Updated: November 16, 2006
INTRODUCING THE COOPERATIVE
The Amman Filmmakers Cooperative (AFC) is a not-for-profit cultural initiative and talent incubator. The AFC promotes independent Arab filmmaking through training, experimentation, and networking. The AFC project was founded in May 2003 by Hazim Bitar, a filmmaker and communication consultant.
Since 2003, AFC filmmakers who graduated from the cooperative's training program have completed over 30 short films, many of those films have been selected to world-class film festivals such as Academy-certified Huesca International Film Festival, Spain; Academy-certified Tampere International Short Film Festival, Finland; Academy-certified Seagate-Foyle International Film Festival, Northern Ireland, Academy-certified Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland and a host of other regional film festivals such as Dubai International Film Festival, Ismailia Film Festival, Tangier Film Festival, Carthage Film Festival, and more. None of the AFC filmmakers had any prior education in cinema or filmmaking before joining the the cooperative.
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