News Summary:
On February 3, 2026, the Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) unveiled a new strategy plan, describing a "turning point" for Norwegian stories, films, series, and games, which it stated have a strong impact and clear identity amid global competition. Previously, the 46th edition of Fantasporto, the International Film Festival in Porto, announced it would feature a unique retrospective dedicated to Norwegian cinema from February 28 to March 9, 2026. Earlier, on September 11, 2025, the national film institutes of Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland, including the NFI, decided to implement the Nordic Ecological Standard (NES) for sustainable film and TV production starting in 2026, aiming to reduce the audiovisual industry's environmental footprint. This follows news from April 7, 2025, that Norwegian politicians were boosting efforts to finance film and TV production in the High Arctic, specifically Svalbard, with goals to amend regulations to make productions eligible for support from the NFI, national and regional film schemes, and the Norwegian incentive scheme.
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