PRODUCTION GRANT The Lillehammer region is issuing a call for applications for a production grant of NOK 150,000. The grant will go towards the production of a feature film or series.
The grant is intended to strengthen the applicant's ability to conduct commercial activity within their field. To qualify for the grant, the applicant must demonstrate in the application that the grant will be significant for the realisation of the project for which funding is sought. When evaluating applications, the Lillehammer region will emphasise the project's value creation effect, commercial potential and potential for the development of the film industry in the Lillehammer region (Lillehammer, Øyer and Gausdal). Projects for children and young people and collaborative projects between several regional film stakeholders are particularly desirable. The Lillehammer region must be credited upon realisation and distribution
Application deadline: 1 November
Requirements for the applicant: The applicant must be a production company, registered as a limited company with a business address in Lillehammer, Øyer or Gausdal. Applications are also open to production companies located outside the region, provided that the project involves/contributes to developing the regional film industry and has a high regional spend/value creation.
Application requirements: Project description, script, producer's note, director's note, budget, financing plan, production schedule, rights confirmation, overview of regional spend, LOI or LOC from distributor. The applicant must additionally account for the project's value creation effect in the Lillehammer region and the project's commercial potential. Applications must be sent by email to the regional film fund Filminvest at: fond@filminvest.no
EARLY-PHASE DEVELOPMENT GRANT The second grant is a development grant for projects in an early phase. The purpose of the grant is to stimulate idea and project development, and thereby commercial growth in the Lillehammer region. The idea/project must be defined as a feature-length fiction or documentary film for cinema, or a fiction or documentary series for television. Funding cannot be applied for projects that have received support from the fund previously (with the exception of support for script development).
The grant is of NOK 50,000 and is intended to help the idea holder develop a clearer concept. A report must be written on the status and use of the grant funds. Lillehammer Municipality must be credited upon realisation and distribution
Application deadline: 1 November.
Requirements for the applicant: The applicant must reside and work in the Lillehammer region and be a professional. That is, have significant professional experience from the audiovisual industry and the applicant should have held a central role (script, direction, producer) in a feature film or series that has been realised or is in production.
Application requirements: The project idea underlying the application must be formulated on one A4 page and contain the following: author/idea holder, core idea/premise, a half-page pitch, as well as the project's connection to Lillehammer. The latter is a prerequisite, either through those developing the idea having their daily work in the town, or using the town as a location. Applications must be sent by email to fond@filminvest.no.
Both awards are made by a committee consisting of a representative from Filminvest, Administrative Head of the Inter-municipal Political Council Anne Kirsti Ryntveit and Lillehammer Municipality's Head of Business Development Eirik Haagensen.
Image: From the cinema documentary “Salto, Pus og Bucketlisten (Salto, Pus and the Bucket List)”, produced by LØV Film. The film received the Lillehammer grant in 2023 and had its theatrical premiere in January 2026.
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