Meet the Two Egyptian Directors Invited to Cannes 2022’s film programmes
IEFTA alumni Ahmed Fawzi-Saleh and Morad Mostafa have been selected for two of the Cannes festival's mentorship and funding platforms...
19 April, 2022
Alumni
‘Before The Final Picture’ Selected for Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Investment Fund
IEFTA congratulates Aya Tallah Yusuf (Egypt), who has been selected to along with 9 other African film projects to receive $150,000 CAD in development and production grants....
14 April, 2022
Malmö Arab Film Festival Announces the 12th Edition Line-up
We are delighted to announce that Ali El Arabi has been selected to compete in the Documentary Feature section at the Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) 2022....
11 April, 2022
La Fabrique Cinema 2022 Selection
La Fabrique Cinema 2022 selection has been announced and includes two IEFTA alumni - Sawsan Yusuf and Morad Mostafa (Egypt) - who will compete with their entry, 'Aisha Can't Fly Away Anymore'....
06 April, 2022
5 Alumni Selected to Pitch at Malmö Arab Film Festival 2022
5 IEFTA alumni have been selected to pitch at the Malmö Arab Film Festival (MAFF) which will take place from May 4-9 in the Swedish city of Malmö....
30 March, 2022
Cannes L’Atelier 2022
We are pleased to announce two IEFTA Alumni have been selected for the Cannes L’Atelier 2022....
24 March, 2022
Cyprus Film Days International Festival
IEFTA Alumni have been selected for Dot.On.The.Map Industry Days for the feature fiction project "Aisha Can't Fly Away Anymore"....
23 March, 2022
Alumni Selected for Vision du Reel Film Competition
Alumni short film “Katanga Nation” is selected as part of the International Medium Length & Short Film Competition at Vision du Reel 2022...
17 March, 2022
Alumni Project Included in the Red Sea Lodge 2022 Selection
'Aisha Can’t Fly Away Anymore' is selected for the Red Sea Lodge 2022 an 8 month mentoring program designed to nurture and support emerging talent in the Arab world....
15 March, 2022
IEFTA Filmmaker selected as Participant in Eave Producers Workshop 2022
IEFTA Alumni Filmmaker, Alemberg Ang has been selected as a Participant in the EAVE Producers Workshop 2022....
01 March, 2022
‘Take on Film & Impact 2022’ – Selected Projects
IEFTA Alumni Filmmakers Daniela Repas and Jessica Daugherty and have been selected by Movies that Matter to be a participant in the Take on Film & Impact program for their project “Pour The Water As I Leave”. ...
22 February, 2022
‘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
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
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