USPA NEWS - The Monaco-based International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA), fulfils its mandate, and returns for this year’s 71st Cannes Film Festival (8-19 May) with new as well as returning initiatives.cWith its mission to discover, nurture and empower budding filmmakers from emerging economies, IEFTA once again, in partnership with the Marché du Film and its Producers Network and Industry Workshops programs, will bring filmmakers to the South of France for a career-developing trip to Cannes. Focusing on the world’s emerging regions, IEFTA’s Global Film Expression provides opportunity and education to those with little to no access to resources for cinematic expression.
This is the eighth year of IEFTA’s GFE program to be presented in Cannes. With IEFTA sponsorship, Ethiopian filmmakers are making their fourth visit to the Cannes Film Festival following an intensive weekend workshop in Addis Ababa representing several diverse regions of Ethiopia to select this year’s participant. This year’s winner was put forward by the panelists involved in the workshop including Tribeca Film Institute, TorinoFilmLab, Watersprite Film Festival and Les Films de l’Après-Midi.
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