Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Nordisk Film & TV Fond is the pan-Nordic top-financing fund for feature films, high-end drama series and creative documentaries originated in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden. Established in 1990 and based in Oslo, it is jointly financed by the five Nordic public broadcasters, the five national film institutes and the Nordic Council of Ministers. It acts as a gap-financing layer on top of fully national financing: producers apply only after a project has secured substantial domestic financing and a Nordic broadcaster or distributor is attached. Support is awarded selectively on artistic, market and Nordic-relevance criteria, with separate schemes for feature films, TV drama, documentary and distribution/dubbing.
Stacking with national incentives
Nordisk Film & TV Fond is explicitly designed as top financing — it is layered on top of national Nordic financing (domestic film institute support, broadcaster commitments, national tax incentives where applicable) and typically requires a Nordic broadcaster or theatrical distributor to be attached before application. It routinely combines with Eurimages and Creative Europe MEDIA on ambitious Nordic co-productions. Each of the five national Nordic film institutes applies its own ceiling on total public support; producers should confirm cumulation limits with the lead national institute.
Industry standing
A Nordisk Film & TV Fond award is a strong signal of cross-Nordic commercial and editorial ambition: the fund's selective nature and its dependence on broadcaster attachment mean it reliably marks a project that Nordic public broadcasters see as travelling across the region. It carries particular weight for documentary and drama series.
Programmes
1Funding tracks administered by this body.