ISFI Grants 1.35 MNOK to Four Productions
Published: 27.02.2025
ISFI Grants 1.35 MNOK to Four Productions
Two short films, one documentary and one series received production grants totaling 1.35 MNOK in the first application round of this year.
NORGE vs SÁPMI
Documentary / Production company: Aurinko Film AS / Producer: Johannes Vang, Håvard Bustnes / Writer: Johannes Vang / Director: Håvard Bustnes / Granted: 400.000 NOK
When Sámi reindeer herders win a surprising Supreme Court victory, the government’s reluctance to remove wind turbines raises a deeper question: what becomes of trust in our society when the government hesitates to uphold the law?
TORNA A SURRIENTO
Series / Production company: Rein Film Finnmark AS / Producer: Aleksander Olai Korsnes, Mathis Ståle Mathiesen / Writer: Jens Martin Mienna / Director: Ken Are Bongo / Granted: 300.000
A young Italian thug Carmine inherits a cabin from the North of Finland, and flees Naples. Up north he falls in love to Maren Elle, a sami reindeer herder. The couple must find way to communicate and understand each other without a shared language and with different cultural backgrounds.
ÁRBI
Short film / Production company: Aurinko Film AS / Producer: Johannes Vang / Writer: Johannes Vang, Anna Birgitte Wilhelmina Vang / Director: Johannes Vang / Granted: 400.000
Árbi is a relational drama about two siblings settling an inheritance dispute after their father’s death. Mikkel, who has idolized their father and suppressed past traumas, reacts aggressively when Sanna brings up the past. The confrontation reopens deep wounds but becomes the path to reconciliation.
ROMSSA TÁKSI
Short film / Production company: 7ish Film AS / Producer: Marja Bål Nango / Writer: Ingir Ane Bål / Director: Marja Bål Nango / Granted: 250.000
In Tromsø, the Sámi and Norwegians seem to coexist peacefully. However, when two young Sámi girls face racism from drunk Norwegians waiting for a taxi, their fates get intertwined with older Sámi individuals. The incident draws them into a twisted and dark night.
More about Production grants
The production grant aims to secure the best possible quality of the film project. The grant is given to stimulate films in the Sami language and strengthen Sami filmmakers and producers.
Application deadlines for production grants are February 1st, May 1st, September 1st and December 1st.