SÁMI FILMS AT TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & THE MARKET 2026
Almmuhuvvon: 28.08.2026
MÁTTÁRÁHKKÁ, SAAJVE AND PORSLIN AT TIFF: THE MARKET
The International Sámi Film Institute, in collaboration with the Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA), is bringing three Sámi projects Saajve, Máttáráhkká and Porslin, together with one ICA Fellow to TIFF: The Market, the first edition of the Toronto International Film Festival’s new film, series and innovation market, 10–16 September 2026.
The three projects are looking for co-producers, festivals or distribution partners. All are presented at the Indigenous Cinema Alliance market stand, with the opportunity to pitch at the ICA Industry Day on Friday 11 September.
Sámi cinema will also be represented in TIFF’s official festival program. Amanda Kernell’s Brace Your Heart / Garrat du váimmu will have its world premiere at Platform, TIFF’s juried competition.
Read more about the Indigenous Cinema Alliance line-up here.
AT TIFF:THE MARKET
SAAJVE
SEEKING SALES | SÁPMI, SWEDEN, NORWAY | 2027 | CHILDREN’S ANIMATION | FEATURE 72 MIN / SERIES 6 x 12 MIN | SOUTH SÁMI
Director: Oskar Östergren Njajta. Producers: Therese Högberg (Bautafilm), Merete Korsberg (Krystallplaneten).
An animated family adventure inspired by Sámi folktales and magical realms. The siblings Bräjta and Aanta must return a sacred figure to the parallel world of Saajve, to stop the giant Staaloe from destroying all the world’s knowledge.
AT TIFF:THE MARKET
PORSLIN / PORCELAIN
SEEKING SALES | SÁPMI, SWEDEN, NORWAY | 2027 | DRAMA | 90 MIN | NORTH SÁMI
Director: Ann Holmgren. Producers: Andreas Emanuelsson (Iris Film), Mathis Ståle Mathisen, Aleksander Olai Korsnes (Rein Film).
Saved from his dying mother’s womb, a young man grows up fascinated by near-death experiences and their promise of light and unity. Lost in life, he returns to his Indigenous grandmother to learn about his mother, only to discover they shared the same longing.
Porslin is Ann Holmgren’s feature debut.
AT TIFF:THE MARKET
MÁTTÁRÁHKKÁ
SEEKING CO-PRODUCTION | SÁPMI, FINLAND, NORWAY | 2028 | SURREALIST ROMANTIC COMEDY | 100 MIN | NORTH SÁMI
Directors: Suvi West, Anssi Kömi. Producers: Julia Elomäki (Tekele Productions), Sara Beate Eira (Screaming Fox Productions). Nordic distributor: Nordisk Film Finland
Máret, a rebellious actress, tries to escape from her Arctic homeland, but when a passionate romance awakens her hidden powers, she rises to fight the patriarchy with love.
In addition to the three projects, ISFI brings a Sámi ICA Fellow to Toronto: producer Anna Sunna, who comes to the market with the feature documentary Stolen Memories. Read more about the Fellow here.
AT THE FESTIVAL
BRACE YOUR HEART Selected for TIFF’s Platform 2026
PLATFORM COMPETITION | SÁPMI, SWEDEN, NORWAY | 97 MIN | NORTH SÁMI
Director: Amanda Kernell. Producer: Eva Åkergren (Nordisk Film Production). Co-producer: Forest People. Sales: TrustNordisk.
Brace Your Heart has its world premiere on 15 September. In a remote Sámi village, 20-year-old Ejva inherits her late father’s reindeer herd. When she falls in love for the first time, the local leader Heaika reacts in a way that leaves her with a condition threatening her ability to care for the herd, and Ejva must reclaim control of her own life.
Brace Your Heart is the only Sámi title in TIFF’s official selection this year, and is supported by the International Sámi Film Institute.
ABOUT THE INDIGENOUS CINEMA ALLIANCE
The Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA) is a coalition of international Indigenous partners – festivals, commissions and institutes – working to promote Indigenous cinema globally, create culturally safe spaces for Indigenous professionals, and secure sales and co-productions for Indigenous titles.
ABOUT TIFF
TIFF: The Market is the Toronto International Film Festival’s new film, series and innovation market, holding its first edition 10–16 September 2026 alongside the 51st festival. It brings together producers, buyers, sales agents, distributors and financiers from across the world.