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Young Talents

Initiatives for Emerging Talents (12-30)

Western Norway Film Fund provides support for initiatives that engage the target group (12-30 y.o.) in skills development: Workshops, courses, seminars and other similar activities. Priority will be given to leisure activities.

The grant scheme has one application deadline per year. Application deadline 2024: March 1.

    • Applicants for Talent UNG must have their main work in Vestland or Møre og Romsdal counties.

    • Initiatives for the age group 12 to 30 years.

    • Seminars, courses, workshops and the like that give the target group skills-development in the film or game sector.

    • The project may involve film production, VR, game development, script development, etc.

    • Courses or scholarship for students enrolled in higher education.

    • Ordinary operating expenses.

    • Initiatives that have received support from NFI or other regional film funds.

    • Project description with defined target groups and objectives, a specific description of the activities included in the project, as well as a progress plan and the names of key people involved in the project.

    • Description of the applicant/organiser and its partners.

    • Information about the applicant's documented background and experience with similar measures

    • Budget and financing plan showing the total costs and financing of the measure, other sources of financing and self-financing.

    • Applications for Talent UNG must be submitted via RegPortal.

    • The support scheme has one annual application deadline.

    • 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.

    • Talent UNG has one annual application deadline.

    • Applications are processed within 4-6 weeks.

    • Applications are assessed by our Head of Industry in consultation with the CEO, who prepares 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 newsletter

    • If your application is successful, you will receive information about payment and reporting in RegPortal.

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

    • Updates and reporting must take place via RegPortal.

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

    • The grant is paid in two installments (70/30).

  • 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.

Funded Projects

RØST - Stiftelsen Nye Fyllingsdalen Teater

Filmveksthuset BAKOM - BAKOM

Kreativt filmverksted - Bergen kulturskole

Filmworkshop for ungdom med minioritetsbakgrunn - Bergen internasjonale filmfestival

West Nordic International Film Festival Ålesund - West Nordic International Film Festival Ålesund