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Odeta Çunaj is a Berlin-based filmmaker from Albania. She studied Film Directing at the Academy of Arts in Tirana, Albania. She has written and directed several short films that have been screened at film festivals internationally. Alongside her work as a director and screenwriter, she has extensive experience in various roles within the film industry, including script supervision, casting, and script consulting.
“For me, cinema lives in what remains unspoken.”
SELECTED FESTIVALS
European Short Pitch · Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest · Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy · Films Femmes Méditerranée · MedFilm Festival · Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival · Tirana International Film Festival · DokuFest · RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival · FemArt · UNSEEN Mini Film Festival · Balkan Food Festival
AWARDS
18th BIRTHDAY
Best Screenplay Award · LAND FILM LAB · Kosovo
SIGNS
Best Albanian Short Film · Tirana International Film Festival · Albania
NJË DITË ME MOT TË KTHJELLËT
Best Short Documentary for ProCredit EKO · DokuFest · Kosovo
Special Mentions BALKANS BEYOND BORDERS FILM FESTIVAL
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
SHPRESA · Feature Film · In Development · Treatment Stage
A TALE OF ITS OWN · Short Film
RISS · Short Film
18th Birthday
FILMOGRAPHY
HEAVEN HAS BEEN FOOLED
Short Film
Director · Screenwriter · Producer
Produced by ofilm
Funded by the Albanian National Center of Cinematography
European Short Pitch · 2017
Selected Festivals
Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest
Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy
Films Femmes Méditerranée
MedFilm Festival
Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival
Tirana International Film Festival
DokuFest
RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival
FemArt · UNSEEN Mini Film Festival
Balkan Food Festival
Broadcast by Rai Cinema · Italy
SIGNS
Short Film
Director · Screenwriter
Awards:
Best Albanian Short Film · Tirana International Film Festival
Broadcast by Digitalb · Albania
NJË DITË ME MOT TË KTHJELLËT
Short Documentary
Co-Director · Screenwriter · Producer
Awards:
Best Short Documentary for ProCredit EKO · DokuFest · Kosovo
Special Mentions BALKANS BEYOND BORDERS FILM FESTIVAL
A NIGHT OF CLEAR WEATHER
Short Film
Director · Screenwriter
Produced by onfilm
Funded by the Albanian National Center of Cinematography
Selected Festivals
DokuFest · Kosovo
Broadcast by Digitalb · Albania