Arctic Film Festival


Arctic Film Festival is an annual film festival held in September in the Norwegian archipelago, Svalbard's town, Longyearbyen. The festival is organized by HF Productions, and is a United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals' initiative. It is the northern most film festival in the world.

The festival

Arctic Film Festival was first started in September 2019, and is held annually at the only screening venue in Longyearbyen, Kulturhuset. The event takes filmmakers on environmental excursions in the Arctic region and programs roundtable discussions moderated by HF Head of Production Benn Wiebe. It is organized by Copenhagen-based production company, HF Productions, and is a SMART initiative by United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals platform.

Arctic Film Festival awards winners

2019

The following are the winners of the 2019 Arctic Film Festival are: