NUFF - Nordisk Ungdom Film Festival

09/05/2026

Calling all actors!
If you are an actor, or just someone who’s ever wanted to be in the film - we’re looking for you🎥
NUFF 2026 brings together young filmmakers from all around the world for a short film workshop in Tromsø, and we’re looking for people of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life to act in their films.
🔹Dates - June 21-27
🔹Sign up - link in our bio
You don’t need any acting experience - if you’re curious, open, and up for a fun and creative week, you might be exactly who the directors are looking for🎭
All the films will be screened for free on June 27 at 17:00 in Aurora Fokus
Please share this with someone who should see it, or maybe it’s you!

06/05/2026

A small update from us at NUFF 💛

We’ve made some changes to this year’s festival plans, and the festival programme originally scheduled for June 19-20 will be moved to a later date.

A new date will be announced soon - and we’re already looking forward to sharing more with you ✨

At the same time, we’re very happy to say that the workshop programme from June 21-28 will continue as planned. We can’t wait to bring together young filmmakers for a week of creativity, collaboration, and new stories here in Tromsø.

Thank you for your patience and support - we’re looking forward to seeing you at NUFF, both in June and later this year 🫶

NUFF-NUFF!

20/04/2026

🎬 Applications are now open for NUFF Workshop 2026!

Are you between 15–30 and into film or music? Join the Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) workshop in Tromsø, June 22–28, 2026 (arrival June 21), and spend a week creating something from scratch together with young creatives from around the world.

✨ What you get:
• 7 days of hands-on workshop
• Mentors working in film and music
• Access to equipment, studio and tools
• 3 meals a day (veg/vegan options available)
• Accommodation in Tromsø city centre (June 21–28)
• A screening of your work at a professional cinema

🎥 Film Workshop: Make a short film from idea to finished piece

🎶 Film Music Workshop: Create and produce the soundtrack in a professional studio

🧪 SEEK@NUFF: Make a short film in one week using virtual production, generative AI, and Tvibit’s Media Lab

👉 Read more & apply: https://www.nuff.no/film-workshop-apply

11/03/2026

From June 19 to June 27, young filmmakers are invited to Tromsø, a gem in Northern Norway, to make a film beginning with just an idea and finishing with a movie, mentored by professionals in the film industry.🎥
This is the perfect opportunity to get experience in all the different areas of filmmaking, as well as make new friends and maybe meet future work partners!🫂

To apply for the NUFF Workshop, you need to be:
✨Between 15 and 30 years old
✨Residing anywhere in the world
✨No special previous experience with filmmaking is required, but you need to have a strong interest in film and a willingness to work in a team

🔸Participants residing in countries covered by Erasmus+ Youth are eligible for coverage of travel costs.
🔸Participants residing in the Arctic and joining the Arctic Youth Dialog program are eligible for coverage of travel costs.
🔸Participants with a Palestinian background joining the PalArctic program are eligible for coverage of travel costs.

❗️The workshops are in English, except for the Sámi group, which is going to be mentored in the Sámi language.

📣Deadline 1st of may📣

For more info and applications, go to the link in our bio!
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24/02/2026

We’re excited to announce that this year’s NUFF theme is Lived Realities. For us, it means real stories, personal truths, and the world as we experience it every day.
 
Nowadays, when everything is changing so swiftly across Europe and around the world, people are experiencing the impacts of wars, genocides, changing geopolitical relationships, climate change, economic uncertainty, rising living costs, and rapid technological change. From big cities to remote regions, from fleeing and migration to questions of belonging and identity, our lived experiences are as different as they are interlinked.
 
We invite filmmakers to explore how these global shifts impact on a personal level - through everyday moments, relationships, and lived experience. No matter if we focus on one person or community, local or global, these stories connect us, remind us that behind every headline is a human story. We’re excited to see the stories you bring to the screen.

27/01/2026

What a week! ✨
We’ve spent it at watching countless great films, getting inspiration, and last but not least: hosting our own screening of last year’s NUFF award winners.

It truly means a lot to us to be able to show our films at TIFF, and to share the work of these young filmmakers with a new audience. We’re so grateful for the opportunity, and for all the lovely conversations, crossed paths, and film moments along the way.

Thank you for a wonderful week! We’re going home tired, inspired, and very happy 💛

26/08/2025

Våre venner på Amandus Blikkfang arrangerer igjen pitcheverksted for unge filmskapere (20–30 år). Perfekt mulighet til å utvikle prosjektet ditt og trene på formidling sammen med dyktige veiledere!

🔗 Les mer og meld deg på Amandusfestivalen sine nettsider

Pst: Er du fra Nord-Norge, kan du søke reisestøtte fra Tvibit filmfond. Tvibit.net/filmfond

Vi inviterer studenter og uetablerte medieprodusenter innen den audiovisuelle bransjen mellom 20 og 30 år fra Norge med på en eksklusiv pitcheworkshop under Amandus Blikkfang, der du kan få muligheten til å videreutvikle ditt prosjekt sammen med en dyktig veileder. Gangen i workshopen er at unge...

04/07/2025

Can you believe it’s already been a week?

Last Friday, the NUFF 2025 films premiered at Verdensteatret - Cinemateket i Tromsø - and now they’re finally online! 🎬

Head over to our Vimeo page to watch what our filmmakers from across the Nordics and the world created together this summer. Stories, laughter, tears, and a bit of chaos -just as it should be!

📽️ Watch here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/11776397?share=copy

28/06/2025

NUFF 2025 is over and the closing ceremony was on FIRE🔥*

Thank you so much to all the workshop participants, the filmmakers who sent films to the festival, the jury, the mentors, the coordinators, the NUFF staff, the sponsors, the audience, and everyone else who made this a festival to remember.

Lots of love and see you soon,
The NUFF-Team 😌❤️

* no actual fire at VT(!)

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27/06/2025

💥 NUFF 2025 – AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
You voted. We listened. And the result is loud and clear:

🏆 Audience Award – Bad Blood

Rock’n roll, chaos, cults – and lots of fun.
The audience loved it just as much as the jury did.
Congratulations to Bad Blood for taking home not only the Jury Award, but also the hearts of NUFF audiences.