For the last selection round of 2010, the fund considered 344 projects from 42 different countries. In total, an amount of € 268.500 was granted to 23 projects. The committee selected eight projects for script and project development, eight projects for production and post-production, as well as seven festivals and/or workshops.
The selection committee:
The selection committee for this round consisted of Ally Derks (director of IDFA and JVF), Don Edkins (producer Steps International), Valérie Schuit (producer Viewpoint Productions), Rada Sesic (filmmaker), Carmen Cobos (producer Cobos Films), Kees Ryninks (independent producer) and Petra Lataster (filmmaker).
Script and Project Development
- The White Volta to Yeji by Timothy Edzeani Doh, Ghana
- I Am a Man by Mayenzeke Baza, South Africa
- Ten Ways to Cook Jackfruit: a film on Karachi by Meenu Gaur, Pakistan/India
- Item Girls! Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying about the Bombshell and Start Loving Rakhi Sawant Again by Paromitha Vohra, India
- Mercedes Sosa: Latin America's Voice by Rodrigo Vila, Argentina
- A Todo Cuba le Gusta by Ladys Roque, Cuba
- The Silence of the Flies by Eliezer Arias, Venezuela
- Remnant of Photos by Khalil Mozayyen, Palestina
Production and Postproduction
- Child Boxers by Makafui Zimrani, Ghana
- The Dream of Shahrazad by Francois Verster, South Africa
- Cinema of Terror by Yayan Wiludiharto and Dain Said, Malaysia
- Are You Listening by Kamar Ahmad, Bangladesh
- Intimations of a Rebellion by Sanjay Kak, India
- All that is Solid Melts into Air by José Luis Garcia, Argentina
- El Jardín by Natalia Almada, Mexico
- The Invisible Policeman by Laith Al-Juneidi, Palestina
Other Activities
- Maisha 2010 Documentary Workshop, Maisha Foundation, Uganda
- Documentary Film Training Workshop Ethiopia, Linkage Ethiopian Film Resource Center, Ethiopia
- Research Skills Workshop DRC, Suka! Production, DRC
- DBD Dakar Bamako Docu, SOON Senegal, Senegal
- Festival Balabala Cine 2010, Balabala Cine, DRC
- 2010 iDOCS International Documentary Forum, Channel Zero Media, China
- East Timor Inaugural Documentary Workshop, Dili Filmworks, East Timor