PÖFF

We kindly note that the full schedule will be announced by the end of October.

The 2026 festival will place a special focus on the Baltic countries, with the Basque Country presented in the spotlight.

6 November The Opening Ceremony

7-13 November Competition programmes dedicated to documentary films:

13-19 November Competition programmes dedicated to fiction films:

The Official Selection Competition, which presents brand new films by well-established filmmakers, representing the geographical, thematic and style diversity of author cinema;
The First Feature Competition, an international competition programme showing the first films of promising young talents, representing youthful vivacity, questing ideas and unexpected viewpoints;
Rebels with a Cause, showcasing experimental film-making and bold artistic statements from all over the world, pushing the boundaries of the art of film;
Critics’ Picks Competition, which serves to highlight and celebrate a curated selection of powerful and artistically outstanding works picked out by the festival’s programme team led by well-known film critic and programmer Nikolaj Nikitin;
Baltic Film Competition, screening the year’s finest films made in the three Baltic countries.

20 November The Award Ceremony

6-22 November Youth and Children’s festival Just Film, a sub-festival of Black Nights

10-18 November PÖFF Shorts, the sub-festival dedicated to short films and animations