Wadi Rum, known as the "valley of the moon" and one of Jordan's most popular tourist sites, has become one of the favorite locations for filmmakers due to its otherworldly landscape, which made it a perfect choice for shooting films about distant planets, especially aliens, once dubbed by Matt Demon who who described Wadi Rum as "one of the most spectacular and beautiful places I have ever seen, and like nothing I've ever seen anywhere else on Earth".

there are some of the 600 projects that are filmed here every year, which includes advertisements, music videos, short film and feature-length works.