The movie by the 22-year-old Kosovo filmmaker was screened at the Venice Film Festival and  competes in the “Orizzonti Extra” category.

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, film director Bajrami, producers Valbone Rahmani and Eric Toledano, actors Elsa Mala, Albina Krasniqi, Don Shala, Aurora Ferati, Gani Rrahmani, Uratë Shabani and Tristan Halilaj attended the film premiere last evening.

The 94-minute Kosovar-French co-production unfolds a story of young people. Bajrami was also present at this event as an actress. It is part of the cast of the film “A Short Trip” directed by Erenik Beqiri from Albania, which is presented in the “Orizzonti” category. World-famous actor from Kosovo, Arben Bajraktaraj, and the actor from Albania, Tristan Halilaj, star in this 17-minute film.

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The Minister of Culture Elva Margariti congratulated Monday “the film’s crew and actors in the movie Vera Dreams of the Sea written by Doruntina Basha and directed by Kaltrina Krasniqi, selected for competition in one of the biggest world cinematography events, the Venice International Film Festival.”

“The movie, which deals with tangible issue in the Albanian society has been selected through the Orizzonti section for the main competition in the Venice Film Festival’s 78th edition, in all categories, namely the best film, screenplay, direction, best actor and actress categories, but also the Special Jury Prize,” Margariti said.

“Vera Dreams of the Sea” is a co-production by Kosovo’s Isstra Creative Factory, Vera Films, and North Macedonia’s Dream Factory, and Albania’s Papadhimitri Film Production, and it is supported financially by QKK (Kosovo Film Centre), Film Agency of North Macedonia, QKK (Albanian Film Centre),” Culture Minister Margariti said.

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