The document proposes starting a roof top cinema club in Tirana, Albania called Kino KLUB TIRANA. The film club will have two sections - Retrospective showing movies from archives and Special Screenings of award-winning films from major European festivals in the last year. The club aims to provide Albanian moviegoers access to European films not otherwise shown in Albania and create a unique experience of open-air screenings from April to September on roof tops and in museums. Subscriptions will fund the club and films will form a videotheque for film schools.

1. KINO
KLUB
TIRANA
O P E N A I R - E D I T I O N

2. PROJECT
SUMMARY
I want to start a roof top cinema club in Albania.The film club will have two
sections 'Retrospective' with movies from archive and 'Special Screenings'
with movies which have won awards in the last year at A-list festivals. Till
now European movies are not shown in Albania, and the moviegoers has no
other option to get update on the European movies. Besides the movie the
experience will be quite unique since the movies will be screen in a roof top
of a Theater, or Museum that for the moment are not exploded. Albania has
a Mediterranean weather and the club will work for 6 months from April to
September. Those who want to join can subscribe with a monthly fee. In
the end the movies in DVD will form a Videotheque for film studies
purpose that will be available to film schools.

3. MOTIVATION
It is been 10 years now that I work as a filmmaker in
Albania. We are not a small community since we
have a tradition in filmmaking and also we have
two film schools. It is a shame to say that even
thought we are in Europe geographically we feel
that we are isolated from all the film production in
Europe. We watch and get updates from the most
proclaimed festivals like Cannes, Berlin, Venice ect.
but we have no possibility to watch those movies
afterwards nor in cinema or in Tv.

4. LOCATION
As I mention before the club will be in
Tirana the capital, also I would like it to be
in Durres since it is at the seaside and has
no cinema at all. In Tirana during the
months that are propose to open the film
club cinemas start to get few cinemagoers
because of the good weather. So instead
of going inside the cinema I invite them to
come at the roof top of a Theater or
Museum to enjoy movies.

5. OBJECTIVES
Creating access to European films to be
screened in Albania
Setting up a new experience to enjoying
movies
Starting a film club to put the emphasis
on the art house films
To develop a new network with distributors
from Europe so that they can access the
Albanian Market
Helping film fans to keep up with the lattes
movies
Creating a Videotheque for film schools
Cooperating with partners from other
countries to share the same programs and
expanding the film club

6. NEW AND UNIQUE
Everything that I propose it is somehow new in Albania. Here
we haven't a cinema that screens European movies besides the
cinemas that show Hollywood blockbusters. Starting and
developing a film club it is something new and it will be also a
first club. It is a pity to say that in Albania there isn't any Open
Air Cinema and during the most beautiful weather in Spring
and Summer the cinemas are forgotten and they perform well
only during Winter and Autumn . In the end even thought we
have two film Academies in Albania both of them haven't
establish any videotheque with any kind of movies for study
purposes.

7. THANK
YOU!