At the 7th edition of the International Author Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cine de Autor), the short film ‘The Strange Case of Teresita,’ directed by Renis Hyka, received the ‘Best Fictional Short Film’ award.

The film ‘The Strange Case of Teresita’ is a production of the cinematographic house ‘d’Art Production’ with funding from the National Center of Cinematography.

Renis Hyka is a young Albanian director who made the film “The Strange Case of Teresita” as a thesis. For this project, he was supported by the National Center of Cinematography (NCC), last year as part of the Pact for the University, while in 2023, his short film project “Furracaku” was approved for financial support by the NCC.

Previously, Renis Hyka took part in the Sarajevo Film Festival, where he was selected for the Talents Sarajevo program, a component of CineLink Industry Days. This program is dedicated to the training and professional development of film talents from the Balkans and fostering opportunities for cooperation.

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