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

Antoneta Kastrati's feature debut, ZANA, to world premiere at Toronto

Antoneta Kastrati's feature debut, ZANA, to world premiere at Toronto

The emerging Kosovar filmmaker is presenting her social drama in the Discovery section of the leading North American festival  

22/08/2019 | Production | Funding | Kosovo/Albania

Review: Open Door

Review: Open Door

Albanian filmmaker Florenc Papas' first feature is a small-scale road movie about two sisters in a deeply patriarchal society  

21/08/2019 | Sarajevo 2019 | Competition

Florenc Papas • Director of Open Door

Interview: Florenc Papas • Director of Open Door

"Albania is a male-dominated society; women suffer a lot of inequality, especially in rural areas, and I care about these characters"

Albanian-born filmmaker Florenc Papas took a moment to dissect his feature debut, Open Door, which is world-premiering at the Sarajevo Film Festival  

20/08/2019 | Sarajevo 2019 | Competition

Isa Qosja returns to Montenegro

Isa Qosja returns to Montenegro

The acclaimed Kosovar director is preparing his upcoming feature film, The Stork, by returning to his birthplace in Montenegro  

18/07/2019 | Production | Kosovo/Albania/Montenegro

Lendita Zeqiraj  • Director of Aga's House

Interview: Lendita Zeqiraj • Director of Aga's House

"I had to dig deep into the crevices of the characters"

We chatted to Kosovar filmmaker Lendita Zeqiraj, whose feature debut, Aga's House, world-premiered in the East of the West section of the KVIFF and picked up a Special Mention from the FEDEORA jury  

08/07/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | East of the West

Review: Aga's House

Review: Aga's House

Lendita Zeqiraj’s debut feature is a coming-of-age drama with great potential, the strongest assets of which are the performances by the lead actors  

04/07/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | East of the West

The Thessaloniki Film Festival conducts research into children’s films

The Thessaloniki Film Festival conducts research into children’s films

The “Films for Kids in Southeast Europe” study aims to shed light on the production of films for younger audiences, but the initial findings seem discouraging  

26/06/2019 | Industry | Greece/Albania

Lendita Zeqiraj's feature debut, Aga's House, to open KVIFF's East of the West

Lendita Zeqiraj's feature debut, Aga's House, to open KVIFF's East of the West

The Kosovar filmmaker is set to present her eagerly awaited coming-of-age social drama, which focuses on female protagonists and is competing at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival  

29/05/2019 | Production | Kosovo/Croatia/France/Albania

Ermal Mamaqi • Producer, 2 Fingers Honey

Interview: Ermal Mamaqi • Producer, 2 Fingers Honey

"We're the first Albanians to make 250,000 admissions in one month"

CANNES 2019: Albanian actor, writer, director and producer Ermal Mamaqi, who's enjoying a great success with 2 Fingers Honey met up with us at the Marché du Film  

24/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

Eduart Makri • Head, Albanian Center of Cinematography

Interview: Eduart Makri • Head, Albanian Center of Cinematography

"In the last four years we have shot 134 movies in Albania"

CANNES 2019: At the Marché du Film, we have discussed with Eduart Makri, head of the Albanian Center of Cinematography, the possibilities of making films in Albania  

23/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

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