IEFTA invited to participate as decision maker at Doclisboa 2022
DocLisboa invites IEFTA to participate as decision maker at this years pitching sessions, taking place October 12th and 13th....
30 September, 2022
Film Festivals
3 Alumni Projects Awarded Development Grant Funds at Red Sea Fund
Amir El-Shenawy (Egypt) with his Feature Documentary project American Dream, Marwa Zein (Sudan) with her feature fiction project, 'Lily’s Double Planet', and Zahraa Ghandour (Iraq) with her feature documentary 'Women of my Life' will all receive development grant funds from Red Sea Fund....
11 September, 2022
Amman Film Industry Days Winners Announced
The Amman Film Industry Days (AFID) concluded its activities and the winners were announced at a private ceremony and included some IEFTA Alumni....
30 July, 2022
“Eat Bitter” Selected to Pitch at Sheffield’s DocsFest Meet Market 2022
The project “Eat Bitter” from the Central African Republic, that IEFTA picked up last year at Durban have been selected to pitch at Sheffield’s DocsFest 2022 Meet Market....
02 May, 2022
‘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
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
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 Selects Producer to attend IFFR’s Virtual Rotterdam Lab
Producer of the feature animated docu-fiction project 'Pour the Water as I Leave', Jessica Daugherty is attending the IFFR’s virtual Rotterdam Lab this week as IEFTA’s selected filmmaker. ...
22 January, 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 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
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