Financing – Co-produce with the Nordics

Denmark

The Danish Film Institute supports international co-production of shorts, features and documentary films. In addition to national support, there are two regional funds covering the west area of Denmark (Den Vestdanske Filmpulje) and the Funen area (FilmFyn). The regional funds focus their investment on co-productions that have artistic or technical participation from, or provide business and exposure to, their specific region. A Danish tax rebate will be launced in 2026.

Norway

The Norwegian Film Institute supports co-productions of feature films, shorts, documentaries and TV series. The grants are non-recoupable and cover up to 75% of the Norwegian spend. Norway also has four regional investments funds, provided that parts of the production takes place in the region of either Northern Norway (Arktisk Film Norge), Central Norway (Filminvest), Western and Southern Norway (Mediefondet Zefyr) or the Oslo region (Oslo Filmfond). And if you are a feature film producer based in Asia, Africa or Latin America, you can team up with a Norwegian producer an apply to Sør Fond. Norway has a 25% tax rebate on spend in Norway. The scheme is not automatic, has application deadlines twice a year and cannot be combined with co-production support from the film institute.

Sweden

The Swedish Film Institute supports international co-productions of feature films, shorts, and documentaries. Sweden also has four regional investment funds, with spend requirements covering the Stockholm region (Filmregion Stockholm-Mälardalen), the South-Western area (Film i väst), the Northern region (Filmpool Nord), and the Southern region (Film i Skåne). Sweden has 25% tax rebate, the scheme is not automatic and has a cap at $11.6m.

Finland

Finland has a fast, simple and reliable 25% cash rebate scheme. Co-production support from the The Finnish Film Foundation is eligible as long as the film receives distribution in Finland, the project has relevance for Finnish audiences and there is a possibility for further co-operation between the parties. Furthermore, The Finnish national broadcaster YLE invests in co-productions, and pre-buys are also possible without a Finnish co-producer. The venture capital fund IPRVC invests in intellectual property in digital media, communications and entertainment.

Iceland

Icelandic Film Centre offers dedicated co-producing funds as long as the project has elements of Icelandic culture. Grants from the Icelandic Film Centre can be made to support the writing of manuscripts, development, production, post-production and promotion.  Iceland has also succeeded in attracting major American and European productions through a 35% tax rebate scheme on all costs incurred during the production of films and television programmes in Iceland.

Extra-National Funds

In addition to the national funding schemes, the Nordic region shares two extra-national production funds. Collaboration with the Nordics also qualifies for support from Eurimage.

Nordisk film og TV Fond

Nordisk Film og TV Fond supports the production of feature films, feature length documentaries, TV series and distribution. In order to be eligible for funding, the delegate producer needs to be based in one of the Nordic countries.

International Sami Film Institute

The International Sami Film Institute grants support for both scriptwriting, development, production, and distribution of shorts, features, and documentaries. The institute is based in Norway, but covers the Sami region in Sweden, Finland, Russia, and Norway. Films are eligible if the film has a Sami subject matter and contains Sami dialogue.