2021 in numbers
Film still: Taming the Garden, dir. Salomé Jashi
Applications and selection
641 Applications from 86 different countries 31 Selected projects from 19 different countries
Selected projects
IBF Classic
Development 10 Projects € 50,000
Production & post-production 12 Projects € 205,480
IBF Europe
IBF Europe Co-production 6 projects € 240,000
IBF Europe Distribution 3 projects € 90,000
NFF+IBF
Co-production
2 projects selected by NFF € 100,000
Emerging Talent
First-time filmmakers: 24 (59%)
Second-time filmmakers: 11 (27%)
Total 1st and 2nd time
filmmakers: 35 (85%)
Women directors
Women directors: 18 (56%)
Women producers: 32 (67%)
In total: 50 (63%) women directors
and producers
Press Freedom
Selection from countries with press freedom under threat: 17 projects press freedom under severe threat: 4 projects In total: 21 projects (75%)
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World Press Freedom Index
Talent development
IDFA Project Space
10 IBF projects participated in 2021
IDFAcademy at IDFA
9 IBF Projects participated in Amsterdam 2021 5 Projects participated online 2021
Talent development Outcomes
SINCE 2008
85 IBF Projects participated in IDFA's talent development program 61 of these projects have since been realized. 50 of which were selected for the IDFA program, of which, 23 in one of the festival's competitions and 13 of them won awards at IDFA.
SINCE 2015
57 IBF Projects participated since 2015 in IDFAcademy during IDFA.
IBF at IDFA
IDFA Program
14 IBF-supported films, winning 4 awards, total audience number of 20.232
11 films in IDFA's Docs for Sale
IDFA Industry
11 projects at IDFA Forum having 229 one-on-one meetings
8 Forum Observers
14 projects at IDFAcademy
IBF Guests at IDFA
64 IBF guests in total attended IDFA in Amsterdam and 32 IBF filmmakers with an online IDFA accreditation
Festivals and Distribution
