IBF Europe – Minority Co-production Funding Scheme

The IDFA Bertha Fund (IBF) Europe – Minority Co-production funding scheme caters to documentary projects in all stages that have a director from a country on the IBF Europe Country List and that are realized through international co-productions between at least one European producer and one non-European producer.

Through IBF Europe Minority Co-production support, the IDFA Bertha Fund aims to encourage European producers (see MEDIA sub-program countries) to participate as co-producer in high-quality documentary projects by filmmakers from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Oceania.

Funding Information

• The maximum contribution per project is €40,000.

Requirements

• Requirements for projects
  • The project should be a creative documentary with a minimum length of 60 minutes.
  • The project should be in mid-production to rough cut stage. The production timeline and financing strategy should indicate that the film will be finalized before March 2025.
  • The project should have a director (or directors) with nationality from a country on the IBF Europe Country List and who preferably lives and works in a listed country. Projects with a co-director from a country that is not on the IBF Europe Country List are not eligible.
• Requirements for applicants
  • The applicant should be a minority producer in the project and should be an audiovisual entity established in one of the  countries participating in the MEDIA Sub-program and owned—either directly or by majority participation—by nationals from such countries.
  • The applicant should have demonstrable experience in film production and co-production.
• Requirements for co-production structure
  • The project should be produced with a minimum of two co-production countries: (at least) one co-production company from a country participating in the MEDIA Sub-program and (at least) one co-production company from a country on the IBF Europe Country List.
  • The share of the applicant co-producer from a country participating in the MEDIA sub-program must amount to a minimum of 20% and must be a minority share in the co-production structure. A division of 50%-50% is allowed.
  • The co-production agreement or memo-deal needs to contain detailed provisions on the following aspects:
    • Clear indication of the participation of each co-producer in the financing of the project;
    • Joint ownership of all the rights;
    • Sharing of the revenues between all co-producers (exclusive and/or shared territories); taking into account that the producers coming from the MEDIA Sub-program countries together have a share between 20% and 70%;
    • Definition of the total budget, spending requirements and the event of over-budget;
    • Reference to the treaties applicable.

For more information, visit IDFA Institute.