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
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Refugee Voices in the Film Industry Panel Discussion
The Refugee Voices in the Film Industry panel explored innovative and creative approaches to filming humanitarian crises wherever they occur....
27 September, 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
A Reception to Honour UNHCR at El Gouna Film Festival
In partnership with the El Gouna Film Festival, IEFTA hosted a reception at La Maison Bleue to honour UNHCR....
23 September, 2019
Refugee Voices in Film – 4th Edition
From South Sudan to Central America, from Somalia to Afghanistan, 'Refugee Voices in Film', 4th Edition, presented the stories of individual refugees around the globe....
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
2 Candidates Selected at CineGouna Springboard 2019
IEFTA participated in the week long CineGouna Springboard Program at the El Gouna Film Festival to meet talented producers and directors from the Arab world....
22 September, 2019
World Premiere: Beyond the Raging Sea
'Beyond the Raging Sea' premieres at the El Gouna Film Festival to a sold out screening. The epic documentary made under the patronage of the UN Refugee Agency and directed by Marco Orsini combines a poignant humanitarian message with high adventure and explicitly aiims to raise awareness of the global refugee crisis....
21 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
IEFTA at Dhaka Doc Lab for a Third Year Running
For the third year in a row, IEFTA attended the Dhaka Doc Lab to identify emerging documentary filmmakers deserving of sponsorship at our partner festivals....
29 August, 2019
IEFTA at the Durban International Film Festival 2019
IEFTA was represented by Bernadette Schramm at South Africa’s longest-running film festival, the Durban International Film Festival held on 18-28 July 2019...
23 July, 2019
Scouting Talent Lab Teams at GAIFF 2019
During mid-July IEFTA’s Lacey Tu attended the 17th edition of the Golden Apricot International Film Festival (GAIFF) in Armenia and participated in its first Talent Lab....
14 July, 2019
How Can Filmmakers from Countries Without a Strong Movie Industry Break Into Cannes?
In May, Ethiopian filmmaker Beza Hailu Lemma went to Cannes to take part in the Industry Workshops, part of a Marché du Film and IEFTA collaboration, with the hope of learning more. Here Lemma shares his experience at Cannes’ 2019 and his feature filmmaking dreams....
06 July, 2019
Round-up Cannes ’19 Filmmakers
As Cannes wraps up, we celebrate with the 6 filmmakers and give them an opportunity to apply their recent training, pitch their projects and make valuable contacts and connections at an IEFTA Power Brunch....
04 June, 2019
Lina Soualem’s ‘Their Algeria’ Wins First Docs-in-Progress Award
Lina Soualem’s “Their Algeria” won the inaugural Docs-in-Progress Award, a €10,000 ($11,300) cash prize given out by the Cannes Film Market’s Doc Corner with the support of IEFTA, which was presented Tuesday at a ceremony at the Plage des Palmes....
30 May, 2019