TOPLINE July 2018 #1
The Royal Film Commission - Jordan (RFC) is pleased to introduce its online quarterly magazine TOPLINE, featuring articles related to filmmaking with a focus on Jordan. Every issue will put the spotlight on a specific topic, highlight some film-related activities in Jordan, offer a space for film buffs to express themselves, and allocate a special section for film and book reviews as well as filmmaking tips.
The Royal Film Commission - Jordan (RFC) is pleased to introduce its online quarterly magazine TOPLINE, featuring articles related to filmmaking with a focus on Jordan. Every issue will put the spotlight on a specific topic, highlight some film-related activities in Jordan, offer a space for film buffs to express themselves, and allocate a special section for film and book reviews as well as filmmaking tips.
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In 2016, Wadi Rum was considered an ideal background for the first<br />
installment of the Star Wars anthology series: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.<br />
Take a look at the magnificent rosy sand of Wadi Rum in the trailer of the movie<br />
photo by Anton Demerjian<br />
In 2017, director Guy Ritchie filmed the live-action remake of Disney’s animated<br />
feature “Aladdin” which was inspired by “The Book of the Thousand Nights and a<br />
Night”, and is a remake of Disney’s 1992 animation movie – precisely in Wadi Rum. The<br />
cast includes Will Smith, Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott, and the movie is expected<br />
to be released in May 2019.<br />
Alongside all the international films that used the splendid landscape of Wadi Rum as their filming<br />
location, in 2016 “Theeb” a Jordanian film by Naji Abu Nowar received an Oscar nomination for<br />
Foreign Language Film as the first Academy Award nomination for Jordan. “Theeb,” tells the story of<br />
recently orphaned brothers Hussein and Theeb, who live a traditional Bedouin life, are caught up in<br />
the world events of 1916 when a British officer asks them to guide him through the perilous desert<br />
to strategically important Ottoman train tracks.<br />
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