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About the 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, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.

Our aim is to:

Create a space for free artistic expression

Support and safeguard critical and relevant filmmaking
Stimulate the growth of local documentary industries
Contribute to a more balanced representation and (co-)ownership of documentary narratives

We believe:
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the filmmakers we support tell universal stories
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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.

In addition, the Fund offers a range of activities aimed at empowering filmmakers from the IBF regions
throughout the creative process (particularly in story development and in editing) and the production
process (financing and distribution) with tailor-made consultancies, as well as access to training
programs and IDFA’s markets.

The Fund also actively promotes the harvest of IBF-supported documentaries each year at IDFA, the
world's largest and most influential documentary film festival, and helps filmmakers and organizations
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All these endeavors work towards an inclusive documentary production system where filmmakers
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documentaries from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe can reach a
worldwide audience, and are presented as prominently at international festivals, markets and television
channels as Western documentaries.

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on supporting filmmakers and documentaries that make a difference.

Contact

Email:
idfaberthafund@idfa.nl
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Department phone number:

+31 (0)20 2620768

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Managing director:
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Isabel Arrate Fernandez

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Project Manager:
Mélanie de Vocht

Producer:
Félicie Crijns

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RSIN: 807966642

Feiten & Cijfers

A summary of the financial information can be found in the annual Activity Report and the Financial
Statement.

Activity Report 2019 Activity Report 2018 Activity Report 2017

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Activity Report 2016 Activity Report 2015 Activity Report 2014
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Activity Report 2013 Activity Report 2012 Financial Statement 2017

Financial Statement 2016 Financial Statement 2015

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