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ALBAScript announces selected screenplays

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- The three-day workshop aiming to help Albanian film professionals’ script development will be held in Pogradec from 1-3 August

ALBAScript announces selected screenplays

In collaboration with Cineuropa, The Albanian Film Center will be holding a course to coach Albanian film professionals in developing their scripts. Under the guidance of Isabelle Fauvel, founder of audiovisual project development company Intiative FilmGiovanni Robbiano, winner of the prestigious Italian scriptwriting award the Solinas Prize; and Izer Aliu, known for his award-winning short films To Guard a Mountain and The Good Life Over There, the 20 participants will learn about developing and marketing their projects, dramaturgy, as well as collaborating with co-writers, script consultants and story editors. After the three-day course, held from 1-3 August, there will be a six-month follow-up period, during which the scriptwriters can re-write their scripts and receive feedback from professional script editors. The project director is Andamion Murataj, an Albanian scriptwriter, director and producer. In 2010, he won the Silver Bear for Best Script (with Joshua Marston) for the movie The Forgiveness of Blood [+see also:
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Ten feature scripts and ten short scripts have been selected to participate in this course. The selected feature projects that will be mentored by Isabelle Fauvel include: A Shelter among the Clouds [+see also:
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interview: Robert Budina
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by Robert BudinaJust a Baby by Dhimitri IsmailajThe Bright Future by Julian BibaThe Nobles by Ylljet Aliçka and Albanian Style by Paskal Semini. On the other hand, Giovanni Robbiano will tutor the other five feature films: Dajna by Erenik BeqiriReturn to the Pirates Cave by Iris EleziThe Flying Circus [+see also:
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interview: Fatos Berisha
interview: Fatos Berisha
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 by Fatos BerishaThe Path of Fireflies by Artur Gorrishti and Three Lions Heading to Venice by Jonid Jorgji. Finally, Izer Aliu will look after all ten of the selected short films: Aquarium by Kreshnik SaraçiA True Story by Viron RoboçiMeeting the Unknown by Nerta VeliuNobody by Florenc PapasPopcorn by Blerina GoceShadow by Gledis BicaThe Coca-Cola by Anxhela CikopanoThe Funeral Crasher by Albana KozeliThe Morning After by Enxhi Rista and Violinist by Saimir Bajo.

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