Albania was represented in the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, a new initiative coming from the Creative Industry Agency (part of the Municipality of Tirana).

 Tirana was represneted differently. The film office, part of the Creative Industry Agency was promoted in the Film Market in Cannes. Just one day before Alban Ukaj paraded on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival, Albania was presented with a special event in the close circles of world film productions.
Tirana Film Office organized a private party by the sea in the south of France, with the participation of wellknown guests of cinematography. During the event they discussed among other things the possibility of cooperation with the countries of the region, the Apuglia Film Commission and the most exciting thing is that talks have already kicked off on the first projects with the American and Asian film industry, having as the main target : Eyes towards a single destination, Tirana!
Thus, another innovation was added to the Cannes film market this year, such as the Film Office, part of Creative Industry Agency in the Municipality of Tirana. This cooperation was realized with the  National Cinematography Center and private entities, such as: Intermedica Center, Tirana Dental Hospital and Supreme Hotel (Chariots).

The capital will now serve as a location for absorbing as many foreign productions as possible, from Netflix productions to European author films, which will see Tirana from the perspective of the ideal place to shoot the next project. This is an initiative that is expected to bring benefits not only to film industry, but tourism as well.

/Klara Ruci/