News & Media

Aya Yusuf Announced Winner of AMD’s IEFTA Emerging Talent Award

Aya Yusuf wins the IEFTA Emerging Talent Award at The Global Entertainment Awards for her project "Samar...

08 March, 2024

Mentor Arabia concludes the 4th edition of the “Youth Empowerment Films and Songs Competition”

IEFTA Consultant Samia Zaman attended the 4th Edition of the Youth Empowerment Film & Song Competition in Amman, Jordan and Head of Development Lianne Llewellyn was a juror for the Documentary Film section....

04 March, 2024

IEFTA Alumni selected for Eurodoc 2024

IEFTA Alumni Tanim Yousuf from Bangladesh has been selected as part of the 2024 Eurodoc Cohort with his new Documentary "Aanda Story" and IEFTA are supporting him in this endeavour....

12 February, 2024

CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator Training Initiative 7th Edition – Apply Today!

Get ready to submit your project today for the 7th edition of the CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator Training Initiative....

04 February, 2024

IEFTA Supports Global Entertainment Awards with €1,000 Prize in AMD Emerging Talent

In a new collaboration with Global Entertainment Awards, IEFTA is offering a €1,000 prize to the winner of it's AMD Emerging Talent Award. Deadline for submissions is 16th February, so hurry and apply today!...

24 January, 2024

Amman Film Industry Days (AFID) pitching platforms : Submissions Now Open!

The Amman International Film Festival- Awal Film (AIFF) is pleased to announce it is now open for submissions and is accepting both completed films and projects in development....

18 January, 2024

Rotterdam Lab 2024 participants have been announced!

Alyaa Musa has been selected for IFFR Pro's Rotterdam Lab 2024....

13 January, 2024

IEFTA Newsletter – Fall 2023

As we come to the end of 2023, it’s my pleasure to share our achievements and describe our plans for the coming year. ...

17 December, 2023

Four IEFTA associated projects in consideration for the 96th Academy Awards®

4 projects associated with IEFTA are in consideration for the 96th Academy Awards®...

09 December, 2023

IEFTA Alumni Arun Bhattarai selected for World Cinema Documentary Competition for Sundance Festival

IEFTA Alumni Arun Bhattarai has been selected for the World Cinema Documentary Competition for Sundance Festival 2024 for his project Agent of Happiness...

09 December, 2023

Don’t Miss the Final Session of “Off-The-Record” Seminars Hosted by IEFTA & DAE

The third and final DAE "Off-The-Record" online seminar hosted by IEFTA to be held on 7th December - Register today!...

28 November, 2023

Makbul Mubarak Wins IEFTA Prize at Torino Filmlab Meeting Event 2023

Makbul Mubarak from Indonesia won the IEFTA prize for his second fiction feature film in development ‘Watch It Burn’ at the 16th Edition of the Torino Filmlab Meeting Event....

26 November, 2023

Announcing the ‘IEFTA Best Doc in Development Award’ at TIDF AGORA

IEFTA is offering a €10,000 prize for the Best Doc in Development Award at TiDF26 Agora's "Thessaloniki Pitching Forum" as a new annual partnership is formed. Submit your project today....

22 November, 2023

Sony Future Filmmakers Award – Enter Your Short Film Today

IEFTA teams up with DAE to to host 2 more "Off-The-Record" online seminars hosted by industry experts - register today for the upcoming session to be held this coming November. ...

16 November, 2023

Thessaloniki Doc Festival Agora announces major new prize

The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival Industry hub, Agora, announces partnership with IEFTF which will see the presentation of a €10,000 award to a project participating in Thessaloniki Pitching Forum. ...

14 November, 2023

Alyaa Musa Selected to attend IEFTA Scholarship at APOSTLab’s Annual Workshop

Producer Alyaa Musa (Sudan) has been selected for IEFTA's Scholarship Opportunity with her project 'The Camera Never Cries' to attend the 14th APOSTLab Annual Post-Production Workshop...

25 October, 2023

Sign up Now for Second Session of “Off-The-Record” Seminars Hosted by IEFTA & DAE