HBF+Europe is a new funding scheme of the Hubert Bals Fund of IFFR, providing a new opportunity for European industry professionals to participate in the production and circulation of high-quality feature films by filmmakers from Africa, Asia, Latin America and parts of Eastern Europe. HBF+Europe offers two separate calls for proposals: 1. Minority coproduction support: The scheme aims to stimulate producers from countries participating in the MEDIA Sub-program to participate in an international coproduction as a minority partner, involving a high-quality feature film from an emerging country, with a spotlight on first or second time directors. The scheme especially seeks to stimulate producers coming from European countries without extensive coproduction schemes. Production funding of € 60.000 is available, including a required expenditure percentage in the country of the applicant. 2. Distribution support for international coproductions: The scheme is designed to encourage rights holders to distribute an internationally coproduced film from an emerging country within Europe and beyond. The scheme has a strong focus on exploring the potential of online distribution and especially aims to stimulate innovative distribution models or partnerships between conventional and new distribution partners. To highlight the importance of marketing in the current distribution landscape, the available funding – of € 20.000 per project – is earmarked for Promotion and Publicity costs. HBF+Europe will have two selection rounds with application deadlines on 1 April and 1 October 2015. In the assessment of applications, the Fund will work with two selection committees (consisting of 6 members), each representing one vote. A final selection is made based on the highest average scores granted to applications based on the selection criteria and the discussion that follows these scores. In total, 10 projects will be supported through HBF+Europe, 5 projects in each category.