Den norske filmskolen (DNF)
The Norwegian Film School (NFS)
Full member
Basic facts
Complete Name and Acronym (in original language):
Den norske filmskolen (DNF)
Complete Name and Acronym (in English language):
The Norwegian Film School (NFS)
Year of Foundation:
1997
Year of Admission as CILECT Member:
1998
Year of Receiving a State Accreditation:
1996
Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:
Ministry of Education
Name of Director:
Eli Bø
Address :
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Lillehammer Campus, Lillehammer Norway
Country:
Norway
Website:
Mission & Strategy
The Norwegian Film School (NFS)
The Norwegian Film School was founded by an act of the Norwegian Parliament, and opened in 1997 as a faculty at Lillehammer University College (LUC). In 2017, LUC amalgameted with another university college to become Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences.
NFS offers both Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts programmes in filmmaking. In addition, NFS hosts PhD-level artistic researchers through the national Artistic Research Fellowship Programme.
The School maintains a strong and dynamic relationship with the professional film industry in Norway and beyond, with both the full-time teaching staff as well as guest instructors coming from active careers in the Norwegian and international film, television, and related industries.
The Norwegian Film School was founded by an act of the Norwegian Parliament, and opened in 1997 as a faculty at Lillehammer University College (LUC). In 2017, LUC amalgameted with another university college to become Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences.
NFS offers both Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts programmes in filmmaking. In addition, NFS hosts PhD-level artistic researchers through the national Artistic Research Fellowship Programme.
The School maintains a strong and dynamic relationship with the professional film industry in Norway and beyond, with both the full-time teaching staff as well as guest instructors coming from active careers in the Norwegian and international film, television, and related industries.
Financing
Sources of financing
Percentage of the Total
Types of financing
Percentage of the Total
Degree areas
Audiovisual design (Master of Fine Arts (2 years), Full-Time)
Cinematography (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Conceptual documentary directing (Master of Fine Arts (2 years), Full-Time)
Directing (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Directing for series and new media (Master of Fine Arts (2 years), Full-Time)
Documentary Directing (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Editing (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Producing (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Producing / entrepreneurship (Master of Fine Arts (2 years), Full-Time)
Scenography (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Screenwriting (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Sound (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Visual Effects Design (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Writing for series and new media (Master of Fine Arts (2 years), Full-Time)
Cinematography (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Conceptual documentary directing (Master of Fine Arts (2 years), Full-Time)
Directing (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Directing for series and new media (Master of Fine Arts (2 years), Full-Time)
Documentary Directing (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Editing (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Producing (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Producing / entrepreneurship (Master of Fine Arts (2 years), Full-Time)
Scenography (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Screenwriting (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Sound (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Visual Effects Design (Bachelor of Fine Arts (3 years), Full-Time)
Writing for series and new media (Master of Fine Arts (2 years), Full-Time)
Non-degree courses
Student incentives
Staff
Full-time
Part-time
Professors (incl. Full, Associate & Adjunct):
0
33
Teaching Assistants:
0
0
Industry Professionals:
0
0
Administrative Staff:
9
0
Technical Staff:
7
0
Key teaching staff (Tenure Staff and/or Industry Professionals)
Facilities, equipment & production
Area:
Library & Film/DVD Archive:
Number of Volumes
Technical Facilities:
Number and Square Meters
Example: 2*30 sq.m.
Example: 2*30 sq.m.
Camera Equipment:
Number and Type
Example: 3*Canon EOS 6D, 5*ARRI D21
Example: 3*Canon EOS 6D, 5*ARRI D21
Editing Stations :
Number and Type
Example: 2*AVID
Example: 2*AVID
Sound Equipment:
Number and Type
Example: 2*Sennheiser Mic
Example: 2*Sennheiser Mic
Visual Effects Stations:
Number and Type
Example: 2*Apple iMac
Example: 2*Apple iMac
Production Design Equipment:
Number and Square Meters
Example: 2*20 sq.m.
Example: 2*20 sq.m.
Total Annual Production:
Hours
