IDFA Bertha Fund

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 and stimulate the growth of local documentary industries

Contribute to a more balanced representation and (co-)ownership of documentary narratives

We believe: the filmmakers we support tell universal stories film is a tool to understand and influence the world around us.

How we work: The Fund supports relevant films with a clear sense of artistic ambition. Not limiting the filmmakers’ scope of topics, the overall body of films supported by the IBF over the past years presents an outstanding contribution to the global view of the South.

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.

Current Status

Active

Availability

Film Grants Africa

Film Grants Asia

Film Grants Latin America

Film Grants North America

Film Type

Open for Submissions

Just Films Ford Foundation The Ford Foundation seeks to reduce inequality in all of its forms, and artist-driven documentary and emerging media projects are crucial to this effort.
Climate Story Fund We are looking for creative nonfiction projects that can complete production this year with support from the Climate Story Fund. Awards in this round of the fund will range between $20,000 and $100,000.
Filmmakers Without Borders Filmmakers Without Borders supports independent filmmakers around the world via grants and other funding initiatives.
CrossCurrents Doc Funds The CrossCurrents Fund is an international fund for filmmakers who are members of or have a deep connection to the underrepresented and marginalized community.
Diversity Development Fund Diversity Development Fund gives producers of color up to $25,000 in research and development funding so you can develop your documentary for public media.
Art Moves Africa AMA gives grants to artists and arts professionals (curators, cultural operators and journalists) of all artistic disciplines who live and work in Africa, to travel within the African continent.
Frameline Completion Fund The Frameline Completion Fund provides grants to emerging and established filmmakers. This program seeks to provide a much-needed source of financial contributions to artists who often struggle to secure funding to complete their works.

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