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
Alumni
‘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
NEFT Vodka™ USA And IEFTA Partner For International Filmmaker Competition
NEFT Vodka™ and the International Emerging Film Talent Association ("IEFTA") have joined forces for the second year in a row to host the NEFT Emerging Film Talent International ("NEFTI")....
27 October, 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
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
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
5 Alumni Projects participate at Durban FilmMart 2021
5 Lusophone Africa Projects to participate in Durban FilmMart’s Story Junction from 16 - 25 July 2021....
22 June, 2021
MALMO Wins for IEFTA Alumni
"Cinderella" and "Goodbye Julia" win awards at the Malmo Arab Film Festival 2021...
22 June, 2021
2021 Industry Week Wraps with $110K first look Pitch Prizes Awarded
"Made in Ethiopia" by Tamara Dawit (Ethiopia/ Canada) is awarded the Canadian Forum Pitch Prize....
21 June, 2021
Durban FilmMart Institute Announces 2021 Finance Forum Projects
"Hamlet from the Slums" - Ahmed Fawzi-Saleh & Ahmed Amer (Egypt) will be in the Durban FilmMart finance forum....
21 June, 2021
Ali El Arabi to represent Cairo Film Festival at Fantastic 7 Projects at Cannes 2021
Ali El Arabi (Egypt) will represent Cairo Film Festival in the Cannes Marché du Film Fantastic 7 Projects with his project “The Legend of Zeinab and Noah”....
21 June, 2021
Comedy Lab’s selection, a brand new TFL Next workshop
Divine Factory producer, and 2020 IEFTA Cannes Doc Winner, Alemberg Ang is selected for his project “Ninja from Manila” at the first ever TFL Comedy Lab....
21 June, 2021
“Fight” wins Lyon Capitale TV deal and a will be pitched at Sunny Side of the Doc
Lilit Movsisyan's “Fight” now hs Lyon Capitale TV on board and it will also be pitched at Sunny Side of the Doc during a Panorama on Central & Eastern Europe....
21 June, 2021
Double Win for “Dogs of Home”
"Dogs of Home" - Daniela Repas (Bosnia/ USA) wins Best Short Documentary Award at Roma Short Film Festival, Italy, as well as being a finalist at the Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift....
21 June, 2021