IEFTA Announces August Break
Announcing that we will be taking a break during August and will be back in September! Happy Holidays!...
26 July, 2024
Announcements
IEFTA’s Major Involvement and Exciting Wins at Durban Filmmart 2024
Announcing our Durban Filmmart 2024 activities and winners....
25 July, 2024
‘Dwellers of the Cabins’ wins IEFTA Development Award at Amman Film Industry Days 2024
IEFTA's cash award for the Development category at Amman Film Industry Days (AFID) with the value of €6,500 went to “Dwellers of the Cabins”, Directed by Hend Bakr (Egypt)....
16 July, 2024
Highlighting Rand Beiruty: IEFTA’s Support for Her New Project in Partnership with CIRCLE
IEFTA provides assistance to filmmaker Rand Beiruty by sponsoring half of her participation fees for this year's Circle Women Doc Accelerator 2024 program....
02 July, 2024
“More Than A Father” wins IEFTA Awards €2,000 Cash Prize at Close Up Pitching Forum
IEFTA awarded a €2,000 cash prize - funded by the IETF Foundation - to filmmaker Ali Haider for his project "More Than A Father" at this years Close Up Pitching Forum in Tbilisi Georgia...
12 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
15th APostLab Annual Post-Production Workshop Now Open for Applications
Apply today for another fantastic opportunity for one filmmaker to attend the APOSTLab Annual Workshop that will take place in Germany in October....
28 May, 2024
IEFTA Awards €10,000 Prize to “Only On Earth” at Cannes Docs 2024
The IEFTA €10,000 Docs-in-Progress cash prize is awarded to "Only On Earth," a film by award-winning Danish filmmaker Robin Petré, at this year’s Cannes Docs....
28 May, 2024
Close Up Announces Call for Applications
Close Up announce Call for Applications is now Open! Deadline 8 July 2024....
26 May, 2024
Egyptian Filmmakers Shine at DOK Munich DOK Forum
Two IEFTA Alumni have been selected for the DOK Munich DOK Forum as part of the Archive pitch section with their new film How Many Nights How Many Days....
05 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
Tamara Dawit’s “Made in Ethiopia” to debut in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival
IEFTA Alumni, Tamara Mariam Dawit’s film "Made in Ethiopia" will debut in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival....
22 April, 2024
Beza Hailu Lemma’s “Alazar” to premiere at Semaine De la Critique
Ethiopian filmmaker and IEFTA alumni Beza Hailu Lemma, will be part of Semaine De la Critique (Critics' Week) during this year's Cannes Film Festival with his film "Alazar"....
22 April, 2024
Join our Free Online Seminar with IDFA – Register Today!
Join us for an informal presentation and discussion on 7th May open to all IEFTA Alumni & Filmmakers on the topic of the IDFA institute, festival and markets....
15 April, 2024
Winners Announced for the ‘IEFTA Best Doc in Development Award’ at TIDF AGORA
Hana Elias and Asmahan Bkerat (Palestine) are announced winners of the IEFTA €10,000 prize for the Best Doc in Development Award at TiDF26 Agora's "Thessaloniki Pitching Forum"...
16 March, 2024
Announcing Filmmakers to Attend INTRO:DOX at CPH:DOX 2024
IEFTA and Docmonde have selected Marie Ka and Riskya Duavania as the supporting filmmakers from emerging regions who will be granted support to take part in the INTRO:DOX program at this years CPH:DOX in Denmark....
13 March, 2024