(April 25, 2012, Broad Way World)--The International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) and the
Ethiopian Film Initiative (EFI) announced today the three filmmakers
selected for a week-long visit to Monaco and Cannes for workshops,
programs and events happening during the 2012 Cannes film festival. They
are: Henok Mebratu, Olisarali Olibui Tongolu and Yidnekachew Shumete
Desalegn.
“We’re very proud of our 2012 Ethiopian Film Initiative finalists,” states Mitch Levine, IEFTA Executive Consultant. “These filmmakers have demonstrated a passion for their art, excellence in filmmaking and a commitment to the advancement of Ethiopia’s – and Africa’s – filmmaking community. We are thrilled to host them for a week of education, workshops and screenings at the Cannes Film Festival and at the IEFTA’s base in Monaco.”
The trip will provide an opportunity for the filmmakers to meet a range of influential distributors, sales agents, producers, directors and international film commissioners at the festival, and also for them to be given one-on-one sessions with film institutions, consultants, established producing & co-producing entities, and international distribution companies.
The filmmakers were selected from a significant group of applicants emerging from Ethiopia’s nascent film community. The criteria for participation mandates that the filmmaker be an Ethiopian national living and working in Ethiopia at least 6 months of the year and have produced or directed one fiction or documentary short or feature film. Prior to the filmmakers’ arrival in Cannes, they will stop in Monte Carlo – the home of the IEFTA – for preparation meetings as well as a benefit event where their films will be screened. Read more from Broad Way World »
“We’re very proud of our 2012 Ethiopian Film Initiative finalists,” states Mitch Levine, IEFTA Executive Consultant. “These filmmakers have demonstrated a passion for their art, excellence in filmmaking and a commitment to the advancement of Ethiopia’s – and Africa’s – filmmaking community. We are thrilled to host them for a week of education, workshops and screenings at the Cannes Film Festival and at the IEFTA’s base in Monaco.”
The trip will provide an opportunity for the filmmakers to meet a range of influential distributors, sales agents, producers, directors and international film commissioners at the festival, and also for them to be given one-on-one sessions with film institutions, consultants, established producing & co-producing entities, and international distribution companies.
The filmmakers were selected from a significant group of applicants emerging from Ethiopia’s nascent film community. The criteria for participation mandates that the filmmaker be an Ethiopian national living and working in Ethiopia at least 6 months of the year and have produced or directed one fiction or documentary short or feature film. Prior to the filmmakers’ arrival in Cannes, they will stop in Monte Carlo – the home of the IEFTA – for preparation meetings as well as a benefit event where their films will be screened. Read more from Broad Way World »
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