In February last year, it became known that the next “Mission: Impossible” film had received NOK 68.8 million through the Norwegian film incentive scheme to shoot scenes in Norway.
According to Bergens Tidende, the producers of the eighth film in the series have considered Svalbard as a filming location, but now the state has put its foot down.
The reason is that the Ministry of Culture believes that the incentive scheme does not apply to recordings made in Svalbard. According to the Svalbard Act, Norwegian private law and criminal law apply in Svalbard. Other statutory provisions do not apply, unless specifically stipulated.
They believe that it would be contrary to the Svalbard Environment Act and the overall objectives of the Svalbard policy to change the scope of the regulations on this point.
Dag Asbjørnsen, section leader for international relations at the Norwegian Film Institute, confirms that the production in question must be done elsewhere.
– The regulation does not apply to Svalbard, and expenses in Svalbard therefore do not provide a basis for reimbursement through the incentive scheme, says Asbjørnsen.
In the past, scenes from “Mission: Impossible” films have been recorded at Preikestolen and at Sunnmøre.
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