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In order to attract more foreign film productions, the Jordanian government has enhanced its tax incentives. Last year the Jordanian government increased the cash rebate for local expenses to 45%, managed by the Royal Film Commission (RFC). Foreign productions can also benefit from automatic exemptions from Jordan’s 16% value-added tax and 10% withholding tax. This …
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With screenings from July 26th to August 3rd, the 7th Amman International Film Festival will present 82 films from 27 countries. Eight films are featured in the Arab feature film competition, notably Amel Guellati’s Where the Wind Comes From (2024). This Tunisian production is about a rebellious 19-year-old, Alyssa, and her friend who decide to …
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Released in cinemas across the Middle East and North Africa between May and June, the Saudi-produced thriller7 Dogs has so far generated $7 million in box office revenue. During its initial run in Saudi Arabia the film sold more than 200,000 tickets, 720,000 in Egypt and nearly 91,000 across Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain and …
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As part of the CourtMed competition, four students short films selected by France 3 PACA will be broadcast on their channels on Thursday, July 2, at 9:15 a.m. The films have also been available online since June 25 on the france.tv website. FRANCE 3 PACA Awards : L’AUDITION D’OSCAR(France, 14 min, 2025)Director: Henri Ballester-ColonnaProduction: SATIS (Aix-Marseille …
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Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, twice winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes for his films 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) and Fjord (2026), has spoken about the problems plaguing the Romanian film industry and called for its restructuring. In a public address the director revisited what he considers to be the “ten …
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The Film Centre of Montenegro becomes an associate member of the RE-ACT fund for 2026-2028. The RE-ACT initiative, launched in 2015 by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund and the Slovenian Film Centre, strengthens co-production ties between Croatia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italy) and Slovenia. This year marks RE-ACT’s expansion to other European regions, …
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The El Gouna Film Festival is launching a project to support the development and marketing of Arab television series – the CineGouna Series. Initiated by writer/producer Mariam Naoum, CineGouna Series is a new professional platform to develop projects for Arab series and then connect them with regional and international markets. The initiative stemmed from Mariam …
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