Balkans

Bujar Alimani’s The Delegation (Delegacioni, 2018)

The impending regime change in Albania post-1989 provides Bujar Alimani with many opportunities for dry humor.

What was life like in Kosovo in the years leading up to Yugoslavia's violent disintegration?

Ismet Sijarina speaks about Cold November, which is based on his childhood recollections of growing up in Kosovo before the Yugoslav Wars.

This documentary follows the staging of a Croatian theater play that reflects on the sad legacy of ethnic strife.

A woman's spontaneous participation and triumph in an all-male Epiphany event spells trouble.

Slovenian filmmaker Damjan Kozole speaks about the idea behind his 2003 feature Spare Parts, his career beginnings, and the future of cinema.

Illustrator Anja Kofmel paints a subjective portrait of her journalist-turned-soldier cousin Christian Würtenberg, who died during the Yugoslav wars.

Two female filmmakers with Balkan background work around the edges of their own biographies.

This Croatian short blows a breath of the Adriatic sea across the screen.

Bezinović speaks about his experiences at the Trieste Film Festival, the themes that interest him, and future projects.