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On 8 December 1982 a Co-Production Agreement was signed between the United Kingdom and Norway. It entered into force on 24 May 1983. The Agreement applies to theatrical films made by one or more United Kingdom producers in conjunction with one or more Norwegian producers. The minimum financial contribution of a co-producer is 20%. The total production costs of a co-production film shall not be less than GBP 150,000 or NKR 1,500,000. For further information contact: - Department for culture, media and sport of the United Kingdom http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/contact_us/default.htm - Norsk Filmfond...

Article 100 of the Norwegian Constitution of 1814 enshrines the principle of freedom of expression. In 1999, the Commission on Freedom of Expression presented its final report. The report includes a broad discussion of freedom of speech and a proposal regarding several amendments to Article 100. Based on this report, the Norwegian Government earlier this year released a Green Paper (Stortingsmelding), in which it presents its own proposal for amendments to Article 100. In some aspects, the Government proposal coincides with that of the Commission, in other aspects it differs. The Green Paper also...

The purpose of the Norwegian Media Ownership Act of 1997 is to promote freedom of expression, genuine opportunities to express one's opinions and a comprehensive range of media. The Act applies to enterprises publishing newspapers or engaging in broadcasting, and to enterprises, which, as owners, have influence over such enterprises. The competent supervisory authority pursuant to the Act is the Media Ownership Authority. This independent body carries out continuous supervision of market conditions and ownership in the newspaper and broadcasting sectors. If necessary it intervenes in situations...

Against the votes of the minority centre-right government coalition parties, the Norwegian Parliament's Committee on Family, Cultural and Administrative Affairs on 5 June voted to repeal the 35-year-old Value-Added Tax (VAT) exemption on cinema tickets. The decision comes as part of the Committee's response to the government's Green Paper on film support schemes (see IRIS 2004-4: 14). It is seen less as a fiscal measure than as a step to strengthen the funding of national film production. Following concrete proposals for its implementation in the state budget for 2005, the new VAT regime is due...

In a Green Paper on national film support schemes published on 12 March, the Norwegian Ministry for Cultural and Church Affairs argues for a tightening of the support measures currently in force for Norwegian film production. Observing that some current support schemes "may seem unduly generous", the Ministry would like to see tighter maximum limits on aid accrued through the automatic Box Office Bonuses system, and a stepped-up repayment scale on soft-loan production support. The proposals come after Parliament during last December's state budget debate forced the minority centre-right government...