‘American Dream’ Wins IEFTA GFE Initiative Award
IEFTA attended the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival to hear pitches and identify our newest GFE Fellows and presented 'American Dream' with the GFE Initiative Award....
13 January, 2022
Author: The Press Team
IEFTA Finds Newest GFE Talents in El Gouna
In Collaboration with CineGouna Springboard Platform at El Gouna, IEFTA expands its support for talented filmmakers from the MENA region. ...
26 November, 2021
Algerian, Palestinian projects scoop top prizes at CineGouna Platform
"A Quarter To Thursday In Algiers" won the $15,000 CineGouna award for best project in development. ...
16 November, 2021
‘Fifty Meters’ Wins Big at El Gouna Film Festival’s CineGouna Platform
Yomna Khattab’s “Fifty Meters” (Egypt) was the big winner on the CineGouna Platform at the El Gouna Film Festival....
16 November, 2021
IEFTA Chief Advocates Back to Basics Approach for Independent Film Distribution
Marco Orsini speaks to Variety in an interview conducted at the recent El Gouna Film Festival....
01 November, 2021
IEFTA Alumni Selected for Participation at IDFA Forum 2021
We are pleased to announce that IEFTA Alumni Filmmakers have been selected as part of IDFA Forum 2021, the festivals co-production and co-financing market....
18 October, 2021
IEFTA Partners with DOK Leipzig’s 64th Annual Festival, Market & Workshops
For the second year in a row, IEFTA is collaborating with DOK Leipzig with regard to emerging talent from under-represented regions of the globe....
14 October, 2021
NEFT & IEFTA Partner for Filmmaker Competition – Extended Deadline
NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE - NEFT Vodka & IEFTA Short Film Competition - Submit your entry before 30 November to get a chance to win US$5,000....
14 October, 2021
Field Marshal Wins IEFTA GFE Award at Dhaka DocLab 2021
IEFTA continues its collaboration with Dhaka DocLab in support of talented South Asian filmmakers awarding Field Marshall, a short animated documentary for it's GFE initiative....
13 October, 2021
Durban FilmMart 2021 Winners Announced
IEFTA partnered with the Durban FilmMart for the 3rd consecutive year to identify and support talented filmmakers from the African continent....
13 October, 2021
Maja Doroteja’s Cent’anni Wins at Cannes Docs 2021
Maja Doroteja Prelog’s “Cent’anni” won this year’s Docs-in-Progress Award given out by the Cannes Film Market with the support of IEFTA....
12 October, 2021
IEFTA Brings ‘Cinema of Humanity’ to Egypt’s El Gouna Film Fest
For the fifth year, IEFTA and its Global Film Expression Mentorship program will participate in the CineGouna Platform...
11 October, 2021
Refugee Voices in Film – 5th Edition
A film screening presentation by IEFTA takes place on Monday 18th October at the El Gouna Film Festival exploring the creative methods filmmakers use to tell stories from around the world....
10 October, 2021
5th Global Film Expression Conference – Call for Entries
IEFTA invites Ethiopian filmmakers to apply for the chance to participate in the 5th annual Global Film Expression Conference from 17-19 December 2021 - apply here. ...
15 September, 2021
Vacancy: Administrative Assistant (part time)
IEFTA is looking for a motivated part-time administrative assistant to support its international team. Think you might fit the bill? Apply today. (Submission deadline: 31 October 2021)...
08 September, 2021
Documentaries Get Showcase and Support From Cannes Festival’s Marche
Cannes Docs will showcase 32 in-progress documentaries at this month’s Cannes Marché du Film-Festival and will present a cash award to one of them....
03 July, 2021
‘Beyond the Raging Sea’ Docu Sets for Monaco Streaming Film Festival
The documentary “Beyond the Raging Sea” makes its European premiere July 4 as the centerpiece presentation of the Monaco Streaming Film Festival. ...
03 July, 2021
Introducing Fireside Chat Series with Engage at DFM
Durban FilmMart, Cairo Film Connection and IEFTA collaborate to present two fireside chats hosted by Engage, with the first one to be kicked off at DFM....
29 June, 2021