The Jordan Film Fund
Announces Grants to 15 Projects in its Seventh Cycle
Amman, 26th July 2022
The Royal Film Commission - Jordan (RFC) announced, yesterday, that
15 cinematic and TV series projects were granted financial support
by the Jordan Film Fund (JFF) in its Seventh cycle for the year 2022
with a total amount of two hundred fifty thousand (250,000)
Jordanian dinars.
An independent jury of Jordanian and Arab filmmakers and
professionals met in Amman, over three days to evaluate eligible
submissions in the following categories: development, production and
post-production of feature- narratives and documentaries;
development of TV series; production of short narrative documentary
and animated films.
The jury was made of seven members: Jordanian/Palestinian writer,
producer and director Layaly Badr; Tunisian producer Lina Chaabane;
Palestinian/Jordanian writer and director Ameen Nayfeh; Egyptian
writer, director and academic Viola Shafik; Lebanese director and
academic Hadi Zaccak; Sudanese director, producer and writer Amjad
Abu Al Alaa; and the director Salim Abu Jabal from the Occupied
Golan Heights.
A total of 74 film and TV projects applied to receive grants by the
JFF in its current cycle.
Commenting on the submissions and selection process, the jury noted
in its statement: “The jury reviewed 57 eligible projects, which
reflect the diversity of the film scene in Jordan, its continuous
growth and the ambition of young filmmakers. There are stories with
multiple themes portraying the society from different angles within
an ambitious context to make promising films.
The committee carefully studied all the projects, and its members
reached the final selection after fruitful discussions and full
agreement. We tried as much as possible to support filmmakers and
their projects, despite the difficult task in light of the good
number of competing projects.
We congratulate the Jordanian filmmakers whose projects have
received support, and hope that our decisions will contribute to the
progress of the Jordanian cinema and assert its presence locally, in
the Arab world, and globally.”
Mohannad Al-Bakri, the RFC’s Managing Director, said: “We are proud
of the high quality of the projects that received the Jordan Film
Fund’s grants this year, which proves that the Jordanian cinema is
steadily developing and reflects the great potential and creativity
of Jordanian filmmakers. We have also witnessed, in the previous
cycles of the Fund, films that we see today on the big screen at
prestigious film festivals, some are participating in the current
edition of the Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film. Local
stories can resonate globally with audiences when there is an
enabling environment which we strive to achieve through the Fund.”
Following is the list of The Jordan Film Fund’s grantees in its
seventh cycle:
Production of Feature Narrative Projects:
“Sink” (Writer/ Director: Zain Duraie; Producer: Alaa Al Assad)
“Boomah” (Writer/ Director: Zaid Abu Hamdan; Producer: Ahmad Abu
Koush)
“Carnaval” (Writer/ Director: Mohamed Siam; Producers: Khalid Abu
Sharif and Talal Al-Muhanna)
Production of Feature Documentary Projects:
“Anger Seasons” (Director: Ahmad Adnan Ramahi; Producer: Ibrahim Al
Ta’ani)
“We Will Sit Under the Fig Tree” (Director: Sandra Madi; Producer:
Rouba Atiyeh)
Post-Production of Feature Narrative Project:
“Inshalah Walad” (Writer: Amjad Al Rasheed, Rula Nasser and Delphine Agut; Director: Amjad Al Rasheed; Producer: Aseel Abu Ayyash)
Development of Feature Narrative Projects:
“FOG” (Writer/ Director: Rouba Atiyeh; Producer: Huda Al-Kadhimi)
Development of Feature Documentary Project:
“The Abbas Rule” (Director: Mina Hawashin; Producer: Laith Yaghmour)
Production of Short Narrative Projects:
“Amplified” (Writer/ Director: Dina Naser; Producer: Batoul Ibrahim)
“Zahra” (Writer/ Director: Hadi Shatat; Producer: Samer Al-Nimri)
“The Card Players” (Writer/ Director: Saif Al Asaad; Producer:
Waleed Hajaj)
“Play at 8” (Writers: Mohammad Hushki and Ahmad Srour; Director:
Mohammad Hushki;
Producer: Ahmed Shmaisani)
“Where is Here” (Writer/ Director: Linda Mutawi; Producer: Rula
Nasser)
Development of TV Series Projects:
“Bird” (Writer/ Director: Mohammad Hushki; Producer: Ahmed
Shmaisani)
“Five Thieves” (Writers: Karim Ariqat; Director: Mohammad Ali;
Producer: Mohammad Zghoul) |