The IDFA Bertha Fund supports documentary filmmakers in and from Africa, Asia,
Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe (eligible countries) by
offering them financial contributions to develop and realise their projects. The fund
is looking for new creative documentary projects from these countries, the deadline
of which is 1 February 2015. Projects can be submitted in the following categories:
IBF – Classic: Project Development (max. contribution €5000)
IBF – Classic: Production and post-production (max. contribution € 17 500)
IBF – Europe: International Co-Production (contribution € 40 000)
The new program International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
Bertha Fund – Europe supports the production and distribution of documentaries
realised through co-productions between European producers based in a MEDIA sub-program country and producers from
developing countries. For this category the applicant has to be the European
producer.
Regulations
For the two IBF Classic categories there will be a second deadline in May. There are
different regulations for every category. For the regulations, the online entry form
and submission FAQ visit the IDFA Bertha Fund website.
Submit through MyIDFA
In order to submit a project to the IDFA Bertha Fund, you need a MyIDFA user
account. On the IDFA website you can register for a MyIDFA account. With this
account you can then submit entry forms to the IDFA Bertha Fund, as well as to
IDFA, Docs for Sale and IDFA Forum. For more information contact
idfaberthafund@idfa.nl.
