IEFTA Alumni Beza Hailu Lemma wins Next Step Award at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Ethiopian filmmaker and IEFTA Alumni Beza Hailu Lemma wins Next Step Award by La Semaine de la Critique at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival...
27 May, 2025
IEFTA Projects & Initiatives
IEFTA Announces Open Call for Submissions for The Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab 2025
IEFTA is once again collaborating with The Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab encourage documentary producers to apply for this exceptional opportunity....
27 May, 2025
IEFTA Sponsors the Guest Country Producer Spot for Emerging Producers 2026 – APPLY TODAY!
Continuing our collaboration with the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival Sponsors IEFTA is sponsoring the Guest Country Producer Spot for Emerging Producers 2026. Apply today!...
05 March, 2025
Congratulations Aya Yusuf – EuroDoc25 acceptance and participation
IEFTA is thrilled to announce Aya Yusuf's selection for EuroDoc25, a fantastic international program for documentary production mentorship....
28 February, 2025
IEFTA Announces EAVE Collaboration
Announcing IEFTA's new partnership with EAVE, sharing a mutual vision of diverse and inclusive industry spaces, and true international representation....
27 January, 2025
Congratulations Zahraa Ghandour! IEFTA’s Candidate for International Film Festival Rotterdam IFFR
IEFTA is thrilled to announce Zahraa Ghandour’s selection for IFFR’s Rotterdam Lab. Nominated through our partnership with Rawiyat Collective, this prestigious program highlights exceptional emerging film producers....
24 January, 2025
‘Ghost Boat’ Awarded World Cinema Fund Post- Production Funding Prize
'Ghost Boat' was awarded World Cinema Fund Post- Production Funding Prize at the 41st jury session of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF)....
24 December, 2024
Full Circle: IEFTA Alumni Kesmat El Sayed’s Success with ‘Abo Zaabal 89’
IEFTA is proud to celebrate the recent accomplishments of alumna producer, Kesmat El Sayed and her powerful documentary Abo Zaabal 89 which premiered to sold-out screenings and standing ovations, receiving critical acclaim at two prestigious festivals...
06 December, 2024
IEFTA Sponsors Two Ethiopian Producers at Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab for 2nd Year Running
For a second year, IEFTA extends its collaboration with the Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab of Nairobi, Kenya, by sponsoring the attendance of two Ethiopian filmmakers at the week-long training program taking place in November. ...
23 October, 2024
Winner Announced for the IEFTA/IEFTF Dhaka DocLab €2000 Cash Award 2024
We are excited to announce the recipient of the 2024 IEFTA/IEFTF Dhaka DocLab 2k Cash Award—Josh Lomahan from the Philippines, recognized for his compelling project A Faithful Love....
08 October, 2024
Tanveer Hossain Selected to attend IEFTA Scholarship at APOSTLab’s 15th Annual Workshop
Producer Tanveer Hossain (Bangladesh) has been selected for IEFTA's Scholarship Opportunity with his project 'Red Lights Blue Angels' to attend the 15th APOSTLab Annual Post-Production Workshop...
28 September, 2024
IEFTA Announces Open Call for Submissions for The Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab 2024 (Extended Deadline)
IEFTA is once again collaborating with The Great Lakes Creative Producers Lab and we invite documentary producers to apply for this exceptional opportunity....
19 June, 2024
CIRCLE Fiction Orbit 2024 – Call for Projects
After last year’s success CIRCLE is launching the second edition of its tailor-made program in the fiction film industry. Apply today!...
31 May, 2024
“Aliyá, Yeridá” Wins Top IEFTA Docs-in-Progress Award at Cannes Docs
'Only On Earth' by award-winning Danish filmmaker Robin Petré has picked up the top IEFTA Docs-in-Progress Award at Cannes Docs,...
22 May, 2024
IEFTA at Cannes 2024 – Refugee Voices in Film 7th Edition
DISPLACEMENT – Cinematic Perspectives was a moderated discussion held at the the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes by The International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) in collaboration with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Marché du Film, and The Arab Cinema Center....
22 May, 2024
‘Refugee Voices in Film – 7th Edition’ Screening Line Up
Explore poignant narratives and powerful storytelling from three works-in-progress films and their brilliant filmmakers at "Refugee Voices in Film" 7th Edition....
04 May, 2024
IEFTA Events at Cannes Docs 2024
In collaboration with the UNHCR, Arab Cinema Centre & YouTube, IEFTA brings a "Displacement - Cinematic Perspectives" and the 7th edition of 'Refugee Voices in Film' to Cannes Doc’s 2024....
30 April, 2024
IEFTA at Aflamuna Connection and Alumni Wins!
IEFTA participated as an industry expert at the Aflamuna Connection this April and saw also saw two alumni filmmakers win awards at this co-production platform event....
25 April, 2024