Cannes boosts Middle Eastern filmmakers
May 17, 2011
The National
The opportunities for filmmakers to find finance for their films were given a boost in Cannes with the official announcement of a new film fund based in Jordan and a call made by the Doha Film Institute for a regional, rather than national-based, approach to financing films.
A fund of 500,000 Jordanian dinars (Dh2.6million) has been established by the Royal Film Commission – Jordan (RFJ) is to provide grants for the production of narrative, documentary and short films.
George David, the general manager of the RFJ, said private investors would also be encouraged to invest in the fund and ensure in its sustainability.
The fund stipulates that 60 per cent of all dialogue, narration and voice-over must be in Arabic and that a Jordanian national must have one of the producer roles. Applications for the fund will be accepted from July 1.
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