Jordan’s film industry will be front and center at this year’s Shanghai Film Festival, where it is seeking closer collaboration with China and other global partners while celebrating the first ever screenings of two Jordanian films at the event.
With Asia now leading the global box office and Hollywood losing ground to local films from around the world, it looks like an opportune time for Jordan to boost its homegrown industry and branch out internationally.
Jordan’s Royal Film Commission (RFC) will be on hand to support Zaid Abu Hamdan’s gritty crime thriller “Boomah,” which world premieres in the Asian New Talent competition, and Zain Duraie’s family drama “Sink,” unspooling in the Asian Collection sidebar.
The Royal Film Commission, which is helping secure distribution deals for the two films in China, will also be joining the Belt and Road Film Alliance, which currently comprises 57 festivals and film agencies from 50 countries. The alliance offers “cinematic, cultural and industrial exchange among the members,” says Ahmad Al Khatib, the RFC’s communications and culture manager.
In addition to a dedicated booth at Shanghai’s International Film & TV Market, the RFC is organizing an event showcasing Jordan’s film sector to Chinese and international industry professionals at the festival.
