Feature films

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Supported by Albanian National Center of Cinematography, Film Centre of Montenegro & SEE Cinema Network

Status: In Post Production

Estimated Length: 100 minutes

Country of Production: Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo

Language: Albanian, Italian

Estimated Release: 2026

Synopsis

Age and Gjon, two young siblings, manufacture the traditional Albanian fez and attempt to start a business in the midst of the new economic and political changes that Albania and the rest of the world are facing following the fall of the Berlin wall.

Director's statement

The constant refrain in Albania in the 1990s was “Freedom”: the end of a harsh dictatorship and the beginning of an unstable democracy. The notion of freedom was the headline of those times, a free and fair market, capped by the slogan, “We will make Albania like Europe”, the specific anthropological mentality of that era, people seemed to do things simply because they could. The adrenaline of freedom blindly guided people who had little or no idea what freedom was, and with no knowledge of the responsibilities that came along with it. 

Albania, May 1992. A family was murdered by two brothers. I was a child, but event left a deep mark on me as my parents changed their behavior towards the outside world. Suddenly locking the doors, putting grilles on the windows, and changing every wooden door with an iron door. 30 years later, as I am actually building a family of my own, I deeply understand the horror of that story.

Cast & Crew

Kosovare Krasniqi

Lurni Krasniqi

Afrim Mucaj

Luan Jaha

Lulzim Zeqja

Luiza Xhuvani

written and directed by Lorin Terezi

produced by Florenc Papas

produced by Dritan Huqi

co-produced by Ivan Djurovic, Besnik Krapi

cinematography by Guillaume de Grontec

production design by Durim Neziri

Copyright: Tunnelfilm and Artikulacija Production

Supported by Albanian National Center of Cinematography

Status: In Development

Estimated Length: 110 minutes

Country of Production: Albania

Language: Albanian, English

Estimated Release: 2027-2028

Synopsis

When a terminal illness ends her dreams of dancing, 17-year-old Enxhi embarks on a desperate search for her birth parents-only to discover she was conceived in violence, and her survival depends on her mother's rapists.

Director's statement

Bloody Hortensias is a film about identity — the kind forged in silence, pain, and resilience. At its heart is Enxhi, a young dancer navigating the scars of abandonment and violence, seeking to reclaim the narrative of her own life. Her journey unfolds through instinct, movement, and raw emotion, exploring the intersection of trauma and self-determination.

Enxhi’s arc is a descent and ascent: from numbness to vulnerability, from vengeance to forgiveness, from a fractured self to a woman who understands that she alone defines her path.

Visually and sensorially, the film moves between extremes: the neon artificiality of the urban world and the primal pull of nature. Daylight is harsh, pressing on her body with heat and illness; night offers cold, impersonal hues of red and blue — signaling danger, disconnection, and a deep internal rupture. Water, fire, and dreamscapes become mirrors of Enxhi’s psyche, echoing her emotional chaos and detachment. The camera is guided by “flow” — a choreography of freedom and instinct. I encourage actors to live within the emotional moment, allowing performances that risk imperfection in favor of truth. Editing mirrors this philosophy: fluid, intuitive, led by emotional rhythm rather than strict narrative structure.

Stylistically, this film lives in the space between the realism and latent suspense of Cristian Mungiu, the visceral intimacy, rich environmental soundscapes and close-up, tactile imagery of Andrea Arnold, the poetic character-driven brutality of Jacques Audiard, and the sensory immersion of Gaspar Noé. At its core, “Bloody Hortensias” is not just a film about a young woman’s pain — it is about her fierce will to live, love, and finally forgive, even when the world offers her no apology.

Crew

written and directed by Kelmend Karuni

produced by Florenc Papas

Copyright: Tunnelfilm

by Ilirjan Himaj | 2023 | 110 minutes | Kosovo, Albania

Overwhelmed by guilt and pain, Agu, a bear sanctuary guardian seeks redemption for his secret crime. His kindness begins to resurface when a new neighbour arrives, the charming but naive Tina, who is entrapped by a statesman while chasing her dream of singing. Agu's mission to free Tina and escape together to the wild where deer and bears roam turns into a fight for survival when a ruthless hunter sets after them.

Cast

Valmir Krasniqi

Era Balaj

Agron Shala

Astrit Kabashi

Supported by Albanian National Center of Cinematography as minority co-production

by Isa Qosja | 2024 | 96 minutes | Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia

A sleepy Montenegrin village, where most of the natives have emigrated to the US, is the setting for a bitter-sweet tale of three women fighting for autonomy. Suta resists pressure to marry her late husband's autistic twin, Vezire and Drane must learn to coexist as their mutual husband plans to leave, Fize tries to find a bride for her son. A stork's arrival troubles the superstitious villagers.

Cast

Shkumbin Istrefi 

Arta Dobroshi 

Flonja Kodheli

Supported by Albanian National Center of Cinematography as minority co-production

by Ismet Sijarina |  In Pre-production

In "Jerẽm" we are immersed in the human world of a comatose society, where time has lost meaning, and the dystopian reality has killed every thread of hope. Living in complete darkness for fifteen years, they function as a laboratory to test how much pain a human can endure. A woman, a survivor of sexual violence, is on her own to change this situation. With carefully made actions, in order not to hurt either party's feelings, she takes the necessary steps towards the required change. First, she glorifies the darkness, thanking it for giving them a sky full of stars.

Supported by Albanian National Center of Cinematography as minority co-production