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Generation XYZ Competition

Tampere Film FestivalLocation TBD

Deadline

December 1, 2025

33 days left

Application Fee

FEES

Submission fees range from 12€ to 16€ depending on the deadline met.

Rewards

Multiple Rewards

Interest

High

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About This Opportunity

Submissions for Tampere Film Festival’s International, National and Generation XYZ Competitions 2026 are now open. You can submit your film online via FilmFreeway or Shortfilmdepot.

Submissions for the International and Generation XYZ Competitions are accepted until 3 November, 2025, and for the National Competition until 1 December, 2025\. The Early Bird price is available for all competition categories only until early September, so we recommend submitting your film early!

What You'll Get

Rewards Details

Types: CASHPRIZE, EXHIBITION

**International Competition** * **Grand Prix** – €5,000 * **Best Fiction / Animation / Documentary** – €1,500 each **National Competition (Finnish Films) Under 30 Minutes** * **Main Prize** – €5,000 * **Special Prize** – €1,500 **National Competition (Finnish Films) Over 30 Minutes** * **Main Prize** – €5,000 * **Special Prize** – €1,500 **Cross-Category National Prizes** * **Risto Jarva Prize** – €10,000 * **Church Media Foundation Prize** – €1,500 * **Golden Shade Cinematography Prize** – €10,000 * **Sustainability Award (Verso)** – €1,000 * **Student Award** – €1,500 **Generation XYZ (Genre Films)** * **Best Genre Film** – €2,000

Application Requirements

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  • Note that regulations and film requirements differ slightly among the competitions, as well as deadlines and application forms, so be sure to find the one that's appropriate for you and your work.

Eligibility

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Other Requirements

**The Generation XYZ Competition** will focus on short-form genre films, with films in the thriller, horror, sci-fi, action, and fantasy categories. **The National Competition has two series:** → series for max. 30 minutes animation, documentary, fiction or experimental films (all max. 30 minutes films will also automatically take part in the International Competition selection) → series for over 30 minutes animation, documentary, fiction or experimental films. Fiction films can not be over 60 minutes in length. **The International Competition** is open to all genres (animation, fiction, documentary, experimental), but films must be a maximum length of 30 minutes.

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DeadlineDecember 1, 2025
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Time Remaining33 days left
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Tampere Film Festival

Tampere, FI

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