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Northern Perspectives

Northern Perspectives is the film festival’s program for films from the North.

In this section we show both documentaries and feature films, feature films and short films. Northern Perspectives is our most popular film section and in 2024 we had over 800 visitors to the various films we showed.

The films in the section must have some connection to the northern circumpolar area, either in their themes or through one of the filmmakers having a strong connection to the north.

Some of the films shown in the section are nominated for Storspoven, a film scholarship of SEK 25,000 that is selected by an external jury.

Time

Screening

Section

Theatre

Ticket

Thu 27
19:00
Work In Progress
Northern Perspectives
Thu 27
19:00
Work In Progress
Northern Perspectives + Q&A
Mingla
Fri entré

There are many exciting film projects in the works! During the evening, both short and feature films will be presented, and there will be time to mingle with the filmmakers.

Arne Goes to Space
Presented by director Lars Vega and editor Cecilie Marie Damsgård
An alien crash-lands in Älvsbyn, Norrbotten, and ends up in the home of two brothers. Starring Rolf Lassgård and Lennart Jähkel.

The Watchmaker
Presented by director Jonas Lawes
Two young thieves seek help from a reluctant watchmaker to repair a stolen pocket watch. The Watchmaker is a tense psychological chamber piece filmed in Skellefteå, featuring Olle Sarri and Otto Fahlgren in leading roles.

No One Owns You (Dig Äger Ingen)
Presented by director Agnes Koskinen and producer Sofie Häkkinen
A coming-of-age story filmed in Ostrobothnia, following 18-year-old Alicia, a competitive swimmer. The film takes place over a single day in the Finnish archipelago.

 

Fri 28
12:30
Short Films Storspoven
Northern Perspectives
Fri 28
12:30
Short Films Storspoven
Northern Perspectives + Q&A
Tystnad
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Sorry, this entry is only available in Svenska.

In My Hand
Marja Helander & Liselotte Wajstedt
Finland / Norway / Sweden |
Terror Night
Jakob Arevärn
Sweden |
A Short Film About the Subtle Art of Maintenance
Per Lindberg
Sweden |
True Artist
Viktor Johansson
Sweden | 12 min
Spooky Wednesday on Kiruna Radio 97.3
Magnus Fredriksson & Daniel Ojanlatva
Sweden | 30 min
Fri 28
18:15
Short Films Storspoven
Northern Perspectives
Fri 28
18:15
Short Films Storspoven
Northern Perspectives + Q&A
Tystnad
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Five films with strong connections to northern Sweden are nominated for our Storspoven Award, which is being presented this year for the 12th consecutive time.

True Artist
Viktor Johansson
Sweden | 12 min
Spooky Wednesday on Kiruna Radio 97.3
Magnus Fredriksson & Daniel Ojanlatva
Sweden | 30 min
Terror Night
Jakob Arevärn
Sweden |
A Short Film About the Subtle Art of Maintenance
Per Lindberg
Sweden |
In My Hand
Marja Helander & Liselotte Wajstedt
Finland / Norway / Sweden |
Sat 29
12:15
Short Films: Films from the North On the edge
Northern Perspectives
Sat 29
12:15
Short Films: Films from the North On the edge
Northern Perspectives + Q&A
Tagning
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The short film program is curated by the Tromsø International Film Festival, whose representatives will be present to introduce the screening.

The Arctic is a place of thresholds – between land and sea, light and darkness, survival and surrender. In the short film program On the Edge, the Tromsø International Film Festival has gathered six short films from across the circumpolar North that move within these fragile borderlands.

Stories of identity, tradition, language, and belonging take shape through surreal allegory, mythic realism, intimate documentary, and quiet irreverence. Together, the films explore what it means to live on the margins – where resilience is tested and transformation begins.

Filther
Simen Nyland
Norway | 20 min
Ukko
Arina Mado
Russia | 16 min
Raven
Douglas Joe
Canada |
I am the Fire
Patrik Eklund
Sweden | 15 min
In My Hand
Marja Helander & Liselotte Wajstedt
Finland / Norway / Sweden |
Scraped Knees
Manna Bergström
Sweden | 6 min