1st Circle, Jabal Amman, 7 Omar Bin Al Khattab Street
Amman
Jordan
- Arts
The Royal Film Commission (RFC) is a non-for profit body that enjoys administrative and financial autonomy.
The RFC was established through a temporary Government Law (No. 27 - 2003) which was later passed by the Parliament through Law No. 22 (2008). The RFC initiated its activities in 2004.
The RFC reflects the official ambition of having Jordan play a leading cultural and economic role, regionally and internationally, in the audio-visual sector.
The Royal Film Commission – Jordan (RFC) was established with a vision to develop an internationally competitive Jordanian film industry where all people of the Middle East can freely make films alongside the world’s most talented artists. Its mission is to encourage Jordanians and Arabs to tell their stories, thus contributing to cross-cultural understanding and enhancing freedom of speech, as well as to promote film culture and position Jordan as a location for international audio-visual productions.
The Royal Film Commission's activities fall within three main categories:
Production support: the RFC provides support to film and television productions in Jordan. This includes, but is not limited to: location scouting and spotting, facilitating the procurement of location permits, providing customs clearances, and providing assistance production cost reduction by locating cost-effective services. It also provides some production support and advice for independent filmmakers. In addition, the RFC promotes Jordan as a filming location.
Training: the RFC provides emerging film-makers and professionals, from Jordan and the region, with various training opportunities in all fields of film and television production. It regularly organizes seminars and workshops which are usually free of charge. Since its establishment, the RFC has also built several partnerships, including an annual workshops held in partnership with the University Of Southern California, as well as a Screenwriters’ lab (Rawi) held in partnership with the Sundance Institute. These partnerships play an important role in providing the know-how and adding value to the RFC’s educational programs.
Promoting film culture: the RFC organizes regular screenings with local or international partners. Films – narrative, documentaries and shorts - are selected on the basis of their quality; they usually are premiere movies in Jordan. The RFC holds screenings in Amman as well as in the various Governorates. Screenings are usually followed by a discussion with filmmakers.