A group of South Asian filmmakers, including Indian director Anurag Kashyap (Kennedy) and the team behind Pakistani Directors Fortnight title In Flames, talked on a Cannes panel about how cinema can cross the political barriers that are keeping their countries apart.
Tensions between India and Pakistan are making it difficult for films and filmmakers to travel between each other’s countries, despite the popularity of Indian cinema in Pakistan, and the recent rise of Pakistani films on the world stage, including In Flames and last year’s Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner, Joyland.
Kashyap, who is in Cannes with neo-noir thriller Kennedy playing Out Of Competition, said a new generation of young producers from different South Asian countries is helping talent from the region to work together and introducing global audiences to the whole region’s films: “These young producers make a difference because they don’t have any boundaries,...
Tensions between India and Pakistan are making it difficult for films and filmmakers to travel between each other’s countries, despite the popularity of Indian cinema in Pakistan, and the recent rise of Pakistani films on the world stage, including In Flames and last year’s Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner, Joyland.
Kashyap, who is in Cannes with neo-noir thriller Kennedy playing Out Of Competition, said a new generation of young producers from different South Asian countries is helping talent from the region to work together and introducing global audiences to the whole region’s films: “These young producers make a difference because they don’t have any boundaries,...
- 5/22/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
The Intl. Emerging Film Talent Assn. returns to Cannes for the 13th year with a series of events to showcase new faces from underrepresented regions. The lineup will include screenings of films centering on refugees, a cash award for a documentary and spotlights on Arab and Sudanese cinema.
For the sixth year, Iefta is collaborating with the United Nations Refugee Agency (Unhcr) at the Marche du Film. The program presents filmmakers — a number of them refugees themselves — who are documenting the experiences of those forced to flee from violence, famine or political oppression.
The Un agency and Iefta provide filmmaking tools and training to those affected. Refugees speak out about loss and desperation, but also resilience and hope.
“Refugee Voices in Films” this year features films from the Sudan Workshop focusing on the Horn of Africa. The Sudan Workshop is part of Unhcr’s developmental program with refugee filmmakers.
This...
For the sixth year, Iefta is collaborating with the United Nations Refugee Agency (Unhcr) at the Marche du Film. The program presents filmmakers — a number of them refugees themselves — who are documenting the experiences of those forced to flee from violence, famine or political oppression.
The Un agency and Iefta provide filmmaking tools and training to those affected. Refugees speak out about loss and desperation, but also resilience and hope.
“Refugee Voices in Films” this year features films from the Sudan Workshop focusing on the Horn of Africa. The Sudan Workshop is part of Unhcr’s developmental program with refugee filmmakers.
This...
- 5/17/2023
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar winning filmmakers Asif Kapadia (“Amy”) and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (“Free Solo”), Oscar nominees Maite Alberdi (“The Mole Agent”) and Jessica Kingdon (“Ascension”), and Emmy nominee Jialing Zhang (“One Child Nation”) are among the lineup of speakers at Cph:conference, which runs during Cph:dox, Copenhagen’s documentary film festival.
The discussion program, which runs under the banner “Future at Our Fingertips,” also features Veronika Châtelain from Open Society Foundation and Anadil Hossain from Unhcr.
Cph:conference, which is curated in partnership with the training initiative Documentary Campus, has unveiled the full lineup of events (see here). The conference organizers said this year’s edition is aiming to “gather the international non-fiction community to collectively envision the future of the industry, discover and unlock the currently available resources, possible solutions, and transformative potential of the industry of tomorrow.”
The mornings are dedicated to the art of filmmaking and the creative challenges it brings.
The discussion program, which runs under the banner “Future at Our Fingertips,” also features Veronika Châtelain from Open Society Foundation and Anadil Hossain from Unhcr.
Cph:conference, which is curated in partnership with the training initiative Documentary Campus, has unveiled the full lineup of events (see here). The conference organizers said this year’s edition is aiming to “gather the international non-fiction community to collectively envision the future of the industry, discover and unlock the currently available resources, possible solutions, and transformative potential of the industry of tomorrow.”
The mornings are dedicated to the art of filmmaking and the creative challenges it brings.
- 2/6/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
At the 2022 Marché du Film & Cannes Docs Events, Festival De Cannes Iefta, United Nations Refugee Agency (Unhcr) and Telling The Real Story present The 5th Edition of Refugee Voices In Film
Saturday, 21 May at Noon in Palais lFollowed By Q &A
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Sunday, 22 May at Noon in Palais l Followed By Unhcr Roundtable Discussion
Participate in discussions on how you can getinvolved and contribute to create change.
Please note only people accredited with a Marché du Film or Festival badge can attend
Iefta In Collaboration With The Marché du Film-Festival De Cannes Announces For The Fourth Year Iefta’s Sponsorship Of A 10,000€ Prize For Docs-in-Progress At The Marché’s Cannes Docs
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Iefta, in conjunction with Arab Cinema Centre, and Mad Solutions presents At The Carlton Beach “The Critics Awards for Arab Films Ceremony”
And Special Honor To Unhcr
The International Emerging Film Talent Association (Iefta) returns to Cannes for the Twelfth Year with film programs, panels, awards, and cocktail receptions. Iefta promotes cultural diversity and international understanding and engages the art of cinema. Central to the Iefta mandate is discovering and developing new film talent from emerging regions, globally, and connecting them with established members of the entertainment community and to foster relationships that are, mentoring, inspiring and educational.
Iefta is proud to say that two of our recent film talent alumni have been selected for the Cannes festival’s mentorship and funding platforms. Ahmed Fawzi-Saleh’s Hamlet from the Slums is among 15 projects chosen for L’Atelier co-production forum, and Morad Mostafa’s Aisha Can’t Fly Away Anymore is one of 10 films selected for La Fabrique Cinema program.
Iefta is also celebrating its fifth year collaborating with the United Nations Refugee Agency (Unhcr) presenting films and programs which help bring awareness to the current global humanitarian crisis.
The 5th edition of Refugee Voices in Film, a presentation of the ongoing partnership between the Unhcr’s “Telling The Real Story” program and Iefta, honours the imaginative and humanitarian efforts of filmmakers as they document the experience of those enduring irregular migration, whether from violence, famine or political oppression. Using Narrative, Documentary and Animation formats, selected filmmakers — many of them refugees themselves — share untold stories of refugees everywhere. Here, refugees speak out about not only loss and desperation, but also resilience and hope. Witness the impact of film in giving a powerful voice to the displaced and dispossessed.
Returning to Cannes Docs, where the original ‘Refugee Voices in Film’ played back in 2016, the 5th edition program has gained traction premiering in El Gouna Film Festival in 2021, and also playing at Berlin’s EFM earlier this year.
This year’s program at the Marché du Film features works from Trs that focus on the experience of women. Screenings and panels are at Noon on 21 & 22 May in Palais 1.
1. The Journey Directed by Pantera Through Anonymous Content
2. ‘Zahra & Nura’s Story’ Directed by Menna Hamdy
3. ‘Haweya’s Story’ Directed by Moges Tafesse
4. ‘Muna’s Story’ Directed by Ragnhild Ek
5. ‘Maymun’s Story’ Directed by Neil Bell
The program can be found here: https://vimeo.com/668581509 — password: TRS2021
Both screenings will allow the audience to participate and engage in real time through Qr codes, collectively encouraging involvement, and ultimately translating into action and positive impact for refugees. There is also the option to attend the virtual screenings aired simultaneously. Please visit marchedufilm.online for more information
“In our long-standing partnership with Iefta, Unhcr is excited to pilot this program with our Innovation team, to see how we can translate reaction into meaningful action. Storytelling has always proven to be a powerful medium to shifts hearts and minds, and we are keen to learn how to harness this immediate emotional response in real time and direct it towards positive change.” — Anadil Hossain, Unhcr Principal Communications Advisor
For the fourth year, Iefta will sponsor a cash award of 10,000€ given to one of the 32 docs-in-progress from eight presenting partners participating in the Marché’s Docs-in-Progress Showcases at the Cannes Docs program headed by Pierre-Alexis Chevit, Head of Cannes Docs.
We at Cannes Docs — Marché du Film are truly grateful for our ongoing partnership with Iefta, this year for the 7th in a row. One could point out that not only has our collaboration carried on during the pandemic, but it’s actually been expanding up to this back to May, onsite edition! This year, the collaboration comprises 2 presentations of the 5thedition of Refugee Voices in Film, the €10,000 cash Iefta Award for one of the competing docs-in-progress, not forgetting an Iefta-hosted Happy Hour on May 21st, for the sheer pleasure of networking! We’re very happy to be rolling out all of this together once again this year, and looking forward to many more years of cooperation.
Each year, Cannes Docs partners with a number of festivals and organizations from all over the world to showcase curated selections of docs-in-progress in finalization stage, aiming to hit the circuit within a few weeks or months. These showcases of docs-in-progress are primarily designed for decision makers looking for fresh new titles, in particular festival programmers and sales agents. The projects are also generally in search of post-production funding or general gap financing, and sometimes still open to co-production opportunities. All the showcases are composed of four projects, each presented in the form of a pitch and a 10-minute excerpt of the rough cut.
This year the Docs-in-Progress Showcases at the Cannes Docs come from: New Zealand, Canada, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Japan, Chile, and the Circle Women Doc Accelerator
And, lastly, in conjunction with the Arab Cinema Centre, and Mad Solutions (Egypt), Iefta will be co-hosting a cocktail reception at the Carlton Beach Club to celebrate the work of Unhcr. This event is being held in conjunction with the The Critics Awards for Arab Films Ceremony, an initiative created by the Arab Cinema Center (Acc), that brings together the finest film critics from all over the world to select the best Arab films every year. “Iefta is one of the key supporters of Arab Cinema and we are proud that they are part of this year’s ceremony of the 6th edition of The Critics Awards for Arab Films,” stated Alaa Karkouti, and Maher Diab co-founders of Mad Solutions & Arab Cinema Center.
“We are honored to collaborate again this year with the Un refugee agency and the Marché Du FIlm’s Cannes Docs on multiple screenings highlighting the plight of refugees. Now more than ever, this program needs to be seen, discussed, shared and brought up in discussions beyond the people it directly impacts,” states Iefta President Marco Orsini. “This year is especially rewarding from Iefta’s perspective, from our continued relationship with the Acc and Mad Solutions, to see several of our alumni engaging the film world independently at this year’s festival. They represent the Horn of Africa and the Mena Region in documentary and narrative feature projects. We wish them luck and we hope you take the time to consider their work.”...
Saturday, 21 May at Noon in Palais lFollowed By Q &A
&
Sunday, 22 May at Noon in Palais l Followed By Unhcr Roundtable Discussion
Participate in discussions on how you can getinvolved and contribute to create change.
Please note only people accredited with a Marché du Film or Festival badge can attend
Iefta In Collaboration With The Marché du Film-Festival De Cannes Announces For The Fourth Year Iefta’s Sponsorship Of A 10,000€ Prize For Docs-in-Progress At The Marché’s Cannes Docs
— — — — — — — -
Iefta, in conjunction with Arab Cinema Centre, and Mad Solutions presents At The Carlton Beach “The Critics Awards for Arab Films Ceremony”
And Special Honor To Unhcr
The International Emerging Film Talent Association (Iefta) returns to Cannes for the Twelfth Year with film programs, panels, awards, and cocktail receptions. Iefta promotes cultural diversity and international understanding and engages the art of cinema. Central to the Iefta mandate is discovering and developing new film talent from emerging regions, globally, and connecting them with established members of the entertainment community and to foster relationships that are, mentoring, inspiring and educational.
Iefta is proud to say that two of our recent film talent alumni have been selected for the Cannes festival’s mentorship and funding platforms. Ahmed Fawzi-Saleh’s Hamlet from the Slums is among 15 projects chosen for L’Atelier co-production forum, and Morad Mostafa’s Aisha Can’t Fly Away Anymore is one of 10 films selected for La Fabrique Cinema program.
Iefta is also celebrating its fifth year collaborating with the United Nations Refugee Agency (Unhcr) presenting films and programs which help bring awareness to the current global humanitarian crisis.
The 5th edition of Refugee Voices in Film, a presentation of the ongoing partnership between the Unhcr’s “Telling The Real Story” program and Iefta, honours the imaginative and humanitarian efforts of filmmakers as they document the experience of those enduring irregular migration, whether from violence, famine or political oppression. Using Narrative, Documentary and Animation formats, selected filmmakers — many of them refugees themselves — share untold stories of refugees everywhere. Here, refugees speak out about not only loss and desperation, but also resilience and hope. Witness the impact of film in giving a powerful voice to the displaced and dispossessed.
Returning to Cannes Docs, where the original ‘Refugee Voices in Film’ played back in 2016, the 5th edition program has gained traction premiering in El Gouna Film Festival in 2021, and also playing at Berlin’s EFM earlier this year.
This year’s program at the Marché du Film features works from Trs that focus on the experience of women. Screenings and panels are at Noon on 21 & 22 May in Palais 1.
1. The Journey Directed by Pantera Through Anonymous Content
2. ‘Zahra & Nura’s Story’ Directed by Menna Hamdy
3. ‘Haweya’s Story’ Directed by Moges Tafesse
4. ‘Muna’s Story’ Directed by Ragnhild Ek
5. ‘Maymun’s Story’ Directed by Neil Bell
The program can be found here: https://vimeo.com/668581509 — password: TRS2021
Both screenings will allow the audience to participate and engage in real time through Qr codes, collectively encouraging involvement, and ultimately translating into action and positive impact for refugees. There is also the option to attend the virtual screenings aired simultaneously. Please visit marchedufilm.online for more information
“In our long-standing partnership with Iefta, Unhcr is excited to pilot this program with our Innovation team, to see how we can translate reaction into meaningful action. Storytelling has always proven to be a powerful medium to shifts hearts and minds, and we are keen to learn how to harness this immediate emotional response in real time and direct it towards positive change.” — Anadil Hossain, Unhcr Principal Communications Advisor
For the fourth year, Iefta will sponsor a cash award of 10,000€ given to one of the 32 docs-in-progress from eight presenting partners participating in the Marché’s Docs-in-Progress Showcases at the Cannes Docs program headed by Pierre-Alexis Chevit, Head of Cannes Docs.
We at Cannes Docs — Marché du Film are truly grateful for our ongoing partnership with Iefta, this year for the 7th in a row. One could point out that not only has our collaboration carried on during the pandemic, but it’s actually been expanding up to this back to May, onsite edition! This year, the collaboration comprises 2 presentations of the 5thedition of Refugee Voices in Film, the €10,000 cash Iefta Award for one of the competing docs-in-progress, not forgetting an Iefta-hosted Happy Hour on May 21st, for the sheer pleasure of networking! We’re very happy to be rolling out all of this together once again this year, and looking forward to many more years of cooperation.
Each year, Cannes Docs partners with a number of festivals and organizations from all over the world to showcase curated selections of docs-in-progress in finalization stage, aiming to hit the circuit within a few weeks or months. These showcases of docs-in-progress are primarily designed for decision makers looking for fresh new titles, in particular festival programmers and sales agents. The projects are also generally in search of post-production funding or general gap financing, and sometimes still open to co-production opportunities. All the showcases are composed of four projects, each presented in the form of a pitch and a 10-minute excerpt of the rough cut.
This year the Docs-in-Progress Showcases at the Cannes Docs come from: New Zealand, Canada, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Japan, Chile, and the Circle Women Doc Accelerator
And, lastly, in conjunction with the Arab Cinema Centre, and Mad Solutions (Egypt), Iefta will be co-hosting a cocktail reception at the Carlton Beach Club to celebrate the work of Unhcr. This event is being held in conjunction with the The Critics Awards for Arab Films Ceremony, an initiative created by the Arab Cinema Center (Acc), that brings together the finest film critics from all over the world to select the best Arab films every year. “Iefta is one of the key supporters of Arab Cinema and we are proud that they are part of this year’s ceremony of the 6th edition of The Critics Awards for Arab Films,” stated Alaa Karkouti, and Maher Diab co-founders of Mad Solutions & Arab Cinema Center.
“We are honored to collaborate again this year with the Un refugee agency and the Marché Du FIlm’s Cannes Docs on multiple screenings highlighting the plight of refugees. Now more than ever, this program needs to be seen, discussed, shared and brought up in discussions beyond the people it directly impacts,” states Iefta President Marco Orsini. “This year is especially rewarding from Iefta’s perspective, from our continued relationship with the Acc and Mad Solutions, to see several of our alumni engaging the film world independently at this year’s festival. They represent the Horn of Africa and the Mena Region in documentary and narrative feature projects. We wish them luck and we hope you take the time to consider their work.”...
- 5/18/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
The Intl. Emerging Film Talent Assn. (Iefta) returns to the Cannes Festival for the 12th year with film programs, panels, awards and cocktail receptions.
Iefta, with the U.N. Refugee Agency and its Telling the Real Story program, will present the fifth edition of Refugee Voices in Film beginning at noon on May 21 and May 22, both at Palais 1.
For the fourth year, Iefta also will sponsor a cash award of 10,536 to one of the 32 docs-in-progress from eight presenting partners participating in the Marché’s Docs-in-Progress Showcases at the May 24 Cannes Docs program headed by Pierre-Alexis Chevit.
Third, Iefta, in conjunction with Arab Cinema Centre and Mad Solutions, will present the Critics Awards for Arab Films ceremony, including a special honor to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr) at the Carlton Beach.
The annual Refugee Voices in Film honors filmmakers — many of whom are refugees themselves — who document people enduring irregular migration,...
Iefta, with the U.N. Refugee Agency and its Telling the Real Story program, will present the fifth edition of Refugee Voices in Film beginning at noon on May 21 and May 22, both at Palais 1.
For the fourth year, Iefta also will sponsor a cash award of 10,536 to one of the 32 docs-in-progress from eight presenting partners participating in the Marché’s Docs-in-Progress Showcases at the May 24 Cannes Docs program headed by Pierre-Alexis Chevit.
Third, Iefta, in conjunction with Arab Cinema Centre and Mad Solutions, will present the Critics Awards for Arab Films ceremony, including a special honor to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr) at the Carlton Beach.
The annual Refugee Voices in Film honors filmmakers — many of whom are refugees themselves — who document people enduring irregular migration,...
- 5/10/2022
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
The Oscar telecast included a moment of silence to show support for Ukraine, while making an appeal for donations.
Instead of a presenter, the telecast went to a screen with a written message following a performance by Reba McEntire of Somehow You Do.
“We’d like to have a moment of silence to show our support for the people of Ukraine currently facing invasion, conflict and prejudice within their own borders,” the screen read.
“While film is an important avenue for us to express our humanity in times of conflict, the reality is millions of families in Ukraine need food, medical care, clean water, and emergency services. Resources are scarce, and we — collectively as a global community — can do more.”
“We ask you to support Ukraine in any way you are able. #standwithukraine.”
Mila Kunis, who was born in Ukraine, introduced McEntire and said, “In such devastation, it’s impossible...
Instead of a presenter, the telecast went to a screen with a written message following a performance by Reba McEntire of Somehow You Do.
“We’d like to have a moment of silence to show our support for the people of Ukraine currently facing invasion, conflict and prejudice within their own borders,” the screen read.
“While film is an important avenue for us to express our humanity in times of conflict, the reality is millions of families in Ukraine need food, medical care, clean water, and emergency services. Resources are scarce, and we — collectively as a global community — can do more.”
“We ask you to support Ukraine in any way you are able. #standwithukraine.”
Mila Kunis, who was born in Ukraine, introduced McEntire and said, “In such devastation, it’s impossible...
- 3/28/2022
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
As the world witnesses the largest refugee crisis in recent history — unprecedented in sheer scale and pace — Europe like so many other regions in the world is experiencing the devastation of forced displacement. According to the Un Refugee Agency (Unhcr), in the last month, over 10 million people have fled Ukraine, either displaced inside the country or as refugees abroad. Tragically, this new wave of refugees join 85 million people forcibly displaced around the world. Human stories breathe life to these facts and figures, helping us empathize with people forced to flee, through poetic and inspiring narratives. This is the power of storytelling as evidenced in this year’s Oscar nominated films.
“Encanto,” “Belfast,” “Dune,” “Flee” and “Three Songs for Benazir” present a rich palette of stories with timely themes centered around identity, home and belonging, and what happens when those fundamentals are ripped away in sudden and dramatic turns, taking audiences...
“Encanto,” “Belfast,” “Dune,” “Flee” and “Three Songs for Benazir” present a rich palette of stories with timely themes centered around identity, home and belonging, and what happens when those fundamentals are ripped away in sudden and dramatic turns, taking audiences...
- 3/25/2022
- by Anadil Hossain
- The Wrap
The global arms trade makes billions of profit each year off the backs of countless human lives, all while fostering corruption, controlling international policy and creating suffering around the world. Johan Grimonprez’s (“Double Take”) new documentary “Shadow World” examines the shady world of the arms trade in order to shed light on the malfeasance that occurs right under our noses every single day.
Read More: Watch: ‘Shadow World’ Trailer Shines a Light on Hard Truths the Government Doesn’t Want You to Know About
Based on Andrew Feinstein’s book “The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade” and produced by Joslyn Barnes (Louverture Films) and Anadil Hossain (Dillywood, Inc), the film unravels some of the world’s largest arms deals via those involved in perpetrating and investigating them, exploring how it operates under the guise of legality and why high-level leaders are never prosecuted for their crimes.
Read More: Watch: ‘Shadow World’ Trailer Shines a Light on Hard Truths the Government Doesn’t Want You to Know About
Based on Andrew Feinstein’s book “The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade” and produced by Joslyn Barnes (Louverture Films) and Anadil Hossain (Dillywood, Inc), the film unravels some of the world’s largest arms deals via those involved in perpetrating and investigating them, exploring how it operates under the guise of legality and why high-level leaders are never prosecuted for their crimes.
- 10/12/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Netflix to launch Us-Danish documentary Knox in autumn; Screen speaks to key doc companies about their lineups.
The Danish documentary world has been going from strength to strength – and not just Joshua Oppenheimer’s Danish productions The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence.
Screen spoke to three of Denmark’s most prominent documentary production companies last week in Copenhagen, to talk about their slates, which include a new Netflix title with exclusive access to Amanda Knox, two Syrian documentaries, and a Tribeca premiere about insects as a sustainable food source.
All the companies said Danish documentaries were booming thanks in part to generous support systems from the Danish Film Institute, which has specialist documentary funding consultants, to help them create such a range of work now.
As Signe Byrge Sorensen of Final Cut For Real says: “There is a long tradition here for documentary, and its also very diverse. People do all...
The Danish documentary world has been going from strength to strength – and not just Joshua Oppenheimer’s Danish productions The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence.
Screen spoke to three of Denmark’s most prominent documentary production companies last week in Copenhagen, to talk about their slates, which include a new Netflix title with exclusive access to Amanda Knox, two Syrian documentaries, and a Tribeca premiere about insects as a sustainable food source.
All the companies said Danish documentaries were booming thanks in part to generous support systems from the Danish Film Institute, which has specialist documentary funding consultants, to help them create such a range of work now.
As Signe Byrge Sorensen of Final Cut For Real says: “There is a long tradition here for documentary, and its also very diverse. People do all...
- 4/13/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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