Tirana International Film Festival

Tirana International Film Festival THINK DIFFERENT, WATCH ALIKE WELCOME TO THE 21st EDITION OF TIFF 2023! The Regular Deadline is May 23, 2023.

Tirana International Film Festival is the most important cinematographic event that takes place in Albania and one of the most important in Europe, because of the yearly thousands of submissions, the selectivity of the films, the rich program, and the fascinating discoveries and premieres of the most important recent cinematic films in the world. For all the reasons mentioned, Tirana International

Film Festival is accredited as a qualifying festival from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the European Film Academy to be nominated for the Best Short Film, which will be eligible for the Oscar® Awards and the Best European Short Film for the European Film Awards. The officially selected Student films at TIFF are eligible to compete and apply for the Student Academy Awards® (SAA). This recognition ranks TIFF among 94 most prestigious festivals on the planet and among the 29 most important film festivals in Europe, such as: Venice, Cannes, Toronto, Berlin, Sundance and many others. The Submissions’ Call is open for the 21st edition of TIFF 2023, which will be held on September 23-29, 2023. The directors, producers and distributors are invited to submit their films, to be released in 2022-2023, through the following Online Platforms: FilmFreeway, Shortfilmdepot and Festhome. The Daily Program of TIFF combines more than 200 premieres of feature and short films in competition in all running times, formats, genres, topics, style and production technologies in the following categories: Fiction/Live Action, Animation, Documentary, Experimental and Video Art. Open to any filmmaker from over 120 countries around the world, TIFF showcases new cinematic work by established directors with international reputations as well as movies by talented students and young artists. COMPETITION PROGRAM:

FULL LENGTH FILMS: Feature films; PerspecTIFF (debut feature films); Documentary; Made In ALBANIAn. SHORT FILMS: Fiction/Live Action (Oscar® & European Film Awards qualifying), Animation (Oscar® & European Film Awards qualifying); Documentary (European Film Awards qualifying); Video Art & Experimental (European Film Awards qualifying); Student films (all genres) (Academy Awards® qualifying); Balkan Films (all genres); In Albanian (all genres). PANORAMA has some thematic sections dedicated to the most sensitive social topics and problematic social groups as for children, women, immigration, integration of persons with disabilities, LGBTs, etc. with those sections: KIDs; GENERATIONs; New World; Divergent Minds; PARADE. SCREENPLAY ContesTIFF: Consists in the application of original live-action and animated short film scripts and other short form scripts of all genres (max. 20 pages). The said competition did not aim to evaluate only the best script, but to evaluate from our partners, producers and distributors, the best and possible scripts to be produced by them and with the greatest chances to be successfully distributed in the most popular international festivals for short films. On the occasion of this 21st edition of TIFF, five international juries comprised of leading film writers, directors, producers, distributors and critics will evaluate and then select the best films and scripts with awards presented on the Awards Ceremony. For more information, please look at Festival Description TIFF’s website: tiranafilmfest.com

PICTURE YOUR LIFE, CREATE THE FUTURE

TIFF will continue to have a large space to the special program KIDs, an exclusive program for children from 5-15 age average. This initiative comes as a long-term investment to raise and educate future cinematic audiences with artistic films through acquired projects in Creative Europe for the distribution and promotion of European films. Find us:
[email protected] | www.tiranafilmfest.com | facebook.com/TiranaFilmFest | twitter.com/TiranaFilmFest | youtube.com/user/TiranaFilmFestival1 | vimeo.com/tiranafilmfest | instagram.com/tiranafilmfest | linkedin.com/company/1796049/admin/

24/08/2026

Once Upon A TIFF — Last Day
This Wednesday at 20:30
at Tunèl Terrace | Free Entry

📅 Programi i datës — 26 Gusht

The Gold Teeth by Alireza Kazemipour | Canada | 2022 | 15’ | Live Action
Tea by Blake Winston Rice | USA | 2024 | 13’ | Live Action
The Cactus by Ricardo Kump | Brazil | 2023 | 11’ | Animation
The Last Sunday in May by Alejandro Bordier | Luxembourg | 2024 | 18’ | Live Action

Ju presim!! 🧡

5th Screenplay ContesTIFFÇdo film lind nga një ide. Çdo ide merr jetë në një skenar.Më 26 Shtator, në Vila 31 x Art Expl...
23/08/2026

5th Screenplay ContesTIFF

Çdo film lind nga një ide. Çdo ide merr jetë në një skenar.

Më 26 Shtator, në Vila 31 x Art Explora, rikthehet edicioni i pestë i Screenplay ContesTIFF, ku skenaristët e përzgjedhur do të prezantojnë projektet e tyre përpara jurisë dhe profesionistëve të industrisë, duke fituar mundësinë për ta sjellë projektin në jetë.

Projektet e përzgjedhura:
Aftercare by Jakob Leifer Ravnemose | Denmark
Appearance of Love by Yijian Shan | USA
Aymara, June 21 by Samuel Flückiger | Switzerland
Blood Enough by Saeid Ghasemi | Iran
Even Just for a Night by Diệu-An Bùi-Nguyễn | Vietnam
Longing Most Foolish by Iakovos Maimaris | Cyprus
Old Dogs Die Alone by Vangelis Chatzopoulos | Greece
Raki by Mesut Tozkoparan | Türkiye
Seven of Borombo by Rani Nasr | Lebanon
The Soft Touch of Your Gaze by Valentina Ostacoli | Italy
The Sublimation by Burak Şahin | Türkiye
Under the Surface by Yusup Sulimanov, Lea Maria Kruse, Hugo M. Sousa | Germany

HUMANOGRAPHY është mënyra se si kinemaja dokumenton natyrën njerëzore, sepse çdo histori fillon me dikë që guxon ta shkruajë.

26 Shtator 2026 |Ora 11:00
📍 Vila 31 x Art Explora

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5th Screenplay ContesTIFF

Every film begins with an idea. Every idea begins with a screenplay.

On September 26, at Vila 31 x Art Explora, the selected screenwriters will pitch their projects before the jury and film industry professionals, gaining the opportunity to bring their project to life.

HUMANOGRAPHY is cinema’s way of documenting humanity, every story begins with someone who dares to write it.

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September 26, 2026 | 11:00 AM
📍 Vila 31 x Art Explora

LIFE IS SHORT Swiss FilmsBring it backHUMANOGRAPHYNjë udhëtim në zemër të kinemasë së shkurtër zvicerane, ku çdo film ës...
22/08/2026

LIFE IS SHORT Swiss Films
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Një udhëtim në zemër të kinemasë së shkurtër zvicerane, ku çdo film është një këndvështrim i ndryshëm mbi njeriun, kujtesën, imagjinatën dhe botën që na rrethon.

Programi:
Fulesee by Christina Benz
Greylands by Charlotte Waltert, Alvaro Schoeck
In a Nutshell by Fabio Friedli
Intimity by Élodie Dermange
Matta and Matto by Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp
Only a Child by Simone Giampaolo
Schächer by Flurin Giger
The Gap by Keerthigan Sivakumar
The Lonely Orbit by Frederic Siegel, Benjamin Morard
The Newt Congress by Matthias Sahli, Immanuel Esser
Why Slugs Have No Legs by Aline Höchli

HUMANOGRAPHY është edhe aftësia për të zbuluar universin njerëzor në vetëm pak minuta film.

21–27 Shtator 2026
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LIFE IS SHORT Swiss Films

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TIFF 2026 presents LIFE IS SHORT Swiss Films, a Special Programme featuring 11 Swiss short films across animation, fiction and documentary.

HUMANOGRAPHY is also about discovering the human experience through the art of short filmmaking.

September 21–27, 2026
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Akreditimet për TIFF 2026 janë hapur!Bëhu pjesë e edicionit të 24-t të Tirana International Film Festival, jo vetëm për ...
21/08/2026

Akreditimet për TIFF 2026 janë hapur!

Bëhu pjesë e edicionit të 24-t të Tirana International Film Festival, jo vetëm për të ndjekur filmat, por edhe për t’u bashkuar në diskutime, masterclass-e, workshop-e, industry events dhe mbrëmje festive përgjatë gjithë festivalit.

HUMANOGRAPHY nuk është vetëm ajo që shohim në ekran.
Është edhe njerëzit që takojmë dhe historitë që ndajmë.

Badge-i yt të jep akses në:
- Të gjitha shfaqjet dhe eventet e TIFF 2026
- Mbrëmjet festive të festivalit
- Rrjetëzim me kineastë, artistë dhe profesionistë të filmit nga e gjithë bota
Na u bashko më 21–27 Shtator 2026 në Kinema Millennium, Kino Piramida, Agimi Art Center, Vila 31, Tunel Terraca në Tiranë.

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21–27 Shtator 2026
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TIFF 2026 Accreditation is now open!

Be part of the 24th edition of the Tirana International Film Festival—not only by watching films, but by joining the conversations, masterclasses, workshops, industry events, and afterparties throughout the festival.

Because HUMANOGRAPHY is not only what we see on screen.
It's also the people we meet and the stories we share.

Your accreditation gives you access to:
- All TIFF 2026 screenings and events
- Festival afterparties
- Networking with filmmakers, artists, and film professionals from around the world

Join us September 21–27, 2026 at Millennium Cinema, Kino Piramida, Agimi Art Center, Vila 31, Tunel Terraca

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September 21–27, 2026
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21/08/2026

Official Selection 24th TIFF 2026 — OUT NOW!
Mijëra histori. Një HUMANOGRAPHY

🔗tiranafilmfest.org/official-selection-2026

Nga 21–27 Shtator, bashkohuni me ne në edicionin e 24-t të Tirana International Film Festival!
Ju presim në vendtakimet tona, Kinema Millennium, Kino Piramida, Agimi Art Center, Vila 31 x Art Explora, Tunel Terrace. ❤️

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21–27 Shtator 2026
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Official Selection 24th TIFF 2026 — OUT NOW!
Thousands of stories. One HUMANOGRAPHY.

🔗 tiranafilmfest.org/official-selection-2026

From September 21–27, join us for the 24th Tirana International Film Festival.
We look forward to welcoming you at Millennium Cinema, Kino Piramida, Agimi Art Center, Vila 31 x Art Explora and Tunel Terrace. ❤️

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September 21–27, 2026
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20/08/2026

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Çfarë do të thotë të jesh njeri sot?

Mirë se vini në edicionin e 24-t të Tirana International Film Festival!
Në një kohë kur marrëdhëniet sociale, identiteti dhe vetë njeriu shpesh reduktohen në një aksesor të realitetit, TIFF 2026 zgjedh të kthehet te vetë njeriu.

Te historitë që na bashkojnë.
Te kontradiktat që na ndajnë.
Te dinjiteti, kujtesa, identiteti, dashuria, frika, etja dhe nevoja që të jesh pjesë e gjallë diku apo në sytë dhe jetën e dikujt.

Nga humanizmi që kapërceu klasat, fetë dhe kufijtë, te realiteti i sotëm i fragmentuar, HUMANOGRAPHY kërkon të rikthejë në qendër atë që kemi të përbashkët: ndjenjën njerëzore.
Përmes kinemasë, filmat e këtij edicioni do të na çojnë drejt shtigjeve të ndryshme të realitetit, duke sfiduar sigurinë, moralin dhe mënyrën se si e shohim botën.

Realitetin e kujt po shikojmë?
Çfarë vërejmë mes imazhit dhe së vërtetës?

Nga 21–27 shtator, TIFF rikthehet në Tiranë me një program të pasur me kinemanë shqiptare dhe ndërkombëtare, masterclass-e, ekspozita, workshop-e, aktivitete të industrisë dhe programe të veçanta.
Kinema Millennium, Kino Piramida, Agimi Art Center, Vila 31 × Art Explora dhe Tunel Terrace janë vendtakimet me magjinë e kinemasë. Mezi presim t’ju takojmë!

21–27 Shtator 2026
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What does it mean to be human today?

Welcome to the 24th edition of Tirana International Film Festival!

At a time when social relationships, identity, and the human self are often reduced to accessories of reality, TIFF 2026 chooses to return to the human being.

To the stories that bring us together.
To the contradictions that divide us.
To dignity, memory, identity, love, fear, longing, and the need to belong, to be a living part of somewhere, or of someone’s eyes and life.

From the humanism that transcended class, religion, and borders, to today’s fragmented reality, HUMANOGRAPHY seeks to bring back to the center what we have in common: the human feeling.

Through cinema, this edition’s films will take us along different paths of reality, challenging our sense of certainty, our morals, and the way we see the world.
Whose reality are we looking at? �What do we notice between the image and the truth?

From September 21–27, TIFF returns to Tirana with a rich programme of Albanian and international cinema, masterclasses, exhibitions, workshops, industry events, and special programmes.

We can’t wait to see you!

September 21–27, 2026
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HUMANOGRAPHYKthe vështrimin drejt njeriut… realiteteve, kontradiktave, identiteteve, kujtimeve tona dhe historive që i t...
19/08/2026

HUMANOGRAPHY
Kthe vështrimin drejt njeriut… realiteteve, kontradiktave, identiteteve, kujtimeve tona dhe historive që i tregojmë njëri-tjetrit. Shiko përtej kufijve dhe përtej sipërfaqes së imazhit, duke vënë në pikëpyetje atë që mendojmë se dimë dhe mënyrën se si i njëjti realitet mund të shihet ndryshe.

Çfarë ndodh kur e shohim njerëzimin përmes kinemasë?

Realitetin e kujt po shikon?
Çfarë sheh mes imazhit dhe së vërtetës?
Çfarë mbetet kur ekrani fiket?

Diçka po vjen…
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21–27 Shtator 2026
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HUMANOGRAPHY
Turn your gaze towards the human being, our realities, contradictions, identities, memories, and the stories we tell about one another. Look beyond borders and beyond the surface of the image, questioning what we think we know and how differently the same reality can be seen.

What happens when we look at humanity through cinema?

Whose reality are you watching?
What do you see between the image and the truth?
What remains when the screen goes black?

Something is coming…
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September 21–27, 2026
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FOCUS ON NORTH MACEDONIAKëtë vit, TIFF sjell në fokus të veçantë kinemanë bashkëkohore të Maqedonisë së Veriut: 5 filma ...
18/08/2026

FOCUS ON NORTH MACEDONIA

Këtë vit, TIFF sjell në fokus të veçantë kinemanë bashkëkohore të Maqedonisë së Veriut: 5 filma që eksplorojnë besimin, familjen, moralin dhe dinjitetin njerëzor përmes rrëfimeve të fuqishme dhe thellësisht personale.

🎞️ Mother (2025) – me regji nga Teona Strugar Mitevska
🎞️ Good People (2025) — me regji nga Milcho Manchevski
🎞️ Iron Castle (2025) — me regji nga Mitko K. Panov
🎞️ Dogs Have No Dream (2026) — me regji nga Hanis Bagashov
🎞️ Antigona (2025) — me regji nga Iber Deari, Mirsad Abazi

Por FOCUS ON NORTH MACEDONIA nuk ndalet vetëm te filmat.
Në kuadër të këtij programi, TIFF 2026 sjell edhe dy masterclasse me Teona dhe Labina Mitevska, duke ofruar një vështrim nga afër mbi krijimin, prodhimin dhe zhvillimin e një vepre kinematografike.

CASE STUDY OF MOTHER me Labina Mitevska
22 Shtator 2026 | 11:00
Villa 31 × Art Explora

INTO DIRECTING me Teona Strugar Mitevska
23 Shtator 2026 | 11:00
Villa 31 × Art Explora

21–27 Shtator 2026
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FOCUS ON NORTH MACEDONIA

This year, TIFF gives a special focus on contemporary cinema from North Macedonia: five powerful films exploring faith, family, morality and human dignity through deeply personal stories.

But FOCUS ON NORTH MACEDONIA doesn’t stop with the films.
As part of this programme, TIFF 2026 also presents two masterclasses with Teona and Labina Mitevska, offering an inside look at the creative and production processes behind a film, from its development to its realization.

CASE STUDY OF MOTHER with Labina Mitevska
22 September 2026 | 11:00
Villa 31 × Art Explora

INTO DIRECTING with Teona Strugar Mitevska
23 September 2026 | 11:00
Villa 31 × Art Explora

September 21–27, 2026
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RetrospecTIFF – Tribute to Luchino ViscontiPër Luchino Visconti, kinemaja ishte një mënyrë për të vëzhguar njeriun përme...
17/08/2026

RetrospecTIFF – Tribute to Luchino Visconti

Për Luchino Visconti, kinemaja ishte një mënyrë për të vëzhguar njeriun përmes realitetit. Në filmat e tij, historia, klasa, dashuria dhe tragjedia bashkëjetojnë në një gjuhë filmike ku çdo detaj ka peshë.

Një nga autorët më të mëdhenj të kinemasë italiane, Visconti ndërtoi një univers ku bukuria nuk i fsheh plagët e njeriut, por i zbulon ato.

🎞️ Obsession (Ossessione) (1943)
🎞️ Rocco and His Brothers (Rocco e i suoi fratelli) (1960)
🎞️ The Innocent (L'Innocente) (1976)

21–27 Shtator 2026
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Programi së shpejti në web ♥️

RetrospecTIFF – Tribute to Luchino Visconti

For Luchino Visconti, cinema was a way of observing humanity through reality. In his films, history, class, love, and tragedy coexist in a cinematic language where every detail carries meaning.

One of the greatest masters of Italian cinema, Visconti created a world in which beauty never conceals human vulnerability, it reveals it.

🎞️Obsession (Ossessione) (1943)
🎞️ Rocco and His Brothers (Rocco e i suoi fratelli) (1960)
🎞️ The Innocent (L'Innocente) (1976)

September 21–27, 2026
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Full Program will be available on our website soon ♥️

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