Zein Awad opens the Amman Film Festival... and sings “Tell Me”

Actress Zein Awad and journalist Zaid Abu Al-Filat presented the opening ceremony of the Amman International Film Festival in its fifth session, held in the Jordanian capital, and which was held without a red carpet or loud music.

Details of the opening of the Amman Festival The ceremony began with a minute of silence for the victims in Palestine, and in this context, Princess Rym Ali, founder and president of the festival, said in her opening speech: “Despite the ongoing suffering and massacres in Palestine, Sudan and others, we adhered to the festival as a space to support cinema because art is a system that supports life. And we were liberated from some Symbolic traditions such as the red carpet and entertainment music.

Festival President Princess Rym Ali described the decision to launch the fifth edition of the festival: “It was necessary for us to feel that we are doing something for them and to tell them that we are with them. We stuck to the festival and liberated ourselves from the red carpet.”

Zain Awad shines at the Amman Festival For her part, artist Zein Awad presented the jury members for films and projects. Then, some of the festival's films were shown, where a film entitled "No" was shown, which is part of a group of 22 short films filmed in Gaza during the past few months amid the ongoing war on the Strip. Veteran Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi supervised its production under the title "From Distance Zero." It was followed by the opening feature documentary “Bye Bye Tiberias” by director Lina Sweilem, which tells the story of her mother, international actress Hiam Abbas, so that this individual story is largely reduced to a collective story.

Zain Awad shined with an elegant look that impressed her fans, with her dazzlingly coordinated look, as she wore a purple dress, with distinctive patterns of small roses.

Zein Awad sang the song Tell Me. The ceremony was attended by Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, represented by King Abdullah II, Princess Rym Ali, and also attended by Muhannad Al-Bakri, Director of the Royal Film Commission, artist Dhafer Al-Abidin, and the heroines of the movie Al-Rawabi Girls, in addition to a number of official, governmental and diplomatic figures and guests. From Jordan and abroad, including directors, actors, film industry workers, local and foreign journalists, jury members, and festival sponsors.

The festival continues until July 12, and the program includes 52 films from 28 producing and participating countries, and provides an opportunity for acquaintance, discussion, and exchange of opinions between film makers and fans. The festival also includes various activities, including workshops and lectures, in which various cinematic issues are discussed by professionals and interested parties.