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
Media Coverage
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
IEFTA collaborates with the Berlinale Africa Hub
IEFTA will participate in the Berlinale Africa Hub providing an international forum for communication and networking for African filmmakers and creatives, as well as for filmmakers who are active on the continent, in particular in its sub-Saharan regions....
11 February, 2020
FILM / El Gouna in ascensiune – GFF devine un Cannes al Orientului Mijlociu
Revin la actuala editie in perioada 19-27 octombrie 2019 a Festivalului International de Film din El Gouna/GFF in sudul Egiptului....
09 October, 2019
‘Beyond the Raging Sea’: Film Review
Made under the patronage of the UN Refugee Agency and explicitly aimed at raising awareness of the global refugee crisis, Beyond the Raging Sea is an odd documentary that combines a humanitarian message with high adventure. Its first hour chronicles the harrowing ordeal of two Egyptian athletes, Omar Samra and Omar Nour, who with no previous nautical experience set out to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a high-tech rowboat guaranteed not to capsize, even in the strongest storms....
24 September, 2019
Change in narrative: how can film play a part in refugee crises?
Humanitarian and Arab filmmakers gathered for the 3rd edition of El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt to discuss the cinema industry’s role in the world's refugee crises....
23 September, 2019
El-Gouna Film Festival highlights refugee, migrant issues in cinema
CineGouna hosted a roundtable discussion titled ‘Refugee Voices in the Film Industry’ on Saturday 21 September, sponsored by the International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) and within the framework of the GFF’s Cinema of Humanity Initiative....
22 September, 2019
IEFTA attends El Gouna Film Festival
In this year’s third edition of El Gouna Film Festiva's #CinemaforHumanity initiative IEFTA will hold a round tables, panels and mentorship for filmmakers and organizations to talk about innovative and creative approaches when filming humanitarian crises around the globe. ...
21 September, 2019
Dhaka Doc Lab awards emerging talents from South Asia
Two filmmakers win the IEFTA Award to attend the Producers Workshop at the next Cannes Festival having been selected after six days of mentoring and pitching at Dhaka Doc Lab....
03 September, 2019