Nordisk Film & TV Fond’s supports during the last quarter of 2025

Nordisk Film & TV Fond (NFTVF) granted NOK 25,150,000 to the production of nine films, three drama series, and nine documentaries in Q4. In addition, the Fund supported distribution and/or dubbing of 16 unique film titles and five industry initiatives.

PRODUCTION

Feature film

ViQueens

Support: NOK 3,000,000
Country: Norway
Production company: Zwart Arbeid
Director: Harald Zwart Writers: Harald Zwart, Stella Zwart, Veslemøy Zwart
Pitch: When two fearless Viking girls discover a young stowaway hidden among their parents’ plunder from Constantinople, they set out to return him to his home in China - only to find, upon reaching Constantinople, that they’re less than halfway to their destination.

Shadow and Light (Skygge og lys)

Support: NOK 2,500,000
Country: Denmark
Production company: Nordisk Film
Director: Niels Arden Oplev Writer: Niels Arden Oplev
Pitch: William learns he's dying from cancer as his best friend Jens dies in Afghanistan. Overwhelmed by the grief of Jens' parents and his own girlfriend, William hides his own terminal diagnosis. The shared sorrow binds them together, but secrets soon emerge, threatening their relationships.

Momentum

Support: NOK 1,300,000
Country: Denmark Production company: Nimbus Film Sales
Director: Jonas Risvig
Writer: Jonas Risvig
Pitch: 21-year-old hockey talent Oliver Falk struggles under the pressure from his legendary father and coach. Behind his tough front, he hides a growing opioid addiction that threatens his career and relationships. Momentumis an intense story about performance pressure, addiction, and the bond between father and son. A story about finding the courage to pause — in a world that demands constant progress.

Just a Kid (Bara Barn)

Support: NOK 1,000,000
Country: Iceland
Production company: Ursus Parvus
Director: Vala Ómarsdóttir
Writer: Vala Ómarsdóttir
Pitch: Sixteen year old Julia is loaded with responsibilities, caring for her eight year old sister while her mother works double shifts. She still longs for social life, friends and intimacy, and finds herself at a crossroads as opportunities present themselves.

What Shall We Do With That? (Hvad stiller vi op med far?)

Support: NOK 2,200,000
Country: Denmark
Production company: Scanbox
Director: Henrik Genz Writers: Bo Hr. Hansen, Henrik Genz, Ninna Tangaa
Pitch: A feel-good comedy about three adult sisters who have enough to deal with with their own small and large issues, when they are called to handle their 85-year-old father who is disappearing into dementia. They come together in their childhood home, and over the course of a weekend they navigate family ties, charity, identity, faith, and doubt, and what do they do about their Dad?

Witchhunt (Heksejagt)

Support: NOK 1,000,000
Country: Denmark
Production company: Nimbus Film Sales
Director: Nønne KK Gervig Writers: Bo Hr. Hansen, Nønne KK Gervig
Pitch: In 1668 Denmark, young Dagny must fight for her mother's life when she's accused of witchcraft. In a community where women have no voice, and fear controls everyone, she stands completely alone – until her courage forces the village to face its own darkness.

112

Support: NOK 3,300,000
Country: Norway
Production company: Fantefilm
Director: Henrik M. Dahlsbakken
Writer: Christian Siebenherz
Pitch: Violent sabotage attacks suddenly strike several locations across Norway. The police have no leads and must fight against an enemy which has planned its operations for years. A cryptic online video serves as a warning. The country is facing a new kind of threat no one has taken seriously yet. With highly relevant and politically charged themes, 112 will be a grand action thriller for the big screen.

Betty Balloon

Support: NOK 600,000
Country: Denmark
Production company: Regner Grasten Filmproduktion
Director: Puk Grasten
Writer: Puk Grasten
Pitch: Four-year-old Betty Balloon lives with her stay-at-home dad, her inventive mum, and her 11-year-old brother Bobby Balloon. They are an ordinary modern family — except for the fact that they are balloons. Everything changes when a cactus family moves into the square house next door.

Halima

Support: NOK 1,000,000
Country: Finland
Production company: It’s Alive Film
Director: Naima Mohamud Writer: Naima Mohamud
Pitch: When Halima, a 10 year old dance-loving Somali girl, finds herself locked in her new friend's room, she discovers that real connections are harder to forge than her dance moves.

Drama Series

The Cold Song (Det Dyrbara)

Support: NOK 2,600,000
Country: Sweden
Production company: Miso Film
Director: Mikael Marcimain
Writers: Anna Bache-Wiig, Maren Louise Käehne, Siv Rajendram Eliassen
Pitch: Restaurateur Siri Brodahl and her family return to Mailund, her idyllic childhood home, to plan a grand 75th birthday for her estranged mother, Jenny. They bring along their new au pair, Mille. As tensions rise and Mille mysteriously vanishes during the celebration, their lives unravel. When her body is found in winter, they must confront deep-seated traumas and secrets to uncover the truth.

Diagnoses (Diagnoser)

Support: NOK 1,700,000
Country: Sweden
Production company: FLX TV
Director: Sofia Adrian Jupither
Writer: Linn Gottfridsson
Pitch: Single mother Bella struggles with a chaotic everyday life when her 11-year-old son, after a fight at school, has to undergo an ADHD evaluation. Bella feels the ground beneath her begin to shake and her entire life is thrown into disarray as her attempts to maintain a facade of normality begin to fail.

Sealings (Havdyr)

Support: NOK 300,000
Country: Denmark
Production company: Toolbox Film
Directors: Malene Vilstrup, Trylle Vilstrup
Writers: Malene Vilstrup, Trylle Vilstrup
Pitch: Sealings is a series set beneath the surface of the Nordic sea among all the funny, strange, and lovable creatures that live there. Short, quirky stories of friendship with the three inseparable friends; practical Crab, funny Octopus and the cautious Shark. Together, they invite children into a bubbling world full of curiosity, courage, and friendship — with plenty of laughs along the way.

Documentary

Soap Fever (Kaunarikuume)

Support: NOK 400,000
Country: Finland
Production company: Napafilms
Director: Inka Achté
Pitch: With Soap Fever, the documentary director seeks to understand the impact that the beloved American soap opera The Bold And The Beautiful had on her fellow citizens who were struggling in the grips of a historically severe financial crisis 30 years ago. Navigating social isolation, economic crisis, and personal trauma, Soap Fever shows how vital community and shared narratives are in a fragmented modern world.

The Horse (Hester)

Support: NOK 900,000
Country: Norway
Production company: Speranza Film
Director: Margreth Olin
Pitch: The Horseis a stunning film, shot from the perspective of a young filly, now on the cusp of “marehood” (adulthood). It is a profound audiovisual experience, exploring how one free-range horse interacts with its surroundings, the seasons, its herd, and other animals, and, inevitably, with humans too, over the course of a single year. Can the true essence of being a horse ever really be captured?

Milkweed

Support: NOK 500,000
Country: Denmark
Production company: Morph
Directors: Enotea Tranberg, Marco Stoltze, Mario Macedo
Pitch: Milkweed is a genre-defying documentary that follows five trans and non-binary individuals as they confront the forces that shape — and threaten — their lives. Shot over several years in Berlin, as well as Cairo, Lisbon, and Rome, the film merges raw self-documentation with lush, dreamlike visuals to capture intimate moments of upheaval, resistance, and reinvention.

Rescue

Support: NOK 800,000
Country: Denmark
Production company: Elk Film
Director: Sine Plambech
Pitch: When 29 women and children are kidnapped by a Libyan militia in front of a Médecins Sans Frontières rescue ship on the Mediterranean, Yemenite Hani starts a fight to be reunited with his family. Simultaneously, the rescuers fight against the new EU agenda of paying North African countries to stop migrants and shut down search and rescue operations on the Mediterranean.

The Art of Not Knowing (Konsten att inte veta)

Support: NOK 450,000
Country: Sweden
Production company: WG Film
Director: Jonathan Lomar
Pitch: Jonathan Lomar spent his teenage years skateboarding with his friends, and filming everything. Or at least he thought it was everything. As an adult, Jonathan finds out that the skateboarding team’s manager and his trusted mentor Anders for years physically and mentally abused many in the group – including Jonathan’s closest friends. It left deep traces in their present lives.

We are Stardust

Support: NOK 500,000
Country: Norway
Production company: Wonderline Productions
Director: Elisabeth Rasmussen
Pitch: What if the mysteries of life could be found in the gutter? This is the quest of two unlikely characters who embark on a journey to explore our connection to the stars.

Techplomacy

Support: NOK 300,000
Country: Denmark
Production company: Good Company Pictures
Director: Susanne Kovács
Pitch: In a largely unregulated digital world, Denmark becomes the first country to appoint a Tech Ambassador with a global mandate. At just 33, Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard takes on the world’s most powerful tech companies — from Silicon Valley to the UN — pushing for regulation, accountability, and digital rights, incl. the protection of free speech in a time of rising misinformation and democratic decline.

In a Box

Support: NOK 500,000
Country: Finland
Production company: Mouka Filmi
Directors: Liinu Grönlund, Okku Nuutilainen
Pitch: As animals go extinct and zoos are full, Valerio and Sebastian rescue tiny species into their homes. Can their efforts ensure that the animals will one day return to nature?

The Mystery Package (Mysteriepakken)

Support: NOK 300,000
Country: Norway
Production company: A5 Film
Director: Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
Pitch: Every Christmas for the past 22 years, an anonymous package has arrived on the doorstep of Inger and Arne Sandnes in Valldal, Norway. It’s filled with gifts for the entire family, along with the same handwritten note: "Merry Christmas from all of us in Arendal." Despite years of family investigation, media coverage, and wild speculations, the sender has never been identified. Until now.

DISTRIBUTION

The Home (Hemmet)

Support: NOK 90,000
Distribution country: Iceland
Date of premiere: 23.10.25
Distribution company: Bíó Paradís

Eagles of the Republic

Support: NOK 150,000
Distribution country: Denmark
Date of premiere: 06.11.25
Distribution company: SF Studios

Brightly Shining (Stargate - en julefortelling)

Support: NOK 140,000
Distribution country: Denmark, Sweden
Date of premiere: 04.12.25 (DK), 21.11.25 (SE)
Distribution company: SF Studios

Flåklypa - From Paris to the Pyramids (Flåklypa - Fra Paris til Pyramidene)

Support: NOK 200,000
Distribution country: Denmark
Date of premiere: 12.03.26
Distribution company: Nordisk Film

Dancing Queen in Hollywood (Dancing Queen 2 i Hollywood)

Support: NOK 90,000
Distribution country: Iceland
Date of premiere: 14.11.25
Distribution company: Bíó Paradís

The Last Viking (Den sidste viking)

Support: NOK 300,000
Distribution country: Sweden, Norway
Date of premiere: 21.11.25 (SE), 28.11.25 (NO)
Distribution company: Nordisk Film

A Mouse Hunt for Christmas (Hvis ingen går i fella)

Support: NOK 360,000
Distribution countries: Finland, Sweden
Date of premiere: 21.11.25 (FI), 07.11.25 (SE)
Distribution company: Nordisk Film

The Children of Silverstreet 2 (Børnene fra Sølvgade tager kampen op)

Support: NOK 130,000
Distribution country: Norway
Date of premiere: 20.02.26
Distribution company: Storytelling Media

Dreams (Drømmer)

Support: NOK 150,000
Distribution country: Sweden
Date of premiere: 17.10.25 Distribution company: Triart

North (Reisen mot Nord)

Support: NOK 270,000
Distribution country: Iceland, Denmark
Date of premiere: 11.12.25 (IS), 04.12.25 (DK)
Distribution company: Myndform, Another World Entertainment

The Helsinki Effect

Support: NOK 150,000
Distribution country: Norway
Date of premiere: 16.01.26
Distribution company: Indie Film

The Love that Remains (Ástin sem eftir er)

Support: NOK 250,000
Distribution countries: Norway, Denmark
Date of premiere: 23.01.26 (NO), 18.12.25 (DK)
Distribution company: Another World Entertainment, Scanbox Entertainment

Checkered Ninja 3 (Ternet Ninja 3)

Support: NOK 150,000
Distribution country: Norway
Date of premiere: 09.01.26
Distribution company: Nordisk Film

Mumbo Jumbo (Da Mumbo Jumbo blev Kæmpestor)

Support: NOK 140,000
Distribution country: Norway
Date of premiere: 20.03.26
Distribution company: Storytelling Media

Handbook for Superheroes - Red Mask (Handbok för superhjältar – Röda Masken)

Support: NOK 400,000
Distribution country: Norway, Denmark
Date of premiere: 13.02.26 (NO), 29.01.26 (DK)
Distribution company: SF Norge, SF Studios

DUBBING

North (Reisen mot Nord)

Support: NOK 170,000
Dubbing language: Icelandic, Danish
Distribution company: Myndform, Another World Entertainment

The Children of Silverstreet 2 (Børna i sølvgade 2)

Support: NOK 70,000
Dubbing language: Norwegian
Distribution company: Storytelling Media

Flåklypa - From Paris to the Pyramids (Flåklypa - fra Paris til pyramidene)

Support: NOK 100,000
Dubbing language: Danish
Distribution company: Nordisk Film

Checkered Ninja 3 (Ternet Ninja 3)

Support: NOK 100,000
Dubbing languages: Norwegian
Distribution company: Nordisk Film

Rufus: The Sea Serpent Who Couldn't Swim (Ruffen - Sjøormen som ikke kunne svømme)

Support: NOK 100,000
Dubbing languages: Icelandic
Distribution company: Sena/Smarabio

A Mouse Hunt for Christmas (Hvis ingen går i fella)

Support: NOK 300,000
Dubbing languages: Finnish, Swedish, Danish
Distribution company: Nordisk Film

Mumbo Jumbo (Da Mumbo Jumbo blev Kæmpestor)

Support: NOK 65,000
Dubbing languages: Norwegian
Distribution company: Storytelling Media

INDUSTRY INITIATIVES

THIS, AARHUS SERIES and SERIES AWARDS 2025

Support: NOK 220,000
Country: Denmark

DOC Forward 2026

Support: NOK 150,000
Country: Denmark

Stockholm Industry Days

Support: NOK 150,000
Country: Sweden

Nordic Film Music Days and HARPA Awards 2026

Support: NOK 175,000
Country: Germany

Fredrikstad Animation Festival

Support: NOK 120,000
Country: Norway

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