Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo so she sets up her own small business to provide for her kids, but as she fights against a patriarchal society that does not support her, she faces a crucial decision: to wait for his return, or to continue to persevere.
In the mountains of North Macedonia, three brothers with their unique shepherd dogs keep up a centuries-old tradition, torn between their way of life and dreams of a different future.
The friendship of two boys is tested to its limits as they battle for survival during the Kosovo war.
Twenty-five years after his abduction during the Kosovo War, painter Skender Muja recalls a pivotal moment of survival. Held in a detention center, he was ordered to draw a Serbian commander’s portrait to save his life.
10-year-old Nori is obliged to grow up at a very young age after the early death of his mother and then being abandoned by his father Gezim in the Kosovo of the 1990s.After a dangerous and eventful journey, Nori finally arrives in Germany and is reunited with his father, but he cannot understand how Gezim could just have left him. And chances of them being able to stay in Germany look bleak when Gezim’s application for asylum is rejected.
Haunted by her long-suppressed past and pressured by family to seek treatment from mystical healers for her infertility, a Kosovar woman struggles to reconcile the expectations of motherhood with a legacy of wartime brutality.
Somewhere in Kosovo, in an isolated village, three young women find their dreams and ambitions stifled, but nothing can stop them in their quest for independence.
A biography of George Kastriot Skanderbeg widely known as Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian lord who defended his land against the Ottoman Empire for more than two decades.
Handsome Albanian villager Arben wants to marry Etleva, daughter of a neighboring clan, but her father has promised her to another man who is offering a 10,000€ bride price. But when it turns out Etleva is carrying Arben's child, the pressure is on for him to come up with the dowry before the baby is born -- and before her brothers take revenge for the dishonor he has brought their family. Fleeing to Berlin without papers, experience or knowledge of the language, Arben soon learns the ways of survival.
Tomka is a boy who likes playing football with his friends. When the German army captures his town, the German soldiers establish their camp in the town stadium. Tomka with help from his friends and their parents organizes sabotage actions against the soldiers.
In a village where everyone left, Redjo stays behind, he becomes the heart of Sllupkovo. A heartwarming comedy celebrating community resilience. Everybody Calls Redjo, the village hero.
House With a Voice tells the story of six Burrneshas who, for different reasons, have decided to take on the social role of men. They have done this to circumvent patriarchal structures, to avoid misogynistic attacks, to support the family economically, to avoid compelled marriage and to be free. Our characters communicate with us intimately as they talk about their lives and bring us closely into their personal journey. They speak about freedom and oppression, about the promise of sacrificing their lives for the sake of their families’ survival. But also about the breaking of gender barriers and the power of the human mind to decide who we want to be.
It is a cine comedy following "The Lady from the town". Olga is getting ready to go to a meeting of the district women activists, where she will relate her own experience in the struggle against conservative concepts. During a warm atmosphere, Olga sings the first lullaby to her newborn nephew: "Once upon a time there was an Olga who posed as a lady.Time passed by and the lady has become one of us, a comrade from the country"
Bekim and Anita are getting married, but Anita is unaware that Bekim is still in love with his best friend Nol. The Marriage charts the emotional predicament of the man who has strong feelings for two persons. There is great pressure to marry and only mild support for LGBTQ rights in Kosovan society, so Zeqiri’s film, which unashamedly puts same-sex and heterosexual passion on the same plane, is a forceful step in the right direction, as well as a dynamic portrait of romance and deception in the shadow of war.
Two people meet up in jail when they come for monthly visits of their spouses. They fall in love after becoming witnesses to a wedding in jail but their relationship has to end because both their spouses get amnesty from the government.
A reality of the country, a poor country with no record of having had any material wealth hidden in the past, yet a country with a large number of people who dig in this place for more than 23 years hoping to find treasure. This documentary shows the psychological aspect of people who illegally burrow into the mountains, not noticing the real beauty and treasure they possess – the natural beauty of the country.
Based on true events, a young man raised in a cruel and oppressive family environment, leaves Albania with the dream of becoming a rock star and living a better life. His reckless character and his youth passions lead him to commit a murder in Athens. Chased by everyone, even by his own self, he is imprisoned under the harshest conditions. With the help of a German doctor, he learns to feel sympathy for others and guilt for his crime. His deep remorse will lead him from darkness to light.
Story happens in the first days after NATO troops enter Kosova. After the signing of the military agreement in Kumanovo, in the house of the retarded, the guards and employees leave their places and flee. Inmates are all retarded but they have a special philosophy of life, they have their wishes and their dreams. Being free gives them a chance to make dreams come true, but they are confronted with a reality and environment, which in one way or another is very different. From the moment of getting out the fences, they are conflicted with people that call themselves free. Gradually this conflict roughens and with it degenerates the meaning of freedom. There are three main characters, Kukum, Mara and Hasan.
Albania, 1958. Luana, the daughter of a well respected man in the village, makes friends with Agim, who moved here after his family were banned from the city by the communists. Years later, their childhood friendship turns into teenage love, but without prospects. Luana’s father promised her in marriage to someone else when she was a child. When her father finds out about Luana and Agim’s love, he is furious and immediately arranges for his daughter to be married to the man he chose for her. Luana faces a dilemma: to flee with her lover to Germany, risking being caught by the communists and probably killed, or stay loyal to her family. A poignant love story set in dark times shaped by pressure from old traditions. A deeply human tale about freedom, which is the greatest good even if the price is loneliness.
Living in a crowded, multi-generational household in a small village in Kosovo, the quiet teenager Venera can rarely find privacy. However, when she befriends the rebellious Dorina, a new, liberating world opens up to her. Slowly, Venera begins to push against her conservative family’s expectations.
On the day that Blerim, a well-known 50-year-old politician, loses his life, one of the heads of organized crime in the country, Bert Vela, 35, is released from prison. This event coincides with the forced eviction of residents from their homes in a neighborhood near the Great Lake Park in Tirana, on the grounds that the local government had decided to build a major development project on that land, which will reflect the vision of the “capital of the next fifty years”. Elva, in her fifties, Gentiana, 35, and Nina, 25, three journalists from an information television station, will be exposed, each in its own form with dangerous consequences, in order to find the connection between these events.
Albanian serial with content from real life in Kosovo Prizren streets Streets
A long-running music competition that debuted in 1962 and has provided Albania's representative for Eurovision since 2004.
The Kuqézis are definitely a model family, not in the sense that they're perfect, but in the fact that despite the problems they go through, they remain a positive family where morality, mutual respect and the best values prevail.
"Kandidati" is a political talk show aired on Top Channel Albania, offering an in-depth exploration of parliamentary election candidates.
Students from different Albanian-speaking regions attend the private university O sa mirë. Following the day-to-day life of the students, misunderstandings often occur due to different spoken Albanian dialects, as well as comical situations involving the teachers.
A romantic comedy that intertwines different stories and experiences, at the center of which is love, in all its forms of existence.
A student that gets murdered. A young detective that tries to solve the case. A whole society that finds out about her problems underneath.
A weekly Albanian sketch comedy and variety show.
Anime Synopsis, News and Spoilers in Albanian.
Komuna e Parisit was an Albanian sit-com television program written by Erand Sojli and directed by Altin Basha. The series started on November 2, 2009 and finished in 2010. Set in "Komuna e Parisit", a street in Tirana, the series shows the life of a group of students who live in this street.
X Factor Albania is the Albanian version of The X Factor, adapted from the original UK series to find new singing talent. The first season started in January 8, 2012, and it is broadcast by TV Klan. The judges are: Albanian singer from Macedonia Altuna Sejdiu, Albanian singer Soni Malaj, Albanian superstar Alban Skënderaj and the famous composer Pandi Laço. The show is hosted by Alketa Vejsiu. She applied to acquire the rights of the show along with Top Channel and TV Klan. Syco TV gave the rights to her, then she sold parts of the rights to TV Klan. After losing the rights of The X Factor, Top Channel acquired the rights of the not so famous Talent show, The Voice.
Startop is an Albanian reality TV show featuring aspiring entrepreneurs pitching innovative ideas to seasoned investors .Contestants seek funding and mentorship, showcasing creativity, resilience, and the challenges of entrepreneurship.
Top Story is a cycle of political-investigative documentaries that goes beyond the basic reporting information.
Top Talent is an Albanian television Talent Show,focused on discovering talents in the fields of journalism, hosting, and special performances.
The Voice of Albania is a singing competition in Albania. As a result the channel acquired the rights of The Voice. The show premiered in late 2011. The rules of the show are based from The Voice of Holland and The Voice. Top Channel announced that the judges of this year's The Voice of Albania will be the four most famous artists of Albania and Kosovo.
Dancing with the Stars Albania is an Albanian reality show filmed in Tirana, Albania and aired on Vizion Plus and Tring Digital since its debut on 18 February 2010. Twelve VIPs and professional dancers form twelve couples that contest in one of the most successful TV formats. The show is a production of International Theatre, in collaboration with Tring Digital and Vizion Plus, according to the original patent distributed by BBC Worldwide.
