Grant
IBF Classic, Production and Post-production grant
IDFA Bertha Fund
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 10 February 2027, 111 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- holding the nationality of one of 53 African countries on the IBF Classic country list, Seychelles is not on it
- living and working in that same country, and the main producer should be based in a listed country too
- a documentary in production or post-production, with three to twenty minutes you can show
- Where
- your own country, the fund is administered from Amsterdam
Up to 25,000 euro to finish shooting or to post-produce a documentary you are directing. Either the director or the producer can enter it.
The facts
- What you get
- maximum 25,000 euro per project
- Where
- your own country, the fund is administered from Amsterdam
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- holding the nationality of one of 53 African countries on the IBF Classic country list, Seychelles is not on it
- living and working in that same country, and the main producer should be based in a listed country too
- a documentary in production or post-production, with three to twenty minutes you can show
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states. Tick as you go; the ticks stay on your phone and are not sent anywhere.
The application takes real work, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
It also names something beyond these; read their words below.
In their words: “entry form, synopsis of at most 400 words, description of at most 1,500 words, biographies and filmographies, three to twenty minutes of audiovisual material with English subtitles”
2. Dates
- Closes 10 February 2027, in 111 days.
- On the date, the listing says: entries open in late December 2026
- Aim to send it by 7 February 2027. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a grant
General advice from us, the same for every grant. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Say what the money is for, exactly, and how much of it goes where. A simple budget in a table is enough.
- Describe what you have done so far, with numbers you can prove: customers, people served, sales, months running.
- Check whether they need your business registered, and in which country.
- Answer their questions in their order. Reviewers score each one.
If there is an interview or a test
- Expect questions on your numbers. Know them without reading them.
- Be ready to say what happens to the project if you do not get the grant.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
Several listings link to this page. Look for "IBF Classic, Production and Post-production grant" from IDFA Bertha Fund.
You apply on IDFA Bertha Fund's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at IDFA Bertha Fund's own website on 12 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.