Through HBF+Europe, the fund uses support from the Creative Europe – MEDIA programme of the European Union to encourage European producers to participate as a co-producers in film projects by filmmakers from regions where the HBF targets its support: Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe.

The HBF’s continued backing from Creative Europe has allowed the creation of a new HBF+Europe scheme that supports the post-production of European co-productions within HBF-supported regions, alongside the regular HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production scheme which has been supporting projects since 2015. 

Find our blog with complete project details including loglines here.
Find concept stills and directors' portraits here.

HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production Support selection 2023

All We Imagine as Light, Payal Kapadia, France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Lead producer: Chalk & Cheese (India)
Applicant producer: BALDR (Netherlands) 

Cotton Queen, Suzannah Mirghani, France, Germany, Palestine
Lead producer: Philistine Films (Palestine) 
Applicant producer: Maneki Films (France)

Elephants in the Fog, Abinash Bikram Shah, Nepal, France
Lead producer: Underground Talkies (Nepal) 
Applicant producer: Les Valseurs (France)

Quatro meninas, Karen Suzane, Brazil, Netherlands
Lead producer: Républica Pureza (Brazil) 
Applicant producer: PRPL (Netherlands)

Si no ardemos, cómo iluminar la noche, Kim Torres, Costa Rica, Mexico, France
Lead producer: Noche Negra (Costa Rica) 
Applicant producer: Les films du clan (France)

Tear Gas, Uta Beria, France, Georgia, Belgium
Lead producer: 1991 Productions (Georgia) 
Applicant producer: Tripod Productions (France)

A Useful Ghost, Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, Thailand, Singapore, France
Lead producer: 185 Films (Thailand) 
Applicant producer: Haut les Mains (France)

A Winner Is Seen At The Start, Zhannat Alshanova, France, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Norway, Kazakhstan
Lead producer: Accidental Films (Kazakhstan) 
Applicant producer: Volya Films (Netherlands)

HBF+Europe: Post-production Support selection 2023

Athlete, Semih Gulen & Mustafa Emin Büyükcoskun, Turkey, Romania, Germany
Lead producer: Amok Films (Turkey) 
Applicant producer: Tangaj Production (Romania)

Holy Electricity, Vakhtang (Tato) Kotetishvili, Georgia, Netherlands
Lead producer: Zango Studio (Georgia) 
Applicant producer: The Film Kitchen (Netherlands) 

Una sombra oscilante, Celeste Rojas Mugica, Argentina, Chile, France
Lead producer: Bomba Cine (Argentina) 
Applicant producer: Eaux Vives Productions (France) 

The Women, The Maw Naing, Myanmar, France, Singapore, Norway, South Korea
Lead producer: One Point Zero (Myanmar) 
Applicant producer: Massala (France)