IDFA Bertha Fund
IDFA Bertha Fund
Supporting powerful documentary films and extraordinary filmmakers from around the globe
In addition to financing, the Fund offers filmmakers tailor-made consultancies and training programs to support them in their creative and production process. Additionally, filmmakers are invited to participate in the different industry events that IDFA has to offer, and broaden their international network and knowledge of the documentary industry.
The IDFA Bertha Fund is the only fund in the world dedicated solely to stimulating and empowering the creative documentary sector in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania.
Our aim is to:
Create a space for free artistic expression
Support and safeguard critical and relevant filmmaking
Stimulate the growth of local documentary industries
Contribute to a more balanced representation and (co-)ownership of documentary narratives
How we work:
Documentaries supported by the IDFA Bertha Fund express the artistic vision of filmmakers and vary greatly in theme, narrative and visual style. Supported films range from philosophical filmic essays to documentaries dealing with pressing social issues.
The Fund takes risks on unknown and seasoned filmmakers alike through a rigorous selection process. The selection process of the IBF has proven successful time and again, with films and
filmmakers breaking through from marginalized positions to taking over the most respected platforms, and winning awards in both cinema and television.
In addition, the Fund offers a range of activities aimed at empowering filmmakers from the IBF regions throughout the creative process (particularly in story development and in editing) and the production process (financing and distribution) with tailor-made consultancies, as well as access to training programs and IDFA’s markets.
The Fund also actively promotes the harvest of IBF-supported documentaries each year at IDFA, the world’s largest and most influential documentary film festival, and helps filmmakers and organizations expand their networks. The IBF puts IDFA’s power and reach at the service of its filmmakers.
