The Kosovo Cinematography Center (KCC) has announced the recipients of its 2019 annual round of funding pre-approvals. Divided into various different programmes, a total of 29 projects have received KCC support with a budget totalling €1.3 million.

More precisely, six feature films, including the sophomore efforts by Dren Zherka (Echo) and Fisnik Maxhuni (Zvicra [+lee también:
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In the Feature Films programme, the selected projects are Colors by Burbuqe Berisha, written by Xheraldina Vula (producer: Agron Vula); Hotline by Dren Zherka (Bujar Kabashi); I Love You More by Erblin Nushi (Lulzim Guhelli); The Land Within Me by Fisnik Maxhuni (Valon Bajgora); and two debut features: Okarina [+lee también:
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The minority co-production projects are The Albanian Virgin [+lee también:
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In the Documentary programme, the four feature-length projects that have received support are Children of the Lower Paradise by Brigitte Staemose (Visar Arifaj), Go Go Kosovo by Jane Stockdale (Ilinka Ilioska), Homeland by Kreshnik Jonuzi (Ardian Sharku) and Kosovo Refugees in Montenegro 1999 by Velibor Čović (Festim Bajgora). Three documentary shorts will also receive KCC support.

Finally, three feature-length projects that are currently in post-production, The Last Discovery by Burim Haliti (Xhelal Haliti), Shirtless Man by Luan Kryeziu (Agron Kryeziu) and Sword of the Wood by Emre Onuk, with a screenplay by Selman Kilicaslan (Agon Uka), top off the funding slate.