Film
Equinoxe Europe program comes to Albania for the first time: European screenwriters work in Durrës with two Albanian projects
The National Center of Cinematography brings in the program, which has more than 30 years of history, with about 10 international consultants working with authors on script development.
By ANN Newsroom · Newsroom
October 28, 2026, 17:30 · Updated 18:42 · 1 min read
In brief
- The international screenplay development program Equinoxe Europe is being held in Albania for the first time, in Durrës.
- Among the projects are two Albanian ones, by young directors Erenik Beqiri and Redi Treni.
- According to the QKK, about 10 professional consultants from around the world are working with the authors to prepare the projects for international productions.
Durrës has become a meeting point this week for screenwriters and filmmakers from various European countries. For the first time, Albania is hosting Equinoxe Europe, the international screenplay development program, brought in by the National Center of Cinematography (QKK).
More than 30 years of experience
According to the QKK, the program has a history of more than 30 years and supports the development of film scripts through authors' direct work with industry professionals and consultants. In this edition, about 10 professional script consultants from different parts of the world are working with the authors to improve and develop their texts, with the aim of preparing the projects to the standards of future international productions.
Beqiri and Treni among the projects
Among the projects selected this year are two Albanian ones, by young directors Erenik Beqiri and Redi Treni, which are being developed alongside other promising European projects. Beqiri is known for the short film “The Van,” which competed at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.
The QKK sees the program as a way to strengthen ties between Albanian filmmakers and the European industry and to raise the artistic quality of local projects through the exchange of experience and expertise.
According to the institution, bringing the program to Albania is part of efforts to open Albanian cinema to the international market, with an emphasis on professional training and the new opportunities for collaboration it creates for local filmmakers, who can now work with international experts without leaving the country.
