Tampere International Short Film Festival
The Tampere International Short Film Festival ( Finnish : Tampereen elokuvajuhlat ) takes place annually in March in the Finnish city of Tampere .
Tampere is one of the few international short film festivals that is accredited by the international film producers association FIAPF and, along with the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival and the Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, is one of the most important European short film festivals.
The first Short Film Festival took place in Tampere in 1969, and the festival has existed in its current form since 1970. This makes Tampere the oldest short film festival in Scandinavia .
Almost 500 short films are shown annually during the five-day festival. In addition to an international competition, there is also a competition for Finnish short films. The Finnish film director Aki Kaurismäki is one of the discoveries at the festival . Tampere is also known for its diverse supporting program from seminars and panel discussions to concerts.
Grand Prix winner for the best film
| year | Movie title | Director | Country, year of production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79 Springs | Santiago Álvarez | Cuba 1969 |
| 1971 | The Shadow of a City | Hannu Peltomaa | Finland 1971 |
| 1973 | Brickworkers | Marta Rodríguez , Jorge Silva | Colombia 1972 |
| 1974 | La primera página | Sebastián Alarcón | Soviet Union 1974 |
| 1975 | Bölcs mesterek, okos szerkezetek | Vince Lakatos | Bulgaria / Hungary 1974 |
| 1976 | Peasants | Marta Rodríguez , Jorge Silva | Colombia 1975 |
| 1977 | Poezd pamyati | Nikolai Serebryakov | Soviet Union 1976 |
| 1978 | As You Like It | Zoltán Huszárik | Hungary 1976 |
| 1979 | They Are Killing the Horse | Mushtaq Gazdar | Pakistan 1979 |
| 1980 | An Encounter with Faces | Vidhu Vinod Chopra | India 1978 |
| 1981 | Survival Run | Robert Charlton | USA 1981 |
| 1982 | En stad under huden | Johan Donner | Sweden 1981 |
| 1983 | Inferiority Complex | Adolf Born , Jaroslav Doubrava , Miloš Macourek | Czechoslovakia 1981 |
| 1984 | The Snowman | Dianne Jackson | United Kingdom 1982 |
| 1985 | Byker | Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen | United Kingdom 1983 |
| 1986 | Drawn People | Harrie Geelen | Netherlands 1985 |
| 1987 | Before the guests arrive | Jon Bang Carlsen | Denmark 1986 |
| 1988 | Breakfast on the grass | Priit Pärn | Soviet Union 1987 |
| 1989 | In front of the wall | Daisy Lamothe | France 1988 |
| 1990 | Kitchen sink | Alison Maclean | New Zealand 1989 |
| 1991 | De Craciun ne-am luat ratia de libertate | Catalina Fernoaga , Cornel Mihalache | Romania 1990 |
| 1992 | A Year Along the Abandoned Road | Morten Skallerud | Norway 1991 |
| 1993 | Neon stories | Eldora Traykova | Bulgaria 1992 |
| 1994 | Wallace & Gromit - The Techno Pants | Nick Park | United Kingdom 1993 |
| 1995 | Something different | Bruno Rolland | France 1995 |
| 1996 | Cicha przystan | Mariusz Malec | Poland 1995 |
| 1997 | Many happy returns | Marjut Rimminen | United Kingdom 1997 |
| 1998 | Un jour | Marie Paccou | France 1997 |
| 1999 | Youfek | Mahvash Shaykh-Aleslami | Iran 1999 |
| 2000 | Four Corners | Ian Toews | Canada 1998 |
| 2001 | The Diver | PV Lehtinen | Finland 2000 |
| 2002 | Intolerance II: The Invasion | Phil Mulloy | United Kingdom 2001 |
| 2003 | The projectionist | Michael Bates | Australia 2002 |
| 2004 | Utvecklingssamtal | Jens Jonsson | Sweden 2003 |
| 2005 | Through My Thick Glasses | Pyotr Sapegin | Canada / Norway 2004 |
| 2006 | Eût-elle été criminelle ... | Jean-Gabriel Périot | France 2006 |
| 2007 | Milan | Michaela Kezele | Germany 2007 |
| 2008 | Madame Tutli-Putli | Chris Lavis , Maciek Szczerbowski | Canada 2007 |
| 2009 | Ahendu nde sapukai | Pablo Lamar | Paraguay 2008 |
| 2010 | Lumikko | Miia Tervo | Finland 2009 |
| 2011 | Handelse vid bank | Ruben Östlund | Sweden 2009 |
| 2012 | Posledný bus | Martin Snopek , Ivana Laučíková | Slovakia 2011 |
| 2013 | The Mass of Men | Gabriel Gauchet | United Kingdom 2012 |
| 2014 | Bum-Bum, the Baby of the Fisher | Ivan Maximov | Russia 2013 |
| 2015 | Kastrāts Kuilis | Raitis Ābele , Lauris Ābele | Latvia 2014 |
| 2016 | The Living Need Light, the Dead Need Music | Phù-Nam Thúc Hà , Matt Lucero , Tuan Andrew Nguyen | Vietnam 2014 |
| 2017 | Scris / Nescris - Written / Unwritten | Adrian Silisteanu | Romania 2016 |
| 2018 | Intimity | Élodie Dermange | Switzerland 2017 |
| 2019 | Dulce | Angello Faccini , Guille Isa | USA , Colombia , Peru 2018 |
Best European Short Film
- 2019: Cadoul de Craciun by Bogdan Muresanu (Romania)
- 2018: Prisoner of Society by Rati Tsiteladze (Georgia)
- 2017: Scris / Nescris by Adrian Silisteanu (Romania)
- 2016: Small Talkby by Even Hafnor, Lisa Brooke Hansen (Norway)
Best documentation
- 2019: All inclusive by Corina Schwingruber Ilić (Switzerland)
- 2018: Sociumis Patimari by Rati Tsiteladze
- 2017: After Life by Prisca Bouchet, Nick Mayow
Best animation
- 2019: Neko No Hi by Jon Frickey (Germany, Japan)
- 2018: Negative Space by Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter
- 2017: In wind and weather by Remo Scherrer
Best fiction
- 2019: Cadoul de Craciun by Bogdan Muresanu (Romania)
- 2018: Tableland by Liu Wenzhuo
- 2017: And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool by Makoto Nagahisa
Student film award
- 2019: Untitled by Tinja Ruusuvuori (Finland)
- 2018: Prime Time Rage by Puoli Yhdeksän Raivo, dir. Sanni Priha
- 2017: Tarfala by Johannes Östergård
Audience award
- 2019: Tee Se Itse - Elämä: Combat Rockin Tarina by Janne Tanskanen, Ville Asikainen (Finland)
- 2018: Tracing Addai by Esther Niemeier (dir.)
- 2017: Kaisa's Enchanted Forrest by Katja Gauriloff