Rotterdam Unveils 2021 CineMart Projects
IFFR selects Beza Hailu Lemma (Ethiopia) for Cinemart....
20 February, 2021
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Egypt’s Ahmed Amer selected for Rotterdam Lab 2021
Egypt’s ‘Hamlet from the Slums’ producer Ahmed Amer to participate in the 2021 Rotterdam Lab...
18 February, 2021
Egypts “Captains of Za’atari” to Premiere at Sundance World Documentary Competition 2021
El Gouna Film Festival announced the selection of the Egyptian documentary “Captains of Za’atari” to participate in the World Documentary Competition of the forthcoming Sundance Film Festival....
23 January, 2021
Egypt’s CineGouna Platform announces its winners
'Goodbye Julia' by Mohamed Kordofani (Bahrain, Sudan) won the prize for best project in development and 'Life Suits Me Well' by Al Hadi Ulad Mohand (Morocco) received the prize for best film in post-production....
31 October, 2020
El Gouna Film Festival announces winners of CineGouna SpringBoard
For its fourth edition, CineGouna SpringBoard received 99 submissions (65 projects in development and 34 films in post-production) from all parts of the Arab world....
30 October, 2020
Film Republic Boards Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s ‘The Salt in Our Waters’
Film Republic, a London-based specialist sales agent, has acquired the international rights to feature debutant Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s “The Salt in Our Waters.”...
30 October, 2020
‘An Insignia of a Forced Winter’ wins Best Project at Dhaka DocLab 2020
The fourth edition of Dhaka Doclab, an international workshop-cum-market pitching programme for promoting South Asian filmmakers in international market, ended on Saturday with an online closing ceremony....
05 October, 2020
Tamara Dawit selected for the Logan Nonfiction Program
Ethiopian-Canadian producer/director Tamara Dawit selected for the Logan Nonfiction Program as they announces Virtual Class of Journalism & Documentary Fellows...
02 October, 2020
Adong Judith wins prestigious film award
Adong’s upcoming feature film Between Worlds scooped two awards – the DFM Talents Durban award and the International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) award....
01 October, 2020
Joseph Mangat’s ‘Holy Craft’ Wins Docs-in-Progress Award as Cannes Docs Wraps
Director Joseph Mangat’s “Holy Craft” won the Docs-in-Progress Award at an online ceremony Friday evening to close the Cannes Docs sidebar of the Cannes Film Market Online....
29 June, 2020
IEFTA’s Sponsors the 10,000€ Prize for Docs-In-Progress
IEFTA In Collaboration with the Marché Du Film-Festival De Cannes Announces Sponsorship of a 10,000€ Prize For Docs-In-Progress....
12 June, 2020
Should Filmmakers Accept Online Festival Premieres? – Variety
As the COVID-19 crisis prompts more festivals to go digital, what does an online premiere cost a filmmaker and the roll-out of their movie?...
12 April, 2020
ENCHAINED is the First Film To Be Presented On New Streaming Platform
One of the most successful Ethiopian film releases of 2019 - domestically and internationally - Enchained (Quragnaye), is set as the first feature to screen online on a new movie channel habeshaviewTV...
10 April, 2020
Enchained (Quragnaye) A Historical Drama Written & Directed By Moges Tafesse
Synergy Habesha Films & Communications in collaboration With habeshaview and IEFTA Presents Enchained (Quragnaye) a historical drama written & directed by Moges Tafesse...
08 April, 2020
Berlinale’s Africa Hub Hosts Innovative Voices
A key Africa Hub sponsor this year is the Intl. Emerging Film Talent Assn. (IEFTA), a Monaco-based organization devoted to discovering and developing film talent from emerging regions....
22 February, 2020
“Berlinale Africa Hub”: Edutainment, Social Impact and Cooperation in Africa and its Diasporas
The daily “Berlinale Africa Hub Talks” from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm give an insight into the latest developments in the African film industry. IEFTA (International Emerging Film Talent Association) is the new partner of the “Berlinale Africa Hub” as host of the talks series, which takes place in cooperation with the World Cinema Fund, the Berlinale Co-Production Market and Berlinale Talents....
22 February, 2020
Mad Solutions/Vox to Release Refugee Doc ‘Beyond The Raging Sea’ Across MENA (EXCLUSIVE)
“Beyond the Raging Sea,” an extreme sea adventure documentary aimed at raising awareness of the global refugee crisis, is set for a wide theatrical release across the MENA region via Arab marketing and distribution company Mad Solutions and Middle East exhibitor Vox Cinemas....
22 February, 2020
Egypt- Berlinale Africa Hub to take place 20-27 February
The daily Berlinale Africa Hub Talks give an insight into the latest developments in the African film industry. International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) is the new partner of the Berlinale Africa Hub as host of the talk series, which takes place in cooperation with the World Cinema Fund, the Berlinale Co-Production Market, and Berlinale Talents....
18 February, 2020