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Amman Filmmakers Cooperative
Founder	Hazim Bitar
Established	2002
Location	Amman, Jordan
Website	http://jordanianfilms.com

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The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative ^[1](تعاونية عمان للأفلام) Template:Ar icon promotes independent Jordanian and Palestinian Diaspora filmmaking through training, experimentation, and networking. The Cooperative seeks to empower student filmmakers to produce films using very nominal resources and with the help of digital filmmaking tools. The Cooperative also manages the Jordan Short Film Festival,^[2] an art film festival established in 2004.

Overview

Founded in 2002 by Palestinian diaspora filmmaker Hazim M. Bitar, The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative (AFC) began as a social network^[3] of cinema aficionados in Jordan. In 2003, the Cooperative started offering free filmmaking workshops and production support to independent filmmakers.

Community Initiatives

In 2007 the Cooperative and the Spanish Embassy in Jordan worked together to launch Hope Films, a project that organizes workshops for disadvantaged Jordanian communities including Palestinian refugee camps.^[4] and the Jordan Short Film Festival

Educational Approach

The instructors are industry professionals with a proven track record in the field of filmmaking. Guest instructors are invited to shed light on specialized topics. Using commercially available multimedia editing software and video production hardware, the students learn how to produce films within limited budgets. To sustain the activity of workshop graduates, the Cooperative, in partnership with local NGOs, establishes small production units to allow students to continue their filmmaking activities after workshop completion.

External links

References

^ The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative Official Website Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ The Jordan Short Film Festival Official Website Archived July 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ https://groups.yahoo.com/group/amman_filmmakers
^ Hope Films Launch Announcement

[1] The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative Official Website Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[2] The Jordan Short Film Festival Official Website Archived July 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[3] ttps://groups.yahoo.com/group/amman_filmmakers

[4] Hope Films Launch Announcement

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 ==Overview==
 Founded in 2002 by Palestinian diaspora filmmaker Hazim M. Bitar, The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative (AFC) began as a social network<ref>https://groups.yahoo.com/group/amman_filmmakers</ref> of [[Film|cinema]] aficionados in [[Jordan]]. In 2003, the Cooperative started offering free [[filmmaking]] workshops and production support to independent filmmakers.
-==Highlights==
-Since 2003, Cooperative graduates completed over 50 short films.<ref>The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative [https://www.youtube.com/JordanianFilms Films Online]</ref> Cooperative graduates boast the highest film festival selection rates in the history of Jordanian cinema. Many of those films have been selected to Academy-Certified film festivals as well as other regional film festivals such as :-
-* The Clermont-Ferrand [[International Short Film Festival]], France
-* Huesca International Film Festival, Spain
-* [[Tampere International Short Film Festival]], Finland
-* [[Foyle International Film Festival]], Northern Ireland
-* [[Locarno International Film Festival]], Switzerlandand
-* [[Middle East International Film Festival]],<ref>Middle East International Film Festival [http://www.meiff.com/page.aspx?id=film_details&film_id=38 FILM: The View]</ref>
-* [[Dubai International Film Festival]],<ref>Dubai International Film Festival [http://www.dubaifilmfest.com/en/movies/arabian-shorts-ar/tough-luck.html FILM: Tough Luck]</ref> UAE;
-* [[Ismailia International Film Festival]],<ref>Ismailia Film Festival [http://www.egyptianfilmcenter.org.eg/mosabka11(rowai%20small)_4.html FILM: The Order of Out]</ref> Egypt;
-* [[The Short Mediterranean Film Festival of Tangier]],<ref>Festival of Mediterranean Short Film of Tangier [http://www.ccm.ma/festan/comptg3.html FILMS: Overdose, Alert Guns, Gentle Grandmother]</ref> Morocco;
-* [[Carthage Film Festival]],<ref>Carthage Film Festival [http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20061025074640 FILMS: Overdose and What a Job]</ref> Tunisia;
-* Dubai Film Festival, UAE.
-<ref>http://www.flive.de/cmp_nwso.php?nws_id=1001769692&cmp_id=</ref> The list of Academy-Certified film festivals <ref>
-* The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences [http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/shortsfestivals.html Certified Short Film Festivals]</ref> selections includes the films The View,<ref>
-* Tampere Film Festival [http://www.tamperefilmfestival.fi/2009/eng/selection_International.htm#Jordan FILM: The View]</ref> Sharar,<ref>
-* Locarno International Film Festival [http://www.pardo.ch/jahia/webdav/site/pardosite/shared/pdf/Dossier_i_v3.pdf FILM: Sharar]</ref> Growing Up in Amman Suburbia.<ref>
-* Huesca Film Festival [http://www.huesca-filmfestival.com/cine/contents/E_Pelificha.asp?id=4447 FILM: Growing up in Amman Suburbia]</ref>
-Feature film scripts by its workshop graduates have been selected as finalists in renowned script competitions such as the Film Finance Circle<ref>Film Finance Circle [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992917.html?categoryid=3257&cs=1 SCRIPT: Tafahum]</ref> and The Locarno International Film Festival - Open Doors.<ref>Locarno International Film Festival - Open Doors [http://www.screendaily.com/open-doors-awards-go-to-projects-from-syria-israel-and-egypt/4033939.article  SCRIPT: From Nowhere With Love]</ref><ref>Festival Internazionale Del Cinema Di Salerno Special Merit Award [http://www.festivaldelcinema.it/UploadDoc/UploadNews/Elenco_Premi_Sezioni_Specializzate_2008.pdf - FILM:What a Job]</ref>
 ==Community Initiatives==