KOSOVO'S NEW WAVE CINEMA

Kosovo film is seeing a seemingly surprising surge of success in the last couple of years. Festivals like Sundance, Berlinale, Rotterdam, Cannes and Locarno are no stranger to them anymore and even winning awards there is becoming a norm. So what is happening in Kosovo lately? Where did this all come from and should we be surprised with it? Is it too early to call it a New Kosovo Wave and what does it take to maintain this international presence in the coming years now that the bar has been set high? To discuss this and other issues a pool of young and promising Kosovan filmmakers, such as triple Sundance winner Blerta Basholli and Samir Karahoda, Cannes Film Festival’s nominee for EFA’s European Short Film candidacy, will be joined by industry representatives from Europe, namely Wouter Jansen, the head of sales at Square Eyes and Brigid O’Shea, co-director of Documentary Association of Europe. Panel will be moderated by film critic and programmer Neil Young.