Mélanie de Vocht finished her MA in Cultural Anthropology in 2005. After graduating, she started working for the Program Department of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). From 2006 until now, she’s works for the IDFA Bertha Fund. As Project Manager of the Fund, Mélanie oversees the mentoring of the supported projects, is part of the pre-selection committee, guides the selected projects, and takes care of the IDFA Bertha Fund selection and delegation at IDFA each year. Furthermore, she represented the fund and/or was part of the jury in several documentary film festivals in the IBF regions.

In 22 years, the IDFA Bertha Fund has developed into an internationally renowned institution with a broad network supporting over 600 documentaries projects and film organizations from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania.