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The PriFest film festival is coming to Tirana 

The PriFest film festival is coming to Tirana

The International Film Festival "PriFest" (Prishtina International Film Festival) is coming to Tirana. On the opening night, the mayor Erion Veliaj said that one of the reasons for holding this festival in Tirana was to remember its founder, Vjosa Berisha, but at the same time to have Pristina closer.

"One of the reasons for having a festival edition was definitely to remember Vjosa, my friend and ours, a man who left his mark with art, with the people he loved and the spirit he brought to our community. She was, as her name was, Vjosë. So a raging river, destined to overcome all obstacles. I believe that it is one of the rare times when a man truly lives up to his name. I am very happy that in honor of Vjosa, we also do a favor to Kosovo. We have an opportunity to treat the relationship and the special relationship we have with Prishtina, with Kosovo, not as one of the 52 weeks of the year, but to try to have the taste of Kosovo in Tirana every week," said Veliaj.

During his speech, the husband of Vjosa Berisha, the founder of the festival in Prishtina, Fatos Berisha, said that this is the second time that PriFest comes to Tirana. He emphasized that this time this festival returns here to remember a side of Vjosa, while he also talked about the films that he will bring to the public.

"I am glad that we are here as "PriFest". I am here very often as a friend of Albani, but as "PriFest" this is the second time. Now we are coming to celebrate, we are also coming to remember a side of Vjosa, which has brought a small part of Pristina to Tirana, or a small part of the film festival of Pristina to Tirana. The films you will watch are the winners of this year's edition, which we had in September. I am very happy that here are filmmakers and friends from Tirana, from Pristina, from Kosovo, from Albania. The festival has this mission to create new friendships, but also to keep the old ones. One of the friends of the festival, but also of Vjosa, was and is Erion Veliaj, who made it possible for us to be here today, not only today, but also tomorrow and the day after tomorrow", declared Fatos Berisha.

Nga ana tjetër, artisti Alban Nimani theksoi se bashkëpunimi mes Tiranës dhe Prishtinës po vazhdon në veçanti për shkak të mbështetjes së Bashkisë së Tiranës duke njoftuar një program shumë të mirë me filmat dhe artistët më të mirë. “Më vjen mirë shumë që po vazhdon bashkëpunimi mes Prishtinës dhe Tiranës, sidomos në mbështetjen e Bashkisë së Tiranës. Sonte, nesër dhe pasnesër kemi një program shumë të mirë me filma, me kineastë, me artistë të Kosovës, Shqipërisë ku do të mblidhemi dhe të flasim që të vazhdojmë të forcojmë bashkëpunimin”, tha ai.

The PriFest film festival was founded by Vjosa Berisha in 2008 after Kosovo's independence as a need to promote its cultural and artistic image as an independent state. Its first edition was held a year later, in 2009. Vjosa Berisha passed away in June last year after a difficult battle with the disease.

The PriFest film festival is coming to Tirana

The PriFest film festival is coming to Tirana

The PriFest film festival is coming to Tirana

The PriFest film festival is coming to Tirana