1. Please complete the media accreditation form as required below.
2. Application deadline for all media accreditation requests is 18 July 2022.
3. The submission of an application does not guarantee accreditation.
    Organisers reserve the right to accept or reject any application.
4. This accreditation is free of charge.
5. If accepted, this accreditation provides you with:
    - Free access to all the screenings in the Drive-In Cinema, Taj Cinemas and the RFC Theatre.
    - Access to the Filmmakers Hub in the Boulevard.
    - Access to the after-screenings events.

1. Benefits: AIFF’s guests have free access to 2 screenings per day at Taj Cinemas or the Royal Film Commission (RFC) or the Drive-in Abdali Cinema (all to be booked in advance).
   - Access to open Market Activities.
   - Access to the Filmmaker's Hub.
   - Access to the After-screening events.
2. Accreditation Form: please fill in all the required fields on the application form and review the fields for accuracy.

Benefits:

• Access to all screenings at Taj Cinemas, the Royal Film Commission (RFC) and Drive-in Abdali Cinema, (all to be booked in advance).
• Access to Open Market Activities.
• Access to Filmmaker's Hub.
• Access to the After-Screening Events.
• Access to Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

1. Please complete the media accreditation form as required below.
2. Application deadline for all media accreditation requests is 18 July 2022.
3. Amman International Film Festival (AIFF) will review your application and get back to you.
4. The submission of an application does not guarantee accreditation. Organisers reserve the right to accept or reject any application.
5. This accreditation is free of charge.
6. If accepted, this accreditation provides you with:
    - Access to all the screenings in the Drive-In Cinema, Taj Cinemas and the RFC Theatre.
    - Access to the Filmmakers Hub in the Boulevard.

1. AFID’s applicants must ensure the following requirements are ready to be uploaded into the application form:
For company’s representatives: a company profile including a list of recent projects, team and your role within the company.
For individuals: an updated biography including a detailed filmography.
2. Application Form: please fill in all the required fields on the application form and review the fields for accuracy.
After reviewing your application, AFID will contact you by e-mail regarding your approval.
3. Approval: if your application is approved, you will receive an email including a link for the accreditation and instructions.
4. Fees: 50 Jordanian Dinars. A link for payment will be sent once your application is approved.
5. Benefits:
- 2 screenings per day at Drive-In Abdali, Taj Cinemas and The Royal Film Commission
- Access to open Market activities
- Access to the Filmmakers’ Hub
- Access to After-screenings events
6. General Rules
The submission of an application does not guarantee accreditation. The organizers reserve the right to accept or reject an application.
AFID’s Accreditation Plus is linked to individual persons and non-transferable. It allows access to events as outlined above under the Benefits.
An accreditation badge is required to access AFID’s events. Persons without an accreditation / badge can be refused entry by AIFF staff.
Accreditation will be cancelled in case it is used by another person than the accredited one.
Persons under the age of 18 are not eligible for accreditation and registration.
AFID’s badge is digital. If a printed copy is needed, a designated location will be provided by AIFF

1. AFID’s applicants must ensure the following requirements are ready to be uploaded into the application form:
For company’s representatives: a company profile including a list of recent projects, team and your role within the company.
For individuals: an updated biography including a detailed filmography.
2. Application Form: please fill in all the required fields on the application form and review the fields for accuracy.
After reviewing your application, AFID will contact you by e-mail regarding your approval.
3. Approval: if your application is approved, you will receive an email including a link for the accreditation and instructions.
4. Fees: AFID’s accreditation is free of charge.
5. Benefits:
- 1 screening per day at Taj Cinemas or The Royal Film Commission.
- access to open Market activities.
- access to the Filmmakers’ Hub.
AFID’s badge holders need to book their cinema tickets prior to the screening, and upon availability.
6. General Rules
The submission of an application does not guarantee accreditation. The organizers reserve the right to accept or reject an application.
AFID’s Accreditation is linked to individual persons and non-transferable. It allows access to events as outlined above under the Accreditation Benefits.
An accreditation badge is required to access AFID’s events. Persons without an accreditation / badge can be refused entry by AIFF staff.
Accreditation will be cancelled in case it is used by another person than the accredited one.
Persons under the age of 18 are not eligible for accreditation and registration.
AFID’s badge is digital. If a printed copy is needed, a designated location will be provided by AIFF.
Application Deadline is 10 July 2022.

• About the Workshop:
Explore the art of the musical narrative and strategies for a successful filmmaker/composer collaboration with Miriam Cutler: the indie film and documentary composer for many award-winning projects. Learn to communicate about emotional tone, find the rhythm of a film sequence, practice and develop your abilities to understand, interpret and enhance the story the filmmaker envisions. For composers, the workshop will also cover how to think outside the box to envision a career built around who you are, your goals, strengths and how to apply them in today’s ever-changing industry landscape. Discover simple tools to help you communicate about music and inspire confidence in the collaboration. The goal is to create the best possible atmosphere for creative ideas to flow between composers and filmmakers.


• About Miriam Cutler:
Emmy nominated Composer, Miriam Cutler is passionate about scoring documentaries, among them Emmy winning, Sundance, and Oscar nominated films such as RBG, A Plastic Ocean, The Hunting Ground, License to Kill, Love Gilda, Desert of Forbidden Art, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, The Human Trial. She also co-produced and scored One Lucky Elephant and Dark Money. Cutler is an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Documentary Executive Branch member, TV Academy Executive Music Branch committee member, a founding member of the Alliance for Women Film Composers, TV Academy Music Branch Executive Committee, and a long-time board member of The Society of Composers and lyricists.


• Date:
22^nd, 23^rd and 24^th of July.


• Location:
Arjaan By Rotana.


• Workshop Target Audience:
Directors, Music Composers, Editors and Film Students.


• Language:
English


• Price:
Free of Charge.

• About the Workshop:
The award-winning cinematographer James Neihouse will share his experiences and insights on the techniques of documentary cinematography. Topics will range from how to best tell the story with the camera, to selecting equipment, pre-production, working with the subjects and the director, and postproduction workflow. There will be “hands-on” time for lighting demonstrations for various situations: how to light an interview, as well as tips, tricks, and some do-it-yourself equipment discussions. Neihouse will also be showing clips from several of his films and talking about the behind-the-scenes work required to bring these films to the giant screen. There will be one session on shooting IMAX, the world’s largest movie format, in space. Participants will be given a glimpse behind the curtains at what goes into making the “real stuff”.


• About James Neihouse:
A native of Paris, Arkansas, James L. Neihouse is a graduate of the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA. Soon after graduation he worked on his first IMAX film Ocean; the first underwater film made in the format.
In 1980 James was the director of photography on The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, the first IMAX film to be nominated for an Academy Award. Since that time, he has gone on to work on more than 40IMAX and other large-format films. He has contributed to some of the most successful films in the format –The Dream Is Alive, Space Station 3D, Michael Jordan to the MAX, HUBBLE 3D, A Beautiful Planet, Ocean Oasis - to name a few. He has filmed polar bears face-to-face in the Arctic, wild tigers in India, chimpanzees in Africa, The Rolling Stones on tour across Europe, NASCAR racing, and many more.
Neihouse’s work has garnered him many awards and accolades including two Giant Screen Cinema Association Achievement Awards for Best Cinematography, a Kodak Vision Award, and Imaging Alliance 2017 Visionary Photographer award. He was named as a distinguished alumnus of both Brooks Institute and the University of Central Arkansas. Neihouse is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and of the Malaysian Society of Cinematographers.


• Date:
22^nd and 23^rd of July.


• Location:
The Royal Film Commission.


• Workshop Target Audience:
Cinematographers, Camera Operators, Camera assistants, Gaffers, Grips, Directors and Film Students.


• Language:
English


• Price:
Free of Charge.

• About the Workshop:
EAVE is organizing in partnership with Amman International Film Festival - Awal Film an “EAVE on Demand” workshop for the festival’s industry participants, encouraging them to take their next steps in their careers.
The tailor-made program will broaden the participants’ understanding of the international market and today’s distribution landscapes, enhance their marketing skillsets as well as foster exchange of experiences and ideas in a nurturing environment.
Group sessions will provide insights into the latest trends in distribution, international sales and festivals as well as explore packaging strategies and hands-on project marketing tools. Individual meetings will offer participants an additional opportunity to further develop their projects in a more intimate setting.


• About Aranka Matits:
The founder of Featurette, a boutique agency focused on feature film acquisitions, co-productions and strategic planning. She works with a roster of theatrical distributors across Europe, and past clients range from sales agents to multinational broadcasters to streamers. Notable acquisitions credits range from Oscar or Cannes winners Parasite or Drive My Car to Triangle of Sadness and Shoplifters or L'Événement (Golden Lion) to Alcarràs (Golden Bear) or The Souvenir (Sundance Grand Jury Prize). Aranka is an EAVE Puentes and Inside Pictures alumni as well as a voting member of the European Film Academy. From Cologne, she studied and worked in London and New York, where she obtained a PhD, and currently lives in Amsterdam.


• Date:
25^th and 26^th of July.


• Location:
Arjaan by Rotana.


• Language:
English


• Price:
Free of Charge.

• About the Workshop:
A two-day workshop for producers, line producers and production companies in Jordan. The specialist will have an open discussion with those involved to get a better understanding of the problems they face as it pertains to Entertainment Law Dr. Lichter will cover issues such as legal and financial elements, IP ownership and contracts and amongst others.


• About Dr. Rosalind Lichter:
Dr. Lichter’s professional legal experience started in 1983. She counsels Directors, Writers, Producers, Celebrities, Actors, Documentary Producers and Documentary Directors primarily representing talent in their (its) negotiations with domestic and non-domestic financiers and Hollywood Studios including Warner Media, Columbia Pictures, Paramount, Sony, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, HBO Max and Premium Cable Networks, including Showtime and HBO. Her work includes advising clients, with the assistance of tax attorneys and accountants, on government incentives, rebates and tax credits.
• Date:
23^rd and 24^th of July.


• Location:
Arjaan by Rotana.


• Workshop Target Audience:
Producers, Line Producers, Production Managers, and Film Students.


• Language:
English


• Workshop Price:
Free of Charge