International film crew and camera setup on a lakeshore in Norway during the Butta Bond production

Selected Productions — International Films and Music Videos Shot in Norway

What this page covers: a record of the international productions Norwegian Cultural Center has supported in Norway since November 2022 — what was shot, who it was for, how many crew travelled, and what NCC provided on the ground.

International film crew and camera setup on a lakeshore in Norway during the Butta Bond production
Crew on location beside a Norwegian lake during the Butta Bond shoot, September 2024.

Track record at a glance

  • 14 productions and recces delivered in Norway since November 2022
  • 133 international crew hosted, coordinated and supported on the ground
  • Over EUR 400,000 in Norway-side production spend coordinated
  • Feature films, music videos and location recces, primarily for studios based in India
  • Locations across Oslo and eastern Norway, Bergen and the fjord coast, and northern Norway

Productions supported

Year Client Production Type Crew
2022 Gringo Entertainments Music video Shoot 6
2022 Gringo Entertainments 2 × music video Shoot 10
2023 Gringo Entertainments Mashwara Music video 17
2023 Top Notch Studios Banda Banja Dilde De Janiye Recce 3
2023 Top Notch Studios Vibe Teri Meri Mildi AA Feature 16
2023 Vaaho Entertainments Quality Music video 9
2024 Shri Narotam Ji Studios Butta Bond Recce 4
2024 Vaaho Entertainments With You 3 × music video 14
2024 YDW Production Red Woman Recce 6
2024 Small Talk Feature recce Recce 2
2024 Vaaho Entertainments Mahol 2 × music video 10
2024 Shri Narotam Ji Studios Butta Bond Feature 16
2024 Gringo Entertainments Location recce Recce 2
2025 Shri Narotam Ji Studios Ek Mili Mainu Apsara Feature 18

Feature productions

Butta Bond (2024) — Shri Narotam Ji Studios

A feature production shot in Norway in September 2024, following a location recce in May. NCC handled location scouting, filming permits, Norwegian crew and extras, accommodation, transport and on-set coordination for a 16-person visiting crew.

Recce: 18–20 May 2024. Principal photography: 21–27 September 2024.

Clapperboard reading Shri Narotam Ji Studios presents Butta Bond on location in Norway, September 2024
On location for Butta Bond, produced by Shri Narotam Ji Studios, Norway 2024.
Crew setting up a camera rig on location beside a Norwegian lake
Camera setup on a lakeside location sourced and cleared by NCC.

Ek Mili Mainu Apsara (2025) — Shri Narotam Ji Studios

NCC’s largest Norwegian production to date, shot in February 2025 with an 18-person visiting crew. NCC provided full line-production support including winter-location scouting, permits, Norwegian crew and extras, logistics and on-set coordination.

Principal photography: 2–11 February 2025.

Vibe Teri Meri Mildi AA (2023) — Top Notch Studios

A three-week feature shoot in June 2023 with a 16-person crew, and NCC’s longest continuous production in Norway to date.

Music videos

NCC has provided Norway-side production support for the following released music videos:

  • With You — Jerry Burj, for Vaaho Entertainments (2024)
  • Mahol — David Singh, for Vaaho Entertainments (2024)
  • Quality — Jerry Burj, for Vaaho Entertainments (2023)
  • Mashwara — Surya Singh, for Gringo Entertainments (2023)
  • Adhoori — Arjun Joul (2022)
  • Nazar — Arjun Joul, Aruna Beniwal (2022)
  • Kacchiyaan Kacchiyaan Neendraan — Surya Singh (2022)

A June 2023 production coordinated by NCC in Oslo was broadcast on Norwegian national television, NRK1.

Camera operator with gimbal filming a music video at a marina in Norway for Gringo Entertainments
Music video shoot for Gringo Entertainments, NCC’s first Norwegian production, November 2022.
Small crew filming on a wooden jetty beside the water in Norway
Waterside filming on a jetty location in Norway.

Location recces

Alongside full productions, NCC runs paid location recces for productions evaluating Norway. Completed recces cover Oslo and eastern Norway, the Bergen and fjord coast, and northern Norway — for Shri Narotam Ji Studios, Top Notch Studios, YDW Production, Small Talk and Gringo Entertainments.

Bergen harbour and waterfront photographed during an NCC location recce
Bergen waterfront, photographed during an NCC location recce.

What NCC provides

  • Location scouting and location agreements across Norway
  • Filming permits and licensing — municipalities, national parks and private land
  • Invitation letters and visa-support documentation for foreign crew
  • Norwegian crew, extras and equipment sourcing
  • Accommodation, ground transport and crew logistics
  • On-set coordination, catering and safety
  • Norwegian film production incentive guidance and application support

NCC contracts and pays Norwegian crew and extras directly through its Norwegian company, NCC NO AS.

Film crew shooting in rain in Norway with camera protected under an umbrella
Norwegian weather is part of the job. Shooting through autumn rain, September 2024.
Crew member and cinema camera during an interior setup on a Norwegian location
Interior setup on a Norwegian location.

Industry accreditation

  • Festival de Cannes 2026 — accredited for the 79th edition, 12–23 May 2026
  • Festival de Cannes / Marché du Film 2025 — accredited and attended, 78th edition
  • Berlinale 2025 — attended, including meetings with the Norwegian National Film Commissioner
  • Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 — attended, Saudi Arabia
  • Nordic Film Commissions — Nordic Monday, Nordic Embassies, Berlin, February 2025
  • Norwegian Film Institute — invited guest, Norwegian industry reception, Berlin 2025

Reference

“Norwegian Cultural Centre, a company that focuses on facilitation productions from India, is one of such professionals.”

— Adrian A. Mitchell, Oslo Film Commission, City of Oslo, Department for Culture and Business Development, 6 January 2025

The Oslo Film Commission has offered itself as a reference for NCC’s production work. Contact details are available on request.

Company details

NCC NO AS — Norwegian company registration 930 070 165, registered 26 September 2022. Industry classification 59.110, production of film, video and television programmes. Registered office: Østregate 102C, 2317 Hamar, Norway. VAT registered.

Norwegian Cultural Center Pte. Ltd. — Singapore registration 202021569H. 7500A Beach Road #12-323 The Plaza, Singapore 199591.

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