€3,000 IEFTA Award goes to “Hold Me (If You Want)” at Torino FilmLab 2025
At this year’s Torino Film Lab, IEFTA proudly presented its €3000 Partners Award to 'Hold Me (If You Want)', by Mounia Akl....
27 November, 2025
Announcements
Ji.hlava Emerging Producer 2025
IEFTA has collaborated with the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival to sponsor Nahusenay Dereje from Ethiopia, producer for "The Fortunate"....
16 September, 2025
Durban FilmMart 2025 Winner Announced
The TFL Next IEFTA Award was presented to producer Kethiwe Ngcobo, and director Sibusiso Khuzwayo for their project "Nomvula" at this year’s Durban FilmMart 2025....
25 July, 2025
Winners Announced at the Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film 2025
The IEFTA €6,000 Post-Production cash prize is awarded to "You Don’t Die Two Times" (Algeria, Tunisia, Germany, France) at this year’s Amman International Film Festival - Awal Film 2025 directed by Ager Oueslati, and produced by Raouf Oueslati....
15 July, 2025
“14.5 Km Away From Our Dreams” wins IEFTA €2,000 Cash Prize at Close Up Pitching Forum 2025
IEFTA awarded a €2,000 cash prize - funded by the IETF Fund - to filmmakers Lilit Mkhitaryan and Ruzanna Ghazaryan for their project "14.5 Km Away From Our Dreams" at the 2025 Close Up Pitching Forum in Athens....
20 June, 2025
Cannes Docs Winners Include ‘Asphalt,’ ‘Everybody to Kenmure Street’
Marco Orsini, Founder of the IEFTA provided valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of Arab cinema at the ACC’s Equity Financing Panel during the Cannes Film Festival....
01 June, 2025
IEFTA Alumni Beza Hailu Lemma wins Next Step Award at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Ethiopian filmmaker and IEFTA Alumni Beza Hailu Lemma wins Next Step Award by La Semaine de la Critique at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival...
27 May, 2025
Cannes Docs – Doc In Progress Winner 2025
The IEFTA €10,000 Docs-in-Progress cash prize is awarded to "Asphalt" a film by filmmakers Mahmoud Al Massad and Hamsa Hamideh at the 2025 Cannes Docs....
20 May, 2025
Cannes Docs Winners Include ‘Asphalt,’ ‘Everybody to Kenmure Street’
Jordanian doc “Asphalt,” directed by Hamza Hamideh and spotlighted in the Palestinian showcase, has picked up the IEFTA Award at Cannes Docs, dedicated to documentary film....
20 May, 2025
Baghdad Film Institute and IEFTA Collaborate at Cannes Docs 2025
IEFTA is helping to support Baghdad Film Institute as they introduce themselves officially at Cannes Marché du Film as Iraq’s first dedicated platform bridging film, education and industry engagement....
01 May, 2025
IEFTA Continues Partnership with Cannes Docs for 2025 Edition
IEFTA hosting Happy Hour at Cannes Docs on 16 May....
01 May, 2025
Palestine Film Institute and IEFTA Collaborate in Cannes
Welcoming a new collaboration with the Palestine Film Institute and IEFTA as they launch at Cannes 2025....
01 May, 2025
Aisha Can’t Fly Away Selected for Cannes ‘Un Certain Regard’ Competition!
Aisha Can’t Fly Away –An Egyptian Thriller directed by Morad Mustafa and produced by Sawsan Yusuf– has been selected for the Un Certain Regard competition at Cannes....
23 April, 2025
2025 Winners Announced for the ‘IEFTA Best Doc In Development Award’ at TIDF AGORA
Alexa Bakony and Veronika Gál (Hungary) are announced winners of the IEFTA €10,000 prize for the 'Best Doc in Development Award' at TiDF26 Agora's "Thessaloniki Pitching Forum" with their project 'Highways of Hope'....
21 March, 2025
Announcing Filmmakers to Attend INTRO:DOX at CPH:DOX 2025
IEFTA have selected Kazi Arefin Ahmed and Etna Özbek as the supporting filmmakers who will be granted support to take part in the INTRO:DOX program at this years CPH:DOX in Denmark....
19 March, 2025
‘Highways of Hope,’ ‘Bugboy,’ ‘My Aunties,’ ‘Magma’ Among Winners at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora Awards
Agora, the industry section of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, announced its awards Wednesday, with Alexa Bakony’s “Highways of Hope” taking the IEFTA Award for Best Documentary in Development, accompanied by a 10,000 euro cash prize....
13 March, 2025
Full Circle: IEFTA Alumni Kesmat El Sayed’s Success with ‘Abo Zaabal 89’
IEFTA is proud to celebrate the recent accomplishments of alumna producer, Kesmat El Sayed and her powerful documentary Abo Zaabal 89 which premiered to sold-out screenings and standing ovations, receiving critical acclaim at two prestigious festivals...
06 December, 2024
IEFTA Awards €3,000 at the Torino FilmLab Event 2024
At this year’s Torino Film Lab, IEFTA proudly presented its €3000 Partners Award to the compelling project 'Dear Insects and Other Creepy Stories'....
02 December, 2024