The 2021 Canadian Screen Awards non-fiction nominations are here
IEFTA alumni nominated at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards for Best Documentary Program....
30 March, 2021
IEFTA Projects & Initiatives
“Finding Sally” Nominated for Best Documentary Program at the Canadian Academy
Tamara Mariam Dawit - an IEFTA alumni - has been nominated for "Best Documentary Program" at the Canadian Academy for her film "Finding Sally"....
30 March, 2021
Invitation to Tender: Animated Films
IEFTA Opens Bidding Process for a set of Animated Stories - Submission deadline: 12/02/21...
28 January, 2021
Call for Participants for 4th GFE Ethiopia Conference 2020
IEFTA invites Ethiopian filmmakers to apply for the chance to participate in the 4th annual Global Film Expression conference from 11-13 December 2020 - apply here. ...
13 October, 2020
Emerging Filmmakers Find Success in Sales & Distribution
Joseph Mangat’s ‘Divine Factory’ Wins IEFTA Docs-in-Progress Award at Cannes Docs 2020....
26 June, 2020
6 Emerging Filmmakers for Cannes 2020
Six emerging filmmakers have been selected from around the world to participate in the first ever Marché du Film Online. ...
01 June, 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
Invitation to EFM Market Premiere Screening of ‘Beyond the Raging Sea’
Invitation to EFM Market Premiere Screening of 'Beyond the Raging Sea'...
14 February, 2020
‘Beyond the Raging Sea’ Market Screening Premiere at the EFM Berlinale 2020
Beyond the Raging Sea, the documentary film by Marco Orsini in collaboration with DHL, UNHCR, UNDP and IEFTA has been confirmed for a market screening at the EFM Berlinale. ...
08 February, 2020
Announcing Industry Professionals at 3rd GFE Conference
Announcing Industry Professionals that will attend the 3rd GFE Conference in Addis Ababa in December 2019....
25 November, 2019
Vacancy: Administrative Assistant (part time)
Vacancy: Administrative Assistant (part time) - submission deadline: 08/12/19...
22 November, 2019
IEFTA Newsletter Fall 2019
Providing a recap to keep you apprised of our progress and engaged with our endeavours. ...
15 October, 2019
Call for Applications – 3rd IEFTA GFE Conference 2019
IEFTA invites Ethiopian Filmmakers to apply for the chance to meet with international Film Producers and Film Festival Directors at the 3rd Global Film Expression Conference to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the 7-8 December 2019....
13 October, 2019
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
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