AMMAN — More than 3,400 people watched European
movies during the 34th edition of the
European Film Festival (EUFF) in 3
different locations in Amman, Irbid, and Salt, according to a press statement.
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The festival concluded recently with the screening
of the Jordanian film “Daughters of Abdul-Rahman”, directed by Zaid Abu Hamdan,
as Jordan was the guest of honour at this year’s festival.
The EUFF has been the EU’s cultural flagship event
since it was first organized in 1989.
The closing ceremony was held at the Haya Cultural
Center Theater, in the presence of movie lovers and representatives of
embassies and European cultural centers in Jordan. During the ceremony, the winners of the
“Mobile Film Competition” were also announced.
The
Mobile Film Competition was organized in
partnership with SAE Institute Jordan under three themes: Environmental change
due to pollution, the age of artificial intelligence, and women’s rights.
The first winner was Raja Yasin, who won an iPhone
14 in addition to a full scholarship to join a filming course provided by SAE
Amman.
The second winner was Lujain Mohammad, and the third
was Bayan Abu Taema. Both received a full scholarship to attend a filming
course provided by SAE Amman.
The EUFF is funded by the EU in Jordan, and
co-organized with the EU National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC).
The festival is organized with the participation of
the embassies of the EU member states and European cultural institutes.
Johanna Rohaland-Lindner, vice president
EUNIC and
deputy head of mission at the Austrian embassy Amman, said: “for the 34th time,
we have worked together to continue the tradition of bringing audiences from
Jordan and Europe together, and creating a space to discover and better get to
know one another.”
“After two online editions in the past couple of
years, we finally got to come together again in person,” she said. “We hope
that the past two weeks have been an opportunity not only to watch movies on
the big screen, but also to meet and create new links.”
During 13 days, the festival presented the Jordanian
audience with different film genres that varied from comedy to drama,
documentaries, and romance, among others.
It featured 15 European films, including:
“Civilization: a good news about the end of the world” from the Czech Republic,
“Never Gonna Snow Again” from Poland, “Oscar and Lily, Where No One Knows Us”
from Austria, “My Donkey, My Lover and I” from France, “The Gods of Molenbeek”
from Belgium, “Family Member” from Cyprus, “Rumi Salon” from the Netherlands,
“The Audition” from Germany, “House of Dolls” from Romania, “Bubble Gum” from
Bulgaria, “Fire Will Come” Spain, “Here Before” from Ireland, “I Run to You”
from Italy, “Cold Case” from Sweden, and “The Reason I Jump” from the UK.
The festival included two sessions; a Q&A with
the director of “House of Dolls” movie Tudor Platon, and a discussion panel
following the screening of “The Reason I Jump” movie, which featured Autism
experts Jemman Ammar, Mustafa Denou and Waad Abu-Zurayk.
To promote European Films outside of Amman, three
screenings were held in Irbid and Salt in cooperation with the
Royal Film Commission, with an audience that mostly included university students.
A free workshop about “Camera Movement & Shot
Sizes” was also held in partnership with SAE Amman.
The EUFF is the longest-running foreign film
festival in Jordan. This year’s festival was held in partnership with the Media
Commission, the Royal Film Commission, the Greater Amman Municipality, SAE
Institute, and LOYAC.
Media partnerships included: Roya TV, Watar FM and
Mood FM, and Hawa Amman radio.
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