ANCC activity report
2014-2016 ACTUAL BUDGET
INCREASED BY:
70%
Establishment of the Albanian Minority Co-productions Found
On 2015, from 78 film projects that applied for a grant, the Board awarded a total of 34 film projects:
10 Features 9 Shorts 4 Documentaries 3 Animations 4 Developments 4 Film Festivals
The average age of winning directors is 41 years old 18 directors are first applicants
30%
of them are females
On 2016, from 81 film projects that applied for a grant, the Board awarded support to a total of 35 film projects:
14 Features 5 Shorts 6 Documentaries 10 Animations The average age of winning directors is 40 years old
Other alternative funded projects: 3 projects financed by the Apulia Film Commission as part of the project “Memory” – 3 short films 90.000 Euro 2 projects financed from ANCC, got also support by SEE (South Eastern Europe Cinema Network) 1 project was financed by the Macedonian Film Agency 1 project was financed by Eurimages 1 project was financed by Kickstarter 1 audience development project was financed by Creative Europe Sub - Media Programme
ANCC international presence Stands at
BERLINALE
Berlin Film Festival The feature
“LA VERGINE GIURATA“
Italia / Albania / Kosovo is part of the Main Feature Competition during the BERLINALE 2016
Stands at Cannes Film Festival The Creative Europe Media Desk Albania was established, Facilitate the Albanian creative industry participation on Creative Europe - 10 Info Days held at the Albanian Ministry of Culture, COD – “Center For Openness And Dialogue” (Albanian PM Office)
A Protocol Agreement with the Apulia Film Commission was signed in 2014 The 142nd Meeting of the Eurimages Board of Management will be hosted by the ANCC in Tirana 8th – 11th March. At the end of 2016, ANCC will host the “Balkan Pre-selection Screening Event” for Berlinale 2017 The ANCC launched the initiative “Balkan Film Forum”, first presented at the Rome Forum in November 2015. The ANCC together with the Macedonia and Bulgarian Film Centers is a founding member of the Balkan Cinema Cities initiative
Workshop: “EAWE IN DEMAND”
“BOTA” is the official nomination of Albania for the Foreign Language Award at the
OSCARS 2016 The movie was screened in LA for the Academy members (part of a European Film Promotion Programme)
2015 theatrical releases:
Features: Distant Angels Across the Sea Chromium No Country for Fairy Tales Shorts: The Bread Keno Shirt Sleeve Life on a Carousel
Animations: Ethnophobia The Little Branch Faraway The First Film Project Documentary: Waiting Steel and Lord
Data sources: ANCC. February 2016
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