The International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) returns for this year’s 70th Cannes Film Festival to be held on May 17-28 with four different initiatives.
In partnership with the International Film Initiative of Bangladesh (IFIB), IEFTA will present the inaugural Dhaka to Cannes, a biennial event in support of emerging filmmakers from Bangladesh.
This year’s selected participants will be brought to Cannes to take part in the Producers Workshop hosted by the Marché du Film.
This unique opportunity will include three days of intensive meetings with some of the world’s most prominent filmmakers, film executives and industry power brokers, identifying best practices and relevant programmes while focusing on ways in which artistic and commercial efforts can be made sustainable across local and global markets.
A similar initiative, Addis to Cannes, was launched by IEFTA in 2010 in partnership with the Ethiopian Film Initiative to support young Ethiopian filmmakers through a career-developing trip to Cannes.
