This year Jordan has been sharing Jordanian produced screen stories with the world. The result? A long list of awards are being reaped by first time filmmakers and veteran producers and many in between :)
The latest win gives Jordan a place in history with a first ever International Emmy® Award!
At last night's New York Gala, the TV series Al Igtiyah was honored the International Emmy® Award in the Telenovela category. Produced by Talal Awamleh, Arab Telemedia Productions, the story is set in the West Bank against the back drop of the atrocious invasion of the Jenin Camp by the Israeli Army's 'Operation Defensive Shield'. Al Igtiyah is a story of life, love and struggle of everyday Palestine far beyond the stereotype of news reports. Mustafa, a Palestinian fugitive and the Israeli Jew Yael fall in love against all odds, sharing a story of humanity despite occupation, violence, prejudices and the struggle for survival. Written by Riyad Saif. Directed by Shawqi Al Majeri. Starring Abbas Al Nouri, Saba Mubarak, Iyad Nassar, Nadera Emran.
Some of you may be asking how come you've never heard of Al Igtiyah and that you haven't seen it across your satellite screens. Well, that's because broadcasters refused it! When Talal Awamleh produced it independently and offered it to stations in the region, they all said no, except for LBC who screened it twice. Last night's win is an incredible endorsement. 2008 is ATP's 25th year of business producing out of Jordan. This Emmy® win is a fantastic way to celebrate a silver jubilee!
The rewards of creating and producing our own screen stories and sharing them with the world are huge. The impact of the screen production industry is big on our local economy, and provides one of our most important export products to markets everywhere.
Screen stories have no boundaries. And as this year has proven, they do in fact change everything!
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This has been a great year for Jordanian entertainment industry.
- Recycle wins San Sebastian Cinema in Motion , World Cinema Fund, and Sundance Film Festival World Cinematography Award.
- Captain Abu Raed wins Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and a other noteworthy awards.
- The View wins largest award ever given to a short film ($75000) at Middle East Int'l Film Festival.
- A few other independent filmmakers win awards at various film festivals such as Dalia Alkury, Mais Darwazeh and I am sure I am missing a few.
And now Ijteyah wins an International Emmy. Granted it's not as prestigious as the National Emmy, but it's on its way to becoming a global event.
Fellow Jordanians, yes we can.
I'm so glad for hearing such news...this series is so special..I watched it and I can tell that is one of the best series ever done about palestine,it was very true,it wasn't fake..it was quiet realistic to me,all actors and actresses were well-chosen,and they all did a great job...I AM SO PROUD RIGHT NOW..
I want to see it so badly!! How can we see it!?
I also want to see the rest of "Al Tareeq ela Kabul" but I can't find it anywhere!
I'm seriously, impressed. I'm sure this would have been a MUCH better show than bab el zifteh that is being aired AGAIN these days
Azzamoff and Ashwaq - you're both very right. Achievement and recognition is a wonderful feeling for everyone!
It's available downtown Amman Qwaider :) you can get someone to send you your very own set at a tiny cost. And although only LBC and Libyan broadcasters bought and aired it, I imagine others will now express interest and may perhaps. There's a facebook group you can check with. 6aqreeq ila Kabul is not available anywhere for now as only a few eps were aired and it was stopped due to a while bunch of controversial issues, so the producers are not making it available...
very encouraging. But they need a better trailer with less explosions and more story :-)
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