Nordnorsk Filmsenter AS - North Norwegian Film Centre

Nordnorsk Filmsenter is an independent regional centre for short and documentary films supported by the three counties in the north (Nordland, Troms and Finnmark) and the host municipality of Northcape. Nordnorsk Filmsenter distributes funds from the Norwegian Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The production support budget for 2003 was approximately 500,000 euro. The centre mainly serves independent production companies in the region, international productions are required to have a regional co-producer. The centre also supports the producers and filmmakers in Northern Norway with advice, assistance and travel/educational grants in order to increase the competence in different subject of the film profession. Nordnorsk Filmsenter also has a distribution programme that aims to boost the release of short and documentary films on film and video. The centre has a particular responsibility to take care of, and develop the production of Saami films.