Balkan CineFest is dedicated to discovering ambitious films from the Balkans and beyond. Filmmakers are invited to submit their work in the following categories:

• Balkan Storyteller: Short Film
• Balkan Storyteller: Feature Film
• Balkan Storyteller: Documentary
• Balkan Storyteller: Video Art / Moving Image
• Balkan Storyteller: Student Film
• Berat Artscape

✨ Category Descriptions:

Balkan Storyteller
(Short Films, Feature Films, Documentaries, Video Art / Moving Image)
These categories welcome Balkan filmmakers whose thought-provoking imagery and captivating narratives stand as a testament to the resilience and creativity of the Balkan spirit.

Berat Artscape
Open to creators from around the world, this category invites international filmmakers to express their artistic and cultural connection to the city of Berat.

Submit your film for the opportunity to be part of this cinematic gathering in one of Albania’s most iconic cities. ✨

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After the success of our first edition, Balkan Cinefest returns with a second round full of creativity from across the region — featuring online film screenings on June 5th, 6th, and 7th, 2025!

As always, we’re inspired by your passion to create — despite the doubts, mistakes, and challenges that come with it. But that’s the beauty of it all: keep trying, keep creating, keep daring!

 As a participant, you’ll gain access to:
 Online screenings
 A creative workshop and networking opportunity

 This year’s awards include:

• Best Balkan Storyteller
• Special Prizes in the “Tirana Artscape” category

 Follow us on Instagram for updates: @balkan_cinefest

#BalkanCinefest2025 #FilmFestival #ShortFilm #TiranaArtscape #BalkanStoryteller

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Pas suksesit të edicionit të parë, Balkan Cinefest rikthehet me një edicion të dytë plot krijimtari nga mbarë rajoni dhe me shfaqje filmash online në datat 5, 6 dhe 7 Qershor 2025!

Ashtu si gjithmonë, jemi të frymëzuar nga pasioni juaj për të krijuar — me gjithë gabimet, pasiguritë dhe sfidat që sjell ky rrugëtim. Por pikërisht aty qëndron bukuria: provoje, krijo, guxo!

 Si pjesëmarrës do të keni akses në:
 Shfaqje online
 Workshop artistik dhe rrjetëzimi

 Çmime që do të ndahen këtë vit:

• Best Balkan Storyteller
• Çmime të Veçanta në kategorinë “Tirana Artscape”

 Na ndiqni në Instagram për më shumë: @balkan_cinefest

#BalkanCinefest2025 #filmfestival #shortfilm #tiranaartscape #balkanstoryteller

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Mbrëmja e hapjes u shënua me shfaqjen e kryeveprës kinematografike me regji të Giuseppe Tornatore mbi legjendën e muzikës Ennio Morricone, në prezencën e djalit të mjeshtrit të madh, Marco Morricone.

Participants in this festival: Montenegro 🇲🇪 FDU-CETINJE, FCCG @fdu_cetinje_ucg FACULTY OF DESIGN AND MULTIMEDIA, UNIVERSITY OF DONJA GORICA @udg_montenegro Kosovo 🇽🇰 DOKULAB-FILMS IN EDUCATION @dokufest UNIVESTITY OF PRISHTINA “HASAN PRISHTINA” @universitetiiprishtines Turkey 🇹🇷 BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY (FILM AND TELEVISION PROGRAM) @bahcesehiruniversity Albania 🇦🇱 UNIVERSITETI I ARTEVE TIRANE @_uart_ Bulgaria 🇧🇬 NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR THEATRE FILM ARTS SOFIA @national_academy_of_art in collaboration with WARSHAV FILM SCHOOL Poland 🇵🇱 Kroaci 🇭🇷 ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB, Macedonia 🇲🇰 UNIVERSITY OF TETOVO, FACULTY OF DRAMATIC ARTS (FILM AND TV EDITING), Rumania 🇷🇴 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THEATRE AND FILM “I.L”CARAGIALE, Bosnie Herzegovina 🇧🇦 ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS IN SARAJEVO (DEPARTMENT OF FILM AND THEATER DIRECTING, Greece 🇬🇷 HELENIC CINEMA AND TELEVISION SCHOOL STAVRAKOS, FILM DEPARTMENT OF ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Festivali u mbështet nga Bashkia e Tiranës @bashkiatirane Ministria e Ekonomisë, Kulturës dhe Inovacionit @meki.gov.al @mirela_kocollari @lirapipa @blendi.gonxhja Në partneritet me “Social and Cultural Initiative” @qendra_e_artit_agimi @creative_industries_tirana @tiranafilmoffice @arkiviqendrorshteterorifilmit @_uart_

Linku: https://www.instagram.com/balkan_student_cinefest2024/

Burimi i fotos: https://www.instagram.com/balkan_student_cinefest2024/

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Film će biti prikazan i na festivalu FEST New Directors New Films Festival u programu NEXXT Competition, u julu 2024. godine u Portugalu a premijeru je imao na filmskom festival EUROPANORAMA u Ljubljani 2023 godine.

Supa je priča o majki, kćerki i tajnama koje kriju u težnji da sačuvaju tradicionalne uloge u društvu. Glavne uloge u filmu tumače: Kristina Obradović u ulozi Jelene i Marta Pićurić u ulozi majke Anđe.

Produkciju, režiju i scenario potpisuje Kaća Žarić. Film je nastao u saradnji sa Blažom Tatarom, direktorom fotografije kao i uz pomoć kolega studenata.

Film “Supa” je diplomski rad nastao pod mentorstvom profesora Sehada Čekića i docenta Jelene Mišeljić, na završnoj godini studijskog programa Film i mediji, modul Filsmka produkcija, kao dio završnog ispita na osnovnim studijama.

Čestitamo koleginici Žarić na ovom uspjehu!

DEKANAT

FDU – Cetinje

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Alessandro De Rosa is an Italian composer, arranger and producer. He studied composition with Boris Porena following Ennio Morricone’s advice and graduated from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in the Netherlands. He has worked with artists such as Jon Anderson of Yes, Fantine Tho, Irene Grandi and for numerous agencies and companies specializing in providing music for the media. Together with Morricone, he is co-author of the book ‘Ennio Morricone – In his own words. Ennio Morricone in conversation with Alessandro De Rosa’ (Oxford University Press, 2019, 2020, 2022)’ – the Maestro’s official autobiography, originally published in 2016 in Italy by Mondadori Libri and translated into several of the most spoken languages in the world 🎬🎵

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