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93 articles available in total starting from 02/07/2008. Last article published on 13/05/2025.

Production on Andamion Murataj's Man of the House is under way

Production on Andamion Murataj's Man of the House is under way

The Albanian drama follows Fran, born as a woman but living the celibate life of a man in the tradition of the Albanian Sworn Virgins  

15/03/2023 | Production | Funding | Albania/Italy/Austria/Greece/Croatia/Kosovo/North Macedonia

SkyShowtime unveils slate of shows and films ahead of launches across eight new CEE markets

SkyShowtime unveils slate of shows and films ahead of launches across eight new CEE markets

The streaming platform will offer a jam-packed catalogue of European and international blockbusters, series and original CEE productions  

02/02/2023 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | Albania/Czech Republic/Hungary/Kosovo/North Macedonia/Poland/Romania/Slovakia

Review: three sparks

Review: three sparks

In her latest effort, Naomi Uman initially crafts a peculiar “motion-picture book” followed by far less powerful observational sequences  

02/02/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition

Fatmir Koci • Director of The Rise & Fall Of Comrade Zylo

Interview: Fatmir Koci • Director of The Rise & Fall Of Comrade Zylo

"This impossible love story set during the Albanian dictatorship chimes with today"

The Albanian filmmaker discusses his comedy reflecting the dark side of the common history in Eastern Europe  

09/12/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Critics' Picks

Professionals ask for Italian-Balkan and European synergies to be strengthened at Rome's Balkan Film Festival

Professionals ask for Italian-Balkan and European synergies to be strengthened at Rome's Balkan Film Festival

The creation of a common fund is the strategic objective to emerge from the workshop, held in Rome during the fifth edition of the festival dedicated to Balkan film  

06/12/2022 | Industry | Market | Italy

Gentian Koçi • Director of A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

Interview: Gentian Koçi • Director of A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

"This story and these characters, who are forced to invent a completely new language, challenged me in my use of film language"

The Albanian director discusses his film, which follows two identical deaf-mute twin brothers who discover they will also progressively and irreversibly become blind  

30/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Review: The Rise & Fall of Comrade Zylo

Review: The Rise & Fall of Comrade Zylo

Fatmir Koçi’s adaptation of Dritëro Agolli’s novel remains very faithful to the source material, for better or for worse  

29/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Critics' Picks

Review: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

Review: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

Gentian Koçi’s second feature puts the focus on two deaf twin brothers in light of a diagnosis indicating that they are about to lose their eyesight as well  

22/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Young authors and the female condition form the focus of the 5th Balkan Film Festival

Young authors and the female condition form the focus of the 5th Balkan Film Festival

The event promoting meet-ups and collaboration between the Balkan and Italian film industries will unspool 29 November – 4 December at Rome’s Casa del Cinema  

16/11/2022 | Festivals | Awards | Italy

Episode 26: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal)

Episode 26: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal)

The producers of Gentian Koçi's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support  

08/03/2022 | The Co-production Podcast

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