Films from the South () 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,Norsk Filmklubbforbund: Fullt kjør med Film fra Sør and has 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 backgrounds.
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.
Awards Silver Mirror Until 2003 known as 'The Oslo Films from the South Award'.SØLVSPEILET YearTitleDirectorCountry of origin1997Internet Movie Database: 1997 Oslo Films from the South Festival AwardsLabyrinth of DreamsGakuryū IshiiJapan1998Internet Movie Database: 1998 Oslo Films from the South Festival AwardsInnocenceZeki DemirkubuzTurkey1999Internet Movie Database: 1999 Oslo Films from the South Festival AwardsLife Is to WhistleFernando PérezCuba2000Internet Movie Database: 2000 Oslo Films from the South Festival AwardsAmores perrosAlejandro González IñárrituMexico2001Prisvinnere 2001 via Wayback Machine.BaranMajid MajidiIran2002Internet Movie Database: 2002 Oslo Films from the South Festival AwardsA House with a View of the SeaAlberto ArueloVenezuela2003Vinnerfilmene Film fra Sør 2003 via Wayback Machine.James' Journey to JerusalemRa'anan AlexandrowiczIsrael2004ÅRETS FILMPRISER via Wayback Machine.Head-OnFatih AkınTurkey / Germany2005Prisvinnere 2005Electric ShadowsXiao JiangChina2006WaterDeepa MehtaCanada2007CaramelNadine LabakiLebanon2008Buddha Collapsed Out of ShameHana MakhmalbafIran2009City of Life and DeathLu ChuanChina2010The HousemaidIm Sang-sooSouth Korea2011Las AcaciasPablo GiorgelliArgentina2012Wolf ChildrenMamoru HosodaJapan2013The Dance of RealityAlejandro JodorowskyChile2014Gett: The Trial of Viviane AmsalemRonit Elkabetz and Shlomi ElkabetzIsrael2015IxcanulJayro BustamanteGuatemala / France2016After the Storm (2016 film)Hirokazu KoreedaJapan2017ArabyJoão Dumans and Affonso UchoaBrazil2018BurningLee Chang-dongSouth Korea2019Park Chan-wook
Other awards YearFIPRESCIDOK:SØR AudienceHonoraryOslo Cinema launching price1997La nave de los sueños1998Martin (Hache)1999The Lighthouse2000The Day I Became a WomanEl mismo amor, la misma lluvia2001Internet Movie Database: 2001 Oslo Films from the South Festival AwardsLa libertadNine Queens2002Whispering SandsSon of the Bride2003Internet Movie Database: 2003 Oslo Films from the South Festival AwardsJames' Journey to JerusalemValentín2004Internet Movie Database: 2004 Oslo Films from the South Festival AwardsEarth and AshesAvellaneda's Moon2005Paradise nowHana & Alice2006Internet Movie Database: 2006 Oslo Films from the South Festival AwardsClimatesElsa & Fred2007Internet Movie Database: 2007 Oslo Films from the South Festival AwardsKhadakThe Year My Parents Went on Vacation2008Film fra Sørs prisvinnere24 CityWar ChildWaltz with BashirRaoul PeckWaltz with Bashir2009FFS 09: Årets prisvinnereA moment in JuneRough AuntiesFor a Moment, FreedomHirokazu Kore-edaStill Walking2010A Brand New LifeBenda Bilili!Castaway on the MoonDag AsbjørnsenWomen Without Men2011On the EdgeTahrir 2011: The good, the Bad & the PoliticianWhere Do We Go Now?2012Neighbouring SoundsSearching for Sugar ManWolf Children2013The Last StationThe PastApichatpong Weerasethakul2014Concerning ViolenceWild TalesAlejandro Jodorowsky2015Those Who Feel the Fire BurningDheepanAbderrahmane Sissako2016Fire at SeaMy Neighbour TotoroMahamat Saleh Haroun
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