Events
Oslo Pix is more than just film! During the festival there will be several events connected to the film screenings and we will have visitors from Norway, the Nordics and the world at large to present their films.
Free outdoor cinema
Friday 21.08 // Free Outdoor Cinema: SHREK
SiO invites you to a free outdoor screening in collaboration with Oslo Pix Film Festival, supported by the Norwegian Film Institute.
Sunday 23.08 // Free Outdoor Cinema: SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Last year we screened Trier's Oslo Trilogy in St. Hanshaugen Park. This year, we start the Oslo Pix Film Festival early with SENTIMENTAL VALUE on Sunday, 23.08 at 20.30.
Lunch screenings at Birkelunden
Tuesday 25. and Wednesday 26.08 we invite you to free matiné screenings at Birkelunden. The screenings start at 12.00. Remember to pack lunch!
Family screenings at Birkelunden
Tuesday 25. and Wednesday 26.08, we invite you to free family screenings at Birkelunden. The screenings start at 16.30. Remember a blanket and something to eat.
Evening screenings at Birkelunden
Nothing beats a late summer night with a film under the open sky. Tuesday 25. and Wednesday 26.08, we invite you to free outdoor screenings at Birkelunden.
World's Coolest Day
You have probably been to the cinema before, but have you ever seen a film outdoors? During World's Coolest Day you can experience cinema magic under the open sky! Saturday 29.08 you can see a selection of short films for the youngest ones, and LILLE AMELIE for the ones over 6 years old.
På Verdens Kuleste Dag kan man oppleve kinomagi under åpen himmel! Lørdag 29.08 kan du få med deg både kortfilmer for de minste og en visning av LILLE AMELIE.
Activity day and outdoor cinema at Grønland
On Sunday 30.08 we invite evereyone to free activities and film screenings in Olafiagangen at Grønland! From 12 and through the day there will be several activities and two feature films. The first film is PADDINGTON 2 at 13.00, and the second film is LISTEN UP! at 16.00. Both films are in Norwegian.
Panels
Panel // THE MURDER OF BENJAMIN
Tuesday 25.08, there will be a screening of THE MURDER OF BENJAMIN with the cast and crew present. After the film, there will be a panel discussion.
The panel discussion will be in Norwegian.
Breaking the law in the name of democracy // LET OUR MOUNTAINS LIVE
What does it take for an action to be defined as civil disobedience and «acquitted» in the name of democracy? This is the theme of the panel discussion following the screening on 25.08.
The panel discussion will be in Norwegian.
The climate crisis in the Oslofjord // ILDEN, VANNET, JORDEN, LUFTEN
After the screening of ILDEN, VANNET, JORDEN, LUFTEN, Naturvernforbundet invites you to a conversation about a climate crisis unfolding just outside the capital: the Oslofjord.
The panel discussion will be in Norwegian.
Nature – War's Forgotten Victim // DIVIA
After the film there will be a panel – Nature: War's forgotten victim – led by Yulia Pidlisna, project manager for Ukrainian Film Days.
The panel discussion will be in Norwegian.
Panel // HVER SIN CINEMA
After the screening of the short film program HVER SIN CINEMA, there will be a conversation with a selection of the filmmakers, Eskil Vogt and Åse Svenheim Drivenes.
The conversation will be in Norwegian.
Portrait Oslo
SEX // Conversation with Dag Johan Haugerud and Thorbjørn Harr
In connection with the screening of SEX at Cinemateket in Oslo on Tuesday 25.08, there will be a conversation with the film's director Dag Johan Haugerud and actor Thorbjørn Harr.
The conversation will be in English.
ONE NIGHT IN OSLO // Conversation with Eirik Svensson
After the screening of ONE NIGHT IN OSLO on Thursday 27.08 at Cinemateket i Oslo, there will be a conversation with the film's director Eirik Svensson.
THE CROWN PRINCE // Conversation Henriette Steenstrup and Harald Utter
In connection with the screening of THE CROWN PRINCE on Sunday 30.08 at Cinemateket in Oslo, this year's Portrett Oslo curator, Henriette Steenstrup, will take part in a conversation with historian and author Harald Utter about one of Norway's greatest acting icons, Bjørn Sundqvist.
The conversation will be in Norwegian.
Culinary Cinema
Pizza with deer and free screening of THE DEER HUNTER
Carls and Oslo Pix Film Festival invite to culinary cinema. There will be served pizza with deer, and alongside the food you can watch a free film, Michael Cimino's classic THE DEER HUNTER.
Breakfast screenings
On Friday, during the festival, we have breakfast screenings. This means that the films start early in the morning, and that a simple breakfast will be served before them.
Hotel Breakfast with Film Screening
Start your day with hotel breakfast and film screening at Hobo Hotel on Saturday, 29.08 at 11.00. Hobo Hotel and Oslo Pix Film Festival invite you to a late breakfast while we screen the 80s classic THE BREAKFAST CLUB.
Special Events
EUPHORIA at the National Museum
On Tuesday 25.08 you can see Julian Rosefeldt's visually striking film work EUPHORIA at the National Museum.
Dansens Hus X Pix on Art
On Tuesday 25.08 and Wednesday 26.08 we are showing four films at Dansens Hus. This year's film programme is split in two and shows how body, movement and cinematic storytelling speak to (self-)staging, the power of definition, identity and tradition.
Flash Pitch with Mediefabrikken
Before the screening of KORTREIST on Tuesday 25.08, there will be short film pitches. After the lightning pitch, the audience votes for the winning project. The winner receives NOK 15,000 from Mediefabrikken.
Free youth screening of BLÜCHER at Sofienberg Church
On Thursday, 27.08, at 15.00, there will be a screening of the popular war film BLÜCHER at Sofienberg Church. The film is completely free and falls right after school hours.
Special screening of GRITT in Sofienberg kirke
On Thursday, 27.08, there will be a unique screening of GRITT followed by a panel conversation about Gritt as a religious figure.
Bird show and film screening // LISTERS
At Carls, on Thursday 27.08, there will be a screening of the YouTube sensation LISTERS: A GLIMPSE INTO EXTREME BIRDWATCHING. Before the film there will be a short bird show.
KJÆRAST at Det Norske Teatret
On Thursday 27.08 there will be a completely unique screening of Erik Poppe's latest film, KJÆRAST, based on a screenplay by Jon Fosse. The film will be shown in Sal 3 at Det Norske Teatret, and after the film, the film's director Erik Poppe and journalist and author Cecilie N. Seiness will take part in a conversation.
Parties
Pix on Art Party: Lisa & Lisa
Welcome to a party with Oslo Pix Filmfestival and Dansens Hus, on Tuesday 25.08 at Dansens Hus. As part of the film programme on self-staging, we have invited the mysterious DJ duo Lisa & Lisa to close out the festival day.
The party is free and open to all, whether you've seen a film or not.
Dramatic SOFA and Award Ceremony // OSLOPITCH 2026
From 18.00, Tuesday 25.08, we round off Oslopitch with Dramatic SOFA, award ceremony and after-party at Nieu Grünerløkka. The event is free and open to all, including those who have not taken part in the Oslopitch event earlier in the day.
Pix Pub Crawl
For the fifth year running, we're hosting a short film pub crawl! The concept: eight great short films at four great venues, all within comfortable walking distance. The event is free. It may fill up, so make sure to arrive in good time.
Premiere Party // BUTTERFLY
After the festival premiere of BUTTERFLY in Klingenberg 1, there will be a party at Kunstnernes Hus from 20.30.
Mer Film's 15th Anniversary
Mer Film celebrates 15 years this year! They are hosting a big party at Becco on 27.08 at 20.00, together with staff and guests from their latest films.
Premiere Party // FJORD
After the festival premiere of the closing film FJORD by Cristian Mungiu, there will be a premiere party at Kunstnernes Hus. The party starts at 22.30 and is open to all.
The festival's closing party at Gehør
On the festival's second-to-last day, Saturday 29.08 at 21.30, there will be a closing party at Gehør. The party is open to all.
Exhibition: Ulf Lundin's «5–9» at FRAKT
In FRAKT's viewing space on Sukkerbiten, Ulf Lundin's video work 5–9 portrays Swedish office workers outside regulated working hours, as representatives of modern working life and the social-democratic ideal of routine and collectivity.
Catch the exhibition at FRAKT on Sukkerbiten on Saturday and Sunday, 12.00–16.00. The exhibition is free.