Amman Film Industry Days 2026: Full Line-Up

Jordan’s Amman International Film Festival - Awal Film (AIFF) has selected 20 projects to take part in the Pitching Platforms of Amman Film Industry Days (AFID).
 
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 and potential for growth before handing out cash and in-kind awards.
 
AFID will held July 27-August 1 during the seventh edition of the festival, which is scheduled for July 26-August 3.
 
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."
 
In addition to the Pitching Platforms, AFID will host a programme of masterclasses, training sessions and panel discussions designed to encourage collaboration and professional development.

AMMAN FILM INDUSTRY DAYS 2026: 

JORDANIAN PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT:
[first feature film for Jordanians or residents in Jordan]

Between Two Houses (Jordan)
Directed by: Raya Shaban

Close Rose Close (Jordan, Saudi Arabia)
Directed by: Rulan Hasan
Produced by: Fahad Samman

Rest In Process (Jordan, Lebanon)
Directed by: Fatma Racha Shehadeh
Produced by: Samer Battikhi and Louay Khraish

Hush, Hush (Jordan)
Directed by: Hayat Abu Samra
Produced by: Badih Fattouh

Um Al-Abed (Jordan)
Directed by: Hamza Hamideh
Produced by: Widad Shafakoj

ARAB PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT:

About Love & September Laws (Sudan)
Directed by: Mohamed Kordofani
Produced by: Khalid Awad

Dance With Me (Lebanon)
Directed by: Leila Basma
Produced by: Natalia Pavlove

I Am Afraid To Meet You Someday (Egypt)
Directed by: Khaled Mansour
Produced by: Rasha Hosny

La Chamade (Tunisia)
Directed by: Lotfi Achour
Produced by: Sébastien Hussenot

Last Trip (Syria)
Directed by: Ziad Kalthoum
Produced by: May Odeh and Zorana Mušikić

Mina (Lebanon)
Directed by: Marie-Rose Osta
Produced by: Ana-Maria Pirvan

Remind Me To Forget (Saudi Arabia)
Directed by: Lama Jamjoom
Produced by: Maryam Sindi and Mawadda Sallam

The Guardian (Libya)
Directed by: Muhannad Lamin
Produced by: Lynda Belkhiria

Under Her Eye (Jordan)
Directed by: Amjad Al Rasheed
Produced by: Nicolas Lepretre and Rula Nasser

Where Do I Belong (Sudan)
Directed by: Ibrahim Ahmed “Snoopy”
Produced by: Talal Afifi

ARAB PROJECTS IN POST-PRODUCTION:

I Am One Of Them (Syria)
Directed by: Nadim Suleiman
Produced by: Halim Suleiman
 
I'm Coming Imam (Iraq)
Directed by: Hassan Sabri
Produced by: Murtada Alwaely
 
After Three Years Of Green (Syria)
Directed by: Alayham Ali & Amr Alshashaou
Produced by: Sasha Ayoub
 
No Passports In Paradise (Qatar, Palestine)
Directed by: Mayar Hamdan & Shaima Al-Tamimi
Produced by: Mohamed Fakhro and Shaima Al- Tamimi
 
Between Us Two (Lebanon)
Directed by: Dima Al-Joundi
Produced by: Marine Vaillant