Producer Julia Andersen and director Torfinn Iversen have received NOK 9.5 million in funding from the Norwegian Film Institute for the movie Onkel Egg.
“The fact that a production company from Northern Norway is receiving funding for a feature film from the Norwegian Film Institute is a milestone in itself, as it has been nine years since a production company from Northern Norway last received support under the same scheme,” says Julia Andersen of Fjordic Film AS in Tromsø, which will produce the film Onkel Egg.
The film has been granted NOK 9.5 million in funding from the Norwegian Film Institute.
“Culture is important, but it is also an industry. A film production the size of Onkel Egg will create significant ripple effects for Troms and film workers in Northern Norway, and it is expected that several million kroner will be invested in the region,” Andersen tells iTromsø.
Onkel Egg follows 12-year-old Hauk, a boy from Northern Norway, as he embarks on a journey to Germany with his eccentric uncle, Onkel Egg, in hopes of finding his unknown biological father, Martin Müller. The quest proves challenging when Hauk discovers that there are 25,000 men in Germany with the same name, putting the relationship between Hauk and Onkel Egg to the test.
Film consultant Tom Gulbrandsen at the Norwegian Film Institute justifies their support, stating that the film targets an appealing audience of children and young teens, featuring original and quirky antics from the two main characters.
The film is planned to be shot in the summer of 2025 at FilmCamp in Øverbygd and in Germany.
The director is Torfinn Iversen from Sortland, who previously won the Audience Award for Sparkekoret at TIFF Junior.
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