Deadline: 1 February 2014
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is seeking projects from documentary filmmakers in developing countries for funding opportunities 2014. This funding opportunity aims to support the filmmakers complete their creative documentary project. Fund is awarded in four categories – project development, production, post-production, and documentary festival. Innovation, originality, professional skill, expressiveness and cultural/historical value in the projects are highly considered during selection.
Eligibility Criteria –
- Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico can not apply in Production, Post-production and Documentary Festival categories.
- The director of the project should have the nationality of a country as defined on the DAC-list in IDFA website and primarily live and work in this country. In addition the production company attached to the project must be based in a country on the DAC list.
- If a production company from a non-DAC list country is attached to the project, it is also necessary that the project has a producer and production company based in a country on the DAC-list. In this case, the application to the fund must be filed by this producer.
- If a project is selected, the contribution must be spent in a country on the DAC-list.
- A project can be submitted only once for each category. A project can be submitted for Project Development and at a later deadline for Production or Post-Production, whether or not the Project Development submission was successful.
- Production applications must be accompanied by a trailer, demo or other relevant audiovisual material to the project.
- Project Development applications can be accompanied by one previous work when relevant to the project. If available a trailer or selected research material from the project is recommendable.
- DVD’s, vimeo or youtube links must be in English or have English subtitles and must reach before deadline.
For more information, please visit IDFA Submit Your Project page.
