HBF Archive
Below you can find an overview of the Hubert Bals Fund's activities over the years, including the selections that were made by the fund, the HBF-funded films that were screened at IFFR, and the HBF's annual reports.
Recent selections
Script and Project Development and Postproduction
- Fall 2020
- Spring 2020
- Fall 2019
- Spring 2019
- Fall 2018
- Spring 2018
- Winter 2017
- Fall 2017
- Spring 2017
- Spring 2016
- Fall 2015
- Spring 2015
- Fall 2014
- Spring 2014
- Fall 2013
- Spring 2013
- Fall 2012
- Spring 2012
- Fall 2011
- Spring 2011
- Fall 2010
- Spring 2010
NFF+HBF
HBF+Europe
- Minority Co-production Support 2020
- Minority Co-production Support 2019
- Minority Co-production Support 2018
- Distribution Support 2017
- Minority Co-production Support 2017
- Minority Co-production Support 2016
- Distribution Support 2016
- Minority Co-production Support 2015
Dutch Post-production Awards
HBF Audience Award
HBF Leaders
From 2010 to 2013 the HBF commissioned leaders that would screen before all Hubert Bals Fund-supported films at IFFR.
- 2013 HBF Leader Lublae by Anocha Suwichakornpong
- 2012 HBF Leader Copia imperfecta by José Luis Torres Leiva
- 2011 HBF Leader Ars colonia by Raya Martin
- 2010 HBF Leader by Lisandro Alonso
Complete Results 1988-2020
This document (updated January 2021) gives a complete and conclusive overview of all projects that have been supported by the Hubert Bals Fund since its establishment in 1988.
Stills from HBF-Supported Films (selection)
HBF-Supported Films at IFFR
Each year, completed films supported by the Hubert Bals Fund are screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam: an ideal launching platform for independent cinema from around the globe. An overview of previous HBF Harvests:
- IFFR 2020
- IFFR 2019
- IFFR 2018
- IFFR 2017
- IFFR 2016
- IFFR 2015
- IFFR 2014
- IFFR 2013
- IFFR 2012
- IFFR 2011
- IFFR 2010
- IFFR 2009
- IFFR 2008
- IFFR 2007
- IFFR 2006
- IFFR 2005
- IFFR 2004
- IFFR 2003
- IFFR 2002
Annual reports
Read the HBF annual reports here.
- Annual report 2019-2020
- Annual report 2018-2019 - pages 30 - 33 (PDF 3,3 MB)
- Annual report 2017-2018 - pages 28 - 32 (PDF 7,2 MB)
- Annual report 2016-2017 (PDF 2,1 MB)
- Annual report 2015-2016 (PDF 1,2 MB)
- Annual report 2014-2015 (PDF 1,5 MB)
- Annual report 2013-2014 (PDF 2,2 MB)
- Annual report 2012-2013 (PDF 2,1 MB)
- Annual report 2011-2012 (PDF 2,8 MB)
- Annual report 2010-2011 (PDF 3,9 MB)
Contact
Esther Bannenberg
Interim manager Hubert Bals Fund
Jeske van der Slikke
Hubert Bals Fund Coordinator (on maternity leave from 1 May)
Sara Juricic
IFFR Pro, HBF Coordinator & CineMart Project Manager
Fraser White
HBF Officer
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IFFR supported titles at Berlinale
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