Jordan International Film Festival

- Films must have a maximum runtime of 20 minutes, including credits.
- Submissions must have been completed after January 1, 2023.
- Films may be in any language; non-English films must include English subtitles.
- Films from all countries are eligible.
- Multiple submissions are permitted; each film requires a separate entry fee and submission.
- The submitter must hold all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions for the submitted film.
- The festival reserves the right to use excerpts, trailers, still images, and promotional materials from selected films for festival marketing purposes.
- Screening copies for selected films must be provided in high-quality digital format as requested by the festival.
- Films that contain unauthorized copyrighted material may be disqualified.
- The decisions of the festival selection committee and jury are final.
- Submission of a film constitutes acceptance of all festival rules and regulations.
- Selected filmmakers will be notified through FilmFreeway and/or email.
- Each entry MUST be accompanied by the following:
List of film staff ( actors, technicians)
High resolution pictures of the film.
One picture of the director with high resolution
The film synopsis.
The director's name and country of origin.
- The film must be with English subtitles.
- High resolution of trailer must be provided.
- The Festival will be screened on special online Platform according to the epidemiological situation.
- Hard copies of the film can be sent to: Jabal Al Lweibdeh, Al Farazdaq St. near Jordanian Artist association or it can be uploaded on secure link through H264- Apple 422.
- The technical committee will evaluate selected films and has the full rights to reject any film in which does not meet the participation rule, creative approaches and content.
- Once a film is submitted, it cannot be returned or taken out in case it was officially selected by the committee of the festival.
-.A Certificate of Participation will be granted to participants whose films are accepted to compete in the festival.
- Selected films will be competing on the festival International Short Film Category.
- The festival is allowed to use up to 2 minutes of the footage of the submitted films on websites or the national TV for promotional purposes.
- The festival committee has the rights to add any rule or term to the festival at any time they see appropriate.
- The festival committee has the right to display the participated films in the cultural centers at the governments and any suitable location without any expenses.
- The Festival has the right to reject any film that was submitted with no high resolution, and the participant must submit new one. In case the participant did not do that, the film will be withdrawn from the competition.
- The Festival has the right to use submitted materials for internal use only, and has the right to upload and to sort participated films for archiving uses only.