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National film budget up €4m for 2011

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In its 2011 budget, the Norwegian government has announced that the total allocations for the film and audiovisual sector will increase by NOK32 million (around €4m) to NOK659 million (over €80m).

The total budget for audiovisual production, administered by the Norwegian Film Institute (NFI), will reach NOK389 million (around €47.7m). The extra funds will be spent on documentary films, TV drama and bigger budget features like Max Manus [+see also:
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Regional film funds will get a total NOK4 million (€490,000). The budget for minority co-productions will remain the same for 2011, at NOK10 million (€1.2m). However, the 15% filming tax incentive for foreign shoot that has been on the table for several years has again been shelved indefinitely.

In order to meet its objectives set in its 2006-2007 White Paper on Film, the Norwegian government has continued over the last four years to increase its support to the film and audiovisual sector, despite the global economic downturn. Among those key objectives is for Norwegian films to reach a 25% national market share by the end of 2010.

Nina Refseth, head of the NFI, told Cineuropa she feels this target can be achieved by next year: “Over the last two years, we’ve had a market share of around 22-23%. The first six months of 2010 were a bit weak, but now can see a nice growth in admissions thanks to children’s films like Twigson [+see also:
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(currently number one at the box office) and other appealing films set to open soon, such has Bent Hamer’s Home for Christmas [+see also:
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