TorinoFilmLab reveals 10 projects selected for prestigious 2021 FeatureLab
"Hamlet From The Slums" - Selected for Torino Film Lab’s Feature Lab...
06 May, 2021
News & Media
IEFTA Alumni, Ala’a al Qaisi’s “Cinderella” selected to compete at Malmö Arab Film Festival
Ala’a al Qaisi - an IEFTA alumni - has been selected to compete in Malmö Arab Film Festival’s “Short Film Development Project,” for her film “Cinderella.”...
30 March, 2021
“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
Rotterdam Unveils 2021 CineMart Projects
IFFR selects Beza Hailu Lemma (Ethiopia) for Cinemart....
20 February, 2021
4 filmmakers at Berlinale European Film Market Co-Pro Market
IEFTA has selected four emerging filmmakers for participation in Berlinale’s Co-Production Market Visitor’s Programme. ...
18 February, 2021
Egypt’s Ahmed Amer selected for Rotterdam Lab 2021
Egypt’s ‘Hamlet from the Slums’ producer Ahmed Amer to participate in the 2021 Rotterdam Lab...
18 February, 2021
Ahmed Amer participates in IFFR’s Rotterdam Lab
IEFTA continued its collaboration with IFFR’s Rotterdam Lab for a third year to support Ahmed Amer’s participation in the development program from 25 January - 5 February 2021. ...
17 February, 2021
IEFTA Partners with European Film Market for Spotlight on Lusophone Africa
At this year's virtual Berlinale 2021, IEFTA and EFM have partnered to host a spotlight session on lusophone Africa’s rising film industry...
17 February, 2021
Invitation to Tender: Animated Films
IEFTA Opens Bidding Process for a set of Animated Stories - Submission deadline: 12/02/21...
28 January, 2021
Egypts “Captains of Za’atari” to Premiere at Sundance World Documentary Competition 2021
El Gouna Film Festival announced the selection of the Egyptian documentary “Captains of Za’atari” to participate in the World Documentary Competition of the forthcoming Sundance Film Festival....
23 January, 2021
Egypt’s CineGouna Platform announces its winners
'Goodbye Julia' by Mohamed Kordofani (Bahrain, Sudan) won the prize for best project in development and 'Life Suits Me Well' by Al Hadi Ulad Mohand (Morocco) received the prize for best film in post-production....
31 October, 2020
El Gouna Film Festival announces winners of CineGouna SpringBoard
For its fourth edition, CineGouna SpringBoard received 99 submissions (65 projects in development and 34 films in post-production) from all parts of the Arab world....
30 October, 2020
Film Republic Boards Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s ‘The Salt in Our Waters’
Film Republic, a London-based specialist sales agent, has acquired the international rights to feature debutant Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s “The Salt in Our Waters.”...
30 October, 2020
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
3 Emerging Filmmakers selected from Durban FilmMart
IEFTA selected 3 emerging filmmakers from the 11th annual Durban FilmMart for mentorship through its Global Film Expression initiative....
11 October, 2020
‘An Insignia of a Forced Winter’ wins Best Project at Dhaka DocLab 2020
The fourth edition of Dhaka Doclab, an international workshop-cum-market pitching programme for promoting South Asian filmmakers in international market, ended on Saturday with an online closing ceremony....
05 October, 2020
Tamara Dawit selected for the Logan Nonfiction Program
Ethiopian-Canadian producer/director Tamara Dawit selected for the Logan Nonfiction Program as they announces Virtual Class of Journalism & Documentary Fellows...
02 October, 2020