Films from the South
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Films from the South Festival (norwegian: Film fra sør) is an international movie festival held annually in Oslo
, Norway
. Movies from Africa, Asia, and Latin-America are shown. The festival has its origin in the student film club of University of Oslo
, and has gone on to become one of Norway's most favourite festivals. It has approximately 20,000 visitors each year. The festival functions as a rendezvous to ethnic Norwegians and people with multicultural background.
The main award is the Silver Mirror for best feature film. Other awards include the audience award, the FIPRESCI
-award and the DOK:SØR award for best documentary.
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Movies from Africa, Asia, and Latin-America are shown. The festival has its origin in the student film club of University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
, and has gone on to become one of Norway's most favourite festivals. It has approximately 20,000 visitors each year. The festival functions as a rendezvous to ethnic Norwegians and people with multicultural background.
The main award is the Silver Mirror for best feature film. Other awards include the audience award, the FIPRESCI
FIPRESCI
The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...
-award and the DOK:SØR award for best documentary.
Silver Mirror
- Until 2003 known as 'The Oslo Films from the South Award'.
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Other awards
| Year | FIPRESCI FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in... |
DOK:SØR | Audience | Honorary | Oslo Cinema launching price |
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| 1997 | La nave de los sueños | ||||
| 1998 | Martin (Hache) Martín (hache) Martín is a 1997 Spanish and Argentine film directed by Adolfo Aristarain and starring Federico Luppi, Juan Diego Botto, Cecilia Roth and Eusebio Poncela.It was nominated for four Goya Awards in 1998, and Cecilia Roth won one for lead actress.... |
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| 1999 | The Lighthouse | ||||
| 2000 | The Day I Became a Woman The Day I Became a Woman The Day I Became a Woman is a 2000 award-winning Iranian drama film directed by Marzieh Meshkini. It tells three stories, each depicting a different stage in the lives of Iranian women. It premièred at the 2000 Venice Film Festival and won several festival awards during 2000... |
El mismo amor, la misma lluvia El Mismo Amor, la Misma Lluvia El mismo amor, la misma lluvia is an Argentine and American romantic comedy film. It was directed by Juan José Campanella and written by Campanella and Fernando Castets... |
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| 2001 | La libertad La Libertad La Libertad can refer to:;Ecuador*La Libertad, Guayas*La Libertad Canton;El Salvador*La Libertad, La Libertad*La Libertad Department;Honduras*La Libertad, Comayagua*La Libertad, Francisco Morazán;Guatemala*La Libertad, El Petén... |
Nine Queens | |||
| 2002 | Whispering Sands Whispering Sands Whispering Sands is a 2001 film Indonesian drama film directed by Nan Triveni Achnas and starring Christine Hakim and Dian Sastrowardoyo as a mother and her teenage daughter who are refugees making their way across endless sand dunes.... |
Son of the Bride Son of the Bride Son of the Bride is an Argentine comedy drama film, directed by Juan José Campanella and written by Campanella and Fernando Castets. The executive producers were Juan Vera and Juan Pablo Galli, and it was produced by Adrián Suar... |
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| 2003 | James' Journey to Jerusalem James' Journey to Jerusalem James' Journey to Jerusalem is a 2003 Israeli film directed by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz and produced by Renen Schorr.- Plot :The film's plot focuses on an African teenager named James whom hails from the fictional African village Entshongweni, who goes on a pilgrimage journey, on behalf of his... |
Valentin Valentin Valentin is a masculine given name. It comes from the Latin name Valentinus. Valentín is a Spanish form of Valentinus. Valentin or Valentín may refer to:*The Nazi Germany code name for the Valentin submarine pens*Valentín, a 2002 Argentine film... |
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| 2004 | Earth and Ashes Earth and Ashes Earth and Ashes is a 2004 Afghan film directed by Atiq Rahimi. It was Afghanistan's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival... |
Avellaneda's Moon | |||
| 2005 | Paradise now Paradise Now Paradise Now is a 2005 film directed by Hany Abu-Assad about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel. It won a Golden Globe for best foreign language film and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category.... |
Hana & Alice | |||
| 2006 | Climates | Elsa & Fred | |||
| 2007 | Khadak Khadak Khadak is a 2006 Belgian/Dutch/German film directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Hope Woodworth. The film is set in the steppes of Mongolia and takes place during winter in the latter half of the 20th century. It explores the events which concern Bagi, a nomadic herder, during his coming of age... |
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation | |||
| 2008 | 24 City 24 City 24 City is a 2008 film directed and co-written by Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke. The film follows three generations of characters in Chengdu as a state-owned factory gives way to a modern apartment complex... |
War Child | Waltz with Bashir Waltz with Bashir Waltz with Bashir is a 2008 Israeli animated documentary film written and directed by Ari Folman. It depicts Folman in search of his lost memories from the 1982 Lebanon War.... |
Raoul Peck Raoul Peck Raoul Peck is an award-winning Haitian filmmaker, of both documentary and feature films, and a political activist. Briefly, in the 1990s, he was Haiti's Minister of Culture.-Biography:... |
Waltz with Bashir Waltz with Bashir Waltz with Bashir is a 2008 Israeli animated documentary film written and directed by Ari Folman. It depicts Folman in search of his lost memories from the 1982 Lebanon War.... |
| 2009 | A moment in June | Rough Aunties Rough Aunties Rough Aunties is a 2008 documentary film directed by Kim Longinotto about a group of women who protect and care for abused, neglected and forgotten children in Durban, South Africa. It won the Grand Jury Prize in the 'World Cinema — Documentary' category at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.... |
For a Moment, Freedom For a Moment, Freedom For a Moment Freedom is a 2008 film, written and directed by Austrian-Iranian filmmaker Arash T. Riahi.-Synopsis:Fast-moving and packed with action, For a Moment Freedom tells of the odyssey of three Iranians groups of refugees: a married couple with a child, two young men with two children, and... |
Hirokazu Kore-eda | Still Walking |
| 2010 | A Brand New Life A Brand New Life A Brand New Life is a 2009 French-South Korean film. The film is the debut feature of the director Ounie Lecomte, who directed and wrote this film.... |
Benda Bilili! | Castaway on the Moon | Dag Asbjørnsen | Women Without Men |
| 2011 | On the Edge | Tahrir 2011: The good, the Bad & the Politician | Where Do We Go Now? Where Do We Go Now? Where Do We Go Now? is a 2011 film by Lebanese director Nadine Labaki. The film premiered during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival as part of Un Certain Regard . The film was selected to represent Lebanon for the 84th Academy Awards... |
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