Jordan Film Fund announces grants to 15 projects in its seventh cycle – Roya News English

Jordan Film Fund announces grants to 15 projects in its seventh cycle – Roya News English

The Royal Film Commission - Jordan (RFC) announced, Tuesday, 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 JD 250,000.

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.