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The Stefan Jarl International Documentary Award is Tempo Documentary Festival’s prestigious competition category for international feature-length documentaries.

The Tempo Documentary Award recognizes the strongest Swedish documentary films of the year and is Sweden’s leading prize for documentary filmmaking.

What does real love mean in a world shaped by political conflict, economic conditions, and social norms? At Tempo Documentary Festival 2026, we explore love as a fundamental force in people’s lives.

From 2–8 March 2026, it is time for the 27th edition of Tempo Documentary Festival. This year’s opening film will be La belle année, the debut feature by director Angelica Ruffier.

We are now opening submissions for Work in Progress as well as for documentary works in all genres ahead of the festival, 2–8 March 2026. Public works in all documentary forms wanted! Tempo is a festival for all kinds of …

Brave, cinematic, beautiful, warm, urgent. Read about the winning documentaries here.