Oslo/Fusion Film Festival was founded in 1990. It is Norway's only film festival dedicated to stories of, by and for the LGBTQIA2S+ / QTIBIPOC community. It also one of the country's longest running film festivals, and the largest festival solely dedicated to promote and increase diversity, equality and acceptance through entertainment, film screenings, panel discussions and related events.
In 2025 we celebrate our 35th edition and we invite you to join us!

Film is a powerful medium that can entertain, educate and create change, all at the same time. We look for new perspectives and reflections in stories from our community members personal lives and shared or unique human experiences. Films that explore and celebrate diversity in identity, gender, sexuality, personal expression, cultural and ethnic background. Stories of resilience, strength and human rights activism to challenge outdated norms and common misconceptions in our global society.

"The problem for us is that we can sometimes be so "anti" what the problem is - I want us to be more "pro" what the solution is." - Afeni Shakur

Thank you for considering us!
As always, we are excited and grateful for the privilege of experiencing your work and passion.

Grand Jury Awards:
- Best Narrative Feature
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best Short Film

Oslo/Fusion Youth Award:
- Best Feature Film (narrative or documentary)

The BLIKK Audience Awards:
- Best Narrative Feature
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best Short Film

Please read the festival description - your film must in some way relate to our mission in order to be considered.

- Films must be completed after January 1, 2024.

- Please make sure to choose the appropriate category - add comments if necessary.
If you have a hybrid film and you are unsure about the category, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

- In the form, we kindly ask you to say a couple words about how your film meets our criteria. This will help us in speeding up the selection process, so please take a few seconds to type in a keyword or two.

- The submission fee is currently USD 20 for short films and USD 40 for feature length films. Late fees are USD 30 and 60, respectively.

Overall Rating
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  • We're always excited when we have films to send to this festival, a long running festival that really takes care to curate their programmes. We had two clients screen there in 2024:

    🏳️‍🌈 Night Milk
    🏳️‍🌈 Roses

    November 2024
  • This was It was such an energizing, fun, and well-curated festival to be a part of! The films were eyes-opening to watch, and it was great to meet the other directors. The warm welcome in Oslo made it a real experience. Huge thanks to Bard, Sophia, and the entire team for their great care and attention to detail. I’m very proud to have been a part of it and look forward to what the future holds!

    October 2024
  • Dima Hamdan

    So truly honoured to receive the Best Short Film award, and to read the jury’s statement which meant so much to me. Thank you Oslo/Fusion film festival ❤️

    October 2024
  • Thank you for this important festival! I really do appreciate that my film was in competition program. This is so exciting experience! I believe that such events helps in improving our world!

    October 2024
  • Julieta Tetelbaum

    Happy to have screened 'JOY' at the festival! Everything was very professional, thank you Oslo/Fusion !

    April 2024