Guided tour of Ibsen’s apartment and mingling with finger food
Abloom Film Festival 2025: International Reception
Program
Doors open
Networking & refreshments
Welcome
Konferansier
The host, Ammal Ahmed Haj Mohamed, welcomes all participants.
Opening Film Package
Voices of Children and Youth
Sets the tone for the evening by highlighting the challenges of accessibility in education.
Speech by Festival Director
Faridah Nabaggala
Film, culture and education as tools for inclusion and empowerment
Opening Speech
Åse Maria Kleveland
Knowledge is not a luxury – it is a right. The cultural figure opens with a powerful speech on education as a human right for children and youth with disabilities – in Norway and worldwide.
H.E. Ambassador
Pedro Pessoa e Costa (Portugal)
The ambassador’s perspective on global cooperation for inclusive education and cultural exchange.
Presentation from UNESCO
Svein Hullstein – Secretary-General
UNESCO’s work on inclusive education globally, and how international actors can collaborate to break down barriers.
Panel Discussion
The Road Ahead – Where Do We Go from Here?
📌 Panel participants:
Faridah Nabaggala – Festival Director, Abloom Film Festival
Thomas Poulsen – Head, Department of Education and Research, Norad
Maria Greenberg Bergheim – Secretary-General, UNICEF Norway
Annette Nyquist – Senior Advisor, Education Section, Save the Children Norway
Svein Hullstein – Secretary-General, The Norwegian UNESCO Commission
Feature Film
111 minutes
A young girl is the only hearing member of a deaf family and faces an impossible choice between supporting her family’s daily life or following her own dream of music.
The film is award-winning and moving, showing how barriers can be broken when children are given the opportunity to flourish.
🌍 Global Education Conference: The Right to Real Education
Education is a fundamental human right – yet for many children and young people with disabilities, it remains an unfulfilled promise.
This year, the Abloom Film Festival highlights this urgent issue through a Global Education Conference, exploring how we can ensure inclusive, equitable, and meaningful education for all – where learning becomes a path to empowerment, mastery, and equality.
📅 Date: 18 November 2025
📍 Venue: IBSEN Museum and Theatre, Oslo
🎟️ Free admission – registration required
The conference will be followed by an international reception in collaboration with the Embassy of Portugal in Oslo, bringing together partners, guests, and advocates from around the world to celebrate inclusion, cultural exchange, and cooperation.
Be part of the change – together we can:
- Inspire action
- Challenge barriers
- Ensure that education becomes a right for everyone
