WELCOME BACK SWEDISH AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE—OHIO (SACC), SWEDISH CULTURAL SOCIETY (SCS), NOBEL MONITOR LODGE #130 (VASA), CONSULATE OF SWEDEN—CLEVELAND.
Festival Dates: April 9—18, 2026
2026 LOCATIONS: This website can give you more info regarding directions to venues. www.clevelandfilm.org
Playhouse Square | 1511 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
CSU School of Film & Media Arts | 1375 Euclid Ave 6th floor, Cleveland, OH 44115
Cedar Lee Theatre | 2163 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
FOR THOSE WHO WONDER ‘WHAT HAPPENED TO STREAMS—THE DIGITAL STREAMING OPTION OFFERED SINCE 2020’? Here is the answer:
CIFF50 Streams “Best of Fest” will be available following the Festival, and feature a collection of some of our CIFF50 award winning films and audience favorites. (Sunday, April 19–Sunday, April 26, 2026). Package price for all films no longer exists. It’s a pay by film that you desire to see. Coupon discounts do not apply to “Best of Fest”.
Digital Film Guide for CIFF50 is available, as well as a PDF attachment, but link provided did not copy
Hard copies of the Festival Guides are limited this year. CIFF is moving away from paper. It’s a digital world. For those attached to the paper program guide, they are available at CUYAHOGA County Library locations, the Cedar-Lee Theater on Lee Road, and some establishments ON Lee Road. I suggest calling the Cuyahoga County location you plan to visit to ensure that they do have them available. A limited number are available at all Cuyahoga County Public Libraries https://cuyahogalibrary.org/branches, as well as the Rocky River and the Westlake Porter libraries. Look for them as well at the Cedar Lee Theater.
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CIFF50 Members enjoy early access to Festival tickets, exclusive discounts on screenings and special events including four Members-Only Screenings.
Plus, members can exclusively purchase a Ticket 10-Pack for $175 and secure Playhouse Square parking passes in progress now for $125—making it even easier to plan your perfect festival experience.
Don’t miss your chance to experience CIFF like a true Insider or a Cinephile!
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ABOUT OUR FOUR ORGANIZATIONS AND OUR SPONSORED FILMS:
All four of our organizations: Consulate of Sweden—Cleveland / Swedish American Chamber of Commerce-OHIO (SACC) / Swedish Cultural Society (SCS) / Nobel Monitor Lodge #130 (VASA) are Community Partners with TWO COMEDY FILMS and TWO SHORT FILM GROUPINGS. The discount code for each organization can be used on any of the two films and two Short Film Groupings listed below. Our codes can only be used for our sponsored films (different from past years where the code could be used on any film offered at the Festival):
Partnered Film(s) URL: You should be able to select underlined title on any of the four offerings in bold below for full information on each film: Dates, Locations, Times! FILM DETAILS!
- 100 Liters of Gold In a small village in southern Finland, the middle-aged sisters Taina and Pirkko are famous for brewing the best Sahti, a traditional local beer. After drinking the entire batch meant for their sister’s wedding, they end up with a massive hangover and just 24 hours to find more, leading to a wild race against time! Finland, Italy, Denmark…OHIO PREMIERE: Feel good COMEDY!
- The Last Viking Anker is released from prison following a fifteen-year sentence for robbery. The money from the heist was buried by Anker’s brother, Manfred. Only he knows where it is. Unfortunately, Manfred (Mads Mikkelsen) has since developed a mental illness causing him to forget all. Together, the brothers embark on an unexpected journey to locate the money and discover who they really are. THE LAST VIKING is an offbeat, intriguing, and devious comedy about identity. Denmark…OHIO PREMIERE: COMEDY
- Parability Shorts Program Original Title: Morfar har et ødelagt øye og Mamma er en adventure (English Title: Grandpa has a broken eye and mom is an adventure.) “How can you think if you cannot speak?” Four kids, age 5 to 15, share their thoughts on aphasia and show us how they communicate and interact with someone, who has difficulties expressing themselves verbally.
- PLUS a collection of FIVE other short films in one sitting. They are:
- Shorts Program 12 Surrounded by babies at her sister’s baby shower, EVA (34) fends off endless questions about when she’ll be starting a family of her own. Overwhelmed, Eva is struck by a searing stomach pain and rushes to the bathroom, where she unexpectedly gives birth to OVY, her baby-loving reproductive organs. Mortified, Eva tries to run away, but Ovy chases her through town, determined to convince her they should have a baby. Eva pushes back, and gradually they wear each other down and begin to listen. As they finally see eye to eye, Eva finds to courage to speak her truth. PLUS SIX other short films all in one sitting. Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden plus six other countries.
Discount Codes FOR $1.00 OFF TICKET PRICE…ONLY GOOD FOR OUR FOUR SELECTIONS LISTED ABOVE:
- Swedish Cultural Society - SCS
- Swedish American Chamber of Commerce--Ohio - SACC
- Nobel Monitor #130 VASA - NOBEL
- Consulate of Sweden-Cleveland – SWED
THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 16 VOUCHERS GOOD FOR ONE TICKET. The codes are not in my possession yet. They are good for on-premise/in-person viewing only. Which means from April 9 through April 18, 2026. They are not redeemable for “Best of Fest” the digital streaming portion which will be Sunday, April 19 through Sunday, April 26, 2026. Tickets for Streaming portion will be a full ticket price as no discounts apply to the streaming portion. They might create a package of ten tickets at a reduced price, however, that has not yet been announced.
The digital guide is your Best Friend for all you need to know. I have also attached a PDF copy of the Guide that you can save in your computer.
Accessibility Details: Please visit clevelandfilm.org
for the specific accessibility information for each film.
The website features the most current information.
Enjoy CIFF50!
Any questions, feel free to contact me, Gaye Ramstrom. Send me your request for vouchers. I will keep a list, and I will provide you with the code you will need to insert into the request for purchasing a ticket. www.clevelandfilm.org is a great resource for answers to many questions!
Gaye G. Ramström
gayegrace@att.net
216.401.2991
