29 March, 2020


In light of the current COVID-19 situation that is unfolding across the world, DokuFest announces a daily film screening of a short film produced through our Documentary Film Production Centre, until the current situation ends.

Film Screening Day 13

THE COST OF APPLAUSE by Ilirjana Memaj

THE COST OF APPLAUSE - ENG from DokuFest on Vimeo.

Year of Production: 2016
Length: 8 min.

Kosova is not a big country and not everyone knows what Ballet is. In a small town called Prizren is the first school of ballet which gives a concert annually. Tiredness, difficulties and sacrifices that ballerinas go through is in the end rewarded by the applause of art lover audience.

The film is produced through “SCHOOLS AND DOCUMENTARIES: Promoting Democratic Values and Human Rights through Film” a project funded by National Endowment for Democracy -NED and implemented by DokuFest.