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"This is evidenced by the outstanding success Jordanian films have achieved so far both locally and internationally, including INSHALLAH A BOY, which world premiered at Cannes’ 62nd Critics Week, winning two unprecedented awards in the history of Jordanian cinema," they added.

Last year, the Arab Cinema Center gave its Arab Cinema Personality of the Year Award to Mouhamad Keblawi — the Founder and Head of Malmö Arab Film Festival in Sweden. Other recipients of the Award include Chiraz Latiri, former general director of the Centre National du Cinema et de l'Image, and renowned producer and screenwriter Mohamed Hefzy — the Founder of Film Clinic. The inaugural award went to both Abdulhamid Juma and Masoud Amralla Al Ali, chairman and artistic director, respectively, of the now-shuttered Dubai International Film Festival.

Established by MAD Solutions, the ACC is a nonprofit organization registered in Berlin. The ACC provides networking opportunities with representatives of companies and institutions involved in co-production, international sales and distribution, film festival, commercial exhibition and industry events.

The organization’s activities include hosting film market stands, networking sessions, one-on-one meetings, welcome parties, panel discussions and meetings with international organizations and festivals. It also publishes the Arab Cinema Magazine, which it distributes at leading international film festivals and markets.

A newsletter subscription is now available on the ACC's website, allowing users to obtain digital copies of the Arab Cinema Magazine, as well as news on the ACC's activities, notifications of application dates for grants, festivals and offers from educational and training institutions, updates on Arab films participating at festivals, exclusive news on the Arab Cinema LAB, and highlights from the ACC's partners and their future projects.

Additionally, the ACC launched the Arab Cinema Directory in English on its website, the first time that users from both within and outside the Arab-speaking world have easy access to information on Arab cinema all in one place. As always, the aim is to facilitate the connection between Arab films and filmmakers and their potential partners, allowing the international filmmaking community to more easily identify Arab productions and the producing and storytelling talents behind them.