Discoveries from Norway World Cinema

Mathias struggles to control his blushing.

An experimental video collage built from analog footage filmed by the artist’s father, A Forgotten Childhood returns to a rural Arctic landscape to examine how personal memory shifts over time. Moving between past and present, the film reflects on what is remembered, what fades, and how these fragments shape identity. Structured like a third-person diary entry, it binds images together through text, emphasizing the tension between documentary memory and personal mythology.

Two sisters in the diaspora transcend a therapy session and end up traveling in a mysterious and dreamy liberated Palestine.

An experimental animated documentary that explores dehumanization and survivor’s guilt within the unique and complex fabric of the Palestinian experience.

Road work in Oslo. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

A film addressing the issues related to car use and parking in Oslo’s city centre. // Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

A short film about skiing and skiing competitions in Oslo, from 1958. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

The film begins with the forerunners of cinema and takes us through a review of film history in Norway and the history of Oslo’s cinemas. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

A docudrama about Oslo’s electricity supply. The film depicts a power outage, provides some historical background on Oslo Lysverker, and examines a modern electricity supply network. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

In a small town in the Arctic, a group of kids defies their parents and the authorities to set free a mysterious creature they’ve found stranded on the beach.

A short-film based on a poem of regret and shame

Marit is afraid to return to her hometown, Kautokeino, after feeling ostracized because of her sexual orientation. After two years, she comes back, and we follow her as she meets her Laestadian mother for the first time since she left.

Without commentary, the film shows the constant change of seasons from winter to spring, summer and autumn.

A sailor has a lucky catch

"Bølgeslag" is an animated norwegian short based on three poems from Tor Ulven´s collection of poems called "Forsvinningspunkt"

The First Daydream

Cake is about a cam girl and artist, Lindsay Dye, who has fought her whole life against stigma in a patriarchal society. The doc touches upon topics such as female empowerment and power of definition and is meant as a conversation starter on feminism, equality, and the male gaze. It is a highly visual doc involving striptease, crushed cakes, and a strong female lead, all shot on 8 mm.

A talented magician navigates between memory and trauma of the killing of his mother by his father.

Waiting for the UN is a poetic documentary about life in the desert, literally and figuratively. We follow the everyday life of a Saharawi family from occupied Western Sahara, who have lived ”temporary” in a refugee camp in Algeria for over 40 years. Waiting for God and the UN, as the father puts it.

The visualization of an ambient poem.

Two young sisters guide us through a meditation on time, play, and nature—using the present moment as a spell against acceleration.

Picture yourself closing in on 100 years, and that you are truly happy and content. That you still are curious on all the little things in life. That you find happiness in the small things. That you are driven by the love to your life’s sweetheart. Go all in and allow yourself to feel how it is to be alive, right here and now. How Alf, soon to turn 100 years, might be a source of inspiration. Maybe he has the secret recipe?

A look at Vigelandsparken. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

Oslo has many sports fields, including Voldsløkka, Dælenenga, Ekebergsletta and Bislett. **** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

This video and sound installation is a portrait of a young girl. It shares, however, little of the poised and contemplative nature of Munch’s Self Portrait with Cigarette (1895) which it references. A young girl looks down at us from a flat video screen. With an air of arrogance she holds her right hand loosely across her chest, a burning cigarette balanced between her fingers. A remote control, within the grasp of her left, emerges from the deep darkness of the background. Defiantly, the young girl points it towards us, and with it she takes charge of our viewing experience. Loud bursts of drum ‘n base and garage music (2000) erupt at intervals from the speakers behind the viewer. portrait with cigarette captures the restless spirit of its subject which is at odds with the composed and often timeless character of the traditional painted portrait. The event and the work terminate when the cigarette burns out.

A three part behind the scenes movie of Level Up Norges 71° NoScope: Exp on the Beach. The parts name is: 1: Reisen til Spania 2: The Long Night 3: Farvel, Spania

A man has a huge rock he wants to give away for free, but who deserves to get it?

Karl is tired of life and decides one day to end it all—but things don’t go as planned. On a trip to the city to gather new tools, he sees a young boy, Isak, get separated from his mother. It’s now up to Karl to help reunite Isak with her, leading to a frantic chase through Bergen City. Watch on: Dailymotion.com

Two women, once united, now wander through life as shadows of their former selves. They could be sisters, friends, or represent two halves of the same soul separated by an inner conflict. Each has endured long periods of silence, absence of communication, support, and shared experiences.

A man wakes up in the shower thinking he's schizophrenic. When night comes, he knows.

While we don't really know the origins of the song games, it is possible they came to the North in the 15th or 16th century. Over time, they have changed characters, and some of the games have taken the form of "wall-playing". In the film, the games as we know them today are being compared with the games we had in the old times, through reconstructions.

Linus is unexpectedly visited by two government agents who claim he’s a mistake in the universe. Small actions of his have led to catastrophic consequences—and now they’ve come to fix it.

Heartbreaking

How to eat an ice cream boat

Children's film about the little troll who encounters the light and warmth when the spring elf comes through the forest.

Some nice images of snow, mountains and Telemark skiing. What is surprising is that the film does not advertise skis, sunscreen or milk chocolate.

A happy guy is going to a job interview.

A major cyberattack in the wake of the Ukrainian war left Norway's Arctic Islands without means to communicate. On Air explores the vital role that radio amateurs play in keeping our backup communication systems alive. Set against a striking arctic backdrop, the film reflects on society's digital vulnerabilities and the enduring importance of analog technology.

A Drunken Norwegian Rebel goes on a Nazi Killing spree, during the German occupation of Norway in ww2, for rather twisted motives.

The angriest animal on the planet is the lemming. The angriest of them all was Angerbuck. He saved the lemming village many times with his fury. No predator dared to eat Angerbuck. He became a legend. His grandson LUDOLF, however, is a happy misfit of a lemming, dangerously unable to get angry, and considered a threat to the lemming flock. Ludolf is banished and deported to the Anger Academy, where the mad professors train the hopeless students in mastering the arts of angry languages, rebellious math and raging gymnastics as defence against all predators. When the lemming king puts the flock in life threatening danger, Ludolf has to step up and save the day. Anger is no laughing matter.

Mia invites "acquitted" rapists on dates to deliver justice on her own terms.

Three brothers lose their parents and must move, temporarily staying in a church.

The Man in the Background is a story about the paradoxical role of the couple Josselson in the post-war western cultural battles and the exploitation of culture during the Cold War.

A kaleidoscopic audio-visual poem about rage, femininity, violence and humanity versus nature.