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The IDFA Bertha Fund supports documentary filmmakers in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the
Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe (see IBF
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contributions, assistance and coaching to complete their projects. The Fund is looking for creative
documentaries that use strong visual treatments to tell compelling stories and have the potential to
reach a global audience.

Projects can be submitted in two categories:

Project development: The maximum contribution for project development

is €5,000, which must be spent in a country on theIBF
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Production & post­production: The maximum contribution for production &

post-production is €17,500, which must be spent in a country on theIBF
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Please read the Regulations below carefully to see if your project meets the basic criteria before
filling out the entry form, which will be available throughMyIDFA
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deadline. All steps must be completed by the day of the deadline. If you are struggling while writing
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Next deadlines: June 10 and December 10, 2019

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Creative documentaries are films that are interesting from a stylistic point of view or are
particularly innovative, relevant to social issues, and successfully manage to communicate with
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their audiences. The creative documentary is an art form, which means that the documentary
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filmmaker is an artist, not a journalist. The Fund is not dedicated to documentaries about art forms
(applied arts or portraits about artists), cultural heritage and cultural traditions. More information
about creative documentaries can be found in IDFA's Mission
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The director of the project should have the nationality of a country as defined on the
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In addition, the main producer attached to the project must be based in a country on
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Before continuing, please confirm your country is on the IBF
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In case a co-producer from Europe, North America or Australia is attached to the
project, this cannot be the main producer of the project. The application to the Fund
must be filed by the main producer from the IBF Classic Country List and the
application should be accompanied with a deal memo or co-production agreement
which needs to contain detailed provisions on the following aspects: the participation
of each co-producer in the financing of the project; joint ownership of all the rights;
sharing of the revenues between the co-producers.
If a project is selected, the contribution must be spent in a country on the IBF Classic
Country List. A project can be submitted only once for each category. A project can be
submitted for Project Development and at a later deadline for Production or Post-
Production, whether or not the Project Development submission was successful.

Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration. Completed applications

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must be in our office on the day of the deadline.

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Entry forms must be filled out in English. Only for applications coming from French-
speaking African countries and Haiti, the Fund offers the possibility to submit the
entry form in French. See:IBF
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Production applications will only be accepted when accompanied by a trailer, demo,
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edited sequence or other audio-visual material of the project with a minimum of 3 '19
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minutes and a maximum of 20 minutes.
Projects that have finished the shooting phase will be considered as Post-Production
applications. In this case applications have to be accompanied by an edited sequence
or a selection of the rough cut of around 20 minutes.
In case your material is longer than 20 minutes, please indicate which part we need to
watch or make a selection of 20 minutes which you think is most representative
and/or complementary to the end result.
Project Development applications will only be accepted when accompanied by visual
material of the project. If available, a trailer or selected research material from the
project is recommended if representative of the style. If no audiovisual material is
available, photos or a visual presentation can also be presented through a Vimeo or
YouTube link.
Project Development applications should also be accompanied by one previous work,
preferably representative for the style of the filmmaker. This previous/additional film,
although required for the jury’s selection process, is viewed only if necessary in
making decisions regarding the selection process.
All applications have the possibility to submit a short video by the director
introducing him/herself and explaining his/her motivation to the project instead of
writing this down. If you prefer to make use of this possibility, the link can be pasted
in the entry form.
Vimeo or YouTube links must be in our office on the day of the deadline. The material
must be in English or have English subtitles. Links should remain online for at least
two months following the deadline. If possible, please allow for free viewing of the
material (no password required) or make sure you send us the password.

Only projects that have been submitted according to the IDFA Bertha Fund regulations will be
considered.

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In assessing projects the fund will consider

(1) the strength and originality of the treatment,
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(4) the financial feasibility of the project.

All applications that are complete will be considered for selection. Within 4 to 6 weeks filmmakers
will be informed if their project is pre-selected. The applicants of the pre-selected projects will
receive a more extensive application form, which must be completed and returned within a
week. The pre-selection form includes, among other items, an extensive budget, finance plan, and
production schedule. These applications will then be sent to the final selection committee, whose
findings will be announced within three months after the deadline.

In return for the financial contribution the Fund requests:

Recognition of the IDFA Bertha Fund support by placing the logo of the Fund on the
credits of the final documentary and all publicity material. Specific details will be
described in the funding agreement.
The Benelux (the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg) premiere of the final
documentary.
Worldwide non-exclusive internet rights of the film. The Fund will take into
consideration all prior arrangements made by the applicant with various distribution
partners.
The right to screen the final documentary in any IDFA related (non-commercial)
screening in the Benelux.

Besides a financial contribution, the Fund offers selected projects other means of support. Together
with the project team, the Fund will determine which form of assistance and coaching would be
most suitable to their project. This support is intended to enhance the script, production, editing or
the access to the international market of a project.

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