Editing Stavanger (section)

====Local filmmaking====
South West Film Forum was established in 1992 and is an organization of film workers in [[Rogaland]]. Its goal is to increase the skills of film workers in the region and encourage more filmmaking. Film Forum Southwest has received operating support from the City of Stavanger since 1995 and from the county since 1997. Additionally, they have received grants for film workshop from the county and for other industry-stimulating measures from Stavanger municipality.

Stavanger has since 1997 had a grant for the support of local filmmaking. The aim has been to stimulate the local film community growth and development, and to contribute to local filmmakers so they can initiate film projects that can then apply for production funding from other government agencies. In addition, they support the already completed projects – primarily to help cinemas display locally produced film.

The feature film ''[[Mongoland]]'' became a Norwegian film success, made outside the traditional infrastructure for [[Norwegian film]]. So far this has culminated with the establishment of the production company South West Film and [[Film Kraft Rogaland]], to ensure long-term fund allocations to filmproduksjoner. [[Arild Østin Ommundsen]] made his directorial debut with the feature film ''Mongoland'' in 2000 and has since directed and written the script for ''[[The Haunting (2003 film)|The Haunting]]'' (2003) and ''Monster Thursday'' (2005). Ommundsen helped start the new Stavanger wave that came after ''Mongoland'' premiered, and several of the actors who were instrumental have since enjoyed great success.

Stavanger native Stian Kristiansen, who had his acting breakthrough in the feature film "[[Mongoland]]", debuted as a feature film director with the film interpretation of Tore Renberg's book ''[[The Man Who Loved Yngve]]''. The film, of the same title, had its theatrical release on 15 February 2008. The film has received top marks in [[Norwegian media]], and was watched by over 30,000 people during the premiere weekend. In 2008, Kristiansen received Stavanger's screenplay scholarship.

On 30 September 2010, the film ''[[Nokas (film)|Nokas]]'', directed by [[Erik Skjoldbjærg]], premiered in Stavanger. The film is about the [[NOKAS robbery]] in Stavanger on 5 April 2004, and was filmed on location, using many of the locations where the factual event took place, such as the King Street counting center, in the Norway Bank building, and the Cathedral Square, by Maria Church Ruins. The family of the police officer who died during the robbery has not authorized the film.