Tromsø International Film Festival

Annual film festival held in Tromsø, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tromsø International Film Festival

The Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual film festival held during the third week of January in Tromsø, Norway.

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Outdoor cinema in Tromsø city center during the 2015 festival
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Information board
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Festival logo on the wall in the ticket office

The inaugural Tromsø International Film Festival was held in 1991.[1]

TIFF has 6 screening venues, including Verdensteatret (Norway's oldest cinema in continuous use) and the Hålogaland Teater. Because the festival takes place toward the end the polar night, it also offers mid-day screenings in an outdoor cinema.[2]

The total of admissions in 2020 it was 58500, which makes TIFF Norway's biggest film festival.[3]

Movies with world premiere at Tromsø International Film Festival:

Awards

The film festival presents several awards:

  • The Aurora Prize (TIFF's main prize. Films must have their Norwegian premier at TIFF to compete)
  • The FIPRESCI Prize (International critics award with jury members from FIPRESCI)
  • The Don Quixote Prize (awarded by the Federation internationale des cine-clubs)
  • The Norwegian Peace Film Award (awarded to a film spotlighting and encouraging understanding of violence)
  • The Tromsø Palm (awarded to the best short film under 60 minutes)
  • The Tromsø Audience Award
  • The Faith in Film Award (awarded to a film which encourages reflection and critical thinking about religion)

Audience Award

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Perspective

Film voted as best movie by popular vote.

More information Year, Film ...
YearFilmDirectorCountry
1995Spider and RoseBill BennettAustralia
1996Accumulator 1Jan SvěrákCzech Republic
1997PalookavilleAlan TaylorFrance
1998Gadjo diloTony GatlifRomania and France
1999When the Light ComesStijn ConinxGermany / Belgium / Netherlands / Norway
2000Une Liaison PornographiqueFrédéric FonteyneBelgium / France / Switzerland / Luxembourg
2001In JulyFatih AkınGermany
2002The Princess and the WarriorTom TykwerGermany
2003The SeaBaltasar KormákurIceland
2004The ReturnAndrey ZvyagintsevRussia
2005As It Is in HeavenKay PollakSweden
2006Innocent VoicesLuis MandokiMexico
2007USA vs. Al-ArianLine HalvorsenNorway
2008L'Orchestra di Piazza VittorioAgostino FerrenteItaly
2009Shooting the Sun (US title: The Storm in My Heart)Pål JackmanNorway
2010For a Moment, FreedomArash T. RiahiAustria / France / Turkey
2011Black SwanDarren AronofskyU.S.A.
2012PlayRuben ÖstlundSweden[7]
2013NoPablo LarraínChile[8]
2014Of Horses and MenBenedikt ErlingssonGermany/Iceland[9]
2015The Salt of the EarthWim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro SalgadoFrance, Italy og Brazil[10]
2016RamsGrímur HákonarsonIceland and Denmark[11]
2017Sealers - One last huntTrude Berge Ottersen and Gry Elisabeth MortensenNorway[12]
2018Close-KnitNaoko OgigamiJapan
2019Woman at warBenedikt ErlingssonIceland
2020ParasiteBong Joon-hoSouth Korea
2021NinjababyYngvild Sve FlikkeNorway[13]
2022BeansTracey DeerCanada
2023Let the River Flow (Ellos eatnu – La elva leve)Ole GiæverNorway
2024The Remarkable Life of IbelinBenjamin ReeNorway
2025 Touch Baltasar Kormákur Iceland[14]
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