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BALKANS / Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way presents seven regional series

Series Rough Pitch

After last year’s pilot attracted more than 10,000 visitors, the second Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way was live-streamed on November 7th. During that day film-makers presented a jury with their projects for television series. Martina Petrovic, director of the Croatian MEDIA office which organised this competition, explained she wants to “safeguard, develop and …

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Italy / This year the Bolzano Film Festival Bozen celebrates Albanian and Kosovar cinema

Bolzano Film Festival Bozen

After last year’s online version, the Bolzano Film Festival Bozen returns as an in-person event from April 5th to 10th in Bolzano, Italy. To celebrate this return to normality the organisers are highlighting Albanian and Kosovar cinema in the “Focus Europe” category. This selection gives a chance to discover films from these countries and meet …

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ALBANIA KOSOVO / Signing of agreements linked to culture

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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ALBANIA / The Last Prisoner, a portrait of Albania

The Last Prisoner is the latest film by Bujar Alimani. Released in France on July 22nd, this feature film shows the desperate manoeuvring by the Communist Albanian government to remain in place during the 1990’s. When Envers Hoxhua’s dictatorship ended, his successors managed to maintain their hold on power – keeping the country isolated from …

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ALBANIA / Launch of Euronews Albania

Euronews Albania

On Monday, November 5th Euronews announced the launch of its first franchise, in Albania. The French group, founded in 1993 and based in Lyon, has teamed up with IN Media Group to launch “Euronews Albania”. As of next year, Euronews Albania will be offering television content and digital media targeted at Albanian-speaking viewers and Internet …

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ALBANIA / 2nd Balkan Film Market

Balkan Film Market

The second Balkan Film Market took place in Tirana from October 3rd to 7th. This regional film-industry event, created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Albanian National Centre of Cinematography (ANCC), is considered a true platform where cinema professionals from the Balkans and Europe can come together to develop film projects and find funding. …

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ALBANIA ITALY / “Balkan Days Tirana-Rome” created during the European film market

clap de cinéma

At last October’s Balkan Film Market, the Albanian Film Centre emphasised the positive effects of doing co-productions with Italy. They then decided to share their experience with the other Balkan countries. Now Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece and Bulgaria have all been integrated into the project. The European film market at this year’s Berlinale was …

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