Christopher Vourlias The Intl. Emerging Film Talent Foundation (IEFTF), a new Athens-based venture established to provide support for unheard and unseen talent, launches May 18 at the Cannes Film Festival during the ceremony for the Arab Cinema Center film awards at the Plage des Palmes.
Established by Marco Orsini (pictured), the founder of the Intl. Emerging Film Talent Assn. (IEFTA), the new foundation will offer tens of thousands of euros in support each year through grants to IEFTA, which will in turn collaborate directly with film institutions, industry bodies, festivals and events with the goal of aiding emerging filmmakers who must overcome extraordinary challenges in entering the industry.
The launch is part of a series of events IEFTA is hosting this week in Cannes, including a discussion with two-time Academy Award winner and U.N.
Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett, who will appear in conversation May 20 with journalist Hadley Gamble and IEFTA-selected filmmaker Daniela Repas to discuss the power of cinema in portraying and addressing the challenges of displacement.
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