The event, titled “Sguardi d’Albania – Memoria, Identità, Futuro” (“Views of Albania – Memory, Identity, Future”), will take place at Teatro Radar in the southern Italian city of Monopoli.

According to the Albanian Central State Film Archive, the evening will focus on the history, identity and future perspectives of Albanian cinema.

The programme includes film screenings, book presentations and discussions with filmmakers and researchers, offering audiences an opportunity to explore Albania’s cinematic legacy.

The event will culminate with the premiere of a newly restored 4K version of the “Cloaks Over Barbed Wires” (Alb. Gunat përmbi tela) directed by Muharrem Fejzo (1977).

Participants scheduled to discuss the restoration process and the importance of preserving film heritage include Eriona Vyshka from the Albanian Central State Film Archive, Nicola Barbuti of Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro and Dabimus srl, Resmie Hallulli from the Fondazione Gramsci di Puglia, and Eva Meksi of Le Aquile di Seta.

The initiative is organized by the Albanian Central State Film Archive in cooperation with the Fondazione Gramsci di Puglia and other partners, bringing an important part of Albania’s cinematic heritage to audiences in Italy.

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After film screenings in Rome, the winter-long festival Sudestival, will move to Radar Theatre in Monopoli , with events including debates and screenings of some of the best movies that tell the story of Albania.

The festival’s program includes the movie “Annula il decreto” (Revoke the Decree) by Fabrizio Bellomo. A discussion with director Fabiola Ismaili (Aquile di Seta), Edon Qesari, Prof. Claudia Villani (historian, University of Bari, Gramsci Foundation Puglia) will follow after the film screening.

The festival’s program also includes the movie “UDHA – Një gjak, një gjuhë, një besë” by Alessandro Ferrantelli , original Albanian version with Italian subtitles. The Italian premiere will be followed by a discussion with Arbër Agalliu, Noè Andreano (Mayor of Casalvecchio di Puglia), prof. Lucia Martino.

The original Albanian version of the movie “Lulekuqet mbi mure – Red poppies on the walls” by Dhimiter Anagnosti, restored and subtitled in Italian, will be screened in the evening, followed by presentation talk with Vito Saracino (Gramsci Puglia Foundation), Marinela Ndria and Eriona Vyska (AQSHF – Arkivi Qendor Shtetëror i Filmit), Nicola Barbuti (Dabimus srl – University of Bari), Resmie Hallulli (University of Bari, Gramsci Puglia Foundation).

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