Films A-Z

Denmark, South Africa, 2023
Regi: Dane Dodds

In an exploration of modern science and ancient spiritual knowledge, the documentary film !AITSA focuses on the construction of a radio telescope in the Karoo desert and the people who live there and their own deep roots in the land.

Spain, 2023
Regi: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren

Estibaliz Solaguren's feature film debut is a moving coming-of-age story about a young girl who struggles with her own identity during a summer among the Basque family and beehives, with an astonishing performance from the youngest Silver Bear winner ever.

United Kingdom, 1946
Regi: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

The British filmmaker duo Powell and Pressburger are at their most dazzling, technicolor sparkling and imaginative with A Matter of Life and Death.

Uruguay, Argentina, 2023
Regi: Paula Hernández

In this quiet but powerful drama, we witness the complex relationship between two fathers and their children stranded in the sun-baked Argentinian countryside.

Sweden, 2023
Regi: Polina Blag

Vera, 13, engages in self-harm and ends up in the emergency room. The news of a six-month wait for specialist help upsets her mother. Dealing with this crisis very differently, there seems to be a surmountable distance between mother and daughter. Is it possible for them to re-connect? 

Finland, 2023
Regi: Hannu-Pekka Peltomaa

There is a first time for everything, and for young Aliisa and Vili, that time is today on their three-month anniversary. How far is one willing to go just to avoid saying "no" to their loved one?

Turkey, France, Germany, Sweden, 2023
Regi: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

The young teacher Samet is stationed in a windswept and cold mountain village in Turkey. He longs to return to Istanbul's bustling cultural life. But his plans begin to falter when he is accused of inappropriate behavior towards students, catapulting him into a profound personal crisis.

2023

Skiing is not art, and skiers are not artists. Unless, of course, skiing is art and skiers are artists?

Germany, 2023
Regi: Christian Petzold

Two young couples must share a vacation home during a hot, dry summer. Slowly but surely, they become isolated from the outside world by a mighty forest fire, delving into each other's insecurities and desires in this contemporary drama that alternates between comedy and tragedy.

United Kingdom, 2023
Regi: Andrew Haigh

All of Us Strangers is an evocative and thought-provoking film about grief, loss, love, and human relationships, with a brilliant Andrew Scott in the leading role.

Norway, Guatemala, 2023
Regi: Dalia Huerta Cano

In a Guatemalan mountain village, the young girl Elena is sent to fetch water and keys for her mother, a local activist. On her way through the village, the dogs start barking, stirring up some disturbing matters in her inner self as well.

Norway, 2023
Regi: Agnes Viktoria Kristina Zadewasser

This is a short movie about a girl going to visit her aunt and two cousins. After a nice evening, Amanda sleeps in the oldest cousin's room, but wakes up to a horrific experience. The movie subtly depicts the reality of sexual assault, from the point of view of teenagers.

Switzerland, 2022

A child is pulled up by the ski lift bar, another time it cannot open the door anymore after going to the toilet, and yet another time it is too slow when leaving the bus and drives away without its mother. A short episodic film about fears we suffer from as children and we can smile about as adults. 

DJs and dancing at Driv Café is the best way to celebrate this day’s queer program. We can guarantee you good vibes and a busy dance floor!

2023

There’s not too many places on this planet that could provide good snowboard terrain and good surf but the Norwegian coastline is one of them.  

Your unique gateway to real Arctic souvenirs, reflection and criticism, real Arctic conversation, resistance, and opinion, real Arctic art and real Arctic shopping! Welcome to exotification, commodification, critical clarity, and necessary confusion.

Award-winning cinematographer Øystein Mamen elaborates on his approach to portraying people through the camera, and how he has applied this experience in the making of his directorial debut Punishment at TIFF.

Four short films about care workers, presented by the Artists' Film International network and Tromsø Kunstforening.

Russia, 2023
Regi: Ayaal Adamov

The younger of two sisters is studying in St. Petersburg when she learns that her older sister has died. She returns home to her Yakut village. After the funeral, she goes back, but suddenly her sister comes in at night. A short epic that challenges concepts of life, death and truth.

United Kingdom, 1991
Regi: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

A black comedy set in 1940s Hollywood that explores creativity, isolation, and the blurred lines between reality and illusion.

Switzerland, 2022
Regi: Morgane Frund

An amateur filmmaker who has filmed bears for years, contacts a film school looking for someone to edit his images into a film. A student comes forward. But when she digitizes his archive, she discovers that the recordings are not only of bears. A discussion ensues about the power of a gaze and its voyeuristic violence.

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Norway, 2023
Regi: Håvard Bustnes

Survivor Abduweli flees a Chinese Uyghur internment camp to Norway. Now, heading to Germany to confront a past torturer, his daughter’s panic attack forces a choice: exposing Uyghur genocide for the world or shielding his family from painful memories.

United Kingdom, 2021
Regi: Terence Davies

Jack Lowden plays British war poet Sigfried Sassoon, who turned World War I trauma into great poetry. Benediction shows what armed conflict does to people, but also how long after it they remain affected. War, poetry, and forbidden love are central themes running through the final film from unique British film artist Terence Davies, who died last autumn.

USA, 1998
Regi: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

The Big Lebowski is a cult classic that blends comedy and hard-boiled crime into a higher unity. We follow "The Dude" on an absurd, chaotic, and hysterically funny journey into the Los Angeles underworld.

Netherlands, 0

While picking up his birthday cake, a boy notices zombies all around. They are too busy with their phones to pay attention to their surroundings or traffic. 

Sweden, 2023
Regi: Yuliya Antonova

Body Framed is an essayistic documentary about the female body. Women open up, in a stripped down honest way, about their relationship with their bodies. The film allows the audience to reflect as it explores how the image of the female physique changes throughout time.

France, 2023
Regi: Michel Gondry

The paranoid and bipolar director Marc Becker refuses to compromise when the producers don't understand his film. Escaping Paris, Marc and his crew seek refuge with his aunt in the Cévennes to finish the project, testing all limits.

Iceland, 2023
Regi: Bergur Árnason

A despondent writer stumbles upon a mysterious note in a book that she finds in her neighborhood park. While struggling to bring life to her own characters she starts writing messages back. Slowly, an unusual rapport with the unknown note-writer evolves.

Sweden, 2023
Regi: André Vaara

The buddies Dante, Vincent, BK, Liam, and Rocky have checked into a hotel room in central Stockholm. They are preparing for a boys' night out when their masculinity, sexuality and identity are challenged in a sudden, tension-filled confrontation.

South Korea, 2023

High on the cliffs in the peaceful forest, Golem opens its eyes. Then accidentally, Golem becomes a bridge for the forest animals to travel between the cliffs.

Palestine, Belgium, Qatar, France, 2023
Regi: Lina Soualem

With a rich source of photos, home videos, letters and interviews spanning several decades, Bye Bye Tiberias gives us a fascinating and intimate portrait of four generations of strong Arab women.

USA, 2023
Regi: Noah Collier, M. Emily Mackenzie

Dalton, Georgia is the carpet capital of the world and home to a wide range of eccentric entrepreneurs. Critically acclaimed documentary Carpet Cowboys is a quirky and insightful fable about manufacturing, globalization and the American dream.

Award-winning Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly invites you to embark on a captivating journey that unveils the extraordinary role of cinema as an impactful form of resistance. In a panel discussion, he elaborates on how politics, society, and culture are meticulously documented, portrayed, and intervened by filmmaking.

Qatar, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Mongolia, France, 2023
Regi: Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir

The 17-year-old Ze lives an apparently normal life on the outskirts of Ulan Bator, but when people are in trouble, he must step in as a shaman. This deeply traditional mission is tested when a 16-year-old girl captures his attention.

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Norway, 2023
Regi: Robin Jensen

Stig Frode Henriksen and Ola G. Furuseth portray two sweaty men from different ends of Norway who end up at odds with each other in a crowded sauna. A short film about prejudice, masculinity and regional politics. And cock.

France, 2023
Regi: Woody Allen

Coup de chance is a romantic drama that offers both comedy and suspense. Woody Allen's latest film is a lighthearted yet captivating exploration of love, murder, and moral complexity set in Paris.

Netherlands, 2023

In another dimension, a group of creatures are researching and creating a world. Gradually they get closer to a result. But creating something can be terribly hard work, even for the Creators.

Spain, 2023
Regi: Elena Martín

A young woman's relationship problems force her to confront her complicated relationship with sex, and the many small but important events in her past that have affected her more than she realizes.

France, 2023
Regi: Quentin Dupieux

A French journalist meets the iconic artist Salvador Dalí for an interview. Together and apart they fall in and out of realities that may or may not exist. Quentin Dupieux’s Daaaaaali! is a light-hearted comedy from Dalí's surreal universe. 

2023
Regi: Eric Jensen Stene

Music VideoA Million Pineapples - The Dance ContinuesDirected by Eric Stene

Argentina, Brazil, Luxembourg, Chile, 2023
Regi: Rodrigo Moreno

An award-winning comeback film from one of Argentina's most distinctive filmmakers, where the plan to evade the law with enough money to never work again doesn't go as expected!

Norway, 2024
Regi: Ane-Martha Tamnes Hansgård

Diagnonsense is director Ane-Martha Tamnes Hansgård's self-reflexive documentary about her experience of being diagnosed with several mental disorders over fifteen years, from a very early age. A fragmented, yet compelling and touching coming-of-age tale.

USA, 2023
Regi: Larry Charles

In this future cult classic, we meet two self-absorbed salesmen who discover that they are identical twins separated at birth. Together, they devise a plan to reunite their parents.

USA, 2023
Regi: Kristoffer Borgli

Dream Scenario is an original and wickedly entertaining comedy from Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself), produced by Ari Aster (Midsommar, Hereditary) featuring an unforgettable performance from Nicolas Cage in the leading role.

Norway, 2024
Regi: Carl Christian L Størmer

Sweden, 2023
Regi: Viggo Zingmark Lien

In a small town in northern Sweden, two best friends prepare to part ways after their high school graduation - this crucial point in life where childhood nostalgia crosses the anticipation of independence. Suppressed feelings complicate their inevitable goodbye.

Japan, 2023
Regi: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

A village close to Tokyo is disrupted when they discover a plan to build a tourist place offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.

Shorts 1 – Truth and Reconciliation?

Shorts 2 – Who we are

Shorts 3 – Reaching for your dreams

Shorts 4 – Secrets

Shorts 5 – Crucial moments

Look out for these! In this program, you’ll find the most interesting short features and docs from young directors and film students in our region.

A short film program featuring fun, emotional, and engaging short films from last year's edition.

Norway, USA, 2023
Regi: Elisabeth Rasmussen, Catherine Yrisarri, Anna Andersen

USA, 1994
Regi: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

Saturday, January 20th, TIFF Junior invites you to a double anniversary - an exciting family day with a screening of the The Lion King from 1994!

United Kingdom, 1996
Regi: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Join us on a snow-covered journey full of crime, humor, and the unexpected – where innocence meets absurd crime in the heart of the Midwest.

Norway, 2024
Regi: Kevin Berro

Queers in the Middle East often face a combination of religion, strong beliefs, and a society condemning them for who they are. Scenes with Hani Assaf, known under the drag name Frida Marida, are set in dialogue with excerpts of a phone conversation the filmmaker has with a friend.

USA, 2023
Regi: Joanna Arnow

Sexual submission, dull workdays, and a quarrelsome Jewish family are just some of the elements in this sex dramedy from the young, promising New York filmmaker Joanna Arnow.

Brazil, 1931
Regi: Mario Peixoto

A true avant-garde experimental masterpiece. Limite can be directly translated to boundaries, transitions or divisions, and there are many of those in the film; between land and sea, between past and present, life and death, and especially between one image and the next.

Soviet union, 1929
Regi: Kote Mikaberidze

Relentless satire, a mixing of innovative film effects and mesmerizing surrealism in a Georgian film that was banned for 40 years in the Soviet Union.

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2023
Regi: Eric Jensen Stene

Music VideoMie Bergh ft. Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra - Flower BouquetDirected by Eric Stene

Ukraine, 2023
Regi: Anna Buryachkova

A group of rebellious teenagers roam around in a Kyiv set in the 90s in a celebration of youth, of fleeting moments – and of those that last forever.

2023
Regi: Eilif Bremer Landsend

Music VideoSnö - FotsporDirected by Eilif Bremer Landsend

France, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Tunisia, 2023
Regi: Kaouther Ben Hania

An exceptional documentary that takes us on an emotional journey through a family's challenges. Four Daughters is a celebration of life, packed with joy and humor.

Iceland, 2023
Regi: Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter

A seagull hits the window glass of a café and disrupts its customers. A woman, pulled out of the dullness of a business meeting, faces a decision on whether to ignore nature or to react. And what would be the right thing to do?

Attached to the screen: Gaming, scrolling and prejudices. A conversation on the documentary Ibelin.

USA, 2023
Regi: Turner Ross, Bill Ross

Recent high school graduates set out on one last adventure before the realities of adulthood consume them, hoping to reach the Pacific Ocean and attend the mythical "Party At The End Of The World."

Russia, 2023
Regi: Ilya Povolotsky

A father and daughter live and travel about in their traveling cinema van. With them, they bring everything their reticent lives contain. Grace is a well-photographed, melancholy, and meditative story of rural Russia and the relationship between a father and daughter.

Poland, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, 2023
Regi: Agnieszka Holland

The “Green Border” between Poland and Belarus is not only about politics but also prompts reflection on the ethics of modern Europe as a whole. Interwoven with multiple destinies, this film raises questions about our core values.

Sweden, Norway, Denmark, 2023
Regi: Maria Fredriksson

What begins as an utterly incredible family reunion takes several abrupt turns and evolves into a dramatic tale of heritage and environment, family secrets, and our need for something to believe in – unlike anything you've seen before!

United Kingdom, 2022
Regi: Evgenia Arbugaeva, Maxim Arbugaev

On a remote coast of the Siberian Arctic in a wind-battered hut, a lonely man waits to witness an ancient gathering. But warming seas and rising temperatures bring an unexpected change, and he soon finds himself overwhelmed. The relationship between man and nature is at the mesmerizingly photographed core of this Oscar-nominated short documentary.

Norway, 1
Regi: Astrid Ardagh

An experimental short film that takes you on a sensory journey through the Arctic winter. The poetic, tableau-like images of an almost abstract island landscape explore the fluid boundaries between light and darkness, humans, and nature.

Turkey, France, Romania, Spain, 2023
Regi: Selman Nacar

Canan divides her time between the courtroom, where she defends a man accused of murder, and the hospital, where her comatose mother is. In a legal system where justice does not always prevail, she must make a moral choice that will have consequences.

USA, 2023
Regi: Alexander Payne

It’s December 1970 and the students at Barton Academy are going home for the Christmas holiday. Angus is the only student left on campus – together with the grumpy teacher Paul. But a friendship forms between the two, in this touching, mature drama comedy set in snowy New England.

Iceland, 2023
Regi: Smari Gunn, Logi Sigursveinsson

The Home Game is a spirited story of an impulsive Icelander’s comical attempt to complete his father’s failed mission: To finally get their beloved fishing village an official home game on the unused football pitch he built 25 years prior.

Finland, USA, 2023
Regi: Kati Eriksen, Scott Thornton

Three Sámi women breaks the law to protect their culture. The Sámi people had fished the Deatnu River as a livelihood and a way of life for centuries until Finland enforced unprecedented restrictions on the river. Kati, Ánne, and Heidi decide to fight the state to keep their Indigenous rights.

Canada, 2023
Regi: Suzanne Crocker

An inspirational group of new immigrants share candid stories, struggles and ambitions as they work towards better futures for their families. When they introduce their passion for cricket to the Canadian community, newcomers and locals alike find understanding and belonging.

Home to Sápmi – Repatriation

Finland, Norway, 2023
Regi: Suvi West, Anssi Kömi

Finally, the Sámi people are to reclaim their ancestors' heritage. How can the damages caused by outsiders be repaired so that collective wounds can heal? Filmmaker Suvi West takes us behind the scenes in the world of museums, on a visual, philosophical, and spiritual journey.

Morocco, France, Belgium, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, 2023
Regi: Kamal Lazraq

When a job goes terribly wrong, a father and son fight for survival through a ceaseless night in Casablanca's dark alleys. Hounds is a harrowing odyssey that plunges the viewer into a labyrinth of superstition and decay, brutally blurring the lines between right and wrong.

Sweden, Kosovo, Poland, Serbia, Croatia, Australia, 2023
Regi: Goran Stolevski

Set in North Macedonia, the film unfolds in a large house in the hills above Skopje, where social worker Dita lives with her partner Sauda, Sauda’s kids, their gay friend Toni, and an eclectic group of individuals.

Greece, United Kingdom, 2023
Regi: Molly Manning Walker

Three good friends go on holiday to the Greek island of Crete to party, and for Tara: to make her sexual debut. The hotel is teeming with young people in a party mood, expectations are sky high and so is the alcohol consumption, and it all builds up to an evening she will soon want to forget.

United Kingdom, Germany, 1994
Regi: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Welcome to New York in the 50s, as seen through the eyes of the Coen Brothers. Tim Robbins must navigate a landscape filled with towering skyscrapers, eccentric men in suits, and cigar smoke so sharp it almost cuts through the movie screen.

Canada, 2023
Regi: Ariane Louis-Seize

A refreshing take on the vampire genre, skillfully blending dark comedy, coming-of-age, and mumblecore. The film revolves around Sasha, a teenage vampire struggling with an unusual predicament – she's too sensitive to kill.

Norway, 2024
Regi: Benjamin Ree

Mats has a muscular disease. Days and nights are spent in front of the computer screen, and his parents mourn their son's lonely life.

Norway, 2023
Regi: Sverre Simonsen

Music Videononne - Ikke normalDirected by Sverre Simonsen

Images of artificial intelligence. Kabelvåg School of Moving Images' Symposium during Tromsø International Film Festival 2024

Sweden, Denmark, 2023
Regi: Louise Hollerup

Can you talk with your grandmother about colonialism? Louise’s grandparents moved to Nuuk in the 1960s, at a time when the Danish government tried to "danify" the Inuit people. As Danish school teachers, they were promised a generous salary and exciting adventures. Grandmother Bodil's images show happy children and beautiful nature, but Louise becomes aware of a story outside of the family archive.

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United Kingdom, France, 2013
Regi: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

In this drama, we are introduced to the musician Llewyn Davis, who tries to achieve musical fame and earn enough money to pay his rent. The film explores loneliness, musical passion, and the challenging road to success, set against the backdrop of the legendary folk music scene in 1960s Greenwich Village.

TRUTH THROUGH FILM – Can culture contribute to reconciliation?

Denmark, Greenland, 2022
Regi: Anders Walter, Pipaluk Jørgensen

Ivalu is missing. Her little sister Pipaluk is desperate to find her, but her father does not seem to care. The vast Greenlandic nature holds secrets. Pipaluk finds the courage to search for her beloved sister, and some answers, herself. Where is Ivalu, and why is she gone?

Finland, 2023
Regi: Katja Gauriloff

Iida travels back to the far north of Finland to clear out her childhood home, only to be confronted with memories and the curiosity of her young niece. A captivating and poignant exploration of Sámi identity across history.

USA, 2022
Regi: Ethan Coen

Step into the enigmatic world of Jerry Lee Lewis as Ethan Coen unfolds the compelling story of a musical maverick who defied norms and expectations.

Sweden, 2024
Regi: Jonas Lawes

To retire from a long life of work is a major milestone for most of us. But how does one leave a job when it is not just a job but a calling? In this personal documentary, a son follows his father through his last service.

Greenland, Denmark, Norway, 2023
Regi: Isabella Eklöf

Jan is on the run from himself after being sexually abused by his father. Living in Greenland with his little family, he yearns to be a part of the open, collectivist culture and become a Kalak, a "dirty Greenlander".

Finland, 2022
Regi: Einari Paakkanen

A heartwarming feel-good film about how karaoke culture has taken hold where you least expected it: In our introverted neighboring country in the cold north.

South Korea, 2023
Regi: Wonsuk Lee

Hwang Yeo-rae, a once-popular actress, faces a turbulent marriage and yearns for her old career. When she moves in next to Kim Beom-woo, her biggest fan, a desperate plan to regain her freedom and revive her career unfolds.

USA, 2023

A traditional Japanese "lucky cat" feels threatened and jealous when a newer, modern version appears in the neighboring business. Blinded by his insecurities, he fails to see what made him unique and special in the first place.

2023

A group of modern-day knights set out on a quest two years ago to create a snowboard video for the world. Embracing the chaos of the mountains and each other, they have succeeded in their mission. Just kidding- they're not knights, they are just a group of really snowboarders & filmers, great friends, and don't give much fucks.

A critical look at the Coen Brothers.

2024
Regi: Carl Christian L Størmer

Music VideoN∆EON TE∆RDROPS - LET ME LOVE YOUDirected by Carl Christian L Størmer

2023

The story of man vs. mountain is one that has captured our imaginations for centuries. But what if we flipped the script? What if, instead of focusing on the human element, we took a closer look at the mountains themselves?

Norway, 2023
Regi: Eirik Sæter Stordahl

Lars is LOL is an engaging Norwegian children's film with a big heart. When 11-year-old Amanda returns to school after the summer, she is assigned a task she views as a social disaster: she becomes a mentor for the new boy in class, Lars, who has Down syndrome. Amanda is head over heels for her classmate Adam, terrified of standing out, and convinced that Lars will embarrass her.

United Kingdom, 2019
Regi: Carol Dysinger

Oscar winner Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You’re A Girl) is the story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write—and skateboard—in Kabul.

Sweden, 2023
Regi: Fariba Haidari

Poignant and touching slices of Leila’s life, a charming 64-year-old afghan transgender who is constantly navigating and negotiating her place in an antagonistic world, just before the Taliban retakes its vigorous control of Afghanistan.

Poland, 2022

Two curious hummingbird siblings solve problems by working together and trying out different inventions.

Norway, Palestine, 2023
Regi: Mohamed Jabaly

An inspiring documentary that follows Mohamed Jabaly's life in limbo, caught between the dangers of Gaza and bureaucratic challenges in Norway. Through his video diary, we get a story that is both touching, humorous, and poetic.

Australia, 2023
Regi: Ivan Sen

Simon Baker is almost unrecognizable in this intense film noir-like thriller set in the Australian outback. Baker portrays a city cop sent to a small town to investigate a 20-year-old case. It may sound like a traditional crime story, but the film delves much deeper than that.

Norway, 2023
Regi: Kaveh Tehrani

Kaveh Tehrani's coming-of-age film is an adaptation of Gulraiz Sharif's 2020 novel, depicting the increasingly complex summer vacation of 15-year-old Mahmoud. Not only does a sociable uncle from Pakistan visit, but Mahmoud must also navigate the family crisis that unfolds when his little brother Ali has a secret that turns their whole world upside down.

Norway, 2023
Regi: Mads Toft Hansen

A story of friendship in the beginning of the Polar Night, when the sun doesn't rise above the horizon. Set in an empty film studio, the darkness creates the perfect setting for their miserable lives. We follow them during a day, as they both fail at work and have to take care of each other.

Belgium, France, 2023
Regi: Zeno Graton

Zeno Graton's debut film unfolds in a juvenile reform center where physical contact is prohibited. Joe and William fall in love – but to love each other, they must break the law.

Master Class on the Art of Creation

Insomnia, TIFF and Musikkontoret Nord are pleased to invite you to a masterclass in film music for silent films with the experimental group Cleaning Women.

USA, 2023
Regi: Todd Haynes

With psychological layers and blurry lines, Todd Haynes' new film is a bold and beautiful satire. Natalie Portman plays Elizabeth — an actress who will spend time with Gracie (Julianne Moore) and her family in preparation for a new film. After a scandal many years ago that the family has overcome, Gracie hopes Elizabeth's portrayal of her will be more favourable than the earlier sensational material based on her life.

Denmark, 2023
Regi: Jakob Korsholm Borum

"Meetings of Love” (Menneskemøder) is an absurd and tragicomic story about a young flower delivery guy who cannot find the right owner for a bouquet of flowers.

Norway, 2023
Regi: Eilif Bremer Landsend

Sisilie is about to become the new captain of the fishing boat she has inherited from her father, whose eyes stare at her from a tattoo on her forearm. As she navigates her relationship with her dad, will Sisilie manage to find her own feet as a fisherwoman? Set in the rugged Lofoten Islands, this is a subtle and strikingly visual story of passing the baton.

Greece, France, 2023
Regi: Angelos Rallis

The Brahmaputra River is rising again, ready to engulf everything in its path. On a mud island along the riverbank, Afrin, a 12-year-old orphaned girl, must leave the only world she has known.

Canada, 2023
Regi: Heather Campbell

Part oral history and part visual poem, Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher tells the story of Evelyn Campbell, a trailblazer for an Inuit-led educational system in the small community of Rigolet in Labrador, Canada.

Sweden, 2024
Regi: Jakob Arevärn

Joppe and My are torn between breaking up or giving the relationship another try. A situation they have been in so many times before. A struggle between following your heart or letting rationality make such a pivotal life decision.

Bhutan, 2023
Regi: Pawo Choyning Dorji

The connection between weapons and a young democracy also applies to Bhutan, the country known for its breathtaking nature and gross national happiness. It recently transitioned to democracy, becoming one of the world's youngest democracies. But not without challenges.

Netherlands, 2023

Yara has a special talent for drawing but is shy and therefore lonely. This changes when she finds her superpower in her anger and puts an end to her teacher's cruel injustice.

Sweden, 2022
Regi: Jonas lawes, Mattias Sjöstedt

After years of waiting, a father finally reveals his true self to his son. The reaction was not what he expected.

Norway, 2023
Regi: Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken

Four action sequences, four locations, four years. Dahlsbakken's Munch is a cinematic polyptych, sequentially organized images akin to Munch's own "Frieze of Life." Alfred Ekker Strande, Ola G. Furuseth, Anne Krigsvoll, and Mattis Herman Nyquist portray Munch.

Music videos from the Arctic

Music videos from the norwegian underground scene

Finland, 2023
Regi: Jukka Vuorela-Morottaja

In the early 1920s, the Spanish flu made Inari Sami Ulpu’s grandfather an orphan. Now, 100 years after Hannu was in the orphanage, his granddaughter has taken the first steps to take back her ancestors' language and introduce it to her own family.

Welcome to NUFF@TIFF! Come and watch the winning films from the NUFF 2023 film festival!The Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) is composed of a short-film festival and a 6-day film workshop for emerging talents up to 26 years old.Based in Tromsø, northern Norway, NUFF will have its 22nd edition in 2024. It has been an international platform for countless young filmmakers since its beginning in 2003, and is an integral part of Filmveksthuset TVIBIT.

Canada, France, 2023
Regi: Monia Chokri

Is it the case that birds of a feather flock together in affairs of the heart? Or is a straight-shooting, passionate, flannel-clad rural carpenter just what the art-loving, intellectual academic Sophie needs most?

USA, 2007
Regi: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Embark on a gripping journey through a sun-soaked and treacherous landscape. The Coen Brothers' Oscar-winning film is filled with tense excitement, violence, and unexpected humor.

United Kingdom, France, 2000
Regi: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson shine as three fugitives on a quest for a secret treasure in this highly entertaining comedy from the Coen Brothers. The combination of Greek myths, lively characters, and catchy folk music contributes to the film's enduring appeal.

USA, Poland, Portugal, 2023
Regi: Peter Chelkowski, Jim Wickens

If you don’t hunt you die. That is the reality on the tiny, Alaskan island that is home to the Apassingok family. When the shy teenager Chris becomes the youngest to ever harpoon a whale for his village, another struggle for survival begins.

Tromsø International Film Festival welcomes you to the official opening reception of TIFF 2024.

2024
Regi: Eilif Bremer Landsend

Music VideoKonradsen - Out in the BackyardDirected by Eilif Bremer Landsend

France, 0

In a gray and monochrome city where everyone looks the same, a magical painter arrives one day with a desire to offer diversity. She pulls an enormous rainbow chariot with her and disrupts the town's peaceful harmony by transforming one of its inhabitants.

Georgia, 2023
Regi: Rezo Gigineishvili

The supreme leader of the Soviet Union is hospitalized, death is unavoidable, and a nurse is given a new job description. Patient No. 1 is a clever description of how authoritarian systems are capable of depriving their people - and their leaders - of their freedom.

Japan, Germany, 2023
Regi: Wim Wenders

Hirayama is a modest man who works as a janitor of public toilets in Tokyo. He leads an uncomplicated life and finds joy in his daily routines. But when his niece appears, the balance in his life is disrupted. This is an elegantly crafted film about human relationships and the simple life.

Lithuania, 2022
Regi: Meinardas Valkevicius

Patrick lives in a children’s home. After seeing a parrot in the zoo, he becomes obsessed with them, which makes it even harder for him to belong and find parents who want to adopt him.

France, 2023
Regi: Anh Hung Tran

In a film that will catch the interest of both the food lover and the romantic, we meet the cooks Dodin Bouffant and Eugéne in their culinary partnership in the French countryside – and in their long love for each other.

Norway, 2023
Regi: Laurens Pérol

Trine refuses to fly. So, when the 18-year-old climate activist and trumpet talent is invited to audition at the prestigious Opera in Oslo, she has only a few days to travel over 900 miles from Lofoten to the capital.

Norway, Estonia, 2023
Regi: Camilla Jämting

Camilla's dad is a pick-up artist who teaches other men how to succeed on Tinder, and who seeks self-development through ice-cold topless walks inspired by Wim Hof. Camilla is an artist and a feminist, and there's not much she and her father agree on. How can they maintain a strong bond?

Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, 2023
Regi: Nikolaj Arcel

The Promised Land is a compelling and thought-provoking epic that takes us to 18th-century Denmark. We encounter a determined settler battling both the forces of nature and a sadistic nobleman.

Argentina, Italy, Germany, France, Brazil, 2023
Regi: María Alché, Benjamín Naishtat

Professor Marcelo has been teaching philosophy at the same university for as long as he can remember, but when his supervisor dies, suddenly his own life is put to the test. This is a philosophical comedy of existential proportions!

United Kingdom, Ireland, 2023
Regi: Jeremy Purcell, Lorraine Lordan

Welcome to an outdoor family screening of the gorgeous and exciting animation Puffin Rock and the New Friends in the Northern Sámi language!

Russia, 2022
Regi: Darya Kuznetsova

We’re standing on the edge of global challenges and see reality change every minute. The pandemic, human rights problems, and political and social call-outs form our view of the world. Yet there are people whose reality is formed by the main instinct — survival. ‍This is their story.

Norway, 2024
Regi: Øystein Mamen

In this documentary, we follow four inmates undergoing a three-week Jesuit silent retreat at Halden Prison.

France, 2023
Regi: Agniia Galdanova

Drag artist and costume designer Gena Marvin captivates TikTok with her androgynous monsters. But is there space for Gena's expression in today's Russia? Queendom is a documentary that sheds light on being different within an authoritarian society.

Welcome to a Relæxt screening of Listen Up! This screening is especially for everyone who needs some adjustments and more relaxed conditions to enjoy the cinema experience. Norwegian language. Read more about the concept here. 

Canada, 2022
Regi: Anthony Shim

Riceboy Sleeps is a touching story about what it was like to be a Korean immigrant in Canada in the 1990s. The film captures the intricate aspects of immigrant life and weaves them together with the longing for a father and a sense of isolation.

Norway, 2023
Regi: Nils Gaup

The mining town Sulis in Nordland was the Nordic equivalent of the Wild West, and the copper mines in the Arctic mountain wilderness were among the largest and most ruthless.

Spain, France, 2023
Regi: Pablo Berger

Experience 1980s New York through the captivating lens of Dog and Robot. This animated comedy is a tale of the magic of friendship with heartfelt humor, soul-stirring music, and an extraordinary soundscape. Every frame feels like a nostalgic dream.

Sweden, 2023
Regi: Bo Johan sörensen, Rolf Nylinder

Two men try to escape triviality and boredom in search of a mysterious stone from outer space. Bosse and Rolf follow Roger and Bengt on their adventure, which quickly becomes bigger than they could have ever imagined. Is there a moonstone? What is it worth? And what exactly is a moonstone?

Finland, 2022
Regi: Susanna Helke

This documentary explores the theme of elderly care and healthcare in a unique and surprising way, enriched with dark humor and delightful Finnish characters.

Spain, Portugal, Belgium, 2023
Regi: Jaione Camborda

An evocative and visceral cinematic experience, The Rye Horn offers a profound exploration of life's essence in the flesh and blood. This compelling film brings viewers intimately close to the characters, where the actors' raw and authentic performances shine.

Talks of the North build a bridge between the screen and the public debate. Tromsø International Film Festival, in cooperation with iTromsø, UiT The Arctic University of Norway and Sparebanken Nord-Norge’s “Samfunnsløftet”, invite you to a series of talks with one or more festival films as a starting point of the conversation. Note that the talks will be held mainly in Norwegian.

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Samtaler om Nord: Obsessed with Diagnoses?

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Samtaler om Nord: What does it mean to live sustainably?

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Samtaler om Nord: Protest!

United Kingdom, 2023
Regi: Charlotte Regan

Charlotte Regan's first feature film is an unpolished and exploratory story told from a child's perspective – filled with humor, attitude and warmth!

2015
Regi: Eilif Bremer Landsend

Music video shot at Kampala boxing club in Uganda.Cazadores - ShadowboxingDirector: Eilif Bremer LandsendDP: John Erling Holmenes FredriksenEditor: Tanya Fallenius, NCEColorist: Luke Morrison, The Mill

2024
Regi: Carl Christian L Størmer

Music VideoUnge Funksjonell ft. Bror - ShortyDirected by Carl Christian Lein Størmer

USA, 2017
Regi: Michael Gracey

Sing-along at TIFF is back! Get ready for a firework of a movie that quite literally explodes with glitter and color.

Lithuania, Spain, Sweden, 2023
Regi: Marija Kavtaradze

An intimate portrait of a budding relationship, and the painful yet enriching moments that arise when two people get to know each other and try to figure things out.

USA, 1982
Regi: Amy Holden Jones

The Slumber Party Massacre follows a group of teenage girls at a slumber party, with an uninvited killer and his deadly power drill. This classic slasher is as funny as it is chilling, combined with a witty feminist twist to the genre.

Tromsø Filmklubb invites you to The Slumber Party Party at Amtmandens' Bakrommet.

Outdoor action at the outdoor cinema! We present the best new and classic ski-, snowboard- and surf films, both local and international productions.

Outdoor action at the outdoor cinema! We present the best new and classic ski-, snowboard- and surf films, both local and international productions.

Norway, 2023
Regi: Margreth Olin

Songs of Earth offers many entry points. One of them is Theodor Kittelsen's depiction of the Ash Lad gazing towards the light from Soria Moria Castle. In Margreth Olin's film, the wanderer is her father, 84-year-old Jørgen Mykløen, standing in Oldedalen and gazing towards the Jostedalsbreen glacier.

Iceland, 2023
Regi: Gaukur Úlfarsson

We follow the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson and his exhibition at a new art museum in Moscow. This documentary provides us with an insightful and entertaining glimpse into the complications that arise when launching an art exhibition in turbulent geopolitical times.

2023
Regi: Carl Christian L Størmer

Music VideoBarren Womb - Squat WalkerDirected by Carl Christian L Størmer

Norway, 2023
Regi: Lorentz Celo

A family of three is preparing for the weekend. Jesper, the dad, plans to stay home alone, while his partner and daughter are going away on a visit. His plans, however, are suddenly interrupted by an unknown caller. Can meaning and hope arise in a conversation with a stranger?

Finland, 2023
Regi: Anna Kekkonen

Four people experience freedom and independence, born through water. Each has some disability or illness. In the water, they experience their body differently. Most importantly, something in the water allows them to test their limits and express themselves outside of it.

Denmark, 2022

The swineherd sits and looks after the king's pigs. Even though it is Christmas, the boy and the pigs are terribly bored in the pig house. But whoa! Suddenly the boy remembers his magic pot and throws a party in the pig house! When the equally bored princess discovers the magic pot and the party it's throwing, she just HAS to get the magic pot.

USA, 2023
Regi: Sean Price Williams

High schooler Lillian ends up in a trippy Alice in Wonderland-esque situation and encounters, among other things, neo nazis, anarchists and pedo-rings. Through her travels across the US East Coast, we are served an extreme and comedic caricature of a polarized American society.

In this second edition of the Sámi Films Rising Film Talk session, the International Sámi Film Institute proudly presents upcoming Sámi feature film projects at various stages of development, each introduced by its lead creatives.

The team behind TIFF UNG invites you to a talk show at Kafe Kringla!

A very funny film with a slightly weird sense of humor. Perfect for pure relaxation.

China, 2022
Regi: Sixue Qiao

A film with extremely good visuals and incredibly good music!

A film with extremely good visuals and incredibly good music!

A film with incredibly talented actors, which makes the love feel very real.

A timely and timeless film about American stereotypes taken to the extreme and absurd.

TKF’s Festival exhibition presents the work of artist Michelle Deignan, premiering her new film exploring the politics of class, identity and landscape at a moment of unique change in 19th-century Germany and Ireland.

Sweden, 2023
Regi: Helena Wikström, Peter Stens

Who is that figure roaming through the city, accompanied by the tunes of Harriet Löwenhjelm's poem Hunting Birds? The last find of a living dodo was made by a shipwrecked sailor in 1662. For the first time in history we understood that it was man's fault that a species was forever gone.

Germany, 2023
Regi: Ilker Çatak

Carla Nowak, a dedicated teacher, finds herself at the center of the story when one of her students is suspected of theft. Fueled by a commitment to justice, Carla embarks on a journey to uncover the truth, setting the stage for a riveting exploration of power dynamics within a middle school.

Norway, 2023
Regi: Elisabeth Rasmussen

Music VideoDJ iDJa - Techno ÁhččiDirected by Elisabeth Rasmussen

Iran, 2023
Regi: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami

Terrestrial Verses is a satirical gem that offers a poignant glimpse into the absurdities of daily life under authoritarian rule in modern-day Iran.

Sweden, 2023
Regi: William Älgebrink

In the aftermath of the tragic loss of a child, Veronica and Petter grieve in different ways. This is a film about being alone even in a shared experience, about the absurdity of returning to everyday life, and about seeking comfort in something, no matter how otherworldly.

2023
Regi: Elisabeth Rasmussen

Music VideoAggie Frost - TidløsDirected by Elisabeth Rasmussen

Norway, 2023
Regi: Sara Margrethe Oskal

The Tundra Within Me is an exploration of love, heritage, and the resilience of the human spirit set in contemporary Northern Norway.

2023
Regi: Ellen Lande

Music VideoTwinsoulDirected by Ellen LandeMusic produced by Tommy Tee

Spain, 2023
Regi: Isabel Coixet

In search of solace from the demands of urban life, Nat, a 30-year-old translator, finds herself taking refuge in the serene countryside village in rural Spain. Nestled in a weathered, rustic house accompanied only by a loyal but unpolished stray dog, she strives to put her life back on track.

Norway, 2022
Regi: Inga Elin Marakatt

Winner of The Tromsø Palm 2023!A pregnant, poor widow is desperate for help. Shut out by the community, she steals silver from a dead body to survive and feed her daughter. But the silver comes with a curse that has consequences for all of them, including the unborn. Set in Sápmi in 1920, this short is inspired by a true story, Sámi tradition and mythology, and Japanese horror films.

Norway, 2022
Regi: Arjun Acharya

Kali is an FX makeup artist working on a low budget horror film set with a chaotic and dangerous work environment plagued by constant disagreements between the director and producer. When Kali risks losing her job and a golden opportunity presents itself as a grotesque work accident involving an unfortunate runner, she decides to take a more extreme approach to gain the acceptance she so desperately desires.

France, Belgium, 2023
Regi: Arnaud Demuynck, Célia Tisserant

Alfred has fled his home because of the war. Homeless, he wanders around in search of shelter but receives rejection after rejection. One day he meets Sonia, who offers him a coffee...

France, Belgium, 2023
Regi: Stéphan Castang

Imagine that everyone you make eye contact with is trying to kill you – that's Vincent's reality.

Norway, 2024
Regi: Marianne Ulrichsen

Vilja (12) loves wrestling even though she is terrified of pain and loses every match. When her parents separate, Vilja's feelings freeze. Then mum's new boyfriend's daughter Thea turns out to be the star of the wrestling club. Can Vilja overcome her fear of physical as well as emotional pain?

Canada, 2023
Regi: Lucy Tulugarjuk, Carol Kunnuk

What We See blurs the boundaries between narrative and reality. The relationship between two sisters is central to the story, which explores themes such as persistent trauma in Inuit communities, as well as a collective resilience and solace.

Argentina, 2023
Regi: Demián Rugna

When Evil Lurks follows the brothers Pedro and Jimmy as they confront an evil force. This marks the beginning of a nightmarish battle for survival and a desperate attempt to escape an unstoppable demon.

Norway, 2023
Regi: Mihkkal Hætta, Ándaras Leonardsen

This Sámi short explores an alternative universe in Sápmi where they managed to remove the primordial knowledge from the colonists. The film is composed of open, meditative, persistent images from different landscapes in Sápmi, and is a journey to and from these lands.

Hungary, Slovakia, 2023
Regi: Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó

The year is 2123, and all plants and animals are dead. Residents of Budapest have agreed to transform into trees at 50 to nourish the younger generation. Nora has decided to donate her body long before she is required to – so her husband Stefan embarks on a journey to save her.

Welcome to our short film program suitable for children ages 2+

Welcome to our short film program suitable for children ages 10+

Welcome to our short film program is suitable for children ages 6+

Norway, 2024
Regi: Rebekka Maria Nystabakk

In Woolly, director Rebekka Nystabakk follows her sister Rakel as she becomes the 4th generation to run the family farm. Every day is full of surprises, both frustrating and awe-inspiring, as they navigate their way in this new life.

Russia, 2022
Regi: Alexander Perkov, Viktoria Iudina

We tend to forget about important and eternal things in times hostility and manmade horror. This video is dedicated to benevolence, compassion and loveas constructive energy is more powerful and sustainable than destructive andmilitant reality. And against the odds man still returns to everlasting values.

United Kingdom, Poland, 2023
Regi: Jonathan Glazer

The Zone of Interest is a groundbreaking and thought-provoking exploration of one of history's darkest chapters.

TIFF's Opening Conference is the Norwegian Film Industry's first get-together each year.