Registration for the film festival opens April 2th

Submit your film to the festival! On April 2th we open the registration for the 2024 edition of Umeå Film Festival. We have three different categories that we accept registration for. Links to registration forms will be published on this site on April 2th. 

Registration for all three categories are open from April 2 until August 28. Answers to your application will be given at the end of September. Do you have questions? Email us at info@ueff.se.

‘Northern Perspective’ section
This section contains films with a connection to the northern areas. This section usually consists a mix of short films, feature films and documentaries. Five of the films submitted to the section will be nominated for our film pize Storspoven, with a grant on SEK 25,000.

Use this form to send us your application (link)

‘Documentary film’ section
Time documents from near and far are displayed in our documentary section. We mix contemporary and highly interesting documentaries that might not otherwise reach the big screen. If you want to submit your film to this category, please send us an email at info@ueff.se

‘Panorama’ section
In the panorama section, we curate a program of interesting films from all over Europe. It can be anything from exciting debutants to established directors. A section that can surprise in many different ways. If you want to submit your film to this category, please send us an email at info@ueff.se

Bild/ header: Still from the short film Unborn Biru by Inga Elin Marakatt that was awarded with both the film prize Storspoven and the School Cinema Audience Award at Umeå Filmfestival 2023.