Kosovo’s Dokufest Travels to Tirana

TIRANA, July 14 – Dokufest, the international documentary and short film festival held in Kosovo’s Prizren, will travel to Tirana this weekend to feature 5 of short films and documentaries participating in this year’s edition. The festival, which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary, will be held in Prizren from July 23 to 31.
The screening of the short films and documentaries will be made in an open air stage at the Pyramid in Tirana central boulevard.Films from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Poland, the United States, Sweden and Finland will be screened for two consecutive nights on July 15 and 16.
The official programme of the festival will also be unveiled in the two-day open air cinema event preceding the festival.
Dokufest, the International Documentary and Short Film Festival, is the largest film event in Kosova. The Festival is organized in the picturesque and historical town of Prizren which attracts numerous international and regional artists. In this annually organized festival films are screened twice a day in two open air cinemas as well as in two regular cinemas. Except for its films, the festival is also well-known for lively nights after the screening. Various events happen within the scope of the festival: workshops, DokuPhoto exhibitions, festival camping, concerts, which altogether turn the city into a charming place to be.
The festival will present 156 films representing 34 countries, selected from more than 1300 submissions. In addition to this number, DokuKids, children and youth section of DokuFest, will present additional 45 films in two competitions and two special programs.
DokuFest will also give awards in three additional categories including the audience, human rights awards as well as the best newcomer award from Balkan Documentary Competition.Last year, the festival also paid tribute to late Albanian actor Bekim Fehmiu.