En Jordanie,
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Cinema collaborations
The Institut français de Jordanie offers a diverse cultural programme through its Cultural Department. The Programme encompasses a wide range of cultural activities ranging between film screenings, debates, music and film festivals, concerts, exhibitions and other activities targeting mainly youth and children but also adults, students and families.
The Institut also participates actively in and supports cultural events organized in collaboration with Jordanian and European partners.
Franco-Arab Rendez-Vous
A monthly journey through French and Arab cinema
The Franco-Arab Rendez-Vous is a monthly film-screening programme organised by the French Institute of Jordan in partnership with the Rainbow Theatre in Amman. Each edition invites audiences to discover a carefully selected French or Arab film in one of the city’s most emblematic cultural venues.
Open to the general public and free of charge, the programme creates a regular meeting place for cinema lovers while encouraging dialogue between French and Arab cultures. Selected screenings may also be accompanied by introductions, discussions or encounters with filmmakers and cinema professionals, offering audiences a deeper understanding of the films and the stories behind them.
Practical information
Frequency: Once a month
Venue: Rainbow Theatre, Jabal Amman
Admission: Free of charge
Audience: Open to everyone
Discover the next screening
July 27th 2026
10:00 pm
Tuk-Tuk
Directed by Qasem Al Shahmeh
(Arabic dialogue with french and english subtitles - 18:39 min)
Through an unexpected journey filled with encounters and adventures, we embark aboard Abu Saddam’s tuk-tuk for a ride through the camp — a place full of life, stories, and human connections. Abu Saddam is not the hero of this story, but rather the catalyst who sets events in motion.
Over the course of what initially appears to be an ordinary day, he helps a neighbour, drives children to school, and later in the afternoon suddenly decides to initiate a “duel”. The film unfolds through a series of spontaneous scenes and encounters, revealing daily life in the camp: its streets, its residents, and its energy — all seen through Abu Saddam’s curious eyes and lively conversations.
Cinema collaborations
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Amman International Film Festival
1995-2020
Franco-Arab Film Festival
For 25 years, from 1995 to 2020, the French Institute of Jordan organized the annual Franco-Arab Film Festival in Amman. When, in 2020, the Royal Film Commission (RFC), the FFFA's central and historic partner, decided to set up the Amman International Film Festival (AIFF), it was decided to integrate the Franco-Arab film festival under the name of Rendez-Vous Franco-Arab Section, as the only section backed by a foreign institution
2020-2025
Rendez-Vous Franco-Arab Section
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2020-2025
Rendez-Vous Franco-Arab Section
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Cinenenomad School
1995-2020
Franco-Arab Film Festival
For 25 years, from 1995 to 2020, the French Institute of Jordan organized the annual Franco-Arab Film Festival in Amman. When, in 2020, the Royal Film Commission (RFC), the FFFA's central and historic partner, decided to set up the Amman International Film Festival (AIFF), it was decided to integrate the Franco-Arab film festival under the name of Rendez-Vous Franco-Arab Section, as the only section backed by a foreign institution
2020-2025
Rendez-Vous Franco-Arab Section
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2020-2025
Rendez-Vous Franco-Arab Section
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Amman Cinema Academy
1995-2020
Franco-Arab Film Festival
For 25 years, from 1995 to 2020, the French Institute of Jordan organized the annual Franco-Arab Film Festival in Amman. When, in 2020, the Royal Film Commission (RFC), the FFFA's central and historic partner, decided to set up the Amman International Film Festival (AIFF), it was decided to integrate the Franco-Arab film festival under the name of Rendez-Vous Franco-Arab Section, as the only section backed by a foreign institution
2020-2025
Rendez-Vous Franco-Arab Section
Briefly describe your degree and any other highlights about your studies you want to share. Be sure to include relevant skills you gained, accomplishments you achieved or milestones you reached during your education.
2020-2025
Rendez-Vous Franco-Arab Section
Briefly describe your degree and any other highlights about your studies you want to share. Be sure to include relevant skills you gained, accomplishments you achieved or milestones you reached during your education.
Za’atari Cinema
Cultural life inside the largest Syrian refugee camp
The Za’atari refugee camp, located in the North of Jordan, near the Syrian border, is the largest Syrian refugee camp in the world. As of 2026, it is home for 50 000 people.
Where there is life, there is a need for culture. It is with this belief that the French Institute in Jordan and UNICEF together with the French Embassy, and the Royal Film Commission reopened a cinema that had lived there for a few months. It was first established in 2018 thanks to the French association Lumière à Za’atari.
After remaining closed for four years, facilities deteriorated due to a lack of use and maintenance. In 2024, following renovation works, the Za’atari cinema, only cultural facility available in the camp was accessible again. To go further, a cultural and educational programme was developed and implemented. The cinema is now a dedicated venue for learning, exchange, and creative expression within the Zaatari community.
Film screenings
The cinema offers children living in the camp the opportunity to experience cinema as a collective and shared cultural activity. The programme places particular emphasis on French animated films, often without dialogue such as Flow (made in 2024 by Gints Zilbalodis), in order to showcase French expertise and creativity, while also including selected Jordanian and Arab productions such as Saleem (2023, Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha). Between the reopening in July 2024 and June 2026, more than 20,000 children have attended a cinema screening.
Artistic trainings with French and Jordanian professionals
A training programme has also been developed with artistic workshops for children provided by French and Jordanian professionals. At the same time, training sessions on film facilitation have been provided to educators from UNICEF’s Makani centres, strengthening their capacity to support children’s engagement with cinema. Through the Young Cinema Ambassadors programme, young refugees also benefited from trainings aimed at fostering critical thinking and analytical skills.
Documentary filmmaking workshop
A professional documentary filmmaking training programme was conducted bringing together 13 participants for an immersive, hands-on experience that took them through every stage of film production — from the initial concept and scriptwriting, through shooting and directing, all the way to editing and final delivery.
Thanks to the support of the French film school CinéFabrique participants benefited from academic training and high-level international industry standards.
Far from a purely theoretical exercise, the programme placed participants in real-life, professional conditions, challenging them to work as a cohesive team and make creative decisions collectively. Under the supervision of Jordanian filmmaker Jumana Saadeh, in collaboration with the production company Imaginarium Films (known for Inshallah a Son), they expressed their feelings and vision of the life inside Za’atari camp.
The collaborative dynamic that emerged was at the heart of the experience: participants brought their individual perspectives, talents and stories to the table. Their dedication, resilience and creative investment throughout the process led to the creation of three short movies.
Tuk-Tuk
Directed by Qasem Al Shahmeh
(Arabic dialogue with french and english subtitles - 18:39 min)
Through an unexpected journey filled with encounters and adventures, we embark aboard Abu Saddam’s tuk-tuk for a ride through the camp — a place full of life, stories, and human connections. Abu Saddam is not the hero of this story, but rather the catalyst who sets events in motion.
Over the course of what initially appears to be an ordinary day, he helps a neighbour, drives children to school, and later in the afternoon suddenly decides to initiate a “duel”. The film unfolds through a series of spontaneous scenes and encounters, revealing daily life in the camp: its streets, its residents, and its energy — all seen through Abu Saddam’s curious eyes and lively conversations.