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Reviews of the film festival “Rethinking Mental Health”
Photo: Veslemöy Furuseth Articles published: 1.10. 2026: From Jenny Wetterling, Mad in Sweden: Och plötsligt fanns inga murar 1.10.2026: Mad in Argentina: https://locuraenargentina.org/festival-internacional-de-cine-en-noruega/ 6.10.2026: Peter C. Gøtzsche, Mad in America: Didn’t Anyone Tell You It Is Okay to Be Different? 6.10.2026: Arianna Astuni, Mad in America: Lillehammer’s “Other” Olympics: The Mad in Norway International Film…
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Mad in Norway Film Festival Art Show
This art show was created through a call for art that asked artists with lived experience, “How has art helped you survive?” This collection of work was accompanied by artist statements which are provided in their entirety here. Each artwork with edited versions of the statements was shown in the theater in between films at…
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Recommended films available online
On this page on our website, you will find links to many of the films from the festival programme that are available to watch online. We are also happy to share links to a selection of films that we would have loved to include in the programme if we had had more time. These are…
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Help us fund the festival Rethinking Mental Health
We have put a great deal of time and effort into applying to relevant foundations and organizations for financial support. Unfortunately, we have been turned down time and time again.We have therefore decided to launch this crowdfunding campaign. Norwegian: www.spleis.no/510454?s=c English: https://whydonate.com/fundraising/rethinking-mental-health-film-festival The festival will go ahead, but we are currently short NOK 150,000 to…
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Contributors presented on the Mad in Norway website
The “Rethinking Mental Health” Film Festival in Lillehammer—a unique opportunity to meet filmmakers and advocates from around the world. We are delighted to welcome you to the Mad in Norway International Film Festival at the end of September. Here you’ll have the opportunity to meet a unique group of people from all over the world,…
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Call for Art – an invitation to submit artwork for a digital art show
Mad in Norway is seeking submissions for a digital Art Exhibit to be displayed between films throughout the film festival. The idea behind this is to illustrate the significance of art and its healing potential in times of mental health challenges, whilst also giving festival participants the opportunity to explore various forms of artistic expression.…
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Confirmed contributors
The contributors will be presented on this page: https://madinnorwayfilmfest.org/contributors/ We have now selected the films to be screened at the festival. Many of them are already listed on the ‘Films’ page; the rest will be added as permissions and image rights are finalized. We are currently working on finalizing the program and inviting both filmmakers…
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We are proud and delighted to start presenting our films
The selected films will be presented on an ongoing basis under the “Films” menu item. As an opening we are happy to present our first selected film Drunk On Too Much Life. Drunk on Too Much Life is an intimate and powerful documentary following the filmmaker’s 21-year-old daughter’s mind-opening journey from locked-down psych wards and…
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Welcome to Rethinking Mental Health Film Festival
Mad in Norway’s International Film Festival September 24 to 26, 2026 – Lillehammer, Norway This September, we invite you to come to Lillehammer, Norway, to be inspired by films from around the world – films that rarely reach mainstream cinema. Who are we, and who is invited? Mad in Norway is a webzine and part…
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Welcome to Lillehammer!
Photo: Veslemöy Furuseth Mad in Norway, in collaboration with Mad in America, will organize an international film festival September 24 to 26, 2026.Location: Lillehammer, Norway Save the dates and stay tuned for further announcements on this page!
