Nordic Film Festivals

Norway

13 – 18 January 2026

TROMSØ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

International film festival

Norway

19 – 25 January 2026

NORDIC FILM FESTIVAL

Nordic film festival in Bangkok

Bangkok

TBA 2026

GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL

International film festival

Sweden

23 January – 1 February 2026

DOCPOINT

Documentary film festival

Finland

3 – 8 February 2026

TEMPO DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

International documentary film festival

Sweden

2 – 8 March 2026

TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL

Film festival with focus on diversity, equality & human rights

Finland

4 – 8 March 2026

WNIFF – WEST NORDIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

A documentary and short film festival that aims to bring together artists and films from around the world

Norway

5 – 8 March 2026

BUFF MALMÖ FILMFESTIVAL

International film festival

Sweden

7 – 13 March 2026

STOCKFISH FILM & INDUSTRY FESTIVAL

International Film festival in Iceland

Iceland

19 – 29 March 2026

KRISTIANSAND INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL

International children’s film festival

Norway

20- 25 April 2026

ANIMATRICKS ANIMATION FESTIVAL

International animation film festival

Finland

18 – 20 May 2026

ARBETAR FILMFESTIVALEN (NORDIC LABOUR FILM FESTIVAL)

Festival and meeting point for labour film in the Nordics

Sweden

TBA 2026

SKJALDBORG

Documentary film festival

Iceland

22 – 25 May 2026

THE NORWEGIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (KORTFILMFESTIVALEN)

Norwegian and international short films and short documentaries

Norway

10 – 14 June 2026

BERGMANVECKAN (BERGMAN WEEK)

Bergman Week is an annual event organized by the Bergmancenter on the small island Fårö in Sweden.

Sweden

22 – 26 June 2026

SCANDINAVIAN FILM FESTIVAL

Showcasing contemporary Nordic cinema

Australia

July – August 2025

THE NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (HAUGESUND)

International film festival in Haugesund

Norway

16 – 22 August 2025

TURKU ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL

International animated film festival

Finland

21 – 25 August 2025

BLUE SEA FILM FESTIVAL

Short film festival

Finland

22 – 25 August 2025

ESPOO CINÉ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

International film festival

Finland

23 August – 1 September 2025

OSLO PIX

International film festival

Norway

26 August – 1 September 2025

ODENSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

International Film Festival

Denmark

26 August – 1 September 2025

VIBORG ANIMATION FESTIVAL

International animation festival

Denmark

9 – 15 September 2025

NORDISK PANORAMA

Selection of the best Nordic shorts and docs in competition

Sweden

19 – 24 September 2025

LULEÅ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

International film festival

Sweden

TBA September 2026

OSLO FUSION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Film festival with focus on diversity, equality & human rights

Norway

22 -29 September 2025

SCANDINAVIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

International human and human rights film festival

Finland

25 – 26 September 2025

VAASA WILDLIFE FESTIVAL

International nature film festival

Finland

25 – 29 September 2025

NORDIC DOCS

International documentaryr festival

Norway

25 – 29 September 2025

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL

International women’s film festival

Denmark

1 – 5 October 2025

FILMFEST SUNDSVALL

International film festival

Sweden

2 – 6 October 2025

NORDIC STAR FESTIVAL

International film festival

Sweden

5 – 12 October 2025

MIRAGE

International film festival

Norway

8 – 12 October 2025

BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

International film festival

Norway

15 – 23 October 2025

NORDIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Nordic and international film festival

New York City

6 – 8 October 2025

UPPSALA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

International short film festival

Sweden

21 – 27 October 2025

FREDRIKSTAD ANIMATION FESTIVAL

Leading Nordic animation festival

Norway

24 – 27 October 2025

MIX COPENHAGEN

LGBTQ+ film festival

Denmark

25 October – 3 November 2025

LUND INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL

The largest fantastic/genre film festival in Scandinavia

Sweden

25 – 31 October 2025

REX ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL

International animation film festival

Sweden

27 October – 2 November 2025

BODEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Showcasing documentaries and short films

Sweden

Ongoing (each month) 2025

STOCKHOLM CITY FILM FESTIVAL

International film festival

Sweden

Ongoing (each month) 2025

ÅRHUS ARAB FILM FESTIVAL

Arabic film festival

Denmark

Ongoing (several times yearly) 2025

STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

International film festival

Sweden

5 – 16 November 2025

FILM FRA SØR (FILMS FROM THE SOUTH FESTIVAL)

International film festival showcasing films from Asia, Africa and Latin America

Norway

6 – 16 November 2025

OULU INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL

International children’s and youth film festival

Finland

19 November 2025

ARCTIC MOVING IMAGE & FILM FESTIVAL

International film festival in Harstad

Norway

20 – 23 November 2025

NORDIC YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL

Short film festival and film workshop for young filmmakers from the Nordics & the world

Norway

22 November 2025

60SECONDS FESTIVAL

International short film festival

Denmark

23 – 30 November 2025