IBF Europe Selection 2022
Film still: Displaced, dir. Olha Zhurba
Encouraging European Co-productions
IBF Europe aims to stimulate the collaboration between independent European producers and producers from the IBF countries.
Selection IBF Europe — Minority Co-production
Dir. Yuliia Hontaruk Ukraine, Latvia
After enduring the horrors of the war in Eastern Ukraine since 2014, three young veterans return home. As they struggle to find their place in daily life as civilians, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 throws them right back into the trauma they have tried so hard to escape.
Dir. Olha Zhurba Ukraine, Denmark, Sweden
Sound-driven, immersive cinema where the body of war-torn Ukraine is the main character.
Dir. Nishtha Jain India, France, Norway
Farming the Revolution takes us to the heart of the massive year-long protest against the Indian government's unjust farm laws. Living among the half million farmers, the film crew makes us experience the daily texture and indomitable spirit of this historic farmers’ movement until, finally, victory!
Dir. Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Balal, Basel El-Adara, Rachel Shor Palestine, Norway
For ten years, Basel, a young Palestinian activist, has been filming his community being destroyed by Israeli soldiers. During the darkest time of his life, in face of mass eviction, he develops an unlikely, intimate relationship with a similarly aged Israeli journalist - who joins his struggle.
Dir. Joe H Silva Ecuador, Belgium
The Cuvivi bird migrates from North America to the Ecuadorian highlands. They dive into the Ozogoche Lakes, ending their journey in a collective suicide. The locals await the flock with rituals/celebrations, while they linger for the return of their loved ones who migrated in the opposite direction.
Dir. Meena Nanji, Zippy Kimundu Kenya, United States, Portugal
When a rebel leader's widow becomes too frail to continue her search for his unmarked grave, her daughter takes on the mission, and discovers the horrific truth behind Britain's colonial legacy in Kenya.
The Selection Committee
Giedrė Žickytė - Director; Producer, Moonmakers Hanne Phlypo - Producer, Clin d’Oeil Films Jorge Caballero Ramos - Producer, Gusano Films Armi Rae Cacanindin - Producer, Cinematografica Films Isabel Arrate Fernandez - Deputy Director, IDFA; Executive Director, IDFA Bertha Fund
Selection NFF+IBF Co-Production Scheme
The NFF+IBF Co-production Scheme is a collaboration between the Dutch Film Fund and IBF aimed at stimulating Dutch producers to get involved in projects that have already received an IBF grant. For 2022, there were no applications for this scheme, therefore no funds were granted.