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We are incredibly happy that we were able to carry out the eighth edition of the Umeå European Film Festival on site in Umeå. We have lived in uncertainty during the whole year but then suddenly we stood there on a Wednesday night at the opening ceremony with sparkling drinks, film and live music. For […]

From this year, the Umeå European Film Festival awards the Rödspoven film prize to a contemporary documentary film. It is a scholarship of SEK 10,000, this year the prize is a collaboration with Umeå Energi. Of this year’s three nominated films, the winner was Taming the Garden by director Salomé Jashi. The jury’s motivation is: […]

  Every year, the Umeå European Film Festival awards the Storspoven film prize. It is a scholarship of SEK 25,000 given to the best film in the Northern Perspectives section, which contains films related to northern Sweden.   Of this year’s five nominated films, the winner was The Night Train by director Jerry Carlsson. The […]

Every year, Umeå European Film Festival awards the best film in the Northern Perspectives section, the Storspoven film scholarship (25 000 SEK). Through an open registration, the festival’s program group selects films that are nominated for the competition. The winner of the nominated films is then chosen by an external jury. When? The films are […]

The sing along has become a tradition at the Umeå European Film Festival. Ahead of last year’s festival, the Oscar-winning film adaptation of Les Misérables was chosen by a digital vote. Now we can finally perform it. Longing ballads, powerful choral songs and comic story numbers are just waiting to be sung in this mammoth […]

It’s finally time to open the Umeå European Film Festival 2021! When? November 24 from 6:30 p.m. Where? The weaving scene. BUY TICKET Welcome to a wonderful opening night at Vävenscenen on Wednesday 24 November. The evening starts at 18:30 with mingling and a glass of bubbly in Fika! Then the salon opens where a […]

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Now we have enough volunteers for the film festival. Welcome to apply again next year. And big thanks on showing interest to work with us, a lot of people has applied to work with the festival this year! If you have received an email from our volunteer manager Erik with your schedule and information about […]

Friday on the 29th of October at 17:00 we are finally releasing the program and tickets for the eighth edition of the Umeå European Film Festival! Take the opportunity to book your tickets for your future favorite film at the film festival. Come to Folkets Bio Umeå’s foyer, take your program magazine, mingle and buy […]