Tilskudd til audiovisuelle verk - regional

This is the Tilskudd til audiovisuelle verk scheme administered by Viken filmsenter, the regional film centre based in Drammen (Grønland 32 B, 3045 Drammen; org. nr. 997480848). The centre describes the scheme as covering all formats jointly and without deadlines: "Viken filmsenter forvalter ca. 13 millioner kroner i tilskudd til audiovisuelle verk. Tilskuddsordningen er uten søknadsfrister og felles for alle formater." ("Viken filmsenter manages approximately 13 million kroner in grants for audiovisual works. The grant scheme is without application deadlines and common to all formats.")

What is funded: "Det gis tilskudd til fremstilling av audiovisuelle verk innen formatene dokumentarfilm, kortfilm, spill og annet interaktivt audiovisuelt format." ("Grants are given for the creation of audiovisual works within the formats documentary film, short film, games and other interactive audiovisual formats.")

Eligibility: applicants must be an enterprise carrying out commercial activity — "Søker må være et foretak og foretaket må drive næringsvirksomhet (primært AS og ENK)." ("The applicant must be an enterprise and the enterprise must conduct commercial activity (primarily limited companies and sole proprietorships).") The company must have audiovisual production as its primary purpose or demonstrate significant film/game-development experience. There is a regional-connection requirement: the company's business address and/or key personnel's place of residence must lie within the centre's counties (Oslo, Akershus, Buskerud, Østfold). Projects must qualify under the cultural test, meeting at least 3 of 4 criteria.

Application is made through RegPortal: "Søknaden opprettes og sendes inn via Regportal. Velg «Viken filmsenter» som tilskuddsforvalter og deretter søknadsrunden «Tilskudd audiovisuelle verk»." ("The application is created and submitted via RegPortal. Choose 'Viken filmsenter' as grant administrator and then the application round 'Tilskudd audiovisuelle verk'.") The portal is at https://www.regportal.no.

Deadlines: applications are processed on a rolling basis — "Søknader behandles løpende, det er ingen søknadsfrister!" ("Applications are processed continuously; there are no application deadlines!"). Current processing time is stated as "Behandlingstiden ligger nå på 6–8 uker" (6–8 weeks).

Budget and amounts: the centre administers approximately NOK 13,000,000 annually for this scheme. Projects are grouped by total budget into three categories: category 1 up to NOK 400,000; category 2 NOK 400,001–2,400,000; and category 3 over NOK 2,400,000. Maximum public subsidy share varies by format, stated as: "Kortfilm – 100%, Dokumentar – 90%, Spill 75%, Annet – 100%" . Because the rate differs by format, no single funding rate pct is recorded.

Contacts: film consultant Kaveh Tehrani (kaveh@vikenfilmsenter.no, +47 971 55 467); game consultant Camilla Kvalheim (camilla@vikenfilmsenter.no, +47 950 56 516); general post@vikenfilmsenter.no.