Contact:         Norwegian Film Institute P.O.Box 482, Sentrum Dronningens gate 16 0105 Oslo Norway Tel: +47 22 47 45 00 Fax: +47 22 47 80 41 Email: post@nfi.no         NORWAY: Public funding         Public support for film production in Norway goes back to 1950. Modified on several occasions, support is now referred to as pertaining to “audiovisual” production and – in addition to film – covers TV drama and documentaries and development of interactive (“video”) games. The Norwegian Film Fund is the Government’s executive body for film policy and handles the Government’s schemes for support.                 17-04-2007     Parliamentary report [”White Paper”] No. 22 (2006-2007): The pathfinder         The Royal Norwegian Ministry for Cultural and Church Affairs on 23 March 2007 in High Council submitted its Report to Parliament on future government film policy and programmes. Click here to download the english translation.                 Statutes of the Norwegian Film Fund         Delivered by the Royal Norwegian Ministry for Culture on 28 June 2001, amended on 20 December 2001.                 Formal Status and Mission         Established on 1 July 2001 as a civil executive body under the auspices of the Royal Ministry for Cultural Affairs, the Norwegian Film Fund is charged with administering all national support for film production in Norway.                 Regulations on Support for Audiovisual Production         Film production in Norway may benefit from a number of public sources of funding. The Regulations on Support may be accessed by clicking the link in the right hand column.                 Support Schemes         The support mechanisms have as their purpose to secure a qualitative and diverse supply of Norwegian audiovisual products, and for this purpose the Ministry for Culture and Church Affairs has laid down the following objectives:                 Regulations regarding Support for [Film] Production Companies         Delivered by the Royal Norwegian Ministry for Cultural and Church Affairs on 18 September 2002 with legal basis in Parliament's annual budget decisions. Approved by the European Surveillance Authority (ESA) on same date (18.09.02)                 International Co-operation         Norway participates in European cinema and audio-visual bodies of the Council of Europe and of the European Union (EEA Agreement membership).	Regulations on Support for Audiovisual Production   Facts about filming in Norway     Facts and news about Norwegian film     Information regarding the tables KEY FIGURES NORWEGIAN FEATURE FILMS.pdf   KEY FIGURES NORWEGIAN FEATURE FILMS 1994_2006.xls   Facts & figures 2005   Facts & figures 2006