Recent years have seen the emergence of numerous film festivals in the former Yugoslavia and Albania. Three of these imaginative and highly successful festivals, run on an extremely tight budget, have been invited to this year's CULTURESCAPES festival. A selection of innovative and exciting short films and documentaries from the Western Balkans will be showcased.
The international documentary and short film festival DOKUFEST, Prizren (Kosovo), was founded in 2002. It is a platform for films in Albanian.
Film selection Basel:
‹Zibidi› (Nart Zeqiraj, KOS 2012, 12')
‹The Wedding Tape / Kaseta e dasmës› (Ariel Shaban, KOS/D, 15')
‹Balkan Xpress› (Barıs Karamuço, MK/KOS/SE/HR/CH 2012, 25')
And other highly exciting, brand new documentary insight into the reality of Kosovo (approx 45')
Nita Deda (communications manager and selection committee) will be present as a guest in Basel.
Film selection Geneva:
‹The Column / Kolona› (Ujkan Hysaj, KOS 2012, 22')
‹The Wedding Tape / Kaseta e dasmës› (Ariel Shaban, KOS/D, 15')
‹Our Bride / Nusja jone› (Yll Qitaku, Nita Deda, KOS 2011, 3')
And other highly exciting, brand new documentary insight into the reality of Kosovo (approx 45')