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“Endless Greed, Mental Void”: Kosovo’s DokuFest Confronts a Troubled World

The international short film and documentary festival, DokuFest, raises the curtain on Friday evening in Prizren, Kosovo, exploring a theme shaped by the world's uncertainties.

Dokufest attendees enter the Lumbardhi Bahce in Prizren for the festival’s opening, passing a mural of a butterfly with the festival slogan ‘New Order’. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo Dokufest’s Spotlight on Palestine Takes Festival Into Sensitive Territory

The Dokufest film festival's programme boldly focused on Palestine and Ukraine, defying concerns expressed by some other cultural festival organisers that highlighting the Palestinians' plight can put funding at risk.

Screening at the open cinema at the Prizren fortress in 2018. Photo: Suer Celina, courtesy of Dokuufest.

Dokufest 2024: Embracing a New World Order

Under the theme 'New Order,' Kosovo’s International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Dokufest, will explore the reconfiguration of the global geopolitical landscape with an artistic order through its diverse film selections and thematic programs.

Prishtina aerial view. Photo: Denis Sllovinja/BIRN

Accommodation Challenges in Kosovo: Can Airbnb Meet the Summer Demand?

The surge in summer tourism in Kosovo, marked by the organisation of large-scale international festivals, has underscored the accommodation challenges prompting an increasing reliance on platforms such as Airbnb to fill the void left by limited hotel capacities.

Landmark Kosovo Film Festival Launches ‘Teachers’ Digital library’

An initiative of Kosovo’s renowned film festival DokuFest is expected to enrich the country’s school curricula with documentary film.