JOIN THE COMPETITION: APPLY FOR THE SIGNATURE PITCH

JOIN THE COMPETITION FOR THE PITCH AWARD OF NOK 80,000

Eight short film projects from across Norway and Sápmi will compete for a prize of NOK 80,000, provided by Norway’s regional film centres and the International Sámi Film Institute.

The Signaturpitchen is an annual pitching event at the Short Film Convention in Trondheim on 13–14 January, alongside the Minimalen Short Film Festival.

Application deadline: 15 November 2026

Each regional film centre in Norway and the International Sámi Film Institute will select one filmmaker with a fiction project from their region. Projects must be at the idea or early development stage and intended as fiction short films of no more than 10 minutes. The winner will receive a grant of NOK 80,000 to develop their project further. Last year ISFIs candidate Marja Bål Nango won with the project Indigenize me!

How to apply the Signature Pitch

Submit your application through the portal below.

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The application must include

• Name, logline and a project description (maximum 1 page)
• Visual material (maximum 4 pages)
• The filmmaker’s CV, including relevant links to previous work
• A profile picture and a short bio

All application documents must be submitted in English and labeled “YOUR_NAME_SIGNATUREPITCH2027”. ISFI will choose one project to represent Sápmi in the Signature Pitch, and applicants will be notified during week 48. If you are selected by ISFI, you must apply for a travel grant through our grant system to have your travel expenses covered. You will be responsible for coordinating your own travel and accommodation.

About the Signature Pitch

Each regional film centre and ISFI will select one project from its region to participate in Signaturpitchen.

• Signaturpitchen is aimed at professional directors.
• The project must be in the idea/early development phase.
• The pitch must be delivered in English and must include visual material or moving images.
• The project must be a fiction short film with a maximum running time of 10 minutes.
• The jury consists of international producers and festival programmers from A-festivals.
• Each project will have a total of 12 minutes during the pitch session (7 minutes for the pitch + 5 minutes for questions from the jury).
• The jury may take the filmmaker’s previous work into consideration.

Read more at Midtnorsk Filmsenter here (only in Norwegian).

And what if you win the Signaturpitchen competition?

The prize will be awarded as a personal grant, with the expectation that the funds will be used to further develop the winning project. The grant is taxable under Norwegian law.

Why attend the Short Film Convention / Kortfilmkonventet?

The convention is a unique opportunity to network with short filmmakers from across Norway and Internationally, as well as film consultants, talent managers from the regional film centers, NFI, and representatives from international film festivals.

Partners of the Short Film Convention

The National Short Film Convention is organized by Midtnorsk Filmsenter in collaboration with the Minimalen Short Film Festival and Nordic Shorts Expo, with support from Nordnorsk Filmsenter, Vestnorsk Filmsenter, Filmkraft Rogaland, Sørnorsk Filmsenter, Østnorsk Filmsenter, Viken Filmsenter, the International Sámi Film Institute, and the Norwegian Film Institute (NFI).