CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S):
The RFC was established to
develop an internationally competitive Jordanian film industry and is
a member of the Association for Film Commissioners International.
In 2024, the RFC celebrated its 20th anniversary by inaugurating the
country’s first comprehensive studio complex — Olivewood Film
Studios. The RFC established the Jordan Film Fund (JFF) in 2011 as
a financial scheme founded and financed by the RFC to fund
cinematic projects and empower local and Arab filmmakers.
TWELVE-MONTH HIGHLIGHT(S): Filmmaking Labs: In addition to its activities with the Rawi Screenwriters Lab and Mosalsalat Lab for film and TV
screenwriters, the RFC launched the first edition of the Arab Producers Lab in collaboration with the European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs. Nominated for Dune: The Location Managers Guild International
nominated the RFC for the Outstanding Film Commission Award in
its 11th annual awards for the exceptional filming services provided
for DUNE: PART TWO, which was shot in Wadi Rum in 2022. The Jordan Cinema Academy: A program by The RFC in
cooperation with the German Jordanian University started its first
academic year in October 2024. It will be a four-semester
educational program ending in January 2026, with 14 students
selected from all over the Kingdom, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and
Lebanon.
PRINCE ALI BIN AL HUSSEIN
CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS of ROYAL FILM COMMISSION