• The applicant must be registered as a limited company and have an address and its main activity in Vestland or Møre og Romsdal.

• The company must have audiovisual production as its main purpose.

• The company cannot have the public as its main owner, or have significant commercial ties to the project's primary distribution platform.

• Feature films and drama series can apply.

• The production subsidy must create a turnover of at least 160% in the region.

• For production applications: Other substantial funding must be confirmed. For drama series, a viewing platform must also be confirmed as the main financier.

• The project must meet 3 out of 4 requirements in the culture test, cf. forskrift om tilskudd til audiovisuell produksjon:

  • The script or literary source material are originally written in Norwegian or Sami.

  • The main theme is linked to Norwegian history, culture or society.

  • The story takes place in Norway or another EEA country.

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

• It is sufficient that the project is defined as a cultural product in the country of origin of the main producer.

• Project description with a defined problem and goal description.

• Idea sketch, synopsis or treatment.

• Budget.

• Financing plan.

• Progress plan.

• CVs for key personell.

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

• CV to manufacturer and company.

• Co-production: CV of co-producer and company, and co-production agreement.

• Staff list, including CVs for key functions such as direction, script, photography

• Script and synopsis

• Project description

• Director's and producer's note

• Filming schedule with estimated completion of the film or series

• Progress schedule

• Marketing strategy

• Distribution or exhibition agreement

• The applicant must be able to document that they have the necessary rights for the project.

• Name of registered accountant (for grants over NOK 200,000: also name of state-authorized auditor)

• Calculation/budget with approved film chart of accounts (found in calculation form from NFI. Read here for important information)

• Financing plan

• Cash flow plan with specification of self-financing

• Spend

• Drama series: confirmation of viewing platform as main financier

• Applications for Western Norway Film Fund must be sent via RegPortal. We encourage everyone to familiarize themselves with RegPortal well in advance of the application deadline.

• You must first create an applicant profile on RegPortal with a bank ID. You 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.

• In order to be approved as an applicant by Western Norway Film Fund, the CEO, or your 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 advisor then process the application and may ask applicants for updates and clarifications. The administration at Western Norway Film Fund contributes with an assessment of the projects' regional anchoring.

• 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.

• We award grants based on an overall assessment of artistic, production, financial, technical and market considerations.

• For production grants for feature films and drama series, we prioritize projects that have advanced in their funding and have solid implementation capabilities.

• We prioritize applications where key functions such as scriptwriting, directing and producer/production company are located in the region, and which otherwise provide a generally good activity in the entire film field in the region. We can prioritize productions with action and filming in the region.

• 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. 

• We give additional considerations to talents and those seeking development and project support for the first time. We can thus prioritize projects that are considered to be talent-building.

• In the event of a grant, you will receive information about payment and reporting in RegPortal.

• Updates and reporting must take place via RegPortal.

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

• NB: You should not add VAT when requesting grant payments.

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

• We pay production subsidies in three installments. Rate 1 is 70% of the subsidy amount, rate 2 is 20% and rate 3 is 10%.

• 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.