The Approving Council of Feature Film Projects at the National Center of Cinematography reviewed six “minority co-production” film projects:

• The General and the Butterfly, screenplay by Venko Andonovski, directed by Antonio Mitrikeski, minority co-producer “Bunker Film+”;
• Jerem, written and directed by Ismet Sijarina, minority co-producer “Tunnelfilm”;
• The Return to the Mountain, written and directed by Antoneta Kastrati, minority co-producer “ARTALB FILM Productions”;
• Born to Live, screenplay by Arlinda Morina, directed by Kastriot Avdyli, minority co-producer “Action Production”;
• The Lake, written and directed by Nikos Ziogas, minority co-producer “ART FILM”;
• She Sees, written and directed by Memi Koupa, minority co-producer “SKA-NDAL.”

The Approving Council, comprising prominent director Isa Qosja (chair), Agim Poçari, Ben Andoni, Fatos Berisha, and Gentian Zenelaj, recommended three of these projects—Jerem, The Return to the Mountain, and Born to Live—for funding by the Chairman of the National Center of Cinematography, Eol Çashku, with allocations of 4 million, 3.5 million, and 3 million ALL, respectively.

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