Films from the South ( no, 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,
[Norsk Filmklubbforbund: Fullt kjør med Film fra Sør]
/ref> 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
The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...
-award and the DOK:SØR award for best documentary.
Awards
Silver Mirror
:''Until 2003 known as 'The Oslo Films from the South Award'.SØLVSPEILET
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Other awards
References
Film festivals in Norway
Norwegian film awards
Festivals in Oslo
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