Here is an overview of directors, actors, and other guests attending TIFF 2026. Subject to change.
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| NAVN | PROGRAM | FILM | ANKOMST | AVREISE | EMBARGO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janicke Askevold (dir) | Opening Film | Solomamma | January 17 | January 21 | |
| Trude Sofie Olavsrud (cast) | Opening Film | Solomamma | January 18 | January 20 | |
| Rebekka Rognøy (prod) | Opening Film | Solomamma | January 18 | January 20 | |
| Lisa Loven Kongsli (cast) | Opening Film | Solomamma | January 18 | January 20 | |
| Gary Cranner | Opening Film | Solomamma | January 18 | January 20 | |
| Magne Lyngner | Opening Film | Solomamma | January 18 | January 20 | |
| Taratoa Stappard (dir) | Overdrive | Mārama | January 18 | January 21 | |
| Sergei Loznitsa (dir) | East Side Stories | Two Prosecutors | January 18 | January 20 | |
| Damien Hauser (dir) | Competition | Memory of Princess Mumbi | January 18 | January 22 | |
| Piotr Winiewicz (dir) | Special Screenings | About a hero | January 19 | January 22 | |
| Mari Storstein (dir) | Horizons | My First Love | January 19 | January 22 | January 20, 19:30 |
| Marie Flaatten (cast) | Horizons | My First Love | January 19 | January 22 | January 20, 19:30 |
| Øystein Hovda Martinsen | Horizons | My First Love | January 19 | January 21 | January 20, 19:30 |
| Niels Skåber Fly (cast) | Horizons | My First Love | January 20 | January 23 | January 20, 19:30 |
| Tøri Gjendal (prod) | Horizons | My First Love | January 20 | January 23 | January 20, 19:30 |
| Maryam Touzani (dir) | Horizons | Calle Málaga | January 20 | January 21 | |
| Nabil Ayouch (prod) | Horizons | Calle Málaga | January 20 | January 22 | |
| Balint Daniel Sos (dir) | Horizons | Growing Down | January 21 | January 24 | |
| Stella Marie Markert (dir) | Horizons / TIFF UNG | Thanks for Nothing | January 21 | January 25 | |
| Luc Vincent Hinrichsen (prod) | Horizons / TIFF UNG | Thanks for Nothing | January 21 | January 25 | |
| Edgar Fischnaller (DoP) | Horizons / TIFF UNG | Thanks for Nothing | January 21 | January 25 | |
| Derek Leheste (cast) | East Side Stories / TIFF UNG | Fränk | January 22 | January 25 | |
| Moonika Raidam (editor) | East Side Stories / TIFF UNG | Fränk | January 22 | January 25 | |
| Colum Eastwood (dir) | Overdrive | The Morrigan | January 18 | January 22 |
FILMS FROM THE NORTH
| NAVN | PROGRAM | FILM | ANKOMST | AVREISE | EMBARGO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Murwin (distributor) | FFN Features | Wrong Husband | January 19 | January 24 | |
| Carl Christian Lein Størmer (dir) | FFN Features | Memoirs from a Dream | January 19 | January 25 | |
| Mathis Ståle Mathisen (prod) | FFN Features | Memoirs from a Dream | January 19 | January 25 | |
| Daggi Berg-Helling | FFN Features | Memoirs from a Dream | January 19 | January 25 | |
| Bjørnar Dannevig Flaa | FFN Features | Memoirs from a Dream | January 19 | January 25 | |
| Tom Espen Pedersen | FFN Features | Memoirs from a Dream | January 19 | January 25 | |
| Frank Cock | FFN Features | Memoirs from a Dream | January 19 | January 25 | |
| Jonas Lawes (dir) | FFN Opening Film | The Watchmaker | January 20 | January 24 | January 20, 22:00 |
| Hanna Alström (cast) | FFN Opening Film | The Watchmaker | January 20 | January 22 | January 20, 22:00 |
| Otto Fahlgren (cast) | FFN Opening Film | The Watchmaker | January 20 | January 23 | January 20, 22:00 |
| Olle Sarri (cast) | FFN Opening Film | The Watchmaker | January 20 | January 22 | January 20, 22:00 |
| Casper Berglund (cast) | FFN Opening Film | The Watchmaker | January 20 | January 23 | January 20, 22:00 |
| David Berglund (prod) | FFN Opening Film | The Watchmaker | January 20 | January 23 | January 20, 22:00 |
| Sebastian Walker (script) | FFN Opening Film | The Watchmaker | January 20 | January 22 | January 20, 22:00 |
| Niklas Åkerlund (DoP) | FFN Opening Film | The Watchmaker | January 20 | January 24 | January 20, 22:00 |
| Ian Wilson (prod design) | FFN Opening Film | The Watchmaker | January 20 | January 23 | January 20, 22:00 |
| Sakaris Stórá (dir) | FFN Features | The Last Paradise on Earth | January 20 | January 24 | |
| Ellen-Astri Lundby (dir) | FFN Features | Sámi vs Sámi | January 19 | January 25 | January 22, 21:00 |
| Johanna Dorothea Raita (prod) | FFN Features | Sámi vs Sámi | January 19 | January 25 | January 22, 21:00 |
| Andreas Emanuelsson (prod) | FFN Features | Raptures / Once you shall be one of those who lived long ago | January 21 | January 25 | |
| Tony Österholm (prod) | FFN Features | Raptures | January 21 | January 25 | |
| Jon Blåhed (dir) | FFN Features | Raptures | January 23 | January 25 | |
| Per Bifrost (dir) | FFN Features | Once you shall be one of those who lived long ago | January 20 | January 23 | |
| Per Bifrost (dir) | FFN Features | Once you shall be one of those who lived long ago | January 20 | January 24 |
| Name | Program | Film title | Arrival | Departure | EMBARGO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisa Pirir | FFN Shorts | Akkurat nå | 19.jan | 25.jan | |
| Marte Vold (dir) | FFN Shorts | Akkurat nå | 21.jan | 23.jan | |
| Isak Erdahl | FFN Shorts | Grandpa | 19.jan | 25.jan | |
| Polina Blag | FFN Shorts | Block Unblock | 19.jan | 23.jan | |
| Tuva Sandal | FFN Shorts | Heritage | 19.jan | 22.jan | |
| Steinar Þór Kristinsson | FFN Shorts | Sara | 19.jan | 23.jan | |
| Claes Ture Andersson Holmqvist | FFN Shorts | Heritage | 19.jan | 22.jan | |
| Jenny Speight | FFN Shorts | No One Reads Anymore | 18.jan | 25.jan | |
| Adrian Tokle Jakobsen | FFN Shorts | No One Reads Anymore | 18.jan | 25.jan | |
| Jenny Andersen (dir) | FFN Shorts | Tracks | 19.jan | 24.jan | January 22, 18:30 |
| Hilde Sagland (cast) | FFN Shorts | Tracks | 21.jan | 23.jan | January 22, 18:30 |
| Trude Ottersen (prod) | FFN Shorts | Tracks | 18.jan | 26.jan | January 22, 18:30 |
| Silja Saga Maria Tuovinen | FFN Shorts | Avalanche | 19.jan | 23.jan | |
| Torfinn Iversen | FFN Shorts | The Corkscrew | 19.jan | 21.jan | |
| Julia Andersen | FFN Shorts | The Corkscrew | 18.jan | 26.jan | |
| Andrea White Hveding | FFN Shorts | Woolgod | 18.jan | 26.jan | |
| Ismaele Tortella | FFN Shorts | Stone Biter: Saving the Arctic Sea Forests | 18.jan | 25.jan | |
| Agnes Koskinen | FFN Shorts | No One Owns You | 20.jan | 23.jan | |
| Anna Maria Sunna | FFN Shorts | Aurora Dreams | 20.jan | 23.jan | |
| Eilif Bremer Landsend (prod) | FFN Shorts | The Sea is the walls of my home | 18.jan | 26.jan | |
| Floortje Zonneveld (dir) | FFN Shorts | The Sea is the walls of my home | 19.jan | 21.jan | |
| Tor Edvin Eliassen (DoP) | FFN Shorts | The Sea is the walls of my home | 18.jan | 26.jan | |
| Jesse E.E Smolan | FFN Shorts | The Mountain Trek | 19.jan | 22.jan | |
| Aasne Vaa Greibrokk | FFN Shorts | Fata Morgana | 20.jan | 22.jan | |
| Sigrid Høyforsslett Bjørbæk | FFN Shorts | Fata Morgana | 20.jan | 25.jan | |
| Karin Rós Sigurðardóttir Wiium | FFN Shorts | The Art Of Giving | 19.jan | 22.jan | |
| Gákte Biera aka Per-Josef Idivuoma | FFN Shorts | Brothers of Faith | 19.jan | 21.jan | |
| Liam Dietrich | FFN Shorts | 21.jan | 25.jan | ||
| Nora Raattamaa Dunderovic (dir) | FFN Shorts | Red-Shaded Green | 18.jan | 22.jan | |
| Johannes Vang (prod,dir) | FFN Shorts | Red-Shaded Green / Borderline | 18.jan | 24.jan | |
| Eila Engkvist Muotka | FFN Shorts | She who leads the herd | |||
| Patrik Alexander Edlund | FFN Shorts | The Boy With The Flower Pot | |||
| Endre Lund Eriksen | FFN Shorts | Nora's Ark | 18.jan | 25.jan | |
| Isak Gjertsen | FFN Shorts | Nora's Ark | 18.jan | 25.jan | |
| Tove Lindberg | FFN Shorts | 19.jan | 25.jan | ||
| Beatrice Svanström | FFN Shorts | 19.jan | 22.jan | ||
| Inge Wegge | FFN Shorts | The Think Tank | 19.jan | 21.jan | January 20, 19:30 |
| Sofie Häkkinen | FFN Shorts | 19.jan | 25.jan | ||
| Mikkel Soleng Rundberg | FFN Shorts | 18.jan | 26.jan | ||
| Arttu Nieminen | Aurora Dreams | At the Shadow of the World | 22.jan | 25.jan | |
| Linda iro Näsström | FFN Shorts | ||||
| Linnea Felicia Huhta | FFN Shorts | Debacle | 20.jan | 23.jan | |
| Linus Andersson | FFN Shorts | Terror Night | 21.jan | 17.jan | |
| Jakob Arevarn | FFN Shorts | Terror Night | 21.jan | 25.jan | |
| Johanna Dorothea Raita | FFN Shorts | Kiruna Underground | 21.jan | 26.jan | |
| Olena Hætta | FFN Shorts | 14 year old snowcross racer | 22.jan | 24.jan | |
| Emelina Xiaosang Hedman | FFN Shorts | 19.jan | 22.jan | ||
| Bo Johan Sörensen | FFN Shorts | 20.jan | 23.jan | ||
| Morten Forsberg | FFN Shorts | 21.jan | 24.jan | ||
| Pål Thomassen | FFN Shorts | 20.jan | 22.jan | ||
| Marius Smit | FFN Shorts | 22.jan | 25.jan | ||
| Martin Otterbeck | FFN Shorts | 20.jan | 25.jan | ||
| Fredrik Oskarsson | FFN Shorts | 20.jan | 25.jan | ||
| Johan Tjärnberg | FFN Shorts | 20.jan | 23.jan |
Opening Conference
| Name | Category | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Hofseth | Opening Conference | 19.jan | 22.jan |
| Kjetil Lismoen | Opening Conference | 19.jan | 21.jan |
| Frederick P. N. Howard | Opening Conference | 19.jan | 21.jan |
| Hilde Sandvik | Opening Conference | 18.jan | 21.jan |
| Tonje Hessen Schei | Opening Conference | 18.jan | 22.jan |
| Thomas Seeberg Torjussen | Opening Conference | 19.jan | 20.jan |
| Vibeke Skistad | Opening Conference | 19.jan | 22.jan |
| Leiv Igor Devold | Opening Conference | 19.jan | 21.jan |
| Tore Fredrik Dreyer | Opening Conference | 19.jan | 21.jan |
Xn
| Name | Category | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Andreas Nilssen | XN | 19.jan | 25.jan |
| Mohamed Salah Ahmed | XN | 21.jan | 22.jan |
| Frank Espen Muzamura | XN | 21.jan | 25.jan |
| Ingrid Corneliussen Austeng | XN | 21.jan | 22.jan |
| Emilie Beck | XN | 21.jan | 24.jan |
| Jason T Clark | XN | 19.jan | 25.jan |
| Maja M. Johnsen | XN | 21.jan | 23.jan |
| Andreas Andersen Sjøvoll | XN | 19.jan | 25.jan |
| Christian Fredric Schussler | XN | 21.jan | 24.jan |
| Jeppe Lange | XN | 21.jan | 25.jan |
Artists
| Name | Project | From | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Augustin | Stella Polaris | Barents Band | 18.jan | 24.jan |
| Johannes Persson | Stella Polaris | Barents Band | 18.jan | 24.jan |
| Marvin Nygaard | Stella Polaris | Barents Band | 18.jan | 24.jan |
| Grusha Pankert | Closing Party | Insomnia Talents | 19.jan | 25.jan |
| Johanna Sandels | Closing Party | Insomnia Talents | 22.jan | 25.jan |
| Lars-Erik Kroken Mikkelsen | Closing Party | Insomnia Talents | 19.jan | 25.jan |
