SIX NEW FILM PRODUCTIONS RECEIVE NOK 4.6 MILLION
Published: 30.06.2026
SIX NEW FILM PRODUCTIONS RECEIVE NOK 4.6 MILLION
One horror film, one documentary, three short fiction films and one short documentary received production grants totaling 4 599 000 NOK in the second production application round of 2026.
STÁLLU
Feature film / Horror / 90 min / Production grant: 2 000 000 NOK to production company Forest People AS / Main producer: Mer Film, Maria Ekerhovd, Teodor Sven Bø / Co-producers: Forest People, Per-Josef Idivuoma, Lisa Kristensen / Writer: Robin Jensen / Director: Robin Jensen / Total budget: 41 398 039 NOK
1990s, Northern Norway. 15-year-old Elias, a Sámi boy ashamed of his heritage, is bullied at school and does everything he can to be “Norwegian” and fit in. He is hopelessly in love with Therese, the most popular girl in his class.
Photo by Mer Film.
STOLEN MEMORIES
Feature documentary / Historical / 75 min / Production grant: 990 000 NOK to production company Sami Kompania AB / Main producer: Sami Kompania AB, John Erling Utsi / Co-producers: Jorri media AB, Anna Sunna. Filmfront Media AB, Georg Gøtmark / Writer: John E Utsi / Director: John E Utsi / Total budget: 3 885 511 NOK
Haunted by missing childhood memories, John sets out to uncover the truth about his years at a Nomad boarding school and discovers a hidden trauma shared across generations of Sámi families.
Photo by Ester Johansson/Ájtte museum
SAMISK SKYTESKIVE
Short fiction film / Drama / 15 min / Production grant: 450 000 NOK to production company Aurinko Film AS / Main producer: Aurinko Film AS, Johannes Vang Writer: Wilhelmina Silba and Johannes Vang / Director: Johannes Vang / Total budget: 1 450 000 NOK
Kåfjord, 1995 – When the youngest son, Johan, returns home from university and tells his father, Peder, that he has started researching their family history, Peder does everything in his power to stop him from digging into the past.
Photo by Aurinko Film AS.
THE WEIGHT OF THE PEOPLE
Short documentary / 15 min / Production grant: 299 000 NOK to production company Rörliga Rötter AB / Main producer: Rörliga Rötter AB, Mattias Persson Suorra / Writer: Mattias Persson Suorra / Director: Mattias Persson Suorra / Total budget: 534 450 NOK
The Weight of a People follows Evelina, a young Sámi woman from Tåssåsens sameby, a reindeer herder carrying the burden of cultural preservation while facing online hate and threats. A short documentary on identity, resilience and responsibility.
Photo by Ann Kristin Solsten/Rörliga Rötter AB
ČÄÄʹČČJIEʹLLI – MAID OF THE WATER
Short fiction film / Drama / 7 min / Production grant: 360 000 NOK to production company Home River Media / Main producer: Home River Media, Kati Eriksen / Writer: Laura Feodoroff / Director: Laure Feodoroff / Total budget: 900 000 NOK
A Skolt Sámi woman is struggling to push a boat through the forest, the terrain of Sámiland changing from brushwood into wetland along the way. A Maid of the Water curves menacingly across the surface of the lake and in the Woman’s mind as she struggles against sinking into suicidal thoughts. The bottom of the wooden boat scuttles in the sand and the empty boat continues to slide towards the back of the lake.
Photo by Arttu Peltomaa/Home River Media
KÅ’LL-LÅÅDDAŽ
Short fiction film / Comedy / 15 min / Production grant: 500 000 NOK to production company Home River Media / Main producer: Home River Media, Kati Eriksen / Writer: Heini Wesslin, Katja Gauriloff / Director: Katja Gauriloff / Total budget: 1 995 000 NOK
A Skolt Saami woman in a wedding dress is waiting for the groom to arrive on the steps of the church. There will be no wedding and the woman will have to manage on her own. In the darkest hour, she resorts to the crown of her ancestors, the šaamšiǩ.
Photo by Mauri Lähdesmäki/Home River Media
More About Production Grants
The production grant aims to secure the best possible quality for film projects. The grant is given to stimulate films in the Sámi languages and strengthen Sámi filmmakers and producers.
Application deadlines for production grants are February 1, May 2, September 1, and December 1.