Harvest 2012
The HBF is proud to present its
2012 HBF Harvest at the IFFR of 17 supported films from 11 different countries. These films are programmed throughout the festival, including 5 films nominated for the Hivos Tiger Awards. An overview of the screenings of these films at the festival – including the Press & Industry screenings – can be found in HBF Publications (yellow box).
HBF leader 2012: Copia Imperfecta
Each year, the HBF approaches one of the filmmakers that the fund has supported throughout his career to make a leader for the HBF, which will be screened prior to all HBF-supported films at the IFFR. This year, the Chilean filmmaker José Luis Torres Leiva realized the HBF-leader
Copia Imperfecta (Para Raúl Ruiz).
Boost! at CineMart
As of 2011, the HBF has joined forces with IFFR’s CineMart and Binger Filmlab in organising a special coaching trajectory for HBF supported projects. The first selection of Boost! projects will be presented at the 29th edition of the CineMart. An overview of these projects can be found
here.
All activities of the HBF during the 41st IFFR put together in 1 leaflet: download the HBF Industry Flyer!
- CineMart Breakfast hosted by Hubert Bals Fund - Sunday 29 January, 9:00-10:00hrs, Port of Rotterdam Foyer, de Doelen
CineMart badge holders only
- Breakfast with the HBF at CineMart - Sunday 29 January to Wednesday 1 February, 9:00-10:00hrs, Port of Rotterdam Foyer, de Doelen
The HBF invites CineMart guests to join the Fund for a daily meet & greet with HBF-supported filmmakers at the CineMart Breakfast. See here for the
up-to-date line-up of our HBF guests.
CineMart badge holders only, rsvp: hbf@filmfestivalrotterdam.com
- HBF Panel: In Conversation With: Case Study HBF - Sunday 29 January, 12:30-14:00hrs, de Doelen, Industry Club
HBF’s Janneke Langelaan and Argentinean producer Benjamín Domenech (Rei Cine SRL) look at the HBF funding schemes, application procedures and regulations through a case study. Benjamín Domenech is the producer of Historia del miedo (CineMart 2012) and has been working with the HBF in three recent productions: Leones (Jazmín Lopez), Villegas (Gonzalo Tobal) and
De jueves a domingo (Dominga Sotomayor – IFFR 2012).
rsvp: filmoffice@filmfestivalrotterdam.com
- HBF Panel: Meet the Funders - Tuesday 31 January, 14:00-15:30hrs, de Doelen, Industry Club
Lucas Rosant (Mandra Films) in discussion with Iwana Chronis (Hubert Bals Fund), Brynjar Bjerkem (Sørfond), Jacqueline Ada (Aide aux Cinémas du Monde) and Vincenzo Bugno (World Cinema Fund) about the funding schemes for filmmakers from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
rsvp: filmoffice@filmfestivalrotterdam.com
- Hubert Bals Fund Dioraphte Award - Saturday 4 February, Closing Night Ceremony, de Doelen
The Hubert Bals Fund
Dioraphte Award of €10.000 is awarded to the film in the 2012 HBF Harvest that ranks highest in the
audience poll.
Benelux screening rights
Please know that the HBF also holds the Benelux screening rights for a number of films in the 2012 Harvest.
Hubert Bals Fund Plus
An update of the
Hubert Bals Fund Plus Guide (January 2012) is now available for download.