Albania
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screenwriter
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filmmaker
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who has worked on a number of Albanian and Italian screenplays.
Biography
Irvin Mucai holds a position as a lecturer in directing and screenwriting at the
University of Arts, Tirana
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History
Founded in 1966 as the Higher Institute of Arts (), it merged three art ...
. His work includes collaborations with his father,
Ibrahim Muçaj
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Genoa
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Italy
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. The film was selected from a pool of 500 submissions and was one of 26 competing films at the festival. Although this film didn't win, Irvin worked with Dionis Papadhimitri, another Albanian screenwriter, to create ''Love: Dashuri'', which ended up winning Best Screenplay at the 2021 NOVA Film Festival.
Irvin's most recent work is ''Dashnori'', a love story.
Personal life
Irvin works as a tour guide with years of experience. Due to his primary occupation of scriptwriting, Irvin is able to leverage his storytelling talents to deliver engaging and unforgettable tours.
Filmography
*''Një djalë edhe një vajzë'' (1990)
*''Il vento è cambiato'' (2009)
*''A Beautiful Day'' (2003)
*''Europian përsëmbari'' (2017)OSFA - Europian Përsembari /ref>
*''You Can Call Me John'' (2017)
*''Love: Dashuri'' (2021)
*''Dashnori'' (2024)