Finnish Short Film Day takes place for the 13th time on December 21st, and the celebration will start two weeks prior on the 8th of December. The day’s origins go back to France, and its purpose is to increase the visibility of short films and bring short film screenings closer to every film lover.

This year Finnish Short Film Day is organised by Tampere Film Festival, Yle, The Finnish Film Foundation, Helsinki International Film Festival Love & Anarchy, Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival, Turku Animated Film Festival, IhmeFilmi and Azh Boyzz. It is funded by The Finnish Film Foundation.

• Everyone has the opportunity to organise their own short film screening or event on Finnish Short Film Day between 8.–21.12.2025.
• Events can be public to all audiences or private.
• Submitting to organise an event is possible until 20 December via the link below.

• We offer you the films and promotional materials completely free.
• Marketing materials:
  • Will be sent to those who have registered no later than 24.11. If you register after that day, the marketing materials will be sent as soon as the curator of the Short Film Day has processed your registration. Registrations are mainly processed on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
  • The materials include, for example, descriptions of the content of the packages and information about the films with age limits, as well as poster/social media templates.
• Short film packages:
  • Will be sent with password-protected Vimeo links. It is not possible to download the films and they must be watched on Vimeo.
  • Links and passwords will be sent to those who have submitted on 7.12. The films can be watched from 00:01 on 8 December to 23:59 on 21 December. If you register between 8.–21.12., the links and passwords will be sent to you no later than the day after your registration between 10 am and 3 pm.
  • The films in the package have been compiled into a single video to make it easier to watch films.
  • We recommend that you test the link in advance on the presentation machine before the performance, so that the audio equipment etc. are certainly in operation.
• Further questions? Contact lyhytelokuvapaiva@tff.fi

”The screen is yours!”

Finnish Short Film Day presents its Open Screen film category for the third time this autumn. Open Screen allows participants to send in their own short films for a chance to be included in an official film package for this year’s event!

The selected films will have a great opportunity to be screened all around Finland in different pop-ups; in private gatherings as well as in public events arranged in schools, libraries etc. 

The main idea behind the Open Screen category is to open the opportunity for anyone; amateur film makers, beginners and veterans alike to have a chance to be a part of an official pop-up film package, to give more opportunities to different film makers and to enjoy the movie-magic together!

Submissions have been closed.