Abloom International
An international platform for inclusive film and cultural exchange
Abloom International is the international initiative of Abloom Film Festival. It is a platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and inclusive cultural exchange. Through film, art, and dialogue, we bring together actors from Norway and abroad to strengthen representation, participation, and new partnerships across borders.
What is Abloom International?
Abloom International creates meeting spaces where culture, professional knowledge, and civil society come together. We connect cultural institutions, organizations, filmmakers, artists, and international networks.
Abloom works to break taboos related to disability and exclusion, using film and the arts as tools to create understanding, open dialogue, and strengthen knowledge exchange.
Our focus
- Develop international collaborations and partnerships
- Create spaces for dialogue and cultural exchange
- Highlight inclusive perspectives in film and the arts
- Use film as a tool for insight, reflection, and change
- Strengthen representation, participation, and visibility
International partners
Abloom collaborates with international actors and networks to strengthen knowledge exchange, visibility, and the development of new initiatives.
Programme and meeting points
As part of Abloom International, we develop meeting points that connect international partners, cultural actors, embassies, professionals, and civil society organizations.
Abloom International Reception
An international reception and one of the festival’s key meeting points. Here, partners, embassies, and professionals come together to build relationships, share perspectives, and develop new collaborations.
Collaboration
We welcome collaboration with international actors, organizations, institutions, and networks that want to contribute to stronger representation, dialogue, and inclusive cultural exchange.
Abloom International is both a meeting place and a platform for new partnerships, shared learning, and future cooperation.
Why it matters
Through Abloom International, we aim to strengthen international cooperation, increase representation in film and cultural life, and contribute to inclusive practices that can be shared across countries and sectors.