Edition: 23^rd 

Format: Short films, Features 

Focus: Fiction, documentary, hybrid, and animation 

Website: Reykjavík International Film Festival 2026 

Entry fees: Yes

Competition: Yes 

Premiere requirement: Icelandic Premiere 

Special sections: A dedicated program that highlights stories from the Arctic and Indigenous communities in the North, a children’s program, a horror program.  

First and second feature competition: Yes

Oscar’s qualifying (shorts): No 

Registration form: RIFF – Reykjavik International Film Festival – FilmFreeway 

Total number of films: 100 

Audience size: 25,000 

Parallel Industry opportunities /programming: Industry Days, Talent Lab

Eligible for International Promotion Program: Yes 

Telefilm involvement: No