The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative

July 11, 2009

E-NEWSLETTER

1) Winds of Change to Premiere at Oran 2009
2) The View selected to Expresión en Corto, Mexcico
3) The Jordan Short Film Festival - open for film submissions
4) We have changed subject tag of our e-newsletters

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1) Winds of Change to Premiere at the Arab Film Festival of Oran 2009

The Arab Film Festival of Oran has officially selected Winds of Change to its
short film competition part of a selection of 15 short films from the Arab
world. The festival will be held from July 23-30, 2009, in the picturesque
coastal city of Oran, Algeria. This will be the official world premiere of Winds
of Change. The film cast includes Rasha Nawayshah (23), Khalaf Hueimel (45),
Suhayb Ja'araat (13), Abdallah Dghaimaat (21), and Fathi Hueimel (54) all
residents of the southern Ghour villages by the Dead Sea. The film was produced
by the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative and directed by Hazim Bitar. Winds of Change
tells the story of a daughter and her seriously ill father and how they arrive
at a tacit but fateful understanding that will set them both free. "I am not
trying to pass judgment on people or issues, I am exploring how simple people
make complex decisions such as those involving assisted-suicide," commented
director Hazim Bitar.

Read the full details:
http://jordanianfilms.com/jul-10-09-winds-to-oran.htm

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2) The View selected to Expresión en Corto

The View has been selected to the short competition of Festival Internacional de
Cine Expresión en Corto in Mexico to be held from July 24 - Aug 2, 2009. The
View will screen Sunday July 26th - 20:00 hrs at the Angela Peralta Theatre ,
San Miguel de Allende, and Friday July 31st - 14:00 hrs at the Principal
Theatre, Guanajuato Capital.

The View has won four awards thus far including the Middle East Int'l Film
Festival's Best Short Film ($75,000 USD). It has also screened at various film
festivals including Tampere Film Festival, Finland, Ismailia Film Festival,
Egypt, and the Jordan Short Film Festival.

Festival website: http://www.expresionencorto.com

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3) The Jordan Short Film Festival is open for film submissions

Deadline for Film Submission: Sept 15, 2009
Best Int'l Short Film Award: $3000 USD
Best Arab Short Film Award: $3000 USD

For film submission: http://JordanFilmFestival.com

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4) We have changed subject tag of our e-newsletters

As of this announcement, our e-newsletters subject tag will stop reading
[AmmanFilm] and instead will become [JordanianFilms]

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