Norway
Film Locations. The Atlantic Road and Storseisundet Bridge. Fjords, Arctic Circle and Northern Lights, rivers, lakes, mountains, glaciers, national parks, beautiful car roads, modern architecture, coastal villages, colourful mining village of Rosos, Winter Olympics venues, fairytale Heddal Stave Church, picturesque Art Nouveau city of Alesund, Vigeland Park statues, Nidaros Cathedral, Lofoten Islands, Svalbard Islands. Ice hotels.
Permits. Norway has a film
friendly and streamlined permitting process. There are no extraordinary
restrictions or rules.
When to shoot? Coastal areas have a moderate climate owing to the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift. Inland temperatures are more extreme with hot summers and cold winters (November to March). In general, the lowlands of the south experience colder winters and warmer summers than the coastal areas. Rain is distributed throughout the year with frequent inland snowfalls during the winter. The northern part of the country inside the Arctic Circle has continuous daylight at midsummer and twilight all day during winter.
For monthly weather statistics please see here.
Please contact us for more specific weather and sun path information.
Costs. Norway is a relatively expensive place to shoot.
Talent is non-union and buyouts are negotiable. Norway offers mainly Nordic looks. Some Middle Eastern looks also exist. All other talent looks need to be brought in from abroad. For examples of locally available talent looks see:
Modellhuset Model Management
Team Models
Creative talent. Norway has a small but good pool of local directors, directors of photography and stills photographers. Its close proximity to other major European production centres allows easy access to those pools of creative talent should you ever need to look further.
Please contact us for recommended directors, DoP's and photographers for your project.
Crews are of the highest international standard. Good depth of key and support crew that speak fluent English.
Fringes. No hidden extras.
Premiums. We package deals for local crew / talent.
Equipment. Good depth and standard of locally available equipment. Some specialized equipment needs to be brought in from abroad.
Art department and set construction is of a high standard. Set construction is very expensive.
Studios and backlots. See here for examples:
Storyline Studios
Tax Incentives. At present there are no tax incentives for foreign
commercials or films shooting in Norway.
Film Stock. Both Kodak and Fuji are available locally.
Post Production. Norway no longer has a lab. Stockholm or Copenhagen are the closest places to process film.
Visas and Work Permits. Entry is subject to regulations from country of origin. Contact your local Norwegian embassy or representative for more information.
Transportation Infrastructure. Roads are up to international standards. Several international and budget airlines service flights to Norway.
Accommodation. Recommended options in Oslo include:
Grand Hotel
Clarion Collection Hotel Folketeateret
Thon Hotel Oslo Panorama
First Hotel Grims Grenka
Please contact us for corporate rates.
For longer stays we can also organize serviced apartments.
Communication. Web posted casting, scouting and videoconferencing.
Safety. Norway is a very safe and reliable place for foreign productions to visit.
Projects. For an example of TV commercials, online advertising, corporate videos, stills campaigns, feature films, TV series and documentaries shot in Norway, please see below:
Our production service companies, line producers and fixers have serviced TV commercials, online advertising, corporate videos, stills campaigns, feature films, TV series and documentaries for:
AXA Belgium, BBC UK, Canon Singapore, Coca Cola Indonesia, Concord Canada, Dove Malaysia, Deutche Bank Germany, Dressman Sweden, Evian France, HBO USA, Heineken Ireland, Hyundai Korea, Intercontinental Hotels Global, ITC India, Kirin Japan, Kraft USA, Landrover UK, LG Korea, Meunil China, McDonalds Australia, MUFG Japan, Nikon Hong Kong, Nokia China, Orange Moblie Slovakia, Philips Netherlands, Proctor & Gamble USA, Chery Riich China, Rimowa Germany, Samsung Korea, Sinoland Hong Kong, Skipper Italy, Smirnoff USA, Sony United Arab Emirates, Stella Russia, Telefonica Spain, Vidal Sassoon China, Virgin Media UK, and much more.
If you are looking for a film or photographic production service company, line producer or fixer in Norway, please contact us.
We are able to provide you with answers, references and bids quickly.
