November Festival

The 2026 festival takes place on 20–21 November! Novemberfestivalen is Sweden’s national platform for young filmmakers. The festival is a unique annual meeting place where filmmakers and audiences can exchange experiences, share views and make new connections across age groups and regions. The festival features screenings of films in competition, seminars, face-to-face sessions with current film personalities, and festivities—especially the closing awards ceremony, where both Novemberfestivalen and its partners present prizes and awards.

Novemberfestivalen is preceded by 19 regional qualifying rounds throughout the country, and the competition forms a national “final”. Over the festival’s two days, around 45 of Sweden’s best short films made by young filmmakers are screened. Films competing nationally in the middleweight (ages 16–19) and heavyweight (ages 20–26) categories must follow the national rules and are judged by a qualified jury.

Novemberfestivalen works to maintain close ties with the film industry and participates in international networks with other festivals and forums for young filmmakers. Novemberfestivalen is organised by N3 Mötesplats för ung kultur, Trollhättans Stad, with support from Svenska Filminstitutet, Västra Götalandsregionen and Folkets Hus Kulturhuset.