Call for Film Submissions – Bollywood Festival Norway

Bring your story to the big screen and let your film shine at Bollywood Festival Norway. We welcome filmmakers from around the world to submit their work and be part of one of Scandinavia’s most vibrant multicultural film events.Whether you’ve created a short film, a feature‑length fiction, a drama, or a documentary, our festival celebrates diverse voices and bold storytelling.

With an audience that spans both the South Asian diaspora and European film lovers, your film will reach viewers who appreciate creativity, culture, and cinematic craft.

Submission general requirements
  • DCP format must be available for festival screening.
  • English subtitles are required (Norwegian subtitles are a bonus)
  • The film must not have been previously released on YouTube or any other streaming platform

How to Submit Your Film

To submit your film for consideration, simply use the submission form. Our selection team reviews every entry with care, and we look forward to discovering your work.

Submission Fee

To ensure a fair and thorough evaluation process, a small assessment fee applies:

  • Short Film & Documentary Fee — 50 USD
  • Feature Film Fee — 100 USD

This fee supports the time and effort our festival judges dedicate to selecting the strongest films for screening at Bollywood Festival Norway. Please note that the submission fee is non‑refundable.

We use Stripe as our payment gateway provider. After the submission form has been filled and submitted, you will be taken to the payment page, where both options for short and feature will be available. Please choose your category.

We appreciate your passion, creativity, and commitment to filmmaking. Your story deserves an audience — and we can’t wait to see what you’ve created.

After submission of this form​​ you will be taken to the payment page. Please select product (short film, or feature film) to pay for, and follow the instructions.

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