INTERNATIONAL EMERGING FILM TALENT ASSOCIATION (IEFTA)

INTERNATIONAL EMERGING FILM TALENT ASSOCIATION (IEFTA) | MONACO

TWELVE-MONTH HIGHLIGHT(S):
For the last two years IEFTA has partnered with the NEFT vodka brand to run the booming NEFTI Short Film Competition, which exclusively targets filmmakers from emerging regions. The last edition was held during the Berlinale’s European Film Market in February 2023.

MARCO ORSINI

CHAIRMAN

MONÉGASQUE

LACEY TU

PRESIDENT

AMERICAN

CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S):
After joining IEFTA in 2010, Lacey was tapped for the administrative leadership at IEFTA position in 2017, and was soon asked to join operational management of the organization. Along the way, she has overseen two critical international UN Refugee Campaigns (in print, broadcast and new media) while developing IEFTA's engagement with the educational and industrial capacity of emerging economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Today, Lacey heads development for IEFTA and oversees all operational aspects of this non-profit organization with global reach.