Tromsø International Film Festival is a popular film festival for our audience, and at the same time an important meeting point for Norwegian and international film industry. TIFF 2012 will be the 22nd edition of the festival.
The festival has had an incredible growth since it first commenced in 1991. The total of admissions in 1991 was 5200 - in 2011 it was 52 501. This makes TIFF Norway's biggest film festival.
Purpose
Tromsø International Film Festival screens challenging quality films for a local, national and international audience.
Outdoor Cinema
Tromsø International Film Festival is set in the dark polar nights, which give's TIFF the unique possibility to screen films outdoor. The outdoor cinema is located at the main square in the heart of Tromsø. The program includes a selection of shorts and documentaries from the Films from the North program, along with special screenings and various other events.
TIFF 2011 facts:
52501 admissions
120 media representatives
320 volunteers
5 screening venues + outdoor cinema
The festival generates an amount of 26 million NOK into trade and business.*
* Marketing report from 2011 by Bedriftskompetanse AS.