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Variety: Fish Above Sea Level by Ronnie Scheib

2012-01-10T20:51:00.000+02:00

Variety: Fish Above Sea Level By Ronnie Scheib Tyro Jordanian writer-director Hazim Bitar's laid-back minimalist approach works to surprising dramatic effect in "Fish Above Sea Level," a character-driven two-hander about the grandson of a white loan shark and the grandson of his black victim thrown together by the economic downturn. Evocative locations and understated thesping help flesh out

Hazim Bitar's Interview with African Diaspora Int'l Film Festival

2011-11-25T23:15:00.001+02:00

NOTE: The interview can be found here: http://nyadiff.com/blog/2011/11/fish-above-sea-level-2/ We caught up with another filmmaker Hazim Bitar, who’s film Fish Above Sea Level will be screening this Saturday at the Thalia as part of the ADIFF. We had a few questions for him about his film and his native Jordan and he offered us an in depth look into all of this and more. I’m sure when

Could Judge Goldstone's Logic In Defense Of Israel Have Saved White Rule In South Africa?

2011-11-01T16:20:00.001+02:00

COULD JUDGE GOLDSTONE'S LOGIC IN DEFENSE OF ISRAEL HAVE SAVED WHITE RULE IN SOUTH AFRICA? By Hazim Bitar http://mondoweiss.net/2011/11/could-goldstones-logic-in-defense-of-israel-have-saved-apartheid-in-south-africa.html

Fish Above Sea Level Selected by African Diaspora Film Festival

2011-10-17T09:34:00.002+02:00

FISH ABOVE SEA LEVEL TO AFRICAN DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL 17 Oct 2011 The feature film Fish Above Sea Level by Jordanian-Palestinian filmmaker Hazim Bitar has been selected to the 19th edition of African Diaspora Film Festival to be held from November 25 to December 13, 2011 in New York, USA. The film tells the story of an affluent urban professional from West Amman (Jordan) and a young village

Fish Above Sea Level Goes To Hollywood

2011-09-16T19:26:00.002+02:00

FISH ABOVE SEA LEVEL GOES TO HOLLYWOOD16 September, 2011AMMAN - The 11th Annual Hollywood Black Film Festival, which will take place October 27-30, 2011 in Hollywood, California, has officially selected the Jordanian feature film Fish Above Sea Level by Hazim Bitar.Founded in 1998, the HBFF plays host to stars and industry insiders as Academy Award winners Forest Whitaker and Sidney Poitier, John

سمك فوق سطح البحر .. فيلم روائي أردني طويل للمخرج حازم البيطار

2011-07-29T18:34:00.000+02:00

عمان – بترا - أنجز المخرج الأردني حازم البيطار فيلمه الروائي الطويل المعنون (سمك فوق سطح البحر) الذي يتناول فيه موضوعات وقضايا اجتماعية تسري أحداثها في مناطق غور المزرعة ووسط العاصمة ومدينة الكرك . اختار البيطار مؤسس تعاونية عمان للأفلام وصاحب العديد من الأفلام التسجيلية والروائية القصيرة الشاب ربيع زريقات مؤسس مبادرة ذكرى في الدور الرئيسي والى جانبه عبدالله الدغيمات ومجموعة من الشخصيات الحقيقية

البيطار: "سمك فوق سطح البحر" مبني على خلفية تاريخية لمنطقة الأغوار الجنوبية

2011-06-26T08:55:00.000+02:00

العرض الأول للفيلم اليوم الأحد يونيو 26 الساعة 7 مساء في سينما الرينبو قرب الدوار الأول. يمكن شراء التذاكر(5 دأ) من الباب. الغد- البيطار: "سمك فوق سطح البحر" مبني على خلفية تاريخية لمنطقة الأغوار الجنوبية غيداء حمودةعمان- أكد الفنان الأردني ومؤسس تعاونية عمان لصناعة الأفلام ومخرج الفيلم الروائي الأردني الطويل "سمك فوق سطح البحر" حازم البيطار، أن الفيلم أنتج بأقل التكاليف كدليل على إمكانية إنتاج

TRAILER for Jordanian feature film Fish Above Sea Level

2011-06-20T08:17:00.000+02:00

Film Premiere June 26, 2011 @ 7pm - Rainbow Cinema, 1st Circle, Jabal Amman

Film World Premiere - Fish Above Sea Level by Hazim Bitar - Jun 26, 7pm @ Rainbow Cinema

2011-06-19T14:15:00.001+02:00

Fish Above Sea Level is a feature film about two young Jordanians, one from Amman and the other from a small village by the Dead Sea with a dark past. Both men find themselves stuck in another cycle of history that pits the prosperity of one against the survival of another. Ticket: 5 JD. Film link: http://www.facebook.com/FishAboveSeaLevel

When Cinema History Needs a Lifeguard

2011-06-05T08:39:00.001+02:00

WHEN CINEMA HISTORY NEEDS A LIFEGUARD By Hazim Bitar A few years ago, I found myself embroiled in brouhaha confronting an injustice against a fellow independent filmmaker. I had never met the filmmaker. I only knew of him through his film. It was a special film named Struggle in Jarash directed by Wassef Elshikh Yassin. This film was made special by the fact it was Jordan’s first feature film

AFLA II Jury Picks Winning Filmmakers

2010-03-30T12:09:00.000+02:00

The Fazee3 (Fantastic) Filmmaker Award for Round #2 of All.Films.Look.Alike competition goes to three amateur filmmakers. The finalists of the second round of the AFLA have done a good job shooting a script that's much harder than the first AFLA script. The jury was impressed by the enthusiasm of the participating filmmakers. All participating filmmakers in this AFLA competition, with the

All.Films.Look.Alike II Competition Finalists

2010-03-22T10:12:00.002+02:00

All.Films.Look.Alike (AFLA) amateur and student filmmakers competition was originated by the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative to give these filmmakers a chance to participate in a friendly, collective filmmaking experience without the pressures of grades, or having to write a script, and outside the very competitive film festival rules and guidelines. Above all, it's just fun. AFLA also gives

Scratch Revolution Comes To Jordan Led By Arab TV Soap Opera Stars

2010-02-13T16:39:00.004+02:00

February 13, 2010 Over 30 kids and adults from disadvantaged communities in Jordan were introduced to the world of animation and programming with the help of animated cutouts of popular Bab El-Haara TV stars and a powerful yet simple educational tool called Scratch developed by the team at MIT Lifelong Kindergarten Group. So how do you introduce kids and adults to computer animation and

Short doc by refugees ((Degrees of Success)) subtitled in English

2010-02-06T13:01:00.001+02:00

- Kaffee (Tom Cruise): I WANT THE TRUTH!- Col. Jessep (Jack Nicholson): YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! From the movie A Few Good Men (1992) -------------------------- Due to numerous requests to English subtitle the short documentary Degrees of Success, and thanks to the efforts of Noura Alyyan who volunteered to translate, here is a link to the updated doc: DEGREES OF SUCCESS SYNOPSIS: Parents

Three Short Docs from Gaza Refugee Camp in Jordan

2010-01-14T13:33:00.005+02:00

We are proud to introduce to you the graduation projects of our latest Hope Films Basic Audiovisual Skills Workshop in the Gaza refugee camp in Jordan, completed on January 2nd, 2010. The three short documentary films, made by 9 student filmmakers from the camp, touch on themes centered around coping with the harshness of life in the camp, outside the ancient city of Jarash, Jordan. Residents

دعوة للمشاركة: مسابقة ((كل الأفلام تشبه بعض)) - الجولة الثانية

2010-01-07T14:28:00.000+02:00

مهرجان الأردن للفيلم القصير وتعاونية عمان للأفلام يدعوكم للمشاركة في مسا بقة هواة صناعة الأفلام تاريخ الإستلام: شباط 28 , 2010 شروط المسابقة • هدف مسابقة ((كل الأفلام تشبه بعض)) : أطلقت تعاونية عمان للأفلام مسابقة ((كل الأفلام تشبه بعض)) لتوفير مساحة تفاعل للجيل الجديد من طلاب و هواة صناعة الأفلام للمشاركة الجماعية في نشاطات سينمائية و مسابقات طوال السنة بدون الحاجة لكتابة نصوص أو صرامة

Call for Submission: All.Films.Look.Alike Competiiton - Round II

2010-01-07T14:15:00.001+02:00

• OBJECTIVE OF AFLA: All.Films.Look.Alike (AFLA) amateur and student filmmakers competition was originated by the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative to give these filmmakers a chance to participate in a friendly, collective filmmaking experience without the pressures of grades, or having to write a script, and outside the very competitive film festival rules and guidelines. Above all, it's just fun.

The Winners of All.Films.Look.Alike Competition - Round No. 1

2009-12-28T10:22:00.008+02:00

The Fazee3 (Fantastic) Filmmaker Award for Round #1 of All.Films.Look.Alike competition goes to two amateur filmmakers. Each film will also win a cash prize of 100 Euros. The 100 Euros cash prize for Ghour Mazra'ah winner is sponsored by the Zikra Initiative. 1) Mr. Moath Khanazreh from Ghour Mazra'ah village. See film online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIB9eS7z4Dw 2) Mr. Munther

All.Films.Look.Alike Competition Finalists Selected

2009-12-24T12:12:00.003+02:00

December 24, 2009 -Eight competitors have been selected to the final round of the ALL.FILMS.LOOK.LIKE (AFLA) amateur filmmakers competition, organized by the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative. The winners will be announced on Sunday 27th, 2009. To see the 8 finalists visit the link to the AFLA playlist on our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/afla01 Announced back in November during the Jordan Short

Oxfam Gets Money in Honor of Iranian Filmmaker Denied Prize by Sanctions

2009-12-23T14:35:00.003+02:00

December 23, 2009It has been over a year since Iranian filmmaker Mr. Mehrdad Sheikhan won a prize for Best International Short Film for his brilliant animation, titled Solitude, at the Jordan Short Film Festival 2008.Since that time, JSFF has been unsuccessful in obtaining authorization or even simple answers to questions from official bodies in US as to how we can repatriate the filmmaker with

مهرجان الأردن للأفلام القصيرة .. الحضور والغياب

2009-11-19T11:16:00.002+02:00

مهرجان الأردن للأفلام القصيرة .. الحضور والغياب عادة ما يرتبط اسم المهرجانات السينمائية بالمدن التي تقام فيها كان، القاهرة، فينيسيا، برلين، وجرت هذه العادة أيضا في مهرجانات الأفلام القصيرة، فقليلة هي المهرجانات التي تحمل أسماء الدول التي تستضيفها، على مستوى الأفلام القصيرة ربما ظلت الأردن هي الدولة الوحيدة التي يقترن اسم المهرجان باسمها قبل أن ينطلق مهرجاني قبرص والإمارات السنة الماضية،

Jordan Short Film Festival 2009 Awards

2009-11-15T20:35:00.000+02:00

Jordan Short Film Festival 2009 Awards November 14, 2009 JSFF'09 OFFICIAL JURY AWARDS Best Arab Short Film (3000 USD) | Gaza-London by Dima Hamdan | UK/Palestine | 14:24 min | 2009 | Fiction Synopsis: December 2008. A massive Israeli assault on Gaza in underway. Mahmoud is in London, his mother's trapped in Gaza, and he's lost

Official Selection - Jordan Short Film Festival '09

2009-10-30T11:56:00.007+02:00