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The festival has started!
We mark the opening of the festival with digital welcome speeches and a greeting from the festival directors. Fill your glass and join us for a…
Sørfond-supported films at this year’s festival
Watch the newly finished projects that have been granted support from The Norwegian South Film Fund – Sørfond.
Director’s Portraits
Get to know one of Mexico’s most distinctive filmmakers and one of the great humanists of Japanese cinema, and experience the diverse filmography of…
Focus: Mexico
Get to know Mexico through seven films that will broaden your understanding of what is at the same time a country faced with great challenges and a…
This year's Films from the South will be all-digital
The digital festival programme is ready!
Cinemas in Oslo are closing
Cinemas in Oslo are closed from November 9. We will return with more information about the 30th Films from the South festival.
Close-Up by Abbas Kiarostami is this year’s closing film
Close-Up is among the Iranian master's most acclaimed works.
Here is the 2020 festival program!
The full program for Films From the South 2020 is out, and the ticket sale is open!
Director's Portrait: Michel Franco
Discover one of Mexico’s most distinctive filmmakers at this year’s festival.
Michel Francos New Order to open Films from the South 2020
The award-winning Mexican thriller has the honour of opening the 30th edition of the Films from the South Festival on November 26.