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The IEFTA in association with the Better World Film Festival Invites you to a Dinner In aid of the IEFTA “Addis to Cannes” initiative supporting film-making education in Ethiopia. Join our Ethiopian filmmakers and distinguished guests of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for dinner, live music and entertainment. All funds support film education in Ethiopia and participation in Cannes. Invitations are limited to 75 guests. By invitation please. Dress code: Casual Chic. DATE:     Monday 19 May 2014 VENUE:  Villa Nocturne, 5 Boulevard de...

22 March, 2014

Dear friends of the IEFTA, It gives me great pleasure to share with you recent achievements and immediate plans for the International Emerging Talent Film Association for this coming 2014. As you well know, the IEFTA promotes film education in developing countries and supports emerging filmmakers internationally. Since our inception in 2006, we’ve honoured this mandate and this coming year will be no exception. Indeed, in 2013, we got to watch as one of our supported filmmakers stepped boldly onto the...

27 February, 2014

Dear IEFTA community: Let me begin by belatedly wishing you all a Happy New Year.   Please accept my sincerest hopes for a safe and prosperous 2013 for you and your loved ones. It has been some time since I last had the opportunity to report on the work of the International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA), but it is my pleasure to do so today. As you know, the IEFTA’s mission is to promote film education in developing countries and to...

20 February, 2014

Myself and the board members of the IEFTA would like to thank you for your support last Tuesday night at the screening of “Dinner at the No Gos*”. We raised close to 7,500 Euros! These funds will go a long way to: Expand the filmmaker and film database. Create new information tools that enable the filmmakers to improve and develop their skills and interact internationally. Present a new updated list of grants/opportunities. Enhance the site and bring it up-to-date technically. continue film workshops in Addis Ababa. Again,...

12 February, 2014

Three talented young Ethiopian Filmmakers just finished a once-in a-lifetime experience when they spent a week in Monte Carlo and at the Cannes Film Festival, attending film screenings and premieres, participating in meetings, workshops, and seminars, and being feted at dinners and parties, and presenting their own work. Filmmakers Henok Mebratu, Olisarali Olibui and Yidnekachew Shumete, are participants of an educational program sponsored by The International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) and the Ethiopian Film Initiative (EFI).  All three...

24 June, 2013

The first initiative the IEFTA ever took on was the 2007 International Emerging Talent Film Festival (IET Film Festival) of Monaco. Over four days, the IET Film Festival showcased 25 films representing 23 countries and eleven first-time feature filmmakers. Panel discussions were hosted on issues of artistic and career relevance, emerging talent was celebrated and engaged the local community with the larger film world. For more details download the IET Film Festival Catalogue below. [button size='medium' style='' text='IET Film Fesivtal Catalogue' icon=''...

11 November, 2010