{"id":46820,"date":"2026-04-14T12:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/?post_type=nyhetssaker&#038;p=46820"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:23:41","slug":"competition-program-2026","status":"publish","type":"nyhetssaker","link":"https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/en\/nyhetssaker\/competition-program-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition Program 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46820\" class=\"elementor elementor-46820\" data-elementor-post-type=\"nyhetssaker\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a227c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66a227c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9484027 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9484027\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6d373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d6d373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Konkurranseprogram-2026-2-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46929\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Konkurranseprogram-2026-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Konkurranseprogram-2026-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Konkurranseprogram-2026-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Konkurranseprogram-2026-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Konkurranseprogram-2026-2-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Konkurranseprogram-2026-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92ba532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92ba532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMPETITION PROGRAM 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4652bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4652bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53513a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c53513a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>BY: THE EDITORIAL STAFF \u2022 APRIL 14TH 2026<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbeb2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9dbeb2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb7b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfb7b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>THIS YEAR\u2019S COMPETITION PROGRAM IS HERE!<\/b><\/h4><p>The 49th Norwegian Short Film Festival will take place in Grimstad from June 10\u201314. We hope to see you there!<\/p><p>This year, the festival received a total of 3,060 film submissions from both Norway and abroad. Of these, 143 films have been selected for this year\u2019s competition program, across four sections: Norwegian Short Films and Documentaries (NKD), International Short Films and Documentaries (IKD), Short Documentaries (KD), and Music Videos (MV).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc27f33 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc27f33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb91a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfb91a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cThis year\u2019s films have given us a unique opportunity to explore a rich and diverse landscape of short cinema. The range of expressions, stories, and perspectives is truly impressive, and it is a privilege to gain insight into the world through short films. The selection process has therefore been anything but easy, but we are incredibly proud to present the films that make up the 2026 competition program at the Norwegian Short Film Festival.\u201d<br \/><\/em><br \/>-Anita Svingen, Managing Director, The Norwegian Short Film Festival<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d37f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d37f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Anita-nedskalert-ver-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Anita-nedskalert-ver-2.png 220w, https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Anita-nedskalert-ver-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Anita-nedskalert-ver-2-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcec9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3bcec9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f03f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98f03f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Norwegian Short Film Festival is one of the country\u2019s most important meeting places for the film industry, and a unique platform where emerging talents and established filmmakers meet. Each year, filmmakers from around the world attend, alongside jury members and guests. The festival also welcomes representatives and programmers from leading international film festivals. The Norwegian Short Film Festival is Norway\u2019s only Oscar\u00ae-qualifying short film festival.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/en\/nyhetssaker\/mot-arets-programkomiteer\/\">Read more about the selection committees here.<\/a><\/p><p>The short documentaries are screened alongside Norwegian and international short films, but form a separate competition with their own Gullstol (Golden Chair) award for Best Short Documentary.<\/p><p><strong>Read more about the awards presented in Grimstad further down this page.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd068d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1dd068d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3161b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3161b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>STATEMENTS FROM THE SELECTION COMMITTEES<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25e173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d25e173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The selection committee for Norwegian short films and documentaries (NKD) states:<\/b><\/p><p>\u201cIt has been a gift to experience this diversity of distinctive and powerful films of high quality. (&#8230;) This year\u2019s films are fantastic, pitch-dark, bright and romantic, sociological and humorous \u2013 but above all, they are driven by love.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/en\/program-2026\/programkomiteens-uttalelse-nk-2026\/\">Click here to read the full statement from the NKD committee.<\/a><\/p><p><b>The selection committee for music videos (MV) states:<\/b><\/p><p>\u201cIn our selection, we have prioritized videos with a curious and exploratory gaze \u2013 videos that search for raw truth in a time when it can be difficult to find. (&#8230;) This year\u2019s videos reflect the creators\u2019 visions and contemporary Norway in a bold, hypnotic, and raw way.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/en\/program-2026\/programkomiteens-uttalelse-mv-2026\/\">Click here to read the full statement from the MV committee.<\/a><\/p><p><b>The selection committee for international short films and documentaries (IKD) states:<\/b><\/p><p>\u201cWe aimed to curate a multifaceted program filled with colour, humour, melancholy, absurd worlds, and mystery. (&#8230;) We experience these micro-narratives as personal traces from a world in chaos. At the same time, they are dramaturgically playful films of very high quality, with carefully crafted compositions and rich visual universes.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/en\/program-2026\/programkomiteens-uttalelse-uttalelse-ik-2026\/\">Click here to read the full statement from the IKD committee.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2caaf34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2caaf34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>CELEBRATING FILM AND AWARDS<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf4d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edf4d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the Norwegian Short Film Festival from June 10\u201314, we celebrate short film in all its forms and formats, and present a wide range of awards to directors, producers, screenwriters, and film professionals.<\/p><p><b>Gullstolen (The Golden Chair) is awarded in the following categories:<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Best Norwegian Short Film (NK) \u2013 NOK 50,000 (awarded by S\u00f8rnorsk Filmsenter)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Best Short Documentary (KD) \u2013 NOK 50,000<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Best International Short Film (IK) \u2013 NOK 50,000<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Best Norwegian Music Video (MV) \u2013 NOK 50,000 (awarded by Oslo Fotokunstskole)<\/li><\/ul><p>The winners of the Gullstol for Norwegian Short Film, Short Documentary, and International Short Film qualify for Oscar\u00ae consideration.<\/p><p><b>Additional awards include:<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">TERJE VIGEN-PRISEN \u2013 NOK 10,000 (awarded by Grimstad Municipality)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">NORSK FILMFORBUNDS FAGPRIS \u2013 NOK 15,000 (awarded by Norsk Filmforbund)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">TIMEGLASSET \u2013 NOK 25,000 (awarded by the Norwegian Dramatists\u2019 Association)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">GRIMSTAD KOMMUNES UNGDOMSPRIS \u2013 NOK 5,000 (awarded by Grimstad Municipality)<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the selection committees for their efforts, and to all filmmakers who submitted their films \u2014 we know how much work and passion goes into every story, and we are truly grateful that you chose to share them with us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5221aec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5221aec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d2aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2d2aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>COMPLETE COMPETITION PROGRAM:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f62f501 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f62f501\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08b7f8e\" data-id=\"08b7f8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9aa5b73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9aa5b73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wts-url=\"https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/program-2026\/nkd-2026\/\" data-wts-link=\"yes\" data-wts-new-window=\"\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56fb4c8 ae-link-yes\" data-id=\"56fb4c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27d4cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d27d4cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NKD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ab096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41ab096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Norwegian Short Film &amp; Documentary<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9275338 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9275338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Complete Program<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-wts-url=\"https:\/\/kortfilmfestivalen.no\/program-2026\/ikd-2026\/\" data-wts-link=\"yes\" data-wts-new-window=\"\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-816e56f ae-link-yes\" data-id=\"816e56f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed69dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ed69dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IKD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d7451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12d7451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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