27 Jan IEFTA Announces EAVE Collaboration
IEFTA is proud to announce our new partnership with EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepeneurs). A professional training, project development and networking organisation, EAVE shares IEFTA’s vision of diverse and inclusive industry spaces, and true international representation. IEFTA’s support of the 7th edition included support for Lebanese producer Myriam Sassine to attend EAVE’s Impact Think Tank.
About Myriam Sassine
Myriam Sassine is a Lebanese producer and the COO of Schortcut Films, specializing in financing and producing independent feature films. She has produced acclaimed documentaries, including E Muet (FID Marseille) and A Time to Rest (Visions du Réel), and serves as Director of Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival, the first of its kind in the Middle East. Myriam is a Berlinale Talents alumna and has participated in numerous prestigious cinema programs, contributing to her impactful career in independent cinema.
About EAVE
EAVE is a professional training, project development and networking organization for audiovisual producers. Working with a worldwide network of partners we are involved in programmes for producers around the globe.
EAVE Impact Think Tank
EAVE invites professionals to design the future of their trade through specially designed result-driven think tanks.
The EAVE Impact Think Tank explores the issue of Equitable Approaches to film production, conceiving innovative strategies for the integration of inclusive production practices from pre-development to release and distribution. The initiative is result-driven, and these findings are composited into an actionable guide for producers, with practical recommendations on storytelling, community engagement, crew selection, contracts, team building and much more.