• The applicant must be organized as a limited company and have its headquarter in Vestland or Møre and Romsdal counties.

• The company must have audiovisual production or production of computer games as its main purpose.

• The company cannot have the public sector as the main owner, or have significant commercial ties to the primary platform for the project.

• Games and interactive productions can apply.

• The project must meet 3 out of 4 requirements in the culture test, cf. forskrift om tilskudd til utvikling, lansering og formidling av dataspill :

  • The design document or literary material is originally written in Norwegian or Sami.

  • The computer game is in Norwegian or Sami language.

  • The project focuses on Norwegian language, culture and history, or themes that are relevant to a Norwegian target group.

  • The computer game has a significant contribution from authors or performers resident in Norway or another EEA country.

• A computer game is defined as a narrow audiovisual work if it meets at least one of the following requirements:

  • Norway as the primary market.

  • More than 50 percent Norwegian or Sami dialogue.

  • The computer game is clearly artistic in nature.

  • The video game uses an experimental or innovative narrative language.

  • The computer game focuses on Norwegian culture or history.

  • The computer game is an original work aimed at children and young people.

• Project description with a defined problem and goal description.

• Budget.

• Financing plan.

• The maximum grant from Western Norway Film Fund and other public grant providers shall not exceed 50 per cent of the development costs.

• If the computer game is a narrow audiovisual work, the maximum total public subsidy must not exceed 75 per cent of the development costs. (See Project Requirements).

• Progress plan.

• CVs for key personell.

• The applicant must be able to document that the necessary rights to carry out the project exist.

• Name of registered accountant. For grants over NOK 200,000: Name of state-authorized public accountant.

• Applications for Western Norway Film Fund must be sent via RegPortal .

• You must first create a user profile on RegPortal with Bank ID. You can then fill in and send your account for approval by Western Norway Film Fund .

• Once your account with RegPortal has been approved, you can go ahead and submit your application.

• We encourage everyone to familiarize themselves with RegPortal well in advance of the application deadline.

• In order to be approved as an applicant by Western Norway Film Fund, the CEO, or the company's contact person in the Brønnøysund register, must register on RegPortal.

• If several people are to use RegPortal from the same company, the CEO approves "her/his" people in the system.

• NB: You can submit the application while waiting for approval.

• Our production advisor registers and approves the applications and checks the formal requirements.

• The film consultant and production adviser then process the application, and may ask applicants for updates and/or meetings to clarify elements.

• During this period, the applicant can request a meeting with the film consultant.

• The film consultant then gives their assessment, and together with the CEO, they prepare a recommendation for the Western Norway Film Fund's Board of Directors.

• The board makes the final decision. All applicants are notified of the outcome, before we publish the decision on our website and in our newsletters.

• The project's artistic qualities and market potential.

• The applicant's track record and ability to complete the production.

• Projects that are in the first phase of development.

• Games in Norwegian (Bokmål and/or Nynorsk) or Sami, aimed at children and young people.

• Projects that can contribute to the development of talented skilled workers in the regional game industry.

• The project's ties to companies and talent in Vestland and Møre og Romsdal counties.

• We prioritize within the framework and objectives set by our grant letters from the Ministry of Culture and the Norwegian Film Institute, and from our owners. Specific objectives will be announced on the Western Norway Film Fund's website. 

• Requests for payments must be sent as an EHF invoice.

• NB: VAT is not to be added to the invoice.

• Development support is paid in two installments. Installment 1 is 70% of the support amount, installment 2 is 30%.

• Accounts under NOK 200,000 are not subject to audit. In these cases, the accounts must be signed by the general manager of the company and the relevant manufacturer.

Decisions made by Western Norway Film Fund can be appealed in accordance with Forvaltningsloven. The deadline for appeal is 3 weeks from the time you were notified of the decision.

Vestnorsk Filmsenter's board is the first appeal body. The final appeal body is the Media Appeal Board (Medieklagenemda) .

The complaint must be in writing and include:

-Reference to the decision being appealed

-Reason for the complaint

-Changes that are desired

-Date and signature

Complaints are sent to Western Norway Film Fund's Board of Directors (post@vestnorskfilm.no). The Board can reverse the decision, cf. Forvaltningsloven Section 33. If the decision is upheld and the complaint is rejected, the board prepares the case and sends it to Medieklagenemda for further processing.