SEEK@NUFF 2026 seeks you!

What does film look like when you forget the rules?

Every year at NUFF in Tromsø, SEEK brings together a handful of young creatives to find out. Working with virtual production, generative AI and the full resources of Tvibit’s Media Lab, participants make a short film in a week — not despite the chaos, but because of it. No two SEEK films have ever looked alike. That’s the point.

We’re looking for people with curiosity bigger than their CVs — bold thinkers who are open to applying new advancements and pushing what’s possible with today’s tools. If you have an idea and the drive to make it happen, we’d like to hear from you.

About SEEK

SEEK is brought to you by the Kreativ Teknologi department at Tvibit and NUFF. This year, participants will work hands-on with Tvibit’s Virtual Production Studio powered by Unreal Engine 5, alongside a full suite of generative AI tools.

You’ll have full access to technical support staff and the latest film production equipment — everything you need to make a genuine breakthrough in the application of today’s technology.

What You Get

– Welcome day plus 5 days of workshop production

– Accommodation at a hotel in Tromsø city centre

– Participants residing in Europe can have travel covered through ERASMUS+

– A professional mentor team guiding you throughout the week

– Full access to Tvibit’s Virtual Production Studio, Unreal Engine 5, and generative AI tools

– All meals covered every day — vegetarian and vegan options available

– Screening of your finished film on Saturday June 27 at Verdensteatret cinema (the oldest cinema in Europe still in operation)

– Departure from Tromsø on Sunday June 28

Who Should Apply

To apply, you need to be:

– Between 18 and 30 years old

– Residing anywhere in the world

– Passionate about filmmaking and new media

– Bold in your thinking and open to applying new advancements in your creative work

Skills and experience that will give you an edge:

– Unreal Engine or real-time 3D tools

– 3D modelling (Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya, etc.)

– AI workflows — image generation, NERFs, AI video, LLMs

– Experience on virtual production film sets

– Filmmaking experience

– Sound design or film music

Workshop fees are fully covered for all accepted applicants by the Kreativ Teknologi project. Participants from northern Norway have fees additionally covered by Tvibit. Flight tickets to and from Tromsø are the participant’s responsibility, unless covered by ERASMUS+ for European residents.

All terms: nuff.no/terms

The Mentor Team

Ismet Bachtiar is a creative director, curator and project manager at Tvibit (tvibit.net), where he runs the Kreativ Teknologi programme across North Norway. He has led the SEEK workshop since its inception in 2017, guiding participants through 360 VR film, interactive media, deep fakes, AI tools and virtual production. In his professional career, Ismet has been an editor for GameAxis magazine in Singapore, ARG designer at Funcom, and Game Designer/Content Manager at EA/Playfish.

Marta Ordeig is a filmmaker and entrepreneur working at the intersection of technology and cinema. Based between Silicon Valley and Barcelona, she founded Garage Stories in 2016 — a collaborative content lab and travelling workshop that gathers creatives and technologists from around the globe to co-create and prototype innovative entertainment projects using emerging media. Garage Stories has run labs and workshops at institutions including the MIT Media Lab, Sonar+D, the Cannes Film Festival and AWE XR. Marta has collaborated with Ismet Bachtiar on a variety of projects, including as co-mentor on NUFF Club at SEEK in 2018.

Ernie Roby-Tomic is a technical artist based in Tromsø, Norway. His practice brings together emergent 3D technologies, game engines and audiovisual performance, with deep expertise in Unreal Engine. He holds an MFA from the University of Florida and has been recognised by the Society of Artistic Research, receiving the Research Catalogue Exposition of the Year 2020 for his work Reclamation. Ernie also serves as Lead Technical Artist for Continuum XR and Visual Designer for Experiments at the Department of Linguistics, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway. He has co-mentored SEEK participants on Meatspace (2024), Happy Healing (2023) and Chad’s Epic Pizza Quest (2022).

SEEK Project Archive (2017 - 2024)

Meatspace (2024) is the second SEEK film production to use Tvibit’s Virtual Production Studio. Meatspace tells the story of two online gamers coming to terms with their physical appearances when they finally meet in person — a sharp, funny exploration of digital identity and the real world that lies beneath it.

Participants from Denmark, USA, Poland and Norway. Mentored by Ernie Roby-Tomic and Ismet Bachtiar

Happy Healing (2023) - For the very first-time, our SEEK participants took on the challenge of creating a short film on Tvibits virtual production LED screens with no prior experience. The team worked with Unreal 5, A.I. tools to recreate a cameo appearance of Herman (our very own Stan Lee!) and used NERFs to create a fantastic dream sequence, all to highlight yet another wildly imaginative story about future forms of psychotherapy!

Developed by workshop participants from Norway, mentored by Ernie Roby Williams and Ismet Bachtiar.