The Kosovar Culture Minister Hajrulla Çeku and Dominique Boutonnat, chair of the French CNC (Centre National de Cinéma), signed a co-production agreement on May 21st. The signatories – the CNC, the KCC (Kosovo Cinematography Centre) and both countries’ Culture Ministries – met during the Cannes Film Market. Ahead of the signing, Hajrulla Çeku expressed his …
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Blerta Basholli’s first film received the Jury Award, the Best Director Award and the Audience Award in the World Cinema category at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah (United States). Her feature film looks at the difficulties facing emancipated women in Kosovo, “pointing the finger at post-war patriarchal society.” Based on a …
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Turkey and Kosovo have formalized cooperation between their film industries. Signed in Ankara, the bilateral agreement should facilitate co-productions of films and TV series over the next five years, allocating financial support of between 20% to 80% to Kosovar-Turkish co-productions. After the signing, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, praised the historical …
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In early October, Albania and Kosovo signed 13 agreements. Every year senior representatives of the two countries meet in Tirana to discuss their countries’ compliance with the principles of free movement of goods, capital, services and labour. Among the agreements signed, two are linked to culture. One concerns setting up a joint programme between the …
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Despite this year’s health crisis, the organisers of Kosovo’s major festivals, Anibar, Dokufest and Prifest, have announced all three will be maintained. Anibar is Kosovo’s only animation festival. Since its creation it has been held in Peja. This year’s festival, the 11th, will run from August 17th to 23rd. Around 300 films will be shown …
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The Kosovar Film Center (KCC) is investing in the country’s film production, supporting 28 film projects this year with a combined budget of nearly 1.5 million euros. The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport has promised funding for the KCC, announcing his office will double existing grants from €600,000 to €1.2 million. Until now, 18 …
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The 14th DOKUFEST, the International Documentary and Short Film Festival, will be held in the city of Prizren in Kosovo from August 8th to 16th with migration as the theme. The issue of human migration is at the heart of the today’s news. How are migrants perceived in society? Why do individuals and families leave …
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