Hubert Bals Fund
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HBF+Europe support for eight co-productions announced
The Hubert Bals Fund announces its latest HBF+Europe selections supported by Creative Europe MEDIA.
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Hubert Bals Fund celebrates first reunion at IFFR 2026
The landmark event united filmmakers from decades and continents across the Fund’s history for a day of community, discussion and knowledge sharing.
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The Secret Agent director Kleber Mendonça Filho remembers his first IFFR visit: “we came with 10 posters and 200 postcards”
He sat down with us to reflect on the impact of HBF support early in his career, on making a film feel “just right” no matter the budget, and shaping his latest in “the logic of history” to evoke the bitter-sweet pain of 1970s Brazil.
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Shahrbanoo Sadat’s No Good Men opens Berlinale 2026 among strong HBF and CineMart lineup
The world premiere of Shahrbanoo Sadat’s No Good Men is one of several films and projects across the programme supported by the Hubert Bals Fund and CineMart.
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Variations on a Theme and Master take IFFR 2026’s top awards
The winners of Tiger and Big Screen Awards for IFFR 2026 have been announced.
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IFFR Pro Awards presented to projects across CineMart, Darkroom, Lightroom and Safe Harbour
Celebrating outstanding projects from the CineMart, Darkroom, Lightroom and Safe Harbour selections, recognising bold artistic vision, innovation and international collaboration at different stages of development.
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Cate Blanchett and IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund announce second round of the Displacement Film Fund at IFFR 2026
Speaking from an IFFR press conference at Fenix in Rotterdam today, Cate Blanchett together with the IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund, announced a second round of the Displacement Film Fund (DFF) short film grant scheme.
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HBF+Brazil pilot edition selection unveiled plus new partner Embratur
10 projects to receive support under new co-development initiative between HBF and Brazilian organisations Spcine, RioFilme and Projeto Paradiso, plus new partner Embratur.
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Hubert Bals Fund at IFFR 2026
After a year marked by renewed energy and purpose, the Hubert Bals Fund is proud to return to IFFR 2026 with an array of supported films, projects and activities.
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NFF+HBF scheme backs projects from Palestine and Panama
Dutch co-productions by Palestinian filmmaker Muayad Alayan and Panamanian filmmaker Ana Elena Tejera have each been awarded €75,000 by the Hubert Bals Fund together with the Netherlands Film Fund.
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