The

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Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

comprises the art of films and movies made within the country or by Albanian directors abroad. Albania has had an active cinema industry since 1897 and began strong activities in 1940 after the foundation of both the "Kinostudio Shqipëria e Re" and National Center of Cinematography in

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

Early Albanian films were introduced in Albania in 1909 by painter and photographer

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in Shkodër. Afterwards, the first public screening of foreign films took place over the years. The motion pictures have won international and prestigious awards and each year new Albanian films are seen at film festivals around the globe. In consideration to the

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, there are several internationally renowned actors such as the

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, Klement Tinaj, Masiela Lusha,

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and

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, Kosovo-Albanians

Bekim Fehmiu Bekim Fehmiu (; ; 1 June 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Yugoslavian theater and film actor of Albanian ethnicity. He was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War. Biography Early life Fehmiu was born in S ...

and Arta Dobroshi, Greek-Albanian

Irene Papas Irene Papas or Irene Pappas ( el, Ειρήνη Παππά, Eiríni Pappá, ; born Eirini Lelekou ( el, Ειρήνη Λελέκου, Eiríni Lelékou, link=no); 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022) was a Greek actress and singer who starred ...

and Turkish-Albanian Barish Arduç. Albania annually hosts several

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s. The most important is certainly the Tirana International Film Festival, which takes place in the capital of

. Born in 2008, the Durrës International Film Festival is also among the most prominent exhibitions held in summer at the Amphitheatre of Durrës.

Notable Albanian Films

External links

Central State's Film Archive

National Center of Cinematography

Abdurrahim Myftiu

A selection of great Albanian movies offered by tanmarket.com
(website in Albanian)

(website in English)
Albanian Film Database
- Albanian films, cast, and crew

- a chronological history of Albanian cinema from 1911 to the present day
The Albanian Cinema Project
- an initiative launched in 2012 by an international group of filmmakers, archivists and film scholars to help bring much needed attention to the cause of preserving, restoring and making accessible Albania's rich film legacy

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Notable Albanian Films

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