Program

This years Oslo Pix program is made out of films that will excite and provoke, enrich and delight. Here you'll find action, laughter, love, in-depth documentaries and films that challenge boundaries. The 4th edition of the festival takes place in a time when the pandemic is still marking Oslo's culture scene, and as a result, this year's festival will be digital. Our digital platform boasts 40 films – the best Norwegian and Nordic films from the past year, as well as highlights from the European and North American film scene. We welcome you to a somewhat different festival experience, and hope that you will take a much-needed break from the home office to watch a film, or many, in the cinema or in your living room.

In this section, we pair documentaries with debate. The topics of this year's digital panel discussions range from Denmark's ambitious climate policy, online grooming and the decay of capitalism to local food and sustainability and the yellow vest demonstrations in France. The Pix Politics section is supported by the Fritt Ord Foundation.

Oslo Pix' section for film on other art forms. Get to know writers Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams and the female pioneers of electronic music, experience composer Max Richter's fascination with sleep, or the entertaining story of a controversial artwork in rural Norway.

This section comprises seven hard-hitting films that somehow reflect the current state. Here's a look at ongoing #metoo struggles in the American music industry, life as a fitness influencer in Poland, the prison system and drug abuse in the United States, or the highly polarized political climate in Germany.

In this wide array of films, we get to know characters who are all undergoing a transformation – through the pursuit of a biological parent, dreams of a better life, the transition from child to adult, or disruptive experiences in mid-life.

Enjoy these two films together with the family. The animated film Calamity is an epic and colourful 19th-century coming-of-age story from America, available on our digital platform. The beautiful documentary film Kids Cup lets you into the world's largest football tournament, Norway Cup. It will be available if the cinemas in Oslo open.

Anders Thomas Jensen is the director behind this year's opening film Riders of Justice. Get to know Jensen through his first two films Flickering Lights and The Green Butchers on our digital platform.

Tired of the couch? These films will be possible to watch in cinemas during the festival! These films will bnot be digitally available on our screening platform – except the films Villagers and Vagabonds and Hello World, which will have a limited digital screening window.