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INDEX

THE NORDIC COUNTRIES AND THEIR
CO-PRODUCTION PROGRAMMES 2019

Denmark				                                                       4
Danish Film Institute
Regional Film Funds

Finland				                                                       8
Finnish Film Foundation
25% Cash Rebate in Finland
Film Commisions

Iceland				                                                     10
Icelandic Film Centre
Iceland´s 25% Reimbursment Scheme

Norway 				                                                     12
Norwegian Film Institute
Regional Film Funds
Film Commissions

Sweden 				                                                     17
Swedish Film Institute
Regional Film Funds
Film Commissions

NORDISK FILM & TV FOND 		                                       20

CREATIVE EUROPE DESKS 		                                        24
Denmark, Finland, Iceland
Norway & Sweden

CONTACTS 			                                                    27

CREDITS
Page 1        SONS OF DENMARK, Dar Salim - DENMARK, Hyæne Film ©Henrik Ohsten
Page 3        THE DEPOSIT, Ásthildur Kjartansdóttir - ICELAND, Askja Films & Rebella Filmworks ©Lilja Jonsdottir
Page 20       ATLANTIC CROSSING, Alexander Eik - NORWAY, Cinenord Drama ©Paul Wilson/Yellow 1
Page 24       THE MAGIC LIFE OF V, Tonislav Hristov - FINLAND, Making Movies ©Alexander Stanishev
Page 28       A PIECE OF MY HEART. Edward af Sillén - SWEDEN, Unlimitied Stories AB ©Niklas Maupoix

Editor & Layout: Amila Cirkinagic

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                   2019
NORDIC COUNTRIES CO-PRODUCING WITH
DENMARK

DANISH FILM INSTITUTE

The Danish Film Institute (DFI) has                  • There must be a distribution deal for
established an international department              theatrical distribution in Denmark or
with the remit of advising Danish producers          broadcast on national Danish TV
on international funding possibilities, while
being the point of contact for international         • The financing in the major co-producing
producers seeking information on the                 country has to be secured
Danish production landscape and financing
possibilities.                                       Applications will be evaluated based on
                                                     the following criteria
Minority Co-Production Funding –                     • Creative strength
Feature Films                                        • Creative and financial collaboration
The purpose of funding co-productions is             between the Danish company and its co-
to strengthen partnerships and creative              producer, including previous projects and
exchange between Danish and international            future plans
producers. The DFI highly values the                 • The level of creative and technical
opportunities afforded from co-productions –         collaboration, the participation of Danish
international financing, cultural and business       talent and crew and the overall Danish spend
exchange and distribution – and therefore            • The nature of the distribution deal signed
encourages such partnerships.                        by the producer
Recently Successful Co-Productions
                                                     DFI is able to allocate no more than 60% of
BIRDS OF PASSAGE by Ciro Guerra and
                                                     the Danish spend.
Christina Gallego (Colombia)
BORDER by Ali Abbasi (Sweden)
                                                     Applications are submitted to Noemi Ferrer,
LUIS AND THE ALIENS by Christoph &
                                                     Head of DFI International, and assessed by
Wolfgang Lauenstein and co-directed by Sean
                                                     a DFI panel consisting of Commissioning
McCormack (Germany)
                                                     Editors, the Head of International and the
Subsidy Application Requirements                     Director for Film Funding.
DFI can fund around 5-9 minor co-
productions per year. The annual budget is           You will get a response on your application
approximately DKK 12 million.                        within a month from submission deadline.
                                                     dfi.dk
• The application must be submitted by a
Danish production company                            Deadlines for application in 2019
                                                     19 February – noon
• There must be Danish creative or technical         28 May – noon
participation in the production                      17 September – noon

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NORDIC COUNTRIES CO-PRODUCING WITH
DENMARK

Minority Co-Production Features supported in 2018

FEATURE FILMS        DIRECTOR                PRODUCTION COMPANY            DANISH                   COUNTRY OF
                                                                           CO-PRODUCER              ORIGIN
A WHITE, WHITE DAY   Hlynur Pálmason         Join Motion Pictures          Snowglobe                Iceland
PSYCHOSIS IN         Maria Bäck              Garagefilm                    Nordisk Film Spring      Sweden
STOCKHOLM
THE MIDDLE MAN       Bent Hamer              BulBul Film                   Profile Pictures         Norway
TIGERS               Ronnie Sandahl          Black Spark Film & TV         SF Studios Production    Sweden
CALAMITY             Rémi Chayé              Maybe Movies                  Nørlum                   France
CHARTER              Amanda Kernell          Nordisk Film (SE)             Nordisk Film (DK)        Sweden
THE GIRAFFE          Anna Sofie Hartmann     Komplizen Film                Profile Pictures         Germany
THE EMIGRANTS        Daniel Espinosa         SF Studios (SE)               SF Studios (DK)          Sweden
DARKLING             Dusan Milic             Film Deluxe International     Space Rocket Nation      Serbia
MITRA                Kaweh Modiri            Baldr Film                    Snowglobe                Netherlands

Minority Co-Production Documentaries supported in 2018

 DOCUMENTARIES       DIRECTOR                 PRODUCTION                 DANISH                    COUNTRY OF
                                              COMPANY                    CO-PRODUCER               ORIGIN
 CLUB COLUMBIA       Jenny & Jussi Rastas     Filmiaa                    Hansen & Pedersen         Finland
 MATING              Lina Mannheimer          French Quarter             Kirstine Barfoed Film     Sweden

 THE MOLE            Mads Brügger             Piraya Film                Wingman Media             Norway

 GENESIS             David Herdies & Georg    Momento Film               Made in Copenhagen        Sweden
                     Götmark
 JENTA I SPEILET     Tone Grøttjord-Glenne    Sant & Usant               Final Cut for Real        Norway

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DENMARK

Minority Co-Production Funding –                     Selection Process
Documentaries                                        Applications must be addressed directly
The DFI can fund 4–6 minor documentary or            to one of the three film commissioners.
short fiction co-productions per year with           Together with the DFI producers and the DFI
a total annual budget of EUR 335 750 (2.5            Head of Documentaries, they will evaluate
million DKK).                                        the application. The project evaluation is
                                                     based on the following aspects:
Application Requirements
• The application must be submitted by a             Artistic qualities, the creative and financial
Danish production company                            collaboration between the Danish and
• There must be Danish creative or technical         international producer, including previous
participation in the production                      collaborations and future plans, the
• A confirmed distribution deal for theatrical       Danish share of the creative and technical
distribution in Denmark or national Danish           collaboration, and the distribution potential.
broadcast or other national distribution e.g.
digital aimed at a Danish audience                   You will get a response to your application
• The international majority producer must           within a month from submission deadline.
be able to present agreements that confirm           In case your project is not chosen for co-
national funding                                     production support you can reapply with the
The Danish co-production funding is given as         same project only if DFI assesses that the
top-up financing only                                project has undergone substantial changes.

                                                     Deadlines for application in 2019
                                                     04 March – noon
                                                     15 August – noon
                                                     04 November – noon

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DENMARK

REGIONAL FILM FUNDS                                   municipalities and intended for national and
                                                      international distribution.
The regional film funds make an important             The Copenhagen Film Fund primarily invests
contribution to the success of Danish films           in international productions of high artistic
and television.                                       merit with Danish co-producers, or Danish
                                                      projects with substantial international
The West Danish Film Fund (Est. 2002)                 financing and distribution in place. The fund’s
secretariat is situated in the city of Aarhus,        focus is on productions wholly or partly shot
the second largest city in Denmark. The Fund          in the region.
represents 10 municipalities in Western               cphfilmfund.com
Denmark and invests around EUR 4 million a
year in film and media productions. The Fund          FilmFyn (Est 2003) covers the area of Fyn
supports and invests in co-productions that           (Funen) in the very heart of Denmark. The
have Danish artistic or technical participation       regional fund holds a strong track record
with a connection to the region. Support is           of investing in more than 90 successful
given to artistically interesting productions         productions so far, the majority being in
which strengthen the film industry in the             national high quality features and tv-series.
region.                                               The annual budget is EUR 4.7 million of
Financial support is provided in the form             which more than EUR 3.7 million is available
of subsidies and/or investment. You need a            through a selective funding scheme in
Danish co-producer in order to apply.                 the form of recoupable investments.
filmpuljen.dk                                         There are no fixed application deadlines,
                                                      and co-productions must apply via the
The Copenhagen Film Fund was founded                  Danish production company. Assessment
in 2013 by the initiative of the Producers            criteria is based on artistic qualities and
Association as a partnership between eight            the production’s ability to strengthen and
Copenhagen municipalities, the Capital                collaborate with the regional talent and
Region and a number of players in the local           industry.
film industry.                                        filmfyn.dk
The fund’s primary goals are to invest in
Danish and international film and television
productions that are produced in the member

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FINLAND

FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION

The Finnish Film Foundation supports and               Eligibility for co-production support is
promotes the Finnish film industry. Founded            determined with the following criteria:
in 1969, The Foundation operates under                 • Involvement of a Finnish co-producer with
the Ministry of Education and Culture. It              Finnish distribution rights
is the main financer of film production in             • Creative and/or technical input from
Finland. The Foundation receives its funding           Finland
from lottery and pool funds. In 2018, The              • Distribution of some kind in Finland
Foundation handed out EUR 25 million in                • Relevance of the project for Finnish
support for the production, distribution and           audiences
exhibition of films.                                   • Possibilities for an ongoing co-operation
                                                       between the parties
Production support is given to an average
of 80 films per year. Support is available             The Support Application is made by
for feature films, animations, short films,            the Finnish co-producer. The amount
documentaries and TV series.                           of production support for minority co-
                                                       productions has traditionally ranged from
International Co-Productions                           EUR 50.000 to EUR 500.000, depending on
International co-productions are also eligible         the Finnish creative or technical input. There
for production support from The Finnish Film           are no spend requirements for the support,
Foundation when a Finnish co-producer is               nor is the support recoupable. For more
involved. The Foundation funds around 8 to             information and application timetables, see
10 minority co-productions every year with             ses.fi/en.
a flexible support budget of around EUR 1
million.

Minority Co-Productions supported in 2018

 DOCUMENTARIES           DIRECTOR             PRODUCTION            FINNISH                COUNTRY OF
                                              COMPANY               CO-PRODUCER            ORIGIN
 BITTER LOVE             Jerzy Sladkowski     Ginestra              MADE                   Sweden
 END OF THE LINE – THE   Shannon Kring        Red Queen Media       Solar Films            USA
 WOMEN OF STANDING
 ROCK
 FAMILY ON THE RUN       Eva Mulvad           Danish Documentary    MADE                   Denmark
 SKIING IN SCARVES       Haidy Kancler        Studio Virc           Kinocompany            Slovenia
 WRITING WITH FIRE       Sushmit Ghosh        Rintu Thomas          Black Ticket Films /   India
                                                                    JW Documentaries

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FINLAND

 FEATURE FILMS /              DIRECTOR                  PRODUCTION            FINNISH                 COUNTRY OF
 SHORT FILMS                                            COMPANY               CO-PRODUCER             ORIGIN
 A PIECE OF MY HEART          Edward Af Sillén          Unlimited stories     MRP Matila Röhr         Sweden
                                                                              Productions
 ERIC THE STONEHEART          Ilmar Raag                Amrion                Helsinki-filmi          Estonia
 GOODBYE SOVIET UNION         Lauri Randla              Exitfilm              Bufo                    Estonia
 HYPNOSIS                     Valeri Todorovski         Marmot Film           Don Films               Russia
 THE INNOCENTS                Eskil Vogt                Mer Film              Bufo                    Norway
 THE LONGEST DAY              Jonas Selberg             Bob Film Sweden       Empire Pictures         Sweden
                              Augustsén
 RO                           Magda Osińska             Animoon               Filmkompaniet Alpha     Poland
 LAIKA                        Leeni Linna               Revolver Film         Greenlit Productions    Estonia

FILM COMMISSIONS                                                companies involved in the production
Regional Film Commissions and other                             entitled to immaterial property rights. If the
location and production services for foreign                    applicant/recipient is a foreign company,
productions interested in filming in Finland                    it is required that the recipient holds a
can be found at filminginfinland.fi.                            written service contract with a production
                                                                coordinator who has a Finnish business ID.
25% CASH REBATE IN FINLAND                                      Eligible costs include the purchases of goods
Business Finland offers a production                            and services, and the rental of equipment
incentive for feature films, television series,                 and facilities as well as the salaries paid to
documentary films and animations produced                       employees who are liable to pay income tax
at least partly in Finland. The incentive is a                  in Finland. Other eligible costs may include
25 % cash rebate for costs incurred from the                    travel expenses to, from and in Finland, the
production of an audiovisual work, including                    producer’s fee and overheads.
pre- and post-production, in Finland.
                                                                The annual budget for the incentive is around
The rebate is available for Finnish or foreign                  EUR 10 million. For more information visit:
production companies and other audiovisual                      finlandcashrebate.fi

                                              Feature Film          Documentary           TV drama, Animation
Minimum spend in
                                              150.000               50.000                250.000
Finland (EUR)
Minimum total budget of the
                                              2.500.000             325.000               5.500/min
production (EUR)

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ICELAND

ICELANDIC FILM CENTRE

The Icelandic Film Centre is a public                   Evaluation Criteria
institution that provides funding for Icelandic         When evaluating applications, the following
films, promotes them abroad and nurtures                points are especially considered:
film culture in Iceland by supporting festivals,        • the artistic participation by Icelandic cast
seminars, workshops and other networking                and crew
opportunities for film professionals.                   • the degree of involvement by the Icelandic
                                                        producer and the overall Icelandic spend
The Icelandic Film Fund is administered by              • a letter of commitment to distribute the
the Icelandic Film Centre. The fund’s role is           film in Iceland
to further Icelandic filmmaking by providing            • creative strength
financial support to features, documentaries,           For more information, please visit
shorts and fictional TV series. Projects                icelandicfilmcentre.is.
supported by the Icelandic Film Fund must
have some connection to Iceland unless
special circumstances apply.                            ICELAND’S 25% REIMBURSEMENT
                                                        SCHEME
Production Support
The Icelandic Film Centre will distribute               Iceland currently offers a 25% reimbursement
approximately EUR 7.5 million in available              on eligible costs incurred in the production of
grants in 2019, which will be divided                   film and TV projects in Iceland. Note that this
between narrative features and short films,             scheme does not apply to the production of
documentaries, and TV fiction.                          commercials or music videos.
The Icelandic Film Fund usually grants                  Projects must fulfill certain cultural and
production support to 3–4 narrative features            production criteria in order to receive a
each year, as well as approximately 8–10                letter of intent for reimbursement. Once the
documentaries, 3-4 short films, and 2–4 TV              production is completed, a final assessment
series.                                                 of the project is made to confirm that it is still
                                                        eligible for reimbursement.
Minority Co-Production Funding                          Applications must be submitted to the
Support is also available for international             Icelandic Film Centre before production
co-productions with an Icelandic minority               begins in Iceland, and they can be submitted
producer. Applications can be submitted                 at any time of the year.
at any time during the year and take                    For more information, please visit
approximately 8–10 weeks to process.                    filminiceland.com and icelandicfilmcentre.is.

Please note that only companies registered in
Iceland can receive funding.

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ICELAND

Recent Minor Co-productions

TITLE               DIRECTOR                PRODUCTION               ICELANDIC                   COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
                                            COMPANY                  CO-PRODUCER
THE HUNTER´S SON    Ricky Rijneke           Rotterdam Films          Vintage Pictures            Netherlands

SON OF A VERY       Najwa Najjar            Ustura Films             Oktober Productions         Palestine
IMPORTANT MAN

VALHALLA            Fenar Ahmad             Profile Pictures Aps     Netop Films                 Denmark

IN TOUCH            Paweł Ziemilski         NUR                      Join Motion Pictures        Poland

WINTER BROTHERS     Hlynur Pálmason         Masterplan Pictures      Join Motion Pictures        Denmark

TO PLANT A FLAG     Bobbie Peers            Ape&Bjørn                Zik Zak Filmworks           Norway
THE GREATEST MAN    Mikkel Serup            Nimbus Film              Pegasus Pictures            Denmark
20/20               Cecilie Mosli           Sagafilm                 Yellow Bird                 Sweden
                    Thale Persen
                    Gudjón Jónsson

Recent Productions that Have Benefited from Iceland´s Reimbursement Scheme

TITLE                     DIRECTOR                     ICELANDIC PRODUCTION              COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
                                                       PARTNER
22 JULY                   Paul Greengrass              Truenorth                         Norway

ADRIFT                    Baltasar Kormákur            RVK Studios                       USA

AMUNDSEN                  Espen Sandberg               RVK Studios                       Norway

LEGEND OF KUNLUN          Ji Ji Lu Hao                 Pegasus                           China

VALHALLA                  Fenar Ahmad                  Netop Films                       Denmark

LOST IN SPACE             Tim Southam and more         Pegasus                           USA

ICELAND IS BEST           Max Newsom                   Helfar                            UK

THE KING OF BLAZE         Yi-Juan Hu                   Hero Productions                  China

ARCTIC                    Joe Penna                    Pegasus                           United States
THE GREATEST MAN          Mikkel Serup                 Pegasus                           Denmark

GAME OF THRONES           Various                      Pegasus                           USA
SEASON 7

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NORWAY

NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE

Fiction Feature Films                                   (See the evaluation form on the website
Funding is available for foreign fiction feature        www.nfi.no)
film productions destined for cinema release,
in which a Norwegian producer participates              Priority will be given to productions with:
as a minority co-producer.                              • national public support
                                                        • strong artistic potential and/or
The annual budget for 2019 is NOK 10                    • recognized potential in the Norwegian
million (approx. EUR 1 million). Production             market
funding may be granted for up to 50% of the
Norwegian part of the budget, in a range                How to Apply
from EUR 50.000 to 300.000.                             Applications for funding must be submitted
Co-productions with a Norwegian minority                by the Norwegian minority producer. The
producer are eligible to apply for marketing            project must be acknowledged as a cultural
support in Norway. They will also be eligible           product in the country of the delegate
to apply for ex post support for up to a total          producer. If an application is made under the
of 50% of the Norwegian budget, calculated              European Convention, it should be forwarded
on the basis of sales in Norway. For arthouse           to the Norwegian Film Institute through
films with a limited cinema audience, up to a           the Competent Authority in the delegate
total of 75% of the Norwegian budget may be             producer’s home country. A deal memo from
granted.                                                a Norwegian film distributor confirming the
                                                        intention of a release in Norway is required.
All funding is non-recoupable.
                                                        The volume of support will be determined
When evaluating the applications, the                   on the basis of Norwegian spending and the
Norwegian Film Institute will consider                  share of other Norwegian investment.
• that the project is recognized as a cultural          nfi.no/english/funding/co-production
product in the home country
• the co-production agreement between the               Deadlines 2019:
majority and minority producer                          January 28th and
• the producer’s track record                           Beginning of September
• long-term plans for co-operation between
the producers
• Norwegian spending including use of
Norwegian talents on both sides of the
camera
• deliveries from the Norwegian industry;
i. e. location, equipment and facilities, all
categories of post-production

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NORWAY

Documentaries                                             evaluated by one of the documentary film
It is possible to obtain funding for                      commissioners of the Norwegian Film
documentary productions with or without                   Institute.
cinema release with a Norwegian minority
co-producer. The evaluation procedure and                 Deadlines 2019
requirements are similar to fiction                       Applications for 2019 have no specific
feature films, but with some additional                   deadline and will be evaluated on a rolling
requirements. The applications will be                    basis.

Minority Co-Productions in 2018

 DOCUMENTARIES       DIRECTOR                   PRODUCTION                NORWEGIAN             COUNTRY OF
                                                COMPANY                   CO-PRODUCER           ORIGIN
 KIDS ON THE SILK    J. Pedersen                ToolBox Film              Relation04 Media AS   Denmark
 ROAD 6-15           K.A Schrøder
                     S.L. Wilmont
 CARNIVAL PILGRIMS   Mika Mattila               Ideastetic Oy             Dag Hoel              Finland
                                                                          Filmproduksjon AS
 THE CHOCOLATE       Miki Mistrati              Made in Copenhagen        UpNorth Film AS       Denmark
 WAR
 A NEW BEGINNING     Ala’a Mohsen               Larm Film Danmark         Substans Film AS      Denmark
 FLEE                Jonas Poher Rasmussen      Final Cut for Real        Mer Film AS           Denmark
 HAMADA              Eloy Dominguez Serén       Momento Film AB           Fuglene AS            Sweden

 FEATURE FILMS        DIRECTOR               PRODUCTION COMPANY           NORWEGIAN CO-         COUNTRY OF
 SHORT FILM                                                               PRODUCER              ORIGIN
 CHARTER              Amanda Kernell         Nordisk Film Production AB   Nordisk Film          Sweden
                                             Sverige                      Producton AS Norge
 NOTAT                Ole Christian Madsen   Creative Alliance AB         4 ½ Fiksjon AS        Denmark
                                             Danmark
 THE SUNLIT NIGHT     David Wnendt           Detailfilm                   Ape&Bjørn AS          Germany
 SUICIDE TOURIST      Jonas Arnby            Snowglobe                    Mer Film AS           Denmark
 WHEN BODIES FALL     Yenni Lee              Zentropa Sweden AB           Barbosa Film AS       Sweden
 FROM THE SKY

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NORWAY

Drama Series and Short Films                         Deadlines 2019
It is possible to apply for funding of               Drama series: January 28th, 2019
production of drama series with a Norwegian          Short films: January 28th, 2019
minority producer. No separate budget
has been established for this purpose.               The Incentive Scheme
Applications will be evaluated by the                The scheme grants up to 25% return on costs
NFI drama series consultant, with the                spent in Norway to productions produced
same application deadlines and the same              partly or entirely in Norway, and are
budget as specified for applications with a          intended for international distribution.
Norwegian main producer. In the evaluation
procedure, the project’s artistic quality            The Incentive Scheme was first introduced in
and production quality will be considered,           2016. The 2019 budget of NOK 68,36 million
as well as the cooperation between the               is fully exhausted.
co-producers, Norwegian creative and
                                                     The application deadline for 2020 will be
technical contributions to the project, and
                                                     announced on www.nfi.no/eng.
the share of the film’s budget to be spent in
Norway. The applicant needs a deal with a            The objective of The Incentive Scheme is
distributionplatform in Norway to apply.             to increase the number of international
                                                     films and series produced in Norway to
It is possible to apply for up to 50% of the
                                                     promote Norwegian culture, history and
Norwegian budget.
                                                     nature and improve the experience and skills
                                                     of the Norwegian film industry, stimulate
How to Apply
                                                     growth, promote a sustainable Norwegian
Applications for funding must be submitted
                                                     film industry and support international
by the Norwegian minority producer. The
                                                     cooperation.
project must be acknowledged as a cultural
product in the country of the delegate               To qualify for the scheme, the minimum
producer. If an application is made under the        production budget is:
European convention, it should be forwarded
to the NFI through the Competent Authority           • NOK 5 million for documentary series
in the delegate producer’s home country. A
deal memo from a Norwegian film distributor          • NOK 25 million for feature films
confirming the intention of a release in
                                                     • NOK 10 million for documentaries
Norway is required. The volume of support
will be determined on the basis of Norwegian         • NOK 10 million per episode for drama series
spending and the share of other Norwegian
investment.

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NORWAY

The minimum requirement for eligible costs                cannot be combined with production or
spent in Norway is NOK 2 million. A minimum               co-production grants from The Norwegian
of 30% of the financing must come from                    Film Institute, but can be combined with
international sources, outside of Norway, and             development funding and marketing grants
an international distribution agreement must              from The Norwegian Film Institute and
be documented. The production must also                   funding from regional funds.
qualify under the scheme’s qualification test.
                                                          www.nfi.no/eng/grantsfunding/the-incentive-
The funding from The Incentive Scheme                     scheme

Recent Productions that Have Benefited From Norways Reimbursement Scheme

 TITLE                      DIRECTOR                          PRODUCTION COMPANY
 ATLANTIC CROSSING          Alexander Eik                     Cinenord Drama
 WISTING                    Katarina Launing                  Cinenord Drama
                            Trygve Allister Diesen
 BEFOREIGNERS               Jens Lien                         Rubicon TV

INTERNATIONAL SÁMI FILM INSTITUT                          indigenous filmmakers and organizations
(ISFI)                                                    internationally.
The International Sámi Film Institute (ISFI)              The ISFI was founded in 2007 in
is dedicated to providing Sámi people with                Gouvdageaidnu/Kautokeino, Norway. The ISFI
the skills and economic opportunities for                 is intended to serve professional film workers
developing, producing and distributing Sámi               across the Sámi area, both in Norway,
films in the Sámi language. In addition, the              Sweden, Finland and Russia.
ISFI is a centre for promoting cooperation                isfi.no
and encouraging productions with other

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NORWAY

REGIONAL FILM FUNDS                                   FILM COMMISSIONS
Mediefondet Zefyr, based in Bergen, is the            The national commission – Film Commission
result of a merger between the film funds             Norway aims at encouraging and aiding
in Bergen and Stavanger. The fund can                 international film productions in Norway
invest in and support all kinds of audiovisual        and acts as a link between the national and
productions.                                          international film and television industry.
mfz.no                                                The Film Commision Norway is currently
                                                      under revision, and may be subject to
Filminvest is a regional fund that supports           alterations by 2019.
and invests in the development and                    norwegianfilm.com
production of feature films, drama series and
games. The projects must be assosiated with           The national commission is collaborating with
our region in mid- and the south east part            the regional film commissions:
of Norway. Foreign producers must have a
co-production agreement with a Norwegian              Western Norway Film Commission
producer to be eligible for support.                  (Bergen)
midtnorskfilm.no
                                                      wnfc.no
FilmCamp is located in Øverbygd in the
municipality of Målselv, one and a half hours         Midgard Film Commission
from Tromsø. It is a regional resource and            (Trondheim)
infrastructure company that also provides
                                                      midnordicfilm.no
funding for film and TV productions shot in
the region or at FilmCamp.
Filmcamp.no                                           Oslo Film Commission
                                                      oslofilm.no
Filmfond Nord was established in 2012 and
is based in Bodø. It provides top-up financing
for feature films and TV dramas that help
develop the film industry of the region.
filmfondnord.no

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SWEDEN

SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE

The Minor Co-Production Scheme                          • The director’s vision
The aim of funding co-productions is to                 • The producer’s vision
strengthen working relationships between                • Specification of the Swedish artistic and
Swedish production companies and foreign                technical involvement
producers. It should also inspire and facilitate        • Budget in SEK with a specific column to
competence development, improve                         specify the Swedish spend
opportunities to secure international                   • Financing plan in SEK, with a detailed
financing and help films to cross borders.              specification of the Swedish contribution,
                                                        including possible LOI/LOC
Who Can Apply?                                          • Distribution plan for Sweden, including
• Applications must be submitted by                     minimum LOI or the like
established Swedish production companies,               • Schedule
active within the Swedish production                    • Links to the director’s previous films
environment                                             • A cast list
• The Swedish producer is responsible for
the Swedish artistic, financial and technical           Note: The application and supporting
elements of the co-production                           documents form the basis on which the
                                                        Swedish Film Institute’s evaluation is made.
Primary Evaluation Criteria                             Deviations from these may change the
• Artistic qualities                                    evaluation of the project.
• Long-term partnership between Swedish
and foreign producer, artistic and financial            Evaluation Process
• The proportion of Swedish participation               The application is processed by a council
in the production: artistic, technical and              comprised of a Film Commissioner for
financial                                               feature-length film, a production controller
• Distribution (theatrical or/and full coverage         and the Head of Production Funding or Film
national television distribution/VOD)                   Funding. The Swedish Film Institute’s CEO
The contribution of the Swedish Film Institute          makes the final decision on funding following
can be a maximum of 80% of the Swedish                  the recommendation of the council.
financing. The Swedish financing must be in             sfi.se
proportion to the Swedish spend.

The Application Should Include
• A full screenplay
• Details of the co-operation between the
Swedish producer and the major producer
(both previous and future projects)

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SWEDEN

Advance Support to Minority Co-Productions (Decisions taken in 2018)

FEATURE-LENGTH          DIRECTOR              PRODUCTION               SWEDISH                COUNTRY OF
FICTIONS                                      COMPANY                  CO-PRODUCER            ORIGIN
95                      Aleksi Mäkelä         Yellow Film & TV         SF Studios             Finland
                                                                       Production AB
A WHITE, WHITE DAY      Hlynur Pálmason       Join Motion Pictures     HOB AB                 Iceland
BERGMAN ISLAND          Mia Hansen-Löve       CG Cinéma                Plattform Produktion   France
                                                                       AB
QUEEN OF HEARTS         May el-Toukhy         Nordisk Film             Nordisk Film           Denmark
                                              Production AS            Production Sverige
                                                                       AB
OUT STEALING HORSES     Hans Petter Moland    4 12 Fiksjon as          Zentropa Sweden AB     Norway
SEA FEVER               Neasa Hardiman        Fantastic Films Ltd      Bright Moving          Ireland
                                                                       Pictures Sweden AB
DANIEL                  Niels Arden Oplev     Toolbox Film             Cinenic Film AB        Denmark
THE SPY                 Jens Jonsson          4 12 Fiktion             B-Reel Films AB        Norway
SUICIDE TOURIST         Jonas Alexander       Snowglobe                Garagefilm             Denmark
                        Arnby                                          International AB

FEATURE-LENGTH        DIRECTOR                  PRODUCTION               SWEDISH                COUNTRY OF
DOCUMENTARIES                                   COMPANY                  CO-PRODUCER            ORIGIN
FLEE                  Jonas Poher Rasmussen     Final Cut for Real       Most Film AB           Denmark
LAST BREATH           Richard da Costa          Met Film Productions     Backflip Media AB      UK
                      Alex Parkinson
JIHAD JANE            Ciaran Cassidy            Fastnet docs ltd         Silverx Films AB       Ireland

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SWEDEN

REGIONAL FILM FUNDS                                     tv. The production should take place in the
                                                        regions (partly or mainly). They also provide a
Film i Skåne, based in Ystad, southern                  film commission as well as training and talent
Sweden is a regional film resource and                  development of the regional film industry.
production centre with the task of promoting            filmcapitalstockholm.se
all aspects of film. Film i Skåne has to meet
regional as well as national requirements on            Film i Väst, based in Trollhättan,
the scope and quality of its work, as well as           southwestern Sweden, seeks projects
its geographical distribution throughout the            that can compete at the most prestigious
county. Projects aimed at children and young            film festivals and/or be seen by a large
people are a priority for regional as well as           international audience. The fund accepts
national funding. Film i Skåne acts                     applications for feature film co-productions
as a co-producer in feature film projects. Its          throughout the year. Film i Väst offers both
ambition is to make movies that can reach               shooting and post-production financing and
a large audience at cinemas and have the                have a 100% spending requirement in the
chance of winning awards at film festivals.             region.
Movies with a strong connection to Skåne                filmivast.se
are prioritized – the film’s producers, creative
talents and companies or the setting of the             REGIONAL FILM COMMISSIONS
film.                                                   Film Capital Stockholm has three branches
filmiskane.se                                           that cover the country and they are organized
                                                        through the film funds. The commissions
Filmpool Nord, based in Luleå, northern                 provide localized support and assistance for
Sweden, is a regional production centre for             international and Swedish film producers
film and television. In addition, Filmpool              interested in shooting in the different regions
Nord is also a resource centre for film,                of Sweden.
which means that they work actively with
programmes for children and young people                Southern Sweden Film Commission
in the region. International co-productions:            Film i Skåne
Projects with an affiliated Swedish                     filmiskane.se
coproducer and production company may
apply.                                                  Stockholm Film Commission
filmpoolnord.se                                         Film Capital Stockholm
                                                        filmcapitalstockholm.se/film-commission
Film Capital Stockholm, based in Stockholm,
is the regional film fund for Mälardalen,               Film i Väst
Gotland and Åland. The fund co-produce and              filmivast.se
invest in form of top-up financing in film and

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NORDISK FILM & TV FOND

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NORDISK FILM & TV FOND

Established in 1990 and based in Oslo,                The film/TV-series/documentary must
Nordisk Film & TV Fond’s primary purpose is           be
to promote film and TV productions of high            • Suited for cinema exhibition, TV distribution
quality in the five Nordic countries (Denmark,        or for other type of distribution
Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) by               • Considered to have a significant audience
providing support for the top-up financing            potential in its target group primarily in the
of feature films, TV-fiction/drama series and         Nordic countries and, secondarily, in the
creative documentaries. Nordisk Film & TV             global market
Fond is also a secretariat to the prestigious
Nordic Council Film Prize and                         The following must be confirmed
arranges and hosts the Nordic Talents event           • National base funding
held in Copenhagen each autumn.                       • Significant financing from at least one of the
Nordisk Film & TV Fond is funded by 18                Fund´s Partners
partners: the Nordic Council of Ministers,            • Distribution in a minimum of two Nordic
five national film institutes/funds and 12            countries
public service and private TV stations within
the region. The annual funding budget is              The application must be
approximately NOK 100 million                         • Submitted before the production starts
(EUR 10.500.000).                                     • Submitted via our online application system
                                                      • In English or a Scandinavian language
Production Funding                                    (including all attachments)
Nordisk Film & TV Fond’s production funding           Nordisk Film & TV Fond does not contribute
may be applied for by Nordic production               to the funding of a project that has been pre-
companies who are delegate producers of the           sold for distribution in one or more Nordic
project. There are no application deadlines,          countries to a TV company that is not one of
but the processing time is normally 4–6               the financing partners of the Fund. Exceptions
weeks. Projects aimed at children and youth           can be made for projects where the TV
are prioritised.                                      company and financing partner(s) of the Fund
                                                      share distribution rights. The rights must then
                                                      be shared in all the Nordic countries where
                                                      the TV company has pre-bought distribution
                                                      rights.

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NORDISK FILM & TV FOND

A Selection of Our Funded Projects in 2018

FEATURE FILMS            DIRECTOR                     PRODUCTION COMPANY        COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
A WHITE, WHITE DAY       Hlynur Pálmason              Join Motion Pictures      Iceland
QUEEN OF HEARTS          May El-Toukhy                Nordisk Film Produktion   Denmark
MASTER CHENG             Mika Kaurismäki              Marianna Films            Finland
HOPE                     Maria Sødahl                 Motlys                    Norway
PSYCHOSIS IN STOCKHOLM   Maria Bäck                   Garagefilm                Sweden

DOCUMENTARIES            DIRECTOR                     PRODUCTION COMPANY        COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
AALTO                    Virpi Suutari                Euphoria Film             Finland
WAR OF ART               Tommy Gulliksen              Norsk Fjernsyn            Norway
FLEE                     Jonas Poher Rasmussen        Final Cut for Real        Denmark
MATING                   Lina Mannheimer              French Quarter Film       Sweden
ECHO                     Rúnar Rúnarsson              Nimbus Island             Iceland

TV SERIES                DIRECTOR                 PRODUCTION COMPANY            COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
PARADISE                 Marja Pyykkö             MRP                           Finland
20/20                    Cecilie Mosli            Yellow Bird                   Sweden
                         Thale Persen
ATLANTIC CROSSING        Alexander Eik            Cinenord                      Norway
                         Janic Heen
DNA                      Henrik Ruben Ganz        Nordisk Film Produktion       Denmark

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NORDISK FILM & TV FOND

Nordic Distribution Boost                               Nordisk Film & TV Fond also assists
We will repeat the workshop for film projects           professionals in developing and improving
in late development to strengthen the films’            their knowledge and skills by supporting a
Nordic marketing. Producers can apply to the            range of film events of Nordic importance
workshop with their distributors - details can          such as festivals, seminars or forums through
be found on our website.                                its Film Cultural Initiatives funding.
                                                        A complete overview of projects funded by
Distribution (single film/slate) and                    Nordisk Film & TV Fond and more information
Dubbing Funding                                         about all our funding schemes, guidelines and
Our distribution funding is specifically                how to apply, visit on our web page
designed to improve the circulation of Nordic           nordiskfilmogtvfond.com
films across the Nordic region, and to respond
to the fast-changing nature of distribution             To keep up to date with the Fund’s activity
in the digital world. In 2019 our budget for            and news from the Nordic film and TV
distribution funding is NOK 9 million.                  industry, go to our web page and subscribe
Nordic distributors of non-national                     to our bi-weekly newsletter or like us on
Nordic films can apply for VOD or cinema                Facebook.
distribution support for a single film, or slate
funding for up to three films. In combination           Nordisk Film & TV Fond
with slate-support it is possible to apply for          CEO Petri Kemppinen
additional funding to employ a marketing                Arbins gate 4
person to work with the release of the                  0253 Oslo, Norway
specific films.                                         T: +47 64006080
Nordic production companies, or the Nordic              info@nordiskfilmogtvfond.com
distributor in the country where the film will          nordiskfilmogtvfond.com
be released, can apply for dubbing support              facebook.com/nordiskfilmogtvfond
for cinema, VOD or TV release. To obtain
support, the individual films must have been
well received at home or have a significant
audience potential within their target group,
in one or more Nordic countries.

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CREATIVE EUROPE DESKS
DENMARK
FINLAND
ICELAND
NORWAY
SWEDEN
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CREATIVE EUROPE DESKS

DENMARK, FINLAND,
ICELAND, NORWAY, SWEDEN

Creative Europe (2014–2020) is supporting            In addition, we see our most important
the European audiovisual, cultural and               tasks as
creative sectors with a budget of EUR 1.46           • Assisting applicants in the application
billion. The Creative Europe programme               process
has two sub-programmes: Culture, Media               • Organizing events that will help the film/
and a cross-sectorial strand covering both           TV/game industry get information, network,
sub-programmes. The Creative Europe                  partners and financing
programme replaces the former Culture                • Matchmaking and advising about financing
(2007–2014), MEDIA (2007–2014) and MEDIA             and funding opportunities in other countries
Mundus programmes.                                   supported by the MEDIA sub-programme
                                                     • Ensuring professionaliz ation and
The national Creative Europe MEDIA Desks             internationalization of the audiovisual
have the ambition to consult, inform and             industries
advise the audiovisual sectors and industries
about the MEDIA sub-programme and the                The MEDIA sub-programme of Creative
specific funding opportunities represented in        Europe supports the EU film and audiovisual
the specific calls.                                  industries financially – in development,
                                                     production, distribution and promotion. The
The Role of the Creative Europe Desks                programme helps to launch projects with
• To ensure broad knowledge of the Creative          a European dimension and nurtures new
Europe Programme                                     technologies; it enables European film and
• To facilitate national participation in the        audiovisual work to find markets beyond
Creative Europe Programme with the widest            national and European borders; it funds
number of audiovisual professionals and              training and development schemes.
companies in the creative and cultural sector
• To provide citizens with information about
the Creative Europe Programme

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CREATIVE EUROPE DESKS

CREATIVE EUROPE DESK DENMARK                      CREATIVE EUROPE DESK NORWAY
Ene Katrine Rasmussen                             Kåre Jensen
Danish Film Institute                             Norwegian Film Institute
Gothersgade 55                                    P.O.Box 482 Sentrum
1123 Copenhagen K, Denmark                        0105 Oslo, Norway
+45 2047 0290                                     +47 22478866
ener@dfi.dk                                       kaare.jensen@nfi.no
etkreativteuropa.eu                               kreativteuropa.no

CREATIVE EUROPE DESK FINLAND                      CREATIVE EUROPE DESK SWEDEN
Kerstin Degerman                                  Ulrika Nisell
The Finnish Film Foundation                       Swedish Film Institute
Kanavakatu 12                                     BOX 27126, Filmhuset, Borgvägen 1-5
FI – 00160 Helsinki, Finland                      S – 10252 Stockholm, Sweden
+358 9 6220 3013                                  +46 86651205
kerstin.degerman@ses.fi                           kreativaeuropa@sfi.se
luovaeurooppa.eu                                  kreativaeuropa.eu

CREATIVE EUROPE DESK ICELAND
Sigriður Margrét Vigfúsdóttir
RANNIS – The Icelandic Centre for Research
Dunhaga 5
107 Reykjavik, Iceland
+354 8996366
creative.europe@rannis.is
rannis.is/sjodir/menning-listir/creative-
europe/

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CONTACTS

DENMARK                                           FILM IN ICELAND –
DANISH FILM INSTITUTE                             THE ICELANDIC FILM COMMISSION
Noemi Ferrer, Head of International               Einar Hansen Tómasson, Film Commissioner
noemis@dfi.dk                                     einar@invest.is

COPENHAGEN FILM FUND                              NORWAY
Thomas Gammeltoft, CEO                            NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE
tg@cphfilmfund.com                                Lars Løge, Head of Department –
Caroline Gjerulff, Film Commissioner              Development and Production
cg@cphfilmfund.com                                lars.loge@nfi.no
                                                  Anne Frilseth, Production Adviser –
THE WEST DANISH FILM FUND                         Feature Films
Steen Risom, CEO                                  anne.frilseth@nfi.no
mail@filmpuljen.dk                                Ravn Wikhaug, Production Adviser –
Mette Elmgaard                                    Documentary Films
mail@filmpuljen.dk                                ravn.wikhaug@nfi.no

FILM FYN                                          SØRFOND – THE SOUTH FILM FUND
Klaus Hansen, CEO                                 Tina Beate Goa Fagerheim, Production Adviser
klaus@filmfyn.dk                                  Incentive Scheme, Drama Series
Julie Linn Milling, Film Commissioner             and Sørfond
julie@filmfyn.dk                                  tina.beate.goa.fagerheim@nfi.no

FINLAND                                           THE INTERNATIONAL SÁMI FILM CENTRE
THE FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION                       P.O Box 203, 9521 Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino
Kari Paljakka, Film Commissioner -                info@isf.as
Features & Co-Productions
kari.paljakka@ses.fi                              REGIONAL FILM COMMISSION
                                                  Truls Kontny, Manager Film Commission
FINLAND FILM COMMISSION                           Norway
info@filmfinland.fi                               truls.kontny@nfi.no

ICELAND                                           SWEDEN
ICELANDIC FILM CENTRE                             SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE
Sigurrós Hilmarsdóttir, Head of Production        Lina Norberg Johansson, Production Controller
sigurros@icelandicfilmcentre.is                   lina.norberg@filminstitutet.se
                                                  Magdalena Jangard, Head of Production
                                                  magdalena.jangard@filminstitutet.se

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