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The Norwegian Film Institute (Norsk filminstitutt, NFI) is Norway's government agency responsible for supporting, preserving, and promoting Norwegian film and audiovisual heritage. Headquartered in Oslo, the NFI maintains the national film archive and collection, which serves as the primary repository for Norwegian moving image heritage.
The NFI was established by a parliamentary decision on 3 May 1955, initially tasked with collecting, cataloguing, and preserving Norwegian films and film heritage. It was a founding member of the Fédération Internationale des Archives du Film (FIAF). On 1 April 2008, it merged with the Norwegian Film Fund, Norwegian Film Development, and the Norwegian Film Commission to form the current unified body under the auspices of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Culture. In 2020, the Norwegian Film Commission was re-established as a separate entity.
The NFI's film collection encompasses Norwegian feature films, documentaries, short films, and animated works, spanning from the earliest period of Norwegian cinema to the present. The archive holds both analogue and digital materials, including film prints, negatives, and digitized copies. The national Cinematheque, established in 1984 and incorporated into the NFI in 1994, operates two screening rooms in downtown Oslo named after Norwegian filmmaking pioneers Tancred and Lillebil Ibsen. In 2023, the Cinematheque underwent a major renovation and reopened in new premises.
The NFI provides access to its film collection for researchers, filmmakers, and the public through its Cinematheque screenings and digital platforms. Its Norwegian Film Collection package, distributed through Norwegian foreign service missions, makes subtitled Norwegian films available internationally in eleven languages. The NFI is a member of FIAF and several international film bodies including the European Film Academy and the Association of European Film Archives and Cinematheques (ACE).