Questions and answers
If you have any questions about the application system, please contact us at post@filmkraft.no. Mark your email with Regportal.
Regportal
To start using Regportal, you need to log in with My ID. You can then link your personal profile to your company. This may take some time as the information you provide about the company must be checked by the film center against the Brønnøysund Register. Therefore, be sure to create your user well in advance of the deadline.
We operate with two levels of numbering:
- All applications are given their own case number.
- In development and production, we can link several applications together in one project, e.g. a film. The project will then have its own project number.
A project can then have several cases linked to it (development 1 and 2 and production etc.)
As in the application form for development and production, the applicant selects an existing project or creates a new one.
The application
THE CONSULTANT'S ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION FOR PROJECT SUPPORT
- vision and intention; what do you want from the film?
- storytelling power; how do you engage, entertain and excite your audience?
- cultural value; how does the project depict and interpret the culture and society we live in, and how does the project process cultural phenomena, historical events and social conflicts?
- artistic quality; what artistic qualities does this production have?
- audio/visual ambitions; what audio/visual ambitions does the project have?
- breadth and diversity; what is created? Who creates? And who is it created for? breadth of voices and perspectives.
- relevance: does the story present issues and portrayals of characters that are perceived as authentic, present and credible?
- Theme and motivation; what is the film's motive and motivation? Is the project's dramaturgy described?
- compliance with the strategic plan
- specific comments on the attached documents in the application
The consultants compile a recommendation for consideration by VIM.
CONSULTANT'S ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION FOR PROJECT SUPPORT
- Culture test (3 of 4)
- previous track record of those involved
- breadth, diversity and gender balance
- green perspective
- regional spend in the phase applied for
- financing plan and budget/calculation, possible reduction
- implementation capacity; financial, professional, practical
- for talent: diversity of voices and perspectives
- distribution and launch plan
- compliance with the strategic plan
- specific comments on the attached documents in the application
The industry advisor summarizes a recommendation for consideration by VIM.
This depends on which grant scheme you are applying for. Personal grants and professional development can be applied for by individuals, while the remaining schemes must be applied for by a company (a production company can also apply for a grant for travel on behalf of several professional functions in a single application). Remember to check whether the application scheme requires a special industry code. See the regulations for more information.
For the development of fiction scripts or treatment/research for documentaries, it is not necessary to have a producer with you to apply.
From 01.01.2024, all film centers in Norway were mandated to also support the production of long formats.
All applicants for funding from Filmkraft must familiarize themselves with the applicable regulations before submitting an application. The regulations show which rules and procedures apply to the application in question and what reporting we will require from you if you are granted funding. You can read more about why the regulations are important and how we as a film center relate to them HERE.
The writing money scheme is reserved for professional authors, and with a requirement for a limited liability company (ENK) there are few who will fall outside this scheme. The reason why we have limited this to ENK only is that the scheme mainly covers individuals living in Rogaland, and that we must be guaranteed that the rights lie with the author. A limited liability company can be sold with assets/rights, but an ENK cannot. And an AS can have several owners with different addresses, an ENK cannot. If you have an AS with the correct business code and Rogaland address, the company will be eligible to apply for writing support within ordinary development.
Throughout 2021, it will be possible to apply for funding to cover costs related to the production of the pitch. Read more about this HERE.
a) Updated marketing strategy
b) Finished film (final delivered project with approved credits) or locked clip (finished clip without approved credits) *
c) Festival run, with justification
d) Budget
*) The manufacturer states which variant is the basis for the application.
We recommend and want manufacturers to have approved final delivery in one phase before applying for the next phase in the same project.
What you write here will be visible in the announcement of our awards. Please note: this is your logline that will explain to the outside world what your project is about.
This means that it does not meet the requirements of the regulations. Read our regulations on our website.
Some of our schemes have ceilings on how much you can apply for depending on which funding scheme you apply for. Development of script/documentary project by author/documentarian without producer: NOK 100,000 for long formats and NOK 50,000 for short formats.
Festival registration: 20.000 kr
Own professional development: For travel in Norway, up to NOK 6,000 can be applied for per skilled worker, travel in Europe up to NOK 12,000. Outside Europe up to NOK 20,000.
STARTING TIP: NOK 25,000 - 75,000
Film cultural initiatives: NOK 100,000
AV subsidy without board review NOK 300,000
There are no formal ceilings for other grant schemes, but feel free to contact us if you want to hear more about this.
As a general rule, the marketing strategy, distribution plan and costs associated with launch and distribution must be included in the production application and followed up as part of the production phase.
Søknad skal være på norsk og sendes på elektronisk søknadsskjema der det finnes. Tilskuddsforvalter kan gjøre unntak for språkkravet på hele eller deler av søknaden. – Dersom dere søker om unntak fra språkkravet skal dette søkes under melding på den aktuelle saken i RegPortal.
Appendices and definitions
A producer's note should contain the producer's vision, motivation and plans for the project, as well as a self-assessment of the project's feasibility in terms of both finances and progress. Remember that the memo must also be dated and have a clear author/sender, for example by signature.
A director's note should contain the director's vision, motivation and artistic goals for the project. The memo should also explain how the project is planned in terms of actor selection, character development, visual execution and style. Feel free to attach a mood board or inspirational images. Remember that the memo must also be dated and have a clear author/sender, for example by signature.
A rights agreement must contain information about who is the creator of the intellectual property/idea and who has purchased which rights, for what amount, what use and for what period. If the rights period will expire or is at risk of expiring during the implementation of the project, the licensee must have the first right of extension.
A synopsis is a short summary of the story in the film, usually one to two pages long for a short film. Longer formats often have several pages. The purpose of the synopsis is to provide a general overview of the plot, characters and themes in the script.
A treatment, on the other hand, is a more detailed version of the synopsis, usually between four and thirty pages, depending on the format. It delves deeper into the story by highlighting character development, turning points and other key elements of the story.
A liquidity plan should show us that the project has calculated how costs and income will be distributed throughout the project phase.
NFI's chart of accounts must be used in the budget and NFI's calculation form is a ready-made template that can be used. You can download this free of charge from their website. There is also a link to the form in RegPortal. Note that the budget must be without VAT.
An option agreement must contain information about who is the creator of the intellectual property/idea and who has purchased which options, for what amount, what use and for what period. If the option period will expire or is at risk of expiring during the implementation of the project, the option holder must have the first right of extension.
As a minimum, a co-production agreement must include the producers' plans for collaboration, distribution of work and ownership, as well as how any budget overruns and disputes will be resolved.
It is sufficient that you declare that you own the rights in RegPortal as long as the original work is yours.
All realistic costs necessary to carry out the project must be included in your budget, including those costs that exceed any amount limits in the application scheme. This can include everything from audiovisual professional functions, equipment rental and expenses such as accommodation, catering, travel and the like for the phase you are applying for funding for.
What the grant was used for and the personal benefit of the grant, as well as simple accounts.
It depends on the type of professional development you have applied for. For example:
Festival participation
How were you and the movie received:
How was the screening of your film organized?
How was your experience of the festival and the treatment of you as a filmmaker?
Number of audience members at the screening of your movie (approx.):
Were your expectations met?
What worked well/badly:
Concrete results of the participation:
Conclusion any other comments:
Would you recommend the festival to others?
Participation in courses, seminars, workshops
Name of the event:
Target group:
Number of participants:
Trainers:
Were your expectations met?
What worked well/badly:
Would you recommend this to others?
Conclusion any other comments
Participation in financing forum/market
What was your ambition for the journey:
Pre-booked meetings:
Did the trip give something to your project/company:
What worked well/badly:
Would you recommend this to others?
How was it set up in terms of networking/meetings?
Conclusion any other comments:
Each commitment letter from Filmkraft will include several deadlines for reporting on the project. It is the applicant's responsibility to meet these deadlines, in the same way that the film center must meet its deadlines for processing. If you realize that you will not be able to meet a deadline, it is very important that you notify us in writing before the deadline expires. State the reason for the postponement and the desired new deadline. Filmkraft will then have the opportunity to extend the deadline.
If you do not meet the deadlines or apply for an extension of the deadlines, Filmkraft will assess whether the remaining support should be withheld and, if applicable, whether already paid support should be required to be repaid. Read more in our regulations, section 6.3
Applications for significant deviations or extended deadlines must be submitted to before the current deadline expires, and must be justified. To the extent that applications for significant deviations or extended deadlines arrive too late or are not justified, this will affect our overall assessment of capacity and ability to implement in future cases.
We follow the industry standard, which is 7% of the budget less admin post and unforeseen expenses. Please contact your production advisor if you would like further explanation.
We look first and foremost at the ability to carry out the phase for which funding is being sought, i.e. the project's expertise, financing and time/capacity. Secondly, we look at the more general ability to carry out the project, where emphasis is placed on whether the project can later be realized in its entirety, including the applicant company's professionalism and finances, and the likelihood of fully financing the project.
For series, the regulation sets a limit of 50% public share in the financing plan, with the possibility for the grantor to increase this towards a narrow target group. For the time being, Filmkraft has decided that within the first development phase, and without confirmed financing from the channel, 80% is approved as the public share.
For an established production company, it will be sufficient that there are public accounts confirming non-negligible turnover. For a newly established company, it will be relevant to substantiate that this is not a pure mailbox company or hobby project, e.g. through employment, business plan, specific projects in the pipeline, board composition, office facilities, own website/email, sales materials, bank confirmations, etc.
If an application scheme explicitly requires a contribution from a professional film and TV writer with documented relevant professional experience from the audiovisual industry or relevant education, we will emphasize whether the writer's CV shows this. It is therefore important that the CV clearly highlights such education or experience, at least specifying the most relevant projects, and preferably with links to examples.
Filmkraft aims to build the industry and we want to facilitate local producers making films in Rogaland because this provides jobs for more of our skilled workers over longer periods and because we want to help increase the region's production volume in general. Our owners agree with this, and they and the board have consequently approved that we will spend a limited pot on long fiction in the coming year. As a result, audiovisual spend in our region will be a decisive factor for any grants for projects.
When applying for film development and production, it is mandatory that there is an agreement with everyone included in the spend overview (4.2 and 4.3, subsections b and o). This is practiced in such a way that, as a minimum, all main functions must be stated with names and CVs, and all other professional functions in the Rogaland grant must be stated at the time of application, but not necessarily the specific names. Where a name is nevertheless stated under a specialist function, the application must include at least a CV and a simple letter of intent, as well as a signed/final agreement with all specialist functions included in the grant overview before the first installment is paid. A tip here is that the more we know at the time of application, the stronger the application will normally be.
Processing and reporting
VIM = Decision and recommendation meeting
Applications for grants for development, production and games are assessed by consultants and a production advisor (or talent advisor), who make a recommendation for consideration by the general manager's decision and recommendation meeting (VIM). Grants up to and including NOK 100,000 are then approved by the general manager. Grants over NOK 100,000 are approved by Filmkraft's board of directors on the recommendation of the general manager.
OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS FOR PROJECT FUNDING IN VIM:
- compliance with the strategic plan
- the realism and artistic ambition of the project
- overall regional balance
- business and industry building
- commerciality and timeliness
- total portfolio at applicant
Once you have requested payment and submitted the material described in the grant letter and this has been approved in RegPortal, the grant will be paid to the account number you have specified. Remember that you must document the correct account number in RegPortal before the grant can be paid.
Filmkraft reviews each submitted application and assesses it according to a number of criteria, both formal, practical and artistic. The application will also be assessed against the other applications. Applications up to and including NOK 300,000 are approved by Filmkraft's administration. Applications over NOK 300,000 are approved by Filmkraft's board, which consists of two politicians and three industry representatives.
What the grant was used for and the personal benefit of the grant, as well as simple accounts.
It depends on the type of professional development you have applied for. For example:
Festival participation
How were you and the movie received:
How was the screening of your film organized?
How was your experience of the festival and the treatment of you as a filmmaker?
Number of audience members at the screening of your movie (approx.):
Were your expectations met?
What worked well/badly:
Concrete results of the participation:
Conclusion any other comments:
Would you recommend the festival to others?
Participation in courses, seminars, workshops
Name of the event:
Target group:
Number of participants:
Trainers:
Were your expectations met?
What worked well/badly:
Would you recommend this to others?
Conclusion any other comments
Participation in financing forum/market
What was your ambition for the journey:
Pre-booked meetings:
Did the trip give something to your project/company:
What worked well/badly:
Would you recommend this to others?
How was it set up in terms of networking/meetings?
Conclusion any other comments:
Each commitment letter from Filmkraft will include several deadlines for reporting on the project. It is the applicant's responsibility to meet these deadlines, in the same way that the film center must meet its deadlines for processing. If you realize that you will not be able to meet a deadline, it is very important that you notify us in writing before the deadline expires. State the reason for the postponement and the desired new deadline. Filmkraft will then have the opportunity to extend the deadline.
If you do not meet the deadlines or apply for an extension of the deadlines, Filmkraft will assess whether the remaining support should be withheld and, if applicable, whether already paid support should be required to be repaid. Read more in our regulations, section 6.3
Applications for significant deviations or extended deadlines must be submitted to before the current deadline expires, and must be justified. To the extent that applications for significant deviations or extended deadlines arrive too late or are not justified, this will affect our overall assessment of capacity and ability to implement in future cases.
As a general rule, the marketing strategy, distribution plan and costs associated with launch and distribution must be included in the production application and followed up as part of the production phase.
We follow the industry standard, which is 7% of the budget less admin post and unforeseen expenses. Please contact your production advisor if you would like further explanation.
We look first and foremost at the ability to carry out the phase for which funding is being sought, i.e. the project's expertise, financing and time/capacity. Secondly, we look at the more general ability to carry out the project, where emphasis is placed on whether the project can later be realized in its entirety, including the applicant company's professionalism and finances, and the likelihood of fully financing the project.
En grovklipp er en grovredigert versjon av filmen din som du skal levere ved anmodning av rate 2 i produksjonstilskudd, det er en grov manusversjon med en fungerende dramaturgi.
Vedtaket kan i henhold til forvaltningsloven anmodes omgjort (med begrunnelse) av Filmkraft og/eller påklages til Klagenemnda for mediesaker (Medieklagenemnda) for endelig avgjørelse. Filmkraft kan omgjøre sitt eget vedtak uten klage etter forvaltningsloven §35. En eventuell anmodning om omgjøring skal rettes til Filmkraft innen tre uker etter at dette brevet er mottatt for styrebehandling. Klagen leveres i PDF-format på saken i portalen og merkes «Klage på vedtak [saksnr.]». Administrasjonen forbereder saken og vurderer klagers anførsler. Filmkrafts styre kan oppheve eller endre vedtaket dersom det er grunnlag for dette. Klage på vedtaket kan også sendes til Medieklagenemnda med henvisning til forvaltningslovens §28 flg. innen tre uker etter at dette brevet er mottatt, eventuelt tre uker etter Filmkrafts kunngjøring av endelig vedtak.
