IDFA Bertha Fund – IBF Classic
IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Documentary film fund supporting directors from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and Oceania with development and production grants.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your application narrative and project proposal for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
What it offers: Up to €7,500 development; up to €25,000 production/post-production.
Also: support from development to post-production.
Who can apply: Documentary projects from directors in IBF's supported-country list (Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Caribbean, Oceania).
Free to apply.
Once a year: entries open late December, single deadline February 10. Next deadline: 2027-02-10.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: project description, budget, director statement, video.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “The next entry deadline is February 10, 2027”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers
- Documentary projects from directors in IBF's supported-country list (Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Caribbean, Oceania).
What you will need
- Project proposalOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Financial summaryUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Artist statementOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 10 February 2027.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your application narrative and project proposal for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.