After a lot of work since October 2022, selecting among 3500 applications from 112 countries of the world, the organizers announced the official list with 192 films, of which 34 feature length films and 159 short films.

All select films were produced in 2022-23 and will be National Premieres, including many World, International, European and Regional Premieres. The films will be shown at Millennium Cinema, Open Air Cinema, AGIMI Art Center, Middle School of Arts and Pyramid.

The official list, in the “full length competition” section, also includes film director Milcho Manchevski from North Macedonia, known for films such as “Before the Rain” (1994), “Dust” (2001), “Shadows” (2007), “Mothers” (2010). Film director Manchevski has also produced and directed “Willow,” with which he represented North Macedonia in the competition for Oscars. He comes to TIFF with the film “Kaymak”, his recent project. According to the organizers, Manchevski will be in Tirana to present the black comedy “Kaymak.”

Other films in the competition, in the “full length competition” section, will be:

“Blaga’s Lessons” by Stephan Komandarev
“Endless Borders” by Abbas Amini
“Philip” by Michal Kwiecinski
“She-Hero” by Mira Fornay
“Telephone” by Jerzain Ortega
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