About us

Østnorsk Filmsenter (Eastern Norwegian Filmcenter, ENF) is a regional funding agency supported by the Ministry of Culture and Equality (Kultur- og likestillingsdepartementet, KUD) and the Norwegian Film Institute (Norsk Filminstitutt), and a member of the FilmReg-organization that covers all the regional centers and funds. ENF is owned by the Regional County of Innlandet (Innlandet Fylkeskommune), Gausdal Kommune, Lillehammer Kommune and Øyer Kommune.

We are located at Filmbanken (Stortorget 1, 2609) in Lillehammer, Norway.

CEO of ENF is Maria Kluge.

Our work

Eastern Norwegian Filmcenter is granted 10 million NOK a year in project funds which we distribute to audiovisual projects and creators, as well as industry- and youth initiatives / efforts / events, in addition to receiving operating funds. 

The main tasks of the film center is to fund audiovisual and entertainment productions, such as short- and documentary films, games and early development of feature films. We are situated alongside the regional film fund, Filminvest, who we collaborate closely with, as well as the Eastern Norway Film Commission. 

ENFs second tasks consists of working on facilitating for and developing the regional professional film and games industry, as well as supporting youth and new talents. ENF collaborates with festivals like Amandusfestivalen, Movies on War and R.E.D. International Film Festival. ENF is located close to and has a close connection with the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (Høgskolen i Innlandet) which consists of the national Film-, TV- and Game school. ENF also collaborates with other film centers and funds, and the national film- and games industry. 

The Innland region has an impressive base for competence building, innovation and industry development, and ENF already has a broad network nationally and internationally.

Employees

Photo by: Joakim Mangen and Morten Nordli

Maria Kluge

Daglig leder/ CEO
Mail: maria@ostnorskfilm.no
Phone: +47 46 913 682

Linda Steinhoff

Produksjonsrådgiver / Senioradvisor
Mail: linda@ostnorskfilm.no
Phone: +47 923 11 361

Kristoffer Fagernes

Koordinator & Talentansvarlig/ Coordinator & Head of talents
Mail: kristoffer@ostnorskfilm.no
Phone: +47 900 34 003

Henriette Myrlund

Spillkonsulent / Games consultant
Mail: henriette.myrlund@gmail.com

Hege Michelsen

Filmkonsulent / Film consultant
Mail: hege@ostnorskfilm.no

The board

  • Tove Gulbrandsen

    Chairman

  • Anne Cathrine Morseth

  • Catharina Bøhler

  • Terje Gloppen

  • Øivind Pedersen

  • Ole Hedemann

Owners: Gausdal kommune, Lillehammer kommune, Øyer kommune, Innlandet fylkeskommune