Norwegian films and Norwegian talent at Festival de Cannes and Marché du Film. Information on upcoming films and drama series, international distribution support, and how to co-produce with Norway.
At the height of her music career, Maja falls apart and has to step away from her ambitions. Depressed and broke, she moves back home with her mother and works part-time at a local high school. Far from the spotlight, wrapped in everyday kindness, she slowly finds her way back to life.
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The Gheorghius – Catholic and Romanian - settle in a Norwegian village, the mother’s birthplace. They quickly bond with the Halbergs, who live in the neighbouring house near the bay. Despite their very different upbringings, the children of both families soon become close friends. Until the Gheorghius are suspected of hurting their own children.
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In a near-future world where ageing can be cured and death is now optional, Claire, a former provocative artist approaching her 250th birthday, decides she’s had enough - she wants to die. Her decision stirs conflicts with her husband, daughter and AI assistant, revealing the humorous complexity of their relationships. As Claire uses her impending death to reclaim her role as an artist, she is forced to face what it really means to die, to live, and the messy absurdity of it all.
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In a small Nepalese village nestled in the heart of a forest populated by wild elephants, Pirati is the matriarch of a community of transgender women. She dreams of escaping to a «normal» life with the man she is in love with. But when one of her daughters disappears, she must investigate and choose between love and responsibility to her community.
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Set in Rwanda in 2012, the film follows Vénéranda, a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, who is involved in community-led justice and reconciliation. As she faces mounting pressures in her work, a personal crisis within her family forces her to confront the limits of her beliefs.
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Layal runs a women-only petrol station in Yemen: a safe haven in a war-torn country. There, the rules are simple: no men, no weapons, no politics. When Layal’s younger brother faces enlistment, she reunites with her estranged sister to save the one life they still can.
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After a fortune teller warns him that his elderly mother may die soon, Sakol sets out on a one-day pilgrimage to nine temples as a remedy. Just two weeks before her birthday, he brings his ailing mother, along with his wife, brother, sister, and children, on the trip amid the splendor of Thai architecture.
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A man is trying to find his place among friends.
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A Norwegian customs officer, a Finnish poacher, and a mysterious Swedish woman meet at the border between their homelands, becoming entangled in a conflict over laws, language, and prejudice.
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Elida, an underground artist in her twenties, loses her hope and creativity when she encounters the Norwegian bureaucratic system.
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Stian Skjelstad. Photo: Private
The New Producers Room is an initiative of the Cannes Film Festival launched in 2022, which each year selects ten emerging producers working in short film.
Presentation of the 10 Producers
Wed, May 20 | 11.15 | Palais Stage
Stian Skjelstad has been selected to participate in the New Producers Room at the Cannes Film Festival 2026. He studied producing at the Norwegian Film School and founded the production company Mindre Film in 2024. His feature debut as producer, A Human Position (2022), was invited to Rotterdam, San Sebastián and Chicago.
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Stian Skjelstad. Photo: Private
When: Saturday, May 16, 10:00
Where: Lerins 1 Screening Room, Marché du Film
We are excited and proud to present five projects from filmmakers who deliver documentaries on a high professional level with a great diversity of stories. All projects are in the final stages of production and soon ready to hit festivals and markets.
Norwegian Showcase
The popular magician Alexx repressed what happened when he was young, when his father killed his mother and was later convicted for it. Alexx’s three siblings were minors, and he took on great responsibility for them in the aftermath. His solution to the pain was to turn to the stage, to the freedom he finds there. With magic as a metaphor, the audience is presented a story of memory, loss and forgiveness.
Live a little. Photo: Mattias Pollak
Great talents, experienced professionals, studio facilities, and the most modern technical equipment available.
Spectacular scenery with deep fjords and steep mountains, midnight sun and northern lights – as well as vibrant cities and modern architecture.
Live a little. Photo: Mattias Pollak
Figther. Photo: Kjell Vassdal
Norwegian Film Institute provides grants for the production and launch of Norwegian films.
Have a look at the great selection of new and upcoming films and get insight into films in production.
Figther. Photo: Kjell Vassdal
Director of Audience engagement and Positioning
Manager International Relations, Feature Films
Manager International Relations, Documentaries
Manager International Relations, Short Films and Drama Series
International Festival Adviser
Funding is available for different formats with a Norwegian minority co-producer.
Sørfond grants top financing for co-production of fiction and documentary films where the main producer is located in a DAC-country.
This scheme is designed to stimulate increased exports of Norwegian films by providing grants for the marketing and distribution of Norwegian films abroad.
You may apply for funding of collective launch events and financing initiatives held in international arenas.
The film production incentive grants return on costs spent in Norway to international films and series produced entirely or partly in Norway.
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