Short Film News (SFN) - The Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) announced financial contributions to 25 film projects from 19 countries for its fall 2008 selection round.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Pablo Larrain, Rodrigo Moreno, Raya Martin, Tariq Teguia and Sinisa Dragin are among the winners, as well as many projects by first time filmmakers.

A total amount of 362,500 Euro will be dedicated to these films in four categories.

Around thirty new films supported by the HBF will be selected for the upcoming 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam, including those that picked up top prizes during the fall 2008 festival season.

The Hubert Bals Fund is a part of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) which has designed to support films from developing countries.

The 38th IFFR will take place January 21 - February 1, 2009.

The line up of the Hubert Bals Fund's fall 2008 selection round is available here.