Jordan
Checked 21 September 2026
The market
11.5m
Population
2025
30.2%
Population under 15
2025
93.2%
Population living in cities
2025
95.6%
People using the internet
2024
70
Mobile subscriptions per 100
2024
$61.6bn
GDP
2025
$5,348
GDP per person
2025
38.9%
Youth unemployment
2025
35.9%
Enrolment in higher education
2024
2024–2025 figures from the World Bank, read 2 October 2026. Each shows the year it describes, which is not the year we read it.
Money
Royal Film Commission Jordan Cash Rebate
Rebate starting from 25% up to 45%
Cash back up to USD 5.25M per project
Festivals and markets
A human rights film festival held in Amman, now in its 17th edition. Awards the Karama Feather prizes across fiction, documentary and animation, including a Best Jordanian Film award.
17th edition (2026)submission 1 May 2026 — 1 September 2026closed
What we could not establish. The site's navigation still labels submissions as Open, although the submission page itself states they closed on 1 September 2026. Our record follows the page text.
festival
Film festival in Amman.
What we could not establish. Listed from Wikidata. Not yet read at the organiser.
festival + market
A festival for debut films with a focus on Arab cinema, paired with Amman Film Industry Days: an industry arm running a market and three competitive pitching platforms for projects in development and post-production.
What we could not establish. The seventh edition closed on 3 August 2026. No submission window for the eighth edition was announced on the site as of 21 September 2026, so none is recorded.
Bodies
Royal Film Commission JordanMa3mal 612 Think FactoryIrbidMa'anدار النور المبينAmman Stock ExchangeDār al-Khaṭīb lil-Nashr wa-al-TawzīʻMinistry of HealthMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of JordanMinistry of Youth of JordanMinistry of Planning and International CooperationMinistry of Social DevelopmentMinistry of Public Works and Housing of JordanMinistry of Tourism and Antiquities of JordanMinistry of JusticeMinistry of Finance (Jordan)وزارة الشؤون البلديةوزارة الطاقة والثروة المعدنيةMinistry of Environment of JordanMinistry of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs, and Holy PlacesMinistry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (Jordan)Ministry of CultureMinistry of Education of The Hashemite Kingdom of JordanMinistry of Agriculture of JordanMinistry of Industry and Trade and SupplyMinistry of Political and Parliamentary Affairsوزارة المياه والريMinistry of Transport of Jordanوزارة تطوير القطاع العاموزارة الاستثمار (الأردن)Dāʼirat al-Arāḍī wa-al-Misāḥahوزارة الاتصال الحكوميوزارة شؤون الأرض المحتلةMinistry of Higher Education and Scientific ResearchMinistry of InteriorAmman Filmmakers CooperativeJordanian World AirwaysHedjaz Jordan Railwayالجمعية الأردنية للعلوم والثقافةTamatemZain JordanCentral Bank of JordanJordan Islamic BankRoya KidsGrand City MallCine Le RoyalRoman Theatre of AmmanOdeon of AmmanPetra TheatreSouthern Theatre of JerashNorthern Theatre of JerashGadara West TheatreHippodrome in GadaraNorth theatre in GadaraJordan Radio and Television CorporationToyor Al-JanahBeat FM 102.5Mazaj 95.3 FMPlay 99.5 FMVirgin Radio JordanRoya TVNourmina TVRadio Al-BaladYarmouk TVToyor BabyAl-MamlakaAmman TVKarameesh TVراديو روتاناRadio Hayat FMRiyad Al SalihinAlerth Alnabawi ChannelAl Haqeqa Al DawliaSport TV (Jordan)Roya NewsRoya TV PlusKaifa TVDar Al Khaleejمركز الكتاب الأكاديميAmerican Center of Oriental ResearchDar El-Jaleel for PublishingResearch, Enlightment, Findings Accelerated Applications Development ( REFAAD)Scientific Research Support Fund of Jordan (SRSF) and Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT)Refaadmuʾssẗ ḥmādẗ llẖdmāt al-ǧāmʿīẗDār Usāmah lil-Nashr wa-al-TawzīʻNubalāʼ Nāshirūn wa-MuwazziʻūnDār al-mʾamūn llnšr wāltūzīʿdār al-šrūqDār al-Ḥāmid li-'n-Našr wa-'t-TauzīʿDar Ward For Publishing & Distributiondār al-nbrās al-ʿrbīدار عمار للنشر والتوزيعDār al-Fatḥ lil-Dirāsāt wa-al-NashrDar AljanadriaDar ZahranMajdalāwī lil-Nashr wa-al-Tawzīʻدار الكتاب الثقافيدار دجلة ناشرون وموزعونDar Ghaidaa Lltbaa Walnasherدار الفرقانالمكتبة الإسلاميةMaktabat al-ManārDar al-Manahejمطابع الدستور التجاريةدائرة المطبوعات والنشر (الأردن)Dār al-rayāḥīnمكتبة المحتسبدار البيارق للنشردار أمجد للنشر والتوزيعكنوز المعرفة العلمية للنشر والتوزيعDar Al BashirRawāʼiʻ Majdalāwī,Alaan PublishersMaktabat alAqṣáوكالة التوزيع الأردنيةDar Wael For PublishingInternational Ideas HomeDār al-Manhajīyah lil-Nashr wa-al-TawzīʻDār al-Masīrahالدار المنهجيةDār alḍḍiyāʼ llnnashr wālttawzīʻAl-Fursan Est. For Publishing and DistributingDurūb thaqāfīyah lil-Nashr wa-al-Tawzīʻدار الأسرة للنشر والتوزيعDār Kunūz al-Maʻrifah lil-Nashr wa-al-TawzīʻAl-Ahlia for Publishing and Distributionدار فضاءات للنشر والتوزيعDār Ṣafāʼ lil-Ṭibāʻah wa-al-Nashr wa-al-TawzīʻDār al-Bidāyah Nāshirūn wa-MuwazziʻūnAmwāj lil-Ṭibāʻah wa-al-Nashr wa-al-TawzīʻDār al-jayb lil-Nashr wa-al-TawzīʻMaktabat Dandīsدار اليازوريدار يافا العلمية للنشر والتوزيعدار المبادرةشركة الشرق الأوسط للطباعةأروقة للدراسات والنشردار الفكر للنشر والتوزيعʻAshtār lil-Istithmārāt al-ThaqāfīyahDar Al-Waddah For Publishingal-Warrāq lil-Nashr wa al-Tawzīʻدار عمانرماح للبحوثJabal Amman Publishersدار الكنديدار النفائس للنشر والتوزيعالذخائر لنشر التراث والدراسات العلميةDār al-NisrFadaat For PublishingDār Azminahدار «ألف باء تاء ناشرون»دار الصفا للنشر والتوزيعمؤسسة المسيرةدار الرضوان للطباعة والنشر والتوزيعدار جدلاوي للنشر والتوزيعدار ايلة للنشر و التوزيعدار وائل للنشر والتوزيعدار الفارس للنشر والتوزيعDār al-Mashriq al-ThaqāfīDar Al-Ajyalكفاءة المعرفةRadio JordanQueen Alia International AirportKing Hussein International AirportAmman City AirportAir RumJordan AviationArab WingsMeelad AirRoyal WingsPetra AirlinesRoyal FalconSky Gate International AviationTransworld AviationAir UniversalJordan International Air CargoRaya JetTeebah AirlinesAir Arabia JordanAir JordanJordan AirwaysJordan International AirlinesArab Airways