Jordan’s vibrant cinematic landscape continues to evolve thanks in large part to an increasing diversity of filmmaking talent determined to tell their  own unique stories, ranging from intimate portraits and locally rooted genre to historical accounts and the realities of the region’s refugee crisis. While film remains a highly competitive field, Jordan’s film sector is […]

Jordani’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 screening of two Jordanian films at the event. With Asia now leading the global box office and Hollywood losing ground to local films from […]

Hiam Abbass, who played Marcia Roy in HBO’s “Succession,” will soon be on the big screen in the politically-charged dark comedy “Occupational Hazards,” about a Palestinian family in Jerusalem contending with the risk of forced displacement. Bassel Ghandour (“Theeb,” “The Alleys”) has just completed principal photography in Jordan on the timely satirical film, which takes its cue […]