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We list the crucial dates for our festival that you should keep an eye on to ensure you do not miss the deadline to submit your contribution, participate, or purchase advantageous accreditations or tickets. We update regularly, so feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

Please note that to enter the competitions below, the film needs to have a Swedish main production company!

September 11
Registrations for the Tempo Documentary Award (TDA), Tempo Short Award (TSA) and New Doc (ND) open. In TDA, we are looking for Sweden’s best documentary of 50 minutes or more. TSA is open to short films of a maximum of 30 minutes. ND is a competition for non-established directors and is open for all formats. The films must be produced no earlier than April 2024.

November 1
Registration for Tempo Pitch opens. Tempo Pitch is aimed at professionally active producers/directors, where at least one of whom has produced at least one film that was distributed in cinemas, TV or VOD. The project must result in a feature film and be at a stage suitable for presentation. The project must be in need of financing.

November 12
Deadline for entries to the Tempo Documentary Award, Tempo Short Award and New Doc.

November 13
Registration for Short Dox Radio opens. This is the competition that selects Sweden’s best audio documentary in short format! It is aimed at those who are established in the radio or podcast industry as well as those who want to explore storytelling in sound. Contributions may be a maximum of 3 minutes long.

January 8
Deadline for Tempo Pitch and Short Dox Radio.

February 5
Program and ticket release!

March 3-9
Tempo Documentary Festival 2025