Albania
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DokuFest 2024 unveils eclectic DokuNights music lineup for 23rd edition
DokuFest is set to elevate its musical offerings with the announcement of its full lineup for the 23rd edition. This year’s festival, taking place from 2nd to 10th August, will transform Prizren into a sonic playground with a citywide embrace of music across three distinct stages. Curated by #Nita Deda# and #Leart Rama#, the #DokuNights…
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«We select visually powerful documentaries that function well on the big screen»
goEAST: With the 24th edition currently underway, Modern Times Review spoke with its Director Heleen Gerritsen on her role, inspirations, the festival's place within a broader continental sphere, and more.
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goEast spotlights marginalised voices across 24th edition
For the fifth consecutive year, the #goEast Film Festival is set to present the RheinMain Short Film Award, carrying a prize of €2,500. A regional festival jury of three members will select the winner, focusing on films from the post-Soviet space. Notable entries include The Late Wind by Shugyla Serzhan, which portrays a young Kazakh…
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GoEast connects Western Balkans to Germany in first 2024 festival announcement
The #goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film announces its 2024 program with a special emphasis on the film cultures of #Kosovo and #Albania, alongside contributions from the broader #Western Balkan# region. The initiative aims to connect with both German audiences and migrants from Western Balkan countries living in #Germany, a group that, as…
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The end – and beginning – of history
ALBANIA: The country's transformation was fraught with difficulties. On the altar of freedom, factories went bankrupt, jobs disappeared, and thousands fled to Italy on overcrowded ships.
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«Every documentary from this region is simply a labour of love, enthusiasm, solidarity within a film crew»
SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL: Modern Times Review speaks with Sarajevo Film Festival Documentary Programme programmer Rada Šešić on the documentaries in competition, Docu Rough Cut Boutique, the place of Sarajevo Film Festival among the wider festival landscape, and more.
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How can one find the power to forgive?
TRADITION: An age old Albanian tribal code forces a bereaved family to reconcile with their daughter’s murderer.
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IDF/DAE survey finds limited Central & Eastern European documentary representation across continent markets
At Sunny Side of the Doc on 23 June, 2021 the Institute of Documentary Film and DAE – Documentary Association of Europe presented the Movements of Central and Eastern European Projects via European Documentary Markets survey. Conducted between January and March 2021, the survey aimed to map the circulation of Central and Eastern European projects…