Two documentaries selected for NFF + IBF Co-Production Scheme

Minority co-productions in the documentary category that have received a contribution from the IDFA Bertha Fund for development or production are eligible for a realization contribution from the scheme.

Read more about the selected project below.

Oh Heart Don’t Be Afraid

Director/script: Ana Kvichidze
Producer: 17/07 Productions (GE)
Co-producer: Muyi Film (NL)

Logline: Dachi is a queer person (they/them) from a religious place in Georgia, oppressed by the Archbishop,religious society, and even their own family. They find an old witch, taught and empowered with her magic spells, and they begin to change reality.

Granted support: € 50,000

Before the Fire

Director/script: Angel Giovanni Hoyos
Producer: Septima Films (CO)
Co-producer: IJswater Films (NL)

Logline: Before the Fire follows a Mapuche community in southern Argentina as they determinedly defend their right to recover their ancestral territory and preserve their customs. The daily routine of this community is abruptly interrupted when two hired assassins murder one of its members. A film about the inspiring struggle for land and the courageous search for the recovery of memory.

Granted support: € 50,000

Header image: Before the Fire