Albanian Film Week 2014 NY

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Albanian Film Week in New York 20143rdEdition

The Albanian Film Week in New York is the first of its kind; United States is one of the countries

with highest number of Albanians, active in romotion of Albanian art and culture who in the lasttwo !ears have welcomed this event as one ma"or cultural ste#

(Tribeca Cinema entrance, where the first Edition of Albanian Film Week took place)

July 2014

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Background

First Albanian Week in United States was ideated and founded b! $rika %rasni&i, roducer andfilm director#

First Edition of Albanian Film Week in New York was held for the first time on '( thof Novemberthrough ))thof November, *')* with the slogan +)'' for )'', where )'' movies of Albanian

cinematograh! were resented in honour of )''thAlbanian -ndeendence anniversar!#

$an! eminent Albanian . American ersonalities, dilomats designated to Albanian and %osovo

/mbassies in NY and man! reresentatives of Albanian communit! living in New York have

attended the event#

First /dition of Albanian Film week was organi0ed in three known American theatres1 Tribecainemas (54 Varic str. NYC 10013), !roducers lub T"eatre (358 west 44th str. 10036) and#e"man ollege$Bron%net(270 !o"#den $%. Car&en 'a## NY 10468).

Promo AFW 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTtrQjMlLTo&feature=youtu.be

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ma!es form "stEdition of Albanian Film Week in #ew $ork %&"%)

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(Albanian Embassy Attach' in #$) (Albanian Embassy Attach' in #$)

(anner with sponsors and supporters of eent and members of Albanian Community)

Acti&ities

The AFW rogram started with resentation of the latest roduction of Albanian cinematograh!#

-n addition to movie resentation, oen debates with secial focus on Albanian cinematograh! werechaired# $ovie roducers, directors, actors, scritwriters and Albanian cinematograhs were art of

these debates# The foundation, histor! and current affairsin Albanian cinematograh! were toicfor discussion# The sub"ects for these debates were ver! welcomed b! Albanian artists in New York,who had the oortunit! to resent their ideas related to develoment of Albanian cinematograh!

and its integration in the world#

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After the end of Albanian Week, a number of recetions were organi0ed, aiming to bring the

Albanian communit! together with other art loving communities resent in this edition#

These recetions were hosted and organi0ed b! 2roducers 3lub Theatre and +Arte4 3lub, that gave

more glamour and allure to this event Albanian Film Week in New York#

'ome of t"e media t"at followed t"e e&ent

First /dition of Albanian Film Week in New York was followed b! man! reresentatives of Albanian

and American media1

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of 3ulture, Sorts and /ducation of %osovo, Albanian National 3enter of 3inematograh!%osovo 3enter of 3inematograh!, %osova film, 2rishtina ?rou and other roductions#

@uring this movie edition, the entire Albanian communit!, as well non6 Albanian communities living

in New York were given the oortunit! to follow the entire rogram of the $ovie Week#

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First /dition of Albanian Film Week was closed on ))#))#*')* with the )'' thmovies )''B, +NCntori

i d!tC# $an! members of Albanian 3ommunit! who welcomed the event wished for this event to

continue in the !ears to come#

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Albanian Film Week in New York / 2nd Edition

Second /dition of Albanian Film Week in New York was held from the 'D thof November through

)Ethof November *')# $an! Albanian roduced movies were resented in this edition; featuremovies, short movies and documentaries were brought to the audience during this edition# 3ineastes

from %osovo, Albanian, $acedonia, /uroe and US became art of this cultural event with their

movie roductions#

Also, during the seven da!s of $ovie Week; movie roducers, directors, actors, screenwriters andAlbanian cinematograhs were art of the debates dedicated to histor! of Albanian cinematograh!

and different stages of its develoment, including the basis of cinematograh! in Albania and

%osovo as well the movies roduced in home studios and rivate artistic roductions#2resentation of movies of different genres reresented an image of Albanian art and culture# The

American and Albanian ublic had the oortunit! to know closel! the histor!, culture and socio6olitical circumstances in all territories the Albanian communit! lives#

$an! distinguished Albanian cineastes living in the United States have suorted some debates in

the /vent# Geresentatives from American Film studios who are researching on ossible toics forma"or movie roductions have attended the debates# Their resence and the oortunit! to create

contacts with Albanian roducers will be an imortant ste and a great chance for cooeration

between Albanian and American roducers#

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(Actorrs, producers, and or!anisers of Albanian Film Week %&"*)

Albanian Film Week !rogram /2nd edition

The oening of Albanian film week in New York was made with the movie +Agon from Gobert>udina, Albanian known roducer, the movie was welcomed b! New Yorker audience#

This movie week edition brought ' different movies of different Albanian cinematograhers to bigscreen5

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Five (B feature movies, ten )'B short movies were in cometition, while ten )'B movies were

outside the cometition and art of the romotion rogram#

First Albanian cinematograh! movies where the Albanian language was used for the ver! first time,were resented in one of the movie week evenings# Harious ro"ects that have contributed to building

the histor! of Albanian cinematograh!, along with first authors and roductions of directors that are

no longer with us were resented during the event#

Three best rices were delivered on the closing night to, +/ dre"ta Cr tC dashuruar,, +Gight to

=ove b! 2aul %urti, feature film, +GrCfimi i fundit, b! -brahim @eari short movie B, and + Imimi

i tC Jenurit ?rua, from -lir %abashi documentar!B# The award for live achievement was deliveredto Albanian actress in New York, $rs, 2avlina $ani#

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'ome of t"e media "ouses t"at followed t"e 2nd Edition of Albanian Film Week5

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Albanian Film Week *') was suorted from %osovo $inistr! of @iasora, $inistr! of 3ulture,

%osovo /mbass! in New York, etc# As well the sonsored1 =ibert! ?rou, 2i00a Famiglia, TM%,A$T, /mo, et"#

The movie ro"ects during the Albanian Film Week *') were resented in two American theatres,'>A T"eatre west *rdstreet, NYB and !roducers lub T"eatre(D west EEst NY3 )''LB#

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(anner from the Eent in %&"*)

Albanian Film Week in New York 2014 3?rd Edition

Third edition of Albanian Film Week will be coming to !ou this November from *) stthrough *:th,

with a cometition rogram, with (' movies that will resent the e7traordinar! work of Albanian

roducers, during *')6*')E# Also foreign movie roductions that resent historical events related to

Albanians will be art of this edition#

Three movie genres that will be resented during the event are, feature movies, short movies and

documentaries# Therefore, Albanian cinema will be relived in the screens of caital of the world, the

cit! of New York with series of movies with different sub"ects of Albanian histor! and culture#

An artistic anel comosed of distinguished Albanian cineaste from %osovo, Albanian, $acedonia,

and the USA such as Gobert >udina, Hlora Jos"a, -lir %abashi dhe >en Fe"0a, have been set u#

AFW *ission

The mission of Albanian Film Week is to create and develo a culture where the Albanian movie isknown and liked b! the foreign audience, with a secial aim of offering and creating new ersectivefor Albanian movie#

ne of the most owerful wa!s to share and gain knowledge is the sharing of the universal languageof movie art# Whether !ou find it in theatre, TH, @H@s or on internet, the movie entertains, educates,

enlightens, insires and influences the wa! we act and understand the world#

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>! resenting movie ro"ects in the US, we aim to resent historical and cultural values of the

Albanian Nation and its "ourne! in cinematograh!#

AFW >ision

To establish an Albanian Film Week in the United States, that would serve as a bridge between the/uroean and American Film in creating alliances and collaborations in the art of cinematograh!#

New York Albanian Film Week =AFW*rika +rasni:i@ Founder and E%ecuti&e irectorwww5albanianfilmweek5netalbanianfilmweekPgmail5comQ1=?42?32 =7'A

Q? 44 ?4?1 =Euro(e

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