TIRANA, October 12 /ATA/ “Flying Circus” is the title of the feature film by director from Kosovo Fatos Berisha which last evening opened the seventh edition of the International Festival “Dea Open Air”.
The film reflects the difficult situation faced by the theater in Kosovo during the 1990s, following the violent measures taken by the Serbian authorities against cultural institutions.
“Flying Circus” is a project that brings together in its events actors from Kosovo and Albania.
On Monday, it’s the second evening of the international film festival “Dea Open Air”.
The films will be shown in the cinemas “Dea open air 1” and “Dea open air 2”, at the University of Arts.
This is the second edition that takes place in Tirana, after five editions in Saranda and Gjirokastra, after which the organizers decided in favor of the geographical expansion of the festival presence, due to its inputs.
At the center of the festival is the Feature Film Program which this year features films from Kosovo, Germany, Russia, Italy, Belarus and Montenegro. This program will be offered every evening at the Amphitheater of the University of Arts, at 19.00.
This year, part of the festival are also: Short Film Section – with 22 films from 13 countries, which will be offered every evening at the Amphitheater of the University of Arts and online on the official website of DEA OPEN AIR (deafilmfest.al ) at 21.00 and the Student Film Section – with 24 films from 10 countries, which will be offered at the DEA OPEN AIR 2 Cinema on the premises of the University of Arts as well as the Documentary Film Section – with 16 films from 11 countries of the world, which will be offered online on the official website of DEA OPEN AIR (deafilmfest.al).
The seventh edition of DEA OPEN AIR is supported by the Municipality of Tirana, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Kosovo and the University of Arts, thus helping the organizers to create the necessary welcoming atmosphere for artistic feeds and civic contributions from around the world. aa /p.s./
