19-25 January
2026
East Side Stories
Tromsø International Film Festival has since its beginning promoted cultural exchange with our Eastern neighbors. Starting with a selection of some of the last Soviet-produced films at the first festival edition in 1991, we have since continued to present titles from a region that is otherwise often neglected. Since 2002, this program has been a regular sidebar for feature films and documentaries from former Soviet republics, including Russia. In these times we find it more important than ever to give room to critical voices and stories from the region.
