Open to amateur screenwriters worldwide, this program awards up to five $35,000 fellowships each year to those who show exceptional promise.
Film Grants - 2025
Up to 35,000
A selective film grant promoting international co-productions between France and the world, offering up to €300,000 in pre-filming support and fostering cultural diversity in global cinema.
€500,000
A documentary grant supporting young filmmakers from Africa, Asia, or Latin America. Promoting diverse storytelling, with a focus on impactful, global narratives.
up to $10000
This international film grant supports narrative feature films with co-productions between European producers and filmmakers from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, with a budget cap of €1,200,000.
€60,000
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.
€7,500
This program loans aspiring filmmakers professional-grade equipment for student thesis films, low-budget independent features, and other not-for-profit projects.
Camera Equipment
We fund independent feature films, documentaries, web series, and short films with budgets of $500,000 or less that are unique and make a contribution to society.
Cash and Services
Funding for feature-length documentaries worldwide that explore education, the environment, and civics worldwide. Grants range from $15,000 to $25,000 for development, production, and post-production.
$25,000
The fund supports film productions from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe, aims at making them visible worldwide and guarantees their distribution in Switzerland.
Funding and Distribution in Switzerland
Early-stage grant offering up to $25,000 USD for documentary filmmakers to create a fundraising piece, with mentorship, industry connections, and development support.
$5,000 - $25,000