Stories in the Making: AIFF Reveals Selected Film Projects

Amman, 15 June 2026 – The Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film (AIFF) is pleased to announce the projects selected to participate in the Pitching Platforms of the Amman Film Industry Days (AFID), pursuing its support to Arab filmmakers.

Following an open call that attracted 154 submissions from across the region, the filmmakers will pitch their projects in front of a jury of industry professionals who will assess their artistic vision, originality, potential for growth and grant cash and in-kind awards accordingly. AFID will be held from the 27th of July until the 1st of August 2026 during the 7th edition of the AIFF.

Commenting on the richness and diversity of this year’s selection of projects, Bassam Alasad, Head of Industry Development, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at the AIFF and Head of AFID, said:

“This year, we see a clear growth not only in the number of projects selected, but also in the quality, ambition and range of the submitted stories. In line with this year’s festival theme “Beyond the Frame”, the projects look beyond the image: the impact of displacement, the silence of families, the weight of memory, the fragility of belonging and the questions that make each story a cinematic necessity.

Début Jordanian Projects in Development (first feature film for Jordanians or residents in Jordan)

1. Between Two Houses (Jordan) – Directed by Raya Shaban
2. Close Rose Close (Jordan, Saudi Arabia) – Directed by Rulan Hasan and produced by Fahad Samman
3. Rest In Process (Jordan, Lebanon) – Directed by Fatma Racha Shehadeh and produced by Samer Battikhi and Louay Khraish
4. Hush, Hush (Jordan) – Directed by Hayat Abu Samra and produced by Badih Fattouh
5. Um Al-Abed (Jordan) – Directed by Hamza Hamideh and produced by Widad Shafakoj

Arab Projects in Development

1. About Love & September Laws (Sudan) – Directed by Mohamed Kordofani and produced by Khalid Awad
2. Dance With Me (Lebanon) – Directed by Leila Basma and produced by Natalia Pavlove
3. I Am Afraid to Meet You Someday (Egypt) – Directed by Khaled Mansour and produced by Rasha Hosny
4. La Chamade (Tunisia) – Directed by Lotfi Achour and produced by Sébastien Hussenot
5. Last Trip (Syria) – Directed by Ziad Kalthoum and produced by May Odeh and Zorana Mušikić
6. Mina (Lebanon) – Directed by Marie-Rose Osta and produced by Ana-Maria Pirvan
7. Remind Me to Forget (Saudi Arabia) – Directed by Lama Jamjoom and produced by Maryam Sindi and Mawadda Sallam
8. The Guardian (Libya) – Directed by Muhannad Lamin and produced by Lynda Belkhiria
9. Under Her Eye (Jordan) – Directed by Amjad Al Rasheed and produced by Nicolas Lepretre and Rula Nasser
10. Where Do I Belong (Sudan) – Directed by Ibrahim Ahmed “Snoopy” and produced by Talal Afifi

Arab Projects in Post-Production

1. I Am One of Them (Syria) – Directed by Nadim Suleiman and produced by Halim Suleiman
2. I’m Coming Imam (Iraq) – Directed by Hassan Sabri and produced by Murtada Alwaely
3. After Three Years of Green (Syria) – Directed by Alayham Ali & Amr Alshashaou and produced by Sasha Ayoub
4. No Passports in Paradise (Qatar, Palestine) – Directed by Mayar Hamdan & Shaima Al-Tamimi and produced by Mohamed Fakhro and Shaima Al- Tamimi
5. Between Us Two (Lebanon) – Directed by Dima Al-Joundi and produced by Marine Vaillant

Alongside the Pitching Platforms, AFID will once again bring together filmmakers, producers and industry professionals through a programme of masterclasses, training sessions and panel discussions designed to encourage collaboration and professional development.

The Festival is made possible with the support of its partners, among which: Jordan Tourism Board, The Royal Film Commission – Jordan, Abdali Investment and Development, Zain Jordan, Royal Jordanian, Ghiath & Nadia Sukhtian Foundation, Greater Amman Municipality, Cozmo, FromSoda, TAJ Cinemas, Institut Français – Jordan.

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