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
Awards & Accreditations
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
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 Awards €3,000 at the Torino FilmLab Event 2024
At this year’s Torino Film Lab, IEFTA proudly presented its €3000 Partners Award to the compelling project 'Dear Insects and Other Creepy Stories'....
02 December, 2024
IEFTA Honours Promising Talent at El Gouna Film Festival 2024
IEFTA presented a further two awards at the El Gouna Film Festival providing an Online Invitation to TFL NEXT and DAE Membership and perks to to outstanding talents....
30 November, 2024
Two Projects win IEFTA Prize of Mentorship from Development to Release at the El Gouna Film Festival 2024
IEFTA Mentorship from Development to Release Award was presented at the CineGouna Funding Platform at the El Gouna Film Festival to "Running with Beasts" (Czech Republic, Lebanon) and "House No. 7" (Syria, Qatar)....
30 November, 2024
€10,000 IEFTA Award Granted to ‘Son of the Streets’ at El Gouna Film Festival 2024
The IEFTA Award of €10,000 was presented to "Son of the Streets" as part of the CineGouna Funding Platform at the 2024 El Gouna Film Festival....
30 November, 2024
Celebrating IEFTA’s 6th year collaborating with El Gouna Film Festival’s CineGouna Platform
IEFTA celebrates its 6th year collaborating with El Gouna Film Festival's CineGouna Platform to identify and support filmmakers from the MENA region....
14 October, 2024
IEFTA’s Major Involvement and Exciting Wins at Durban Filmmart 2024
Announcing our Durban Filmmart 2024 activities and winners....
25 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
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
Aya Yusuf Announced Winner of AMD’s IEFTA Emerging Talent Award
Aya Yusuf wins the IEFTA Emerging Talent Award at The Global Entertainment Awards for her project "Samar...
08 March, 2024
IEFTA Alumni selected for Eurodoc 2024
IEFTA Alumni Tanim Yousuf from Bangladesh has been selected as part of the 2024 Eurodoc Cohort with his new Documentary "Aanda Story" and IEFTA are supporting him in this endeavour....
12 February, 2024
Four IEFTA associated projects in consideration for the 96th Academy Awards®
4 projects associated with IEFTA are in consideration for the 96th Academy Awards®...
09 December, 2023
IEFTA Alumni Arun Bhattarai selected for World Cinema Documentary Competition for Sundance Festival
IEFTA Alumni Arun Bhattarai has been selected for the World Cinema Documentary Competition for Sundance Festival 2024 for his project Agent of Happiness...
09 December, 2023
Makbul Mubarak Wins IEFTA Prize at Torino Filmlab Meeting Event 2023
Makbul Mubarak from Indonesia won the IEFTA prize for his second fiction feature film in development ‘Watch It Burn’ at the 16th Edition of the Torino Filmlab Meeting Event....
26 November, 2023
Docs-in-Progress Award Winners Announced by Cannes Docs during Doc Day 2023
Docs-in-Progress Award Winners Announced by Cannes Docs during Doc Day 2023...
24 May, 2023
Berlin: Eritrea Filmmaker Nahom Abraham Wins Berlinale NEFTI Award for Short ‘Home’
Nahom Abraham from Eritrea has won the top prize for best film, and $5,000, in the Berlinale’s 2023 NEFTI award for his film Home, a drama about a couple longing to be reunited....
28 February, 2023