Oslo Film Festival

Oslo, Norway, Europe

Category

Feature, Short

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Oslo Film Festival

Oslo, Norway, Europe

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About the festival

UPDATE: In light of Corona-virus, we want to assure our filmmakers that we are fully committed to run our events and honor all filmmakers who have submitted to us from around the world.

Velkommen til Oslo Film Festival, an IMDb-listed event!

Oslo Film Festival bids you welcome to our yearly event in the heart of Oslo. Known for our famous mountains, excruciatingly cold weather, and delicious waffles, we look forward to seeing faces from all over the world attend our warm, friendly and diverse film festival. We are very excited to be putting on a wonderful selection of 2 days of screenings in 2020.

OFF is run in association with Close:Up, a collection of international film festivals supporting indie filmmaking. By establishing a working network among filmmakers, producers and marketing professionals, we share one common goal: to forge productive and lasting relationships between independent filmmakers and audiences.

As an international and independent film festival we accept submissions of all genres and from all corners of life. To encourage our youth, we have opened several affordable categories only applicable for students.

Press will be invited to our next event where we will also film and conduct Q&A interviews with the filmmakers.

Additionally, we will be facilitating a short filmmaker round table with local industry professionals on the topic of Distribution for Independent Films.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us or follow us on Facebook and our website.

We look forward to reviewing your work and seeing you in Oslo!

All attending filmmakers are invited to participate in a filmmaker round table about Distribution for Independent Films, moderated by a local industry professional.

Winners will receive award-certificates, goodie bags, and invitations for online distribution deals.

About

UPDATE: In light of Corona-virus, we want to assure our filmmakers that we are fully committed to run our events and honor all filmmakers who have submitted to us from around the world.

Velkommen til Oslo Film Festival, an IMDb-listed event!

Oslo Film Festival bids you welcome to our yearly event in the heart of Oslo. Known for our famous mountains, excruciatingly cold weather, and delicious waffles, we look forward to seeing faces from all over the world attend our warm, friendly and diverse film festival. We are very excited to be putting on a wonderful selection of 2 days of screenings in 2020.

OFF is run in association with Close:Up, a collection of international film festivals supporting indie filmmaking. By establishing a working network among filmmakers, producers and marketing professionals, we share one common goal: to forge productive and lasting relationships between independent filmmakers and audiences.

As an international and independent film festival we accept submissions of all genres and from all corners of life. To encourage our youth, we have opened several affordable categories only applicable for students.

Press will be invited to our next event where we will also film and conduct Q&A interviews with the filmmakers.

Additionally, we will be facilitating a short filmmaker round table with local industry professionals on the topic of Distribution for Independent Films.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us or follow us on Facebook and our website.

We look forward to reviewing your work and seeing you in Oslo!

All attending filmmakers are invited to participate in a filmmaker round table about Distribution for Independent Films, moderated by a local industry professional.

Winners will receive award-certificates, goodie bags, and invitations for online distribution deals.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

⚬ All films must be submitted in English or with English subtitles.

⚬ All films must have been made in or after 2019.

⚬ Short Films must be under 30 minutes in duration.

⚬ Submissions to student categories must have valid student ID's.

⚬ Filmmakers are responsible for sorting out the copyright on their own materials.

⚬ By submitting to us, you give us the right to screen your film in front of a live audience at Kunstnernes Hus.

⚬ Nominations: All films nominated for every category.
Official Selection: Films selected for screening will be notified via email. If you received a Nomination email, but no Official Selection email, it means your film will not be screened, but is still a contender for an award in its category.
Award Winners: Chosen from both the Nominations and the Official Selection.

⚬ We may promote clips from your film on social media, based on the press kits you provide us with.

⚬ We retain the right to change the date and venue of the festival under special circumstances. All filmmakers will be informed about any changes through our online platforms.

⚬ We place no restrictions on your work in terms of premiere status or whether your work has been made available online.

⚬ Any technical issues with the submitted films are 100% the responsibility of the filmmakers. If, at the time of judging, your video file doesn’t work or doesn’t have English subtitles (if in a language other than English), it will be automatically rejected, without a refund. Please contact the festival team ASAP if there are any issues with the submission process, and a solution will be found.

⚬ We cannot provide refunds.

⚬ By submitting to us you agree to our terms and conditions and to receiving marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails. We will never sell your information to third parties.

⚬ We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions.

Any questions - feel free to contact us!

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Best Feature
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

40 minutes and above.

Best Short
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Below 35 minutes.

Best Comedy
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Best Drama
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Best Feature Documentary
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Above 35 minutes.

Best Short Documentary
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Less than 35 minutes.

Best Student Documentary
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Best Student Production
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Best Foreign Film
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Best Experimental
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Less than 25 minutes.

Best Animated Film
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Best Thriller
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Best Music Video
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Best Screenplay
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $25
Late (7th January, 2021) $30

Produced or Unproduced.

Best Director
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Add-on.

Best Producer
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Add-on.

Best Cinematographer
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Add-on.

Best Editor
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Add-on.

Best Score
Early Bird (10th October, 2020) $20
Late (7th January, 2021) $28

Add-on.

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