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N.B. The information below is provided directly by the organizers of events, festivals, audio-visual organizations or independent film projects. The Royal Film Commission – Jordan (RFC) cannot be held accountable for it. |
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1. Call for entries: Production Directory 2010 |
After the big success of the previous Jordan production directories of 2008 & 2009, the Royal Film Commission-Jordan is glad to announce the launch of its third edition.The production directory is distributed in film festivals and markets all over the world, as well as to major international and regional producers. Therefore, we highly recommend that everyone involved in the film industry in Jordan be included in the next edition. |
How to be included in the Production Directory:
http://www.film.jo/files/production%20directory%20form%202010.doc
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The deadline for entries is on the 1st of October 2009. |
For more information please send an email to: [email protected] |
2. Call for submission: “Environmental” short films |
Interested in raising awareness of and drawing attention to any environmental issue of concern? The Royal Film Commission will gladly screen your film in October. If you have a short film dealing with environmental issues in Jordan or in the Middle East, kindly send us your film. |
The deadline for submissions is on the 30th of September 2009. |
Interested participants are to send their shorts to:
Royal Film Commission – Jordan P.O. Box 811 991 Amman 11181 Jordan |
For more information please send an email to: [email protected]
Or call: +962 6 4642266 ext. 23 |
3. Call for submissions: Entertainment Partners workshop (Budgeting and Scheduling) |
The EP workshop – Budgeting and Scheduling will take place at the RFC – Film house on the 2nd and 3rd of October from 12:00 noon until 5:00pm.These workshops will provide step-by-step instruction in the use of Movie Magic®
Scheduling and Budgeting, the motion picture industry’s premier software for planning production. Attendees will first be guided through breaking down a screenplay, creating a variety of scheduling scenarii and going through reports needed to communicate with their cast and crew. The next session will take the information created in scheduling and guide participants through the construction of detailed budgets designed with maximum flexibility to meet changing production needs. |
The deadline for submissions is on the 26th of September 2009. |
For more information and submission:Maha Fakhouri
Administrative Production Services Officer – RFC +962 6 4642266 ext. 28 Email to: [email protected] |
4. Crew needed: major Jordanian feature film starting to shoot |
An epic Jordanian feature film is currently in pre-production and will commence filming on the 1st of October. The film, entitled “Charkass”, tells the story of the Charkass who came to Jordan in the 19th century and their interaction with the Bedouin tribes through a love story.
The filming is planned for six weeks and the producers are currently looking for volunteers. Interested volunteers are to contact Mr. Esam Hijawi. |
The deadline for submissions is on the 30th of September 2009. |
For more information please Contact Mr. Esam Hijawi:Call: 0795683592
Email to: [email protected] (please correspond in Arabic)
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5. Call for proposals: Animation Film Week Beirut 2009 |
Beirut World Book Capital 2009 and Metropolis Cinema are organizing, in collaboration with Samandal Magazine and Beirut DC, with the support of the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), an animation film week that will take place between November 17th and 21st, 2009 at Metropolis cinema in Beirut. |
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The deadline for submissions is on the 18th of September 2009. |
Festival mailing address:Beirut D.C.
Metropolis Cinema Furn El Chebbak Selim El Khoury Street Rose Akiki Building, Ground floor Beirut – Lebanon |
For more information:www.metropoliscinema.net/animation_call.html
Email to: [email protected] |
6. Call for submissions: Arab Fund Documentary Film Program |
The Arab Fund Documentary Film Program is a partnership between the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture and Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program (DFP). This program is dedicated to supporting contemporary non-fiction films produced by filmmakers targeting the audience in the Arab World. |
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The deadline for submissions is on the 30th of September 2009. |
For more information please send an email to: [email protected]Or visit the following website: www. arabculturefund.org |
7. Call for submissions: Professional Coaching for Producers – 6th Dubai International Film Festival |
The Dubai International Film Festival is offering a high quality professional development program for film producers from Arab countries in December 2009. The program is a joint venture between the Festival’s Industry Office and European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE), one of Europe’s leading training and development organizations. This follows two very successful editions which took place at the Festival in 2007 and 2008.
The program will take place from December 10 to 14 in Dubai. |
The deadline for submissions is on the 21st of September 2009. |
Application forms can be obtained at: www.eave.org |
For more information please send an email to:Alan Fountain, Head of Studies: [email protected]
Or Esther Krausz, Workshop Manager: [email protected] |
8. Call for submissions: The 8th Berlinale Talent Campus |
The Berlinale Talent Campus is a creative academy and networking platform for 350 up-and-coming filmmakers from all over the world.The Berlinale Talent Campus lasts for six days and offers a huge variety of different program elements for directors, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers, producers, sditors, sound designers, composers, production designers, film critics and visual artists.
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The deadline for submissions is on the 7th of October 2009. |
Festival mailing address:Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale Talent Campus Potsdamer Strasse 5 10785 Berlin GERMANY |
For more information please visit the following website:www.berlinale-talentcampus.de
Or send an email to: [email protected] |