Funding schemes
Find out about the different support schemes offered by the Hubert Bals Fund.
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Development Support (Script and Project)
Scheme to support the development of feature film scripts and projects.
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NFF+HBF Co-production Scheme
In collaboration with the Netherlands Film Fund, a further support to HBF projects awarded in Development, submitted by Dutch producers.
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HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production Support
European minority producers can apply for the co-production scheme supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA programme.
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HBF+Europe: Post-production Support
European minority producers can apply for the post-production scheme supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA programme.
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HBF+Brazil: Co-development Support
In partnership with RioFilme, Spcine and Projeto Paradiso, the Hubert Bals Fund presents HBF+Brazil: Co-development Support, an initiative dedicated to supporting the early development of projects by second- and third-time filmmakers from Brazil and the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Displacement Film Fund
The Displacement Film Fund was established to champion and fund the work of displaced filmmakers, or filmmakers with a proven track record in creating authentic storytelling on the experiences of displaced people. Announced at IFFR 2025, the pilot scheme awarded five short film production grants of €100,000 each to Maryna Er Gorbach (Ukraine), Mo Harawe (Somalia-Austria), Hasan Kattan (Syria), Mohammad Rasoulof (Iran) and Shahrbanoo Sadat (Afghanistan).
HBF Development Support partners
Displacement Film Fund partners
HBF+Brazil: Co-development Support partners
