GET READY TO APPLY: IBF Classic, Production and Post-production grant
IDFA Bertha Fund
Apply on their own site: https://professionals.idfa.nl/training-funding/funding/ibf-classic/
This checklist: https://qualifyafrica.com/o/idfa-bertha-fund-classic-production
Built only from what the listing states. Lines marked (our advice) are ours.
The application takes real work, by our reading.

1. CHECK YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT THEY ASK
[ ] 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

2. WHAT TO GET READY
[ ] Essay, statement or proposal (Answer the question they ask, in your own words, with real examples.)
[ ] A video (Short, clear sound, good light. A phone is enough.)
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"

3. 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)

A job never asks you to pay to apply. A listing that charges shows the fee above, and it is paid only to the organisation. If anyone asks for money any other way, stop, and tell us: hello@qualifyafrica.com