In May Jordanian film-maker Zaid Abu Hamdan’s first feature, Daughters of Abdulrahman, was screened in three countries as part of a world tour. It was shown twice in Switzerland, in Milan during Nuovo Armenia (a festival for films from Africa, Asia and South America) and in Holland. Written and directed by Zaid Abu Hamdan, the …
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The Royal Film Commission of Jordan (RFC) has launched a call for applications for the 8th cycle of the Jordan Film Fund (JFF). Applications will be accepted until midnight (Jordanian time) on May 17th. With a budget of 450,000 Jordanian dinars (€580,000), the JFF supports the development, production and post-production of feature-length drama and documentary …
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On December 15th the Halaqat project, led by Jordan’s Royal Film Commission (RFC), wrapped up its mission in Amman with Project Market-Amman. The Halaqat project was launched back in October 2021, in partnership with the Drosos Foundation. It created an intensive programme to guide and support writer/director/producer teams developing Jordanian television series. For 12 months …
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The Jordanian Arab Telemedia Group has announced the start of filming for its new series Talal Street, timed to coincide with the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Jordan’s creation. Innovative and daring in concept, Talal Street is planned to run for 9 seasons of 10 episodes. Set in Amman, it opens in 1953 during …
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The Amman International Film Festival celebrates its third year from July 20th to 27th. It is exclusively for first films, describing itself as “the first international festival of this scale to focus entirely on first-time achievements in film-making.” This year 52 films, feature-length and short films combined, from 29 countries are on the programme. The …
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On April 11th Jordan’s Royal Film Commission (RFC) announced that it had signed a one-year memorandum of understanding with the Creativity Club of Al Karak to create a Film Centre in Karak. It was signed by Mohannad Al Bakri, the RFC’s general manager, and Husam Tarawneh, director of Al Karak’s Creativity Club. The new centre …
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On the first day of Ramadan the Jordanian company Roya Media Group (RMG) launched a new channel: Roya PLUS. Developed with the Arab Satellite Communications Organization, Roya PLUS is available through their Arabsat service. RMG’s Managing Director, Fares Sayegh, is proud of this collaboration, as the company’s press release makes clear: “Arabsat has proved its …
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