Preview: Uppsala Short Film Festival

Name: Preview: Uppsala Short Film Festival
Start: 2026-10-08T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-08T20:15:00+02:00
Location: Uppsala konstmuseum

Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 19:00 — 20:15

Uppsala konstmuseum, Uppsala

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A preview screening of the Uppsala Short Film Festival, featuring a selection of short films from the festival programme.

About the festival: Preview: Uppsala Short Film Festival

45th edition

edition

Since 1982

years running

300+

films screened

countries represented

Good to know

Runs 7 days: 19-25 October 2026
3 venues: Fyrisbiografen, Slottsbiografen, Reginateatern - all within walking distance of each other
Screenings run approx. 09:00-21:00 daily
Cineville card gives full festival access
Prize pool over 20 000 EUR across three competitive sections
Oscar-qualifying festival (international and national competition winners)
Also recognised by BAFTA and the European Film Academy
Uppsala is ~40 min by train from Stockholm (Uppsala Centralstation)

What's new

2026-04
The 45th Uppsala Short Film Festival is confirmed for 19-25 October 2026, screening 300 short films from 70 countries at Regina, Slotts and Fyris cinemas.
2026-01
Call for entries for the 45th edition opened on 1 January 2026, with a submission deadline of 31 May 2026.
2025-10
The 44th edition (20-26 October 2025) ran under the theme 'resistance and visions of freedom', with new festival director Sigrid Hadenius-Ebner leading her first edition.
2025-10
The 2025 programme included special sections on Slovenian avant-garde film, Dance Not Dance, Gaza Film Unit, and recurring strands such as Fantastic Film and Queer.

Preview: Uppsala Short Film Festival

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