Conjugal visits unite two strangers visiting a prison to meet their incarcerated spouses. During these visits, Elsa and Shpetim find the companionship missing from their lives. But a prisoner amnesty soon threatens their fragile bond in this contemplative drama. An official selection of the prestigious Global Lens Collection presented by the Global Film Initiative. (Albanian w. English subs)
Awards
1 C.I.C.A.E. PRIZE BERLIN
2 FIPRESCI AWARD-LECCE
3 CINEUROPA AWARD –LECCE
4 JURY PRIZE-LECCE
5 JURY PRIZE –LISBOA
6 AWARD PRIZE-GENEVE
7 BEST ACTRESS LULI BITRI VERNON FRANCE
8 BEST ACTRESS LULI BITRI PRIFILM FEST KOSOVA
9 BEST ACTRESS LULI BITRI ORENBURG INT FILM FEST RUSSIA
10 PUBLIC AWARD- PRIFILM FEST KOSOVA
11 REGJIA MË E MIRË FESTTIVALI I 13-TË I FILMIT SHQIPTAR
12 AKTORJA MË E MIRË LULI BITRI FESTTIVALI I 13-TË I FILMIT SHQIPTAR
13 PRIX DES CINEPHILES AT THE RECONTRES DU CINEMA SLVAQUE ET DE L’EUROPE CENTRALE
14 LUME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BRASIL
BEST FEATURE 2012
Press on Amnesty
“A subtle exploration of a society in flux and divided between morality and passion. “ -Cineuropa
“Even in this, his first feature film, director Bujar Alimani demonstrates an assured hand, timing all his shots with precision so that they are lyrical and contemplative…“
-The Moving Arts Film Journal
While a mute and lonely mother lives a life that is far from easy, she nevertheless bares her lot with dignity and courage. Her 15-year-old son is trying to stand on his own two feet, but in so doing he only complicates the grim situation in the family.
Awards
CRITCS AWARD – OTRANTO FILM FESTIVAL
JURY PRIZE – ALEKSANDRIA FILM FESTIVAL
BEST FICTION – ALBANIAN FILM WEEK
BEST DIRECTOR – ALBANIAN FILM WEEK
BEST ACTOR / KASEM HOXHA- ALBANIAN FILM WEEK
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD / BUJAR ALIMANI – YOUNG JURY -EAST EUROPE INT FILM FEST / BERLIN
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD / BUJAR ALIMANI – EAST EUROPE INT FILM FESTI / BERLIN
Press on Chromium
“To his credit, Bujar Alimani doesn’t simply parade the easy cultural clichés of, say, rifle-wielding, blood-feuding clansmen or worn icons of Albania’s communist legacy. Just like in Amnesty, Chromium charts a young generation’s struggle to grow up in a country on the cusp of social change…” HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
In 1990, a European delegation comes to Tirana to monitor the reforms of the communist regime. A government official is sent on a mission to a faraway prison in order to bring an important dissident back to the capital.
Awards
DELEGACIONI
1/ GRAND PRIX – WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL 2018
2/ ECUMENICAL AWARD
TRIESTE FILM FESTIVAL
1/ BEST FEATURE
2/ PAG AWARD
TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
1-BEST SCRENEPLAY – ARTAN MINAROLLI
2-BEST ANSAMBLE ACTORS – VIKTOR ZHUSTI, NDRICIM XHEPA, XHEVDET FERRI
3-BEST MEDIA AWARD
4-BEST FILM / AUDIENCE
COTBUS FILM FESTIVAL
BEST FEATURE FILM -10 FRANKOPHONE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROME 2019
SOFIA FILM FESTIVAL MARS 2019
IMAGINEINDIA FILM FESTIVAL MADRID MAY 2019
SOUTH EAST EUROPIAN FILM FESTIVAL LA USA MAY 2019
JURY SPECIAL AWARD
SLEMANI INT FILM FESTIVAL / IRAQ
VIKTOR ZHUSTI
THE BEST ACTOR
EASTERN NEIGHBOURS FILM FESTIVAL – HAGUE NETHERLAND
