |
| Oistein Refset (prod) | Memory of Water | Films from the North (Feature) | 15.jan | 19.jan |
| Veronika Lišková (dir) | The Visitors | Films from the North (Doc) | 18.jan | 20.jan |
| Zdenka Sokolíčková (dir) | The Visitors | Films from the North (Doc) | 18.jan | 19.jan |
| Johanna Raita (prod) | The Visitors | Films from the North (Doc) | TBC | TBC |
| Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir (dir) | Band | Films from the North (Feature) | 17.jan | 20.jan |
| Trude Ottersen (dir,prod) | Johansen Brothers | Films from the North (Doc) | 16.jan | 22.jan |
| Franciska Eliassen | Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick? | Films from the North (Feature) | 17.jan | 21.jan |
| John Trainor (dir) | Sound the Alarm | Films from the North (Short) | 16.jan | 19.jan |
| Andrew Grant (prod) | Sound the Alarm | Films from the North (Short) | TBC | TBC |
| Hans Eirik Voktor (dir) | The Coastal Warrior | Films from the North (Short) | 17.jan | 22.jan |
| Mona Steffensen (prod) | The Coastal Warrior | Films from the North (Short) | 16.jan | 22.jan |
| Lisa Marie Kristensen (prod) | Unborn Biru | Films from the North (Short) | TBC | TBC |
| Sofia Jannuk (act) | Unborn Biru | Films from the North (Short) | 16.jan | 21.jan |
| Nora Gjestvang (Sagtens Film Collective) | CHARACTER OF THE WIND or how to defend against dazzling suns | Films from the North (Young Directors) | 20.jan | 22.jan |
| Hedda Emilie Østrem (Sagtens Film Collective) | CHARACTER OF THE WIND or how to defend against dazzling suns | Films from the North (Young Directors) | 20.jan | 22.jan |
| Jon Muotka Pedersen (dir) | Smiley | Films from the North (Short) | 18.jan | 20.jan |
| Gerry Lister (dir) | Smiley | Films from the North (Short) | 18.jan | 20.jan |
| Johanna Carin Nyström (dir) | Today at the bus stop | Films from the North (Young Directors) | 20.jan | 22.jan |
| Ali Jabaly (dir) | A Statement of Resistance | Films from the North (Short) | 19.jan | 21.jan |
| Camilla Figenschou (dir) | Now, I also, am here | Films from the North (Short) | 18.jan | 20.jan |
| Pascal Duschletta (prod) | Siddhartha | Films from the North (Short) | 17.jan | 21.jan |
| Gabriel Koller (foto) | Siddhartha | Films from the North (Short) | 17.jan | 21.jan |
| Minetta Westerlund (dir) | Among Herders | Films from the North (Young Directors) | 16.jan | 22.jan |
| Iver Innset (dir) | Distance | Films from the North (Short) | 16.jan | 22.jan |
| Manna Bergström (dir) | Facade | Films from the North (Young Directors) | 18.jan | 22.jan |
| Endre Lund Eriksen (dir) | Home Office | Films from the North (Short) | 16.jan | 22.jan |
| Eilif Bremer Landsend (dir) | Mermaid | Films from the North (Short) | 16.jan | 22.jan |
| Tor Edvin Eliassen (foto) | Mermaid | Films from the North (Short) | 16.jan | 22.jan |
| Laurens Pérol (dir) | Just a tomato | Films from the North (Short) | 16.jan | 22.jan |
| Emil Engesnes Bråthen (dir) | Violence | Films from the North (Short) | 16.jan | 22.jan |
| Anders Lidin Hansen (dir) | Into the fog | Films from the North (Short) | 16.jan | 22.jan |
| Olha Tsybulska (dir) | You know it's going to be about war | Films from the North (Short) | 16.jan | 22.jan |
MUSICIANS
| GUEST NAME | BAND/ARTIST NAME | EVENT | Arrival | Departure |
| Mie Bergh | A Million Pineapples | Closing party (This year's TIFF Band) | TBC | TBC |
| Leonie Kristine Krupka | A Million Pineapples | Closing party (This year's TIFF Band) | TBC | TBC |
| Helene Kvam Rognlid | A Million Pineapples | Closing party (This year's TIFF Band) | TBC | TBC |
| Lars Birgitsønn Vik | A Million Pineapples | Closing party (This year's TIFF Band) | TBC | TBC |
Ida Solvang | A Million Pineapples | Closing party (This year's TIFF Band) | TBC | TBC |
| Anthoni Hætta | Tøndra | Closing party | 21.jan | 22.jan |
| Esben T. Andersen | Tøndra | Closing party | 21.jan | 22.jan |
| Idil Mahamod | Idil | Closing party | 21.jan | 22.jan |
| Bjørk Eide | Kinsella | Closing party | 19.jan | 22.jan |
Gustav Eidsvik | nonne | Closing party | 16.jan | 22.jan |
| Erlend Skotnes | nonne | Closing party | 16.jan | 22.jan |
| Mari Boine | Outdoor Cinema/Opening Ceremony | 15.jan | 23.jan | |
| Svein Schultz | Outdoor Cinema | 16.jan | 22.jan | |
| Kristian Svalestad Olstad | Outdoor Cinema | 16.jan | 22.jan | |
| Wenche Marie Hætta | Outdoor Cinema | 16.jan | 18.jan | |
| Neil Brand | Closing party + Silent Film: City Girl (Special Screening) | 18.jan | 21.jan |
DODGE BROTHERS
| GUEST NAME | PROGRAM | FILM | Arrival | Departure |
| Mark Kermode | Closing Party + Silent Film/Special Screening | Film Concert: City Girl | 19.jan | 22.jan |
| Aly Hirji | Closing Party + Silent Film/Special Screening | Film Concert: City Girl | 18.jan | 22.jan |
| Michael Kelly Hammond | Closing Party + Silent Film/Special Screening | Film Concert: City Girl | 18.jan | 22.jan |
| Alexander Michael Hammond | Closing Party + Silent Film/Special Screening | Film Concert: City Girl | 18.jan | 22.jan |
BARENTS BAND
GUEST NAME | EVENT | PROGRAM | Arrival | Departure |
| Remi Semshaug Langseth (ATTAN Band) | Film Concert: Arsenal | Silent Film/Special Screenings | 15.jan | 22.jan |
| Aleksander Ralla Vilnes (ATTAN Band) | Film Concert: Arsenal | Silent Film/Special Screenings | 15.jan | 22.jan |
| Fritz Ragnvald Rimala Pettersen (ATTAN band) | Film Concert: Arsenal | Silent Film/Special Screenings | 15.jan | 22.jan |
| Bjørn Are Johansen (ATTAN band) | Film Concert: Arsenal | Silent Film/Special Screenings | 15.jan | 22.jan |
| Mathis Ståle Mathisen (ATTAN band) | Film Concert: Arsenal | Silent Film/Special Screenings | 15.jan | 22.jan |
| Nikolai Olshanskii (bassist) | Film Concert: Arsenal | Silent Film/Special Screenings | 15.jan | 22.jan |
| Tomas Järmyr | Film Concert: Arsenal | Silent Film/Special Screenings | 15.jan | 22.jan |
MERFILM/BURIAL
| GUEST NAME | FILM | PROGRAM | Arrival | Departure |
| Emilija Skarnulyte (Director) | Film Concert:Burial | Special Screenings | 17.jan | 19.jan |
| DJ Timo Kaukolampi | Film Concert:Burial | Special Screenings | 18.jan | 19.jan |
| Dagne Vildziunaite (Producer) | Film Concert:Burial | Special Screenings | 17.jan | 19.jan |
ÁRRAN 360°
GUEST NAME | FILM | PROGRAM | Arrival | Departure |
| Liselotte Wajstedt (dir) | Eadni (ÁRRAN 360°) | Special Screenings | 16.jan | 18.jan |
| Ann Holmgren Aurebekk (dir) | Ovias (ÁRRAN 360°) | Special Screenings | 16.jan | 18.jan |
| Marja Helander (dir) | Áfruvvá (ÁRRAN 360°) | Special Screenings | 16.jan | 18.jan |
| Elle Márjá Eira (dir) | Reindeer Corral (ÁRRAN 360°) | Special Screenings | 19.jan | 22.jan |
