2023 in numbers
Film still: Motherland, dir. Alexander Mihalkovich and Hanna Badziaka
Applications and selection
646 Applications from 85 different countries 32 Selected projects from 21 different countries
Selected projects
IBF Classic
Development 10 projects €75,000
Production & Post-production 15 projects € 350,500
Distribution Support 4 projects € 20.000
IBF Europe
Minority Co-production 7 projects € 280,000
Promotion Support 4 projects € 27.500
NFF + IBF
Co-production 2 projects € 100,000
Emerging Talent
First-time filmmakers: 25 (63%)
Second-time filmmakers: 8 (20%)
Total 1st and 2nd time
filmmakers: 33 (83%)
Women directors
Women directors: 18 (45%)
Women producers: 44 (62%)
In total: 62 (56%) women directors
and producers
Press Freedom
Selection from countries with press freedom under threat: 4 projects press freedom under severe threat: 16 projects In total: 20 projects (63%)
Click here to see the 2023
World Press Freedom Index
Talent development
IDFA Project Space
6 IBF projects participated in 2023
IDFAcademy at IDFA
11 IBF Projects participated in IDFAcademy 2023
Talent development Outcomes
SINCE 2008
97 IBF Projects participated in IDFA's talent development program 68 of these projects have since been realized. 59 of which were selected for the IDFA program, of which, 22 in one of the festival's competitions, 12 of them won awards at IDFA and 1 being IDFA's opening film.
SINCE 2015
86 IBF Projects participated since 2015 in IDFAcademy during IDFA.
IBF at IDFA
IDFA Program
12 IBF-supported films, total audience number of 14.828
IDFA's Markets
10 projects at IDFA Forum having 153 one-on-one meetings
14 professionals at IDFAcademy 15 films in IDFA's Docs for Sale
IBF Guests at IDFA
69 IBF guests in total attended IDFA
Photo: Zippy Kimundu, Eliane Ferreira, Caroline Yonamine and Gladys Joujou at the Filmmaker Support drinks during IDFA 2023.
IBF Films around the world
In 2023, forty IBF films screened around the world. Most of them also reached audiences in the country of production through festivals, cinemas, television, or streaming, but alternative distribution played an important role as well—with plenty of screenings at community spaces, universities, embassies, and impact events.
