Nordisk Film Fonden

We support and empower film talents and encourage the great film story

Empowering film talents

Nordisk Film Fonden is a Danish foundation that is an independent part of Egmont Fonden. Our annual donation budget of 5,000,000 DKK covers four areas supporting and empowering talents within the film industry:

Store Isbjørn and Lille Isbjørn are travel scholarships for Danish film talents to develop artistic and technical skills while travelling abroad.
Isbjørn Project Scheme enforcing innovation and talent development.
Isbjørn Signature are self-initiated projects such as The Polar Bear Author Camp and PictureThis_
Nordisk Film Fonden awards three awards in Denmark at ISBJØRNEN, one in Norway and one in Finland.

Our purpose throughout the last 30 years has been and continues to be: to strengthen great storytelling & digital competences among talents in the film industry.

ISBJØRNEN

Nordisk Film Fonden's three honorary awards in Denmark are presented at our award show ISBJØRNEN, where we reward talent and new voices contributing to quality and diversity in film.

ISBJØRNEN

Nordisk Film Prisen

A talent award that rewards new Danish talents who have made an extraordinary effort to take the Danish film to a higher level. The award sum corresponds to the age of Nordisk Film multiplied by DKK 1,000. Past recipients include Gustav Möller, Fenar Ahmad and May el-Toukhy.

Nordisk Film Prisen

Ove Sprogøe Prisen

The award is given to a Danish actor who has the talent and potential to gain the same popular and broad appeal as beloved Danish actor Ove Sprogøe. The award sum is DKK 75,000. Past recipients include Esben Smed, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ulrich Thomsen and Pilou Asbæk.

Ove Sprogøe Prisen

Erik Ballings Rejselegat

A travel grant rewarded to one or more persons who has created a film that has evoked audience attention and interest in a distinctive way. The award sum is DKK 75,000. Past recipients include Peter Hjorth, Ditte Hansen and Louise Mieritz, Martin Zandvliet and Susanne Bier.

Erik Ballings Rejselegat

Nordisk Film Prisen Norway and Finland

In Norway and Finland the Nordisk Film Prisen-award goes to a talent behind the camera who has made an extraordinary effort for Norwegian film and the same for Finnish film. The award sum is 100,000. Past recipients include Jørgen Strangebye Larsen in Norway and Aleksi Salmenperä and the editor Samu Heikkilä in Finland.

Nordisk Film Prisen Norway and Finland

Store Isbjørn & Lille Isbjørn

We help Danish talents travel the world while studying to develop their skills, gain international experience and hereby contributing to the talents' further career paths. Approximately 60 applicants per year receive the scholarship "Store Isbjørn" (DKK 25,000) or "Lille Isbjørn" (DKK 10,000). It is expected that a total DKK 1,000,000 can be granted in 2022.

Store Isbjørn & Lille Isbjørn

Isbjørn Project Scheme

The Isbjørn Project Scheme focus on creating a talent pool with the skills to solve tomorrow’s challenges in the film sector including insuring renewed creativity in storytelling.

It is expected that a total of DKK 3,000,000 can be distributed in 2022. Minimum grant is DKK 50,000 and we aim for bigger, longer and fewer projects.

Our focus is on talent embracing the possibilities that new technologies bring us and unique storytelling among talents in the film industry.

Isbjørn Project Scheme

PictureThis_

PICTURE THIS_ is a tech conference initiated and empowered by Nordisk Film Fonden dedicated to exploring the intersection of storytelling, technology and the film narrative. PICTURE THIS_ aims to inspire filmmakers to work smarter and to be more innovative by using new technology to optimize workflows, maximize production value, increase artistic creativity and in the end, reinforce the continued development of the cinematic art form.