Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF)
Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF) takes place Jan 18 - 24, 2027 in Tromsø, Norway. The dress code is Warm winter clothing for the outdoor snow screenings; casual indoors. Typical cost ranges from 150 to 600 EUR per person.
Norway's largest film festival, screening arthouse and Arctic cinema through the blue twilight of the polar night each January. Its signature is the outdoor Winter Cinema in the main square, where audiences watch films in the snow, and the program's northern focus pairs naturally with aurora-hunting and fjord trips.
- When
- Jan 18 - 24, 2027
- Where
- Tromsø, Norway
- Dress code
- Warm winter clothing for the outdoor snow screenings; casual indoors
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 150 to 600 EUR per person.
- Weather
- -8 to -4C, polar night, snowy, good aurora chances
- When to book
- Festival passes and central Tromsø hotels should be locked by November; single tickets released with the program
- Getting there
- TOS (Tromsø), ~15 min to the city centre
- Where to stay
- Clarion Hotel The Edge, Scandic Ishavshotel, Smarthotel Tromsø
- Official site
- https://www.tiff.no
How to attend
Buy single-film tickets or a festival pass at tiff.no once the program drops in early January; the outdoor Stortorget screenings are free and open to all. Fly direct to Tromsø from Oslo and book central accommodation early - the festival overlaps with peak northern-lights tourism.
Insider tip
Dress for the free outdoor Winter Cinema on Stortorget - films screen in the snow and the aurora has a habit of appearing mid-film.
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