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Director’s Portrait: Bong Joon-Ho
We screen five films from the man behind one of the most talked about films of 2019, Parasite, the Korean master director Bong Joon-ho.
A conversation with Michel Franco
Get to know the director behind this year’s opening film, New Order, in a director’s talk from London Film Festival.
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.
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…
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…
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!