Faroese fund awards 1.5 million kroner to 14 film projects

The National Cultural Fund has awarded 1.5 million kroner to 14 film projects, KVF reports. It received 36 applications seeking a total of 5.4 million kroner.

The largest grant, 250,000 kroner, went to Rúna V. Højgaard’s documentary “Menniskja”. The documentary “Hatta tosa vit ikki um” received 200,000 kroner, while Jan Lamhauge’s “Semd” was awarded 190,000 kroner.

The grants support the development and production of Faroese films, including fiction films, documentaries and other film projects. The fund’s total allocation for films this year is 6.6 million kroner, distributed in four rounds.