The Dream Journey Started..

Though of feeling really bad and frustrated lately because of not being able to start shooting two shorts i was planing to start, one is a comedy about children which was delayed because of end of school, and the other is my "Another Day" short film which is still waiting for shooting, despite of all that me and my friend Salah developed an idea for a feature film we were discussing earlier, and i finished writing a detailed preliminary outline of the script, and two days ago started writing the first draft of what is hopefully going to be my first feature film, this hard journey which i hope will and can only be rewarded by becoming a film on the screen in few years with god's well, has just started..

AC Milan did it !!! Maldini's Friends took the trophy home

I was so young when i started supporting Rossoneri Milan, watched them winning a championship after another, two years ago taking the lead 3-0 against the Reds of Liverpool in the final, then losing with penalty kicks, tonight AC had the chance to pay back, and really made me happy winning the UEFA Champions league. Away from films and poetry, soccer (football) is my beloved hobby, i play whenever i get the chance, wearing the black and red shirt of Milan. Supporting Paolo Maldini for twenty years now, can say nothing but that this player deserve it all, really does..

Jordan Short Film Festival 2007 Open For Film Submissions

The 3rd session of the Jordan Short Film Festival (JSFF'07) is now
accepting film entries.

The JSFF'07 will be held under the patronage of the Jordan Ministry of Culture and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation. The festival is organized by the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative (AFC).

WEB: http://JordanFilmFestival.com

FESTIVAL DATES: 24 - 30 August 2007

FILM ENTRY DEADLINE: 25th July 2007

COMPETITIONS & AWARDS:

• International & Arab Short Film Competition: 3000 EUR (appx. 4000 USD) divided between two winners.
• Yaris-AFC Jordan Mobile Movie Competition: 3000 Euro (appx. 4000 USD) divided between 15 winners.
• Other honorary awards: Best Script, Best Actor/Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Student Film.

FESTIVAL JURY:

• Adnan Madanat (Jury Chair), Film Critic & Director of Shoman Cinema Center, Jordan.
• Jukka-Pekka Laakso, Director of Tampere Film Festival, Finland.
• Lars Henrik Gass, Director of Int'l Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany.
• Marta Agosti, Coordinator of Jordan Cultural Affairs, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation.
• Nadira Ardjoun, Board Member of Clermont-Ferrand Int'l Short Film Festival, France.

FILM ENTRY:

Entry form - Short Film Competition:
http://www.JordanFilmFestival.com/filmform.aspx

Entry form - Mobile Movie Competition:
http://www.JordanFilmFestival.com/mobile

Registration fee: no fee.

FESTIVAL TEAM:

Partner: Toyota-Jordan. Sponsors: Goethe Institute, French Cultural
Center, Play FM 99.6, Royal Film Commission, Municipality of Greater
Amman, Abdulhameed Shoman Foundation.

CONTACTS:

Hazim Bitar, Director, Jordan Short Film Festival (JSFF'07),
JSFF2007{at}gmail{dot}com, +962.776.400.434

AMMAN FILMMAKERS COOPERATIVE (AFC)
http://JordanianFilms.com

JSFF'06 ARCHIVES:
http://Festival2006.Alif.com

Source: Jordanian Indie Films

What Happened at Al Isra' University

Lately, and ironically one day before the world's labor day, the management of Al Isra Private University in Jordan made a decision not to renew the contracts of tens of its teaching crews, among them the most are PhD and MA holders, without a clear or acceptable justifications, i myself express my objection on such a step toward good Jordanian High education teachers, who passed all evaluations, and served that university for many years, you can read about this in more details in my Arabic blog here, i think everyone should know about this and say no to such a procedure.