Support for non-fiction prose
The list of Fritt Ord’s grants has been updated to include major projects that received support in June 2020. Among the roughly 100 allocations on the list are 24 grants for the development of non-fiction prose manuscripts.
For example, Guro Jabulisile Sibeko received NOK 125 000 to work on the book “Anti-racism in practice”, while Lisa Esohel Ogbeibor Knudsen got NOK 125 000 for the book project “Freedom of expression for whom?”. Vilde Fastvold Thorbjørnsen was granted NOK 125 000 for manuscript development of the book “The subterraneans: migrants in the underground economy” and Anders Sømme Hammer got NOK 125 000 for “The Terrorist from Bærum”. Karin Sundsback has received NOK 125 000 for her work with the book “Slave trade: a Norwegian perspective”.
Grants
Aldeles AS, production of the hybrid film “Can someone please tell me that everything will be okay?”, NOK 75 000
Amodeivisual AS, production of the documentary film "Jens I. Bjørneboe and The Problem of Evil”, NOK 100 000
Anders Sømme Hammer, manuscript development of a book about radicalisation, NOK 125 000
Arild Midthun, manuscript development of the graphic novel “EMBLA”, NOK 80 000
Bernhard Ellefsen, manuscript development of the book “What is being lost. Nature that disappears and the literature that tells about it”, NOK 100 000
Bjørn Westlie, manuscript development of the book “The dark years. Norway and the 1930s”, NOK 150 000
Brian Cliff Olguin, the photo project “Brother”, NOK 125 000
ČálliidLágádus, Norwegian-language publication of the book “Letter to the Commission” by Siri Broch Johansen, NOK 30 000
Cappelen Damm AS, four publications in Cappelen’s unpopular series, NOK 100 000
Conradi text and image, production of the documentary film “The uprising at Bjerketun”, NOK 200 000
Deichman Library, the seminar “Source awareness for young people 2020”, NOK 150 000
The Norwegian Tibet Committee, development of the documentary film “When Tibet came to Norway”, NOK 100 000
Elin-Therese Aarseth, manuscript development of the book “INGA. A secret life. A book about Gustav Vigeland’s muse”, NOK 75 000
Ellinor Aurora Aasgaard, “Days”, a serial video art project, NOK 75 000
Fenris Film, development of the documentary film “Still at Sea”, NOK 100 000
Hanne Finstad, manuscript development of the book “Education on the brain’s terms”, NOK 75 000
The Operation Oleander Association, theatre project “The Hour of the Wolf” – third episode of Operation Oleander, NOK 60 000
Photographer Kyrre Lien, production of the short documentary “Wolf! Wolf!", NOK 100 000
Frameline Film AS, development of the documentary film “Residual Heat”, NOK 150 000
Frode Saugestad, Literary Festival on Ari Behn’s authorship, NOK 75 000
Futurum Publishing House, Gateavisa, 50th Anniversary for Gateavisa: Comic strip by Bjarne Melgaard, NOK 50 000
Fuuse AS, production of the documentary film “Muslim In Trump’s America”, NOK 200 000
Guro Jabulisile Sibeko, manuscript development of the book “Anti-racism in practice”, NOK 125 000
Hedda Grevle Ottesen, “OSLO CITY” exhibition programme at B-O-A., NOK 50 000
Helge Alvin Rosfjord, manuscript development of the book “The Terror Money”, NOK 100 000
Ibrahim Fazlic Productions, manuscript development for theatre project “Mamma Masochist”, NOK 75 000
Ida Jahr, manuscript development of the book “Some say yoga may help a little”, NOK 100 000
Ida Larmo, manuscript development of “Rigel”, comic strip documentary on Norway’s biggest shipwreck, NOK 75 000
Ingrid Z. Aanestad, manuscript development of the book “Home”, NOK 75 000
Jorunn Veiteberg, publication of the book “The Jewel Box”, NOK 50 000
Jørgen Watne Frydnes, manuscript development of the book “No man is an island”, NOK 100 000
Karin Sundsback, manuscript development of the book “Slave trade, a Norwegian perspective”, NOK 100 000
Knut Christian Myhre, manuscript development of the book “The Poor Language”, NOK 100 000
Kunstnerforbundet Art Gallery, promotional measures, Studio Kunstnerforbundet 2020, NOK 100 000
Lars Sandved Dalen and Dag Kullerud, manuscript development of the book “The feature article – the 100-metre sprint of non-fiction prose”, NOK 80 000
Leban Hussein, the photo project “The Golden Years in the Land of Poetry”, NOK 75 000
Lene Hagen, manuscript development for theatre project “ECHO – a play about the Nitedal Powder Mill”, NOK 60 000
Line Nagell Ylvisåker, manuscript development of the book “My world is melting – living with climate change on Svalbard”, NOK 100 000
Lisa Esohel Ogbeibor Knudsen, manuscript development of the book “Freedom of expression for whom?”, NOK 125 000
Lise Camilla Ruud, manuscript development of the book “Stories about nature. Connections between nature and culture”, NOK 75 000
Literary symposium in Odda, Ullensvang Municipality, Literary symposium in Odda 2020, NOK 150 000
Margrete Eskedahl, manuscript development of a play entitled “The Utopian” about Ulf Christensen, NOK 70 000
Marius Svaleng Andresen, the photo project “Life in the New”, NOK 75 000
Mathias Steinbru, the podcast “The Information Office for Food and Sustainability”, NOK 60 000
Mattima Films, production of the documentary film “Caveat Andøya”, NOK 150 000
Maya Økland, the art project “Dandara dos Santos”, NOK 75 000
Media Operators, development of the documentary film “Illusions”, NOK 150 000
Media Operators, development of the documentary film “1993”, NOK 75 000
Monday Production, production of the documentary film “Ella’s Rebellion”, NOK 200 000
Nicole Rafiki, solo exhibition “Ascension/I manifest”, NOK 50 000
Nordic Light Events AS, technical photography programme during the Nordic Light Photo Festival, NOK 75 000
The Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association, Norwegian Non-fiction Festival 2020, NOK 120 000
The Norwegian Association of Art Societies, promotional programme for the project “Hey, hey, we’re on exhibit!”, NOK 200 000
Oslo Pictures AS, development of the documentary film “The boy cries alone”, NOK 50 000
Rachel Dagnall, project management for the different branches of “Ways of Seeing”, NOK 75 000
Rafiki Art Initiatives, Rafiki Art Affair 2020, NOK 50 000
The Rafto Foundation, events associated with the awarding of the Rafto Prize 2020, NOK 400 000
Rebecca Shirin Jafari, the photo project “My father is from Iran”, NOK 75 000
Reidar Müller, manuscript development of the book “Frost, flood and drought – seven lessons on climate”, NOK 100 000
Rein Film Finnmark AS, production of the documentary film “Enough is enough”, NOK 200 000
Sant og Usant AS, development of the documentary film “Young Voices”, NOK 150 000
Sara Eliassen, production of the documentary film “43+”, NOK 100 000
Science Addiction AS, manuscript development of the podcast “FALSE”, NOK 100 000
Sidsel Pape, manuscript development of the anthology “From mother’s helpers to world champions. Breastfeeding support 1968-1983”, NOK 50 000
Signe Prøis, development of the prose series “Latin America in Norwegian”, NOK 50 000
Siivet AS, production of the documentary film “Mopetila juurhiin – a Kven road movie”, NOK 100 000
Silje Førsund, manuscript development of the book “A well-kept secret”, NOK 100 000
Snake Oil Media, development of the documentary film “Hamsun’s footprint”, NOK 100 000
Solum Bokvennen, publication of “The History of Germany in Two Volumes” by Bjørn Nistad, NOK 50 000
SPACEGROUP, the photo project “The Aker River 1930/2020/2110”, NOK 100 000
Bjørnson Festival Foundation, Bjørnson Festival 2020, NOK 250 000
The Buskerud Museum Foundation, Portåsen section, comic strip publication based on Wildenvey’s poems, NOK 50 000
The Christiansand Protest Festival Foundation, Christiansand Protest Festival 2020, NOK 200 000
The Student Union in Bergen, the exhibition “The Student Union: Speak your mind?”, NOK 100 000
Tekstallianse, programme for the autumn of 2020, NOK 100 000
Ten Thousand Images, production of the documentary film “We are the River”, NOK 150 000
The Kawaakibi Center, “The Khashoggi Public Sphere Monitor”, NOK 100 000
Tromsø International Film Festival, TIFF Junior 2020, NOK 75 000
TSL Analytics AS, research project on the situation for freedom of expression in Norwegian documentary films in 2020, NOK 150 000
UpNorth Film, production of the documentary film “Apache”, NOK 200 000
Vera-May Berg, manuscript development of the book “The Will and Courage to Survive”, NOK 120 000
Vilde Fastvold Thorbjørnsen, manuscript development of the book “The subterraneans: migrants in the underground economy”, NOK 125 000
Wanted Production Norway, production of the documentary film “Stovner strikes back – blackface”, NOK 200 000
Wigestrand Publishing House AS, Norwegian translations of the books “Inconvenient facts” by Gregory Wrighstone and “False alarm” by Bjørn Lomborg, NOK 100 000
Allocations to journalism
Alvdal – Centre of the World/Tynsetingen, Norwegian Journalism: Series of reports “The Røros Railway Line – nothing but electric pipe dreams?”, NOK 75 000
Dagbladet, Norwegian Journalism: Documentation project in connection with the corona crisis, NOK 150 000
Hege Vadstein, Norwegian Journalism: Torggata Blad no. 2 2020, psychiatry issue, NOK 20 000
Henrik Pryser Libell, Norwegian Journalism: Series of reports “Geopolitics & the Norse settlement on Greenland”, NOK 85 000
Håkon Haugsbø, Norwegian Journalism: Podcast for NRK, NOK 75 000
ISÁMI.PRESS AS, Norwegian Journalism: Series of articles “The invisible stories”, NOK 50 000
Janne Karin Støylen, Norwegian Journalism: Series of articles “Avenues to the reader”, NOK 50 000
Julie Messel, Norwegian Journalism: “Green reading list” – a guide to green literature, NOK 50 000
Randi Lillealtern, Norwegian Journalism: The podcast “When everything came to a standstill”, NOK 100 000
Rushprint as, Norwegian Journalism: Rushprint – campaign for film and TV journalism, NOK 175 000
See Art in Northern Norway, Norwegian Journalism: See Art Magazine 2020-21, NOK 75 000
Shuddhashar, Norwegian Journalism: Shuddhashar Special Issues – LGBTIQ and EXILE, NOK 75 000
Sivilisasjonen AS, Norwegian Journalism: Series of portraits “How to live a happy life?”, NOK 100 000
Sør-Varanger Newspaper, Norwegian Journalism: Series of articles “The asylum crisis five years later”, NOK 75 000
Teknisk Ukeblad Media, Norwegian Journalism: Survey of Technology-Norway, NOK 80 000
Tormod Utne, Norwegian Journalism: Centre for Digital Journalism, NOK 200 000