International Emerging Talent Film Festival

The International Emerging Talent Film Festival (IETFF) is a film festival established in 2007 that takes place in Monaco in the three days before the Cannes Film Festival.

The mission of the IETFF is to discover and promote emerging cinema talent from around the world, to encourage dialogue between filmmakers, to promote cultural diversity and international understanding and to engage the art of cinema.

Festival programme

In addition to special screenings, “spotlights,” panels and other activities, the IETFF will present twenty-two short films, documentaries and narrative features in its Competition.The Film Pro Meetings provide an opportunity for industry professionals and emerging filmmakers to meet and collaborate.

Through a partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council the Festival’s forums and events will provide platforms to educate audiences, filmmakers, government leaders and studio executives on ecologically sound life practices and on environmentally responsible film production techniques.

Additional initiatives

The Global Film Forum and Global Film Expression initiatives will be introduced in 2007 and 2008 to assist withfilm education and the use of cinema as a medium of expression in regions ofthe world where cinematic tools and expertise are difficult to find.

Awards

The IETFF's Wing Awards will recognize Outstanding Achievement in the Festival’s competition.Awards, production services and products will be presented in seven categories:
* Outstanding Directorial Effort
* Outstanding Short Film
* Outstanding Feature Film
* Outstanding Cinematography in a Short Film
* Outstanding Cinematography in a Feature Film
* Audience Award for Outstanding Short Film
* Audience Award for Outstanding Feature Film

References

# “Emerging Talent Set for May” 15 Feb 07 Hollywood Reporter
# “Emerging Talent festival teams with NRDC” 14 Feb 07 Screen International
# “Emerging Talent Preps Events” 14 Feb 07 Variety
# [http://www.indiewire.com/buzz/070211.html#007038 Two Initiatives Unveiled for First International Emerging Talent Film Festival 12 Feb 07 Indiewire.com]
# [http://www.indiewire.com/ipop/2006/11/ietff_meets_tf.html “IETFF Meets T/F and SXSW, BritDocs Din Din” December 06 Indiewire.com]
# "Max Ryerson fait son cinema" Summer 2006 Corsica Sur La Terre (#2)
# "Tyro Tides Rise" Cannes Daily - Day 2 Variety
# "Monaco Touts New IETFF for '07" CANNES '06 DAILY DISPATCH
# Screen Daily From Cannes 23 May 2006
# "Un festival de jeunes talents pour mai 2007" 18 mai 2006 Nice Matin
# "Les jeunes lions du cinéma prêts à rugir" 17 Mai 2006 Libello.com
# "IETFF festival launched" 18.05.2006 Riviera Times
# "IETFF - International Emerging Talent Film Festival" 17 mai 2006 Le Petit Journal
# "Les jeunes cineastes se prennent en main" Number 24 L'Observateur de Monaco

External links

* [http://www.ietff.com IETFF Official Site]