Amman Filmmakers Cooperative
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The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative [http://JordanianFilms.com Official Website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417052226/http://jordanianfilms.com/ |date=April 17, 2009 }}({{lang|ar|تعاونية عمان للأفلام}}) {{in lang|ar}} 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,The Jordan Short Film Festival [http://JordanFilmFestival.com Official Website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705092925/http://jordanfilmfestival.com/ |date=July 5, 2009 }} 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{{Cite web|url=https://groups.yahoo.com/group/amman_filmmakers|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729031532/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amman_filmmakers|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 29, 2012|title = Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos}} of cinema aficionados in Jordan. In 2003, the Cooperative started offering free filmmaking workshops and production support to independent filmmakers.{{fact|date=November 2023}}
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.Hope Films [http://www.ameinfo.com/119786.html Launch Announcement] and the Jordan Short Film Festival{{fact|date=November 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417052226/http://jordanianfilms.com/ The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative website]
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Category:Film schools in Jordan
Category:Palestinian film directors