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Festival edition: 2017

Section: Documentary Competition

Dialogue language: Albanian / English / Italian

Genre: documentary / sport

Description:

On 14 October 2014 Albania and Serbia faced off in a football game at Belgrade’s Partizan stadium, vying for a spot in the 2016 EURO Cup. Due to political tensions between the countries, Albanian fans were not permitted to attend. Meanwhile, the Serbian crowds freely expressed their anti-Albanian sentiments, throwing flares and chanting “Ubi zakolji da siptar ne postoji” (siptar is a derogatory term for an Albanian), which means “kill and slaughter until there is no Albanian left”. Tensions rose to a boil when a drone carrying a flag of Greater Albania together with Kosovo, the region over which the two countries are in conflict, flew over the pitch. The players got into a fight, the Serbs grabbed the flag, and angered fans rushed the field, attacking the Albanian players, forcing the match to end. UEFA faced a tough task… A chronicle of the Albanian national team’s journey to EURO 2016 in the shadow of two neighbours’ long-lasting conflict.

Director(-s): Luftar Von Rama Editor, producer and director of Albanian descent, born and raised in Atlantic City. He currently resides in New York. He began his career in film interning for Burt Reynolds’ master acting classes, where he learned to edit and work with actors. After working on many films across different genres as an editor and assistant editor, he makes his feature directorial debut with “Triumph” (2017). Director's filmography 2017 Triumph (dok./doc) 2017 Triumph (dok./doc)

Director(-s): Kreshnik Jonuzi Director and producer of Albanian descent, born in 1990 in the United States. He currently resides in New York. He studied film at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. He began his career as an associate producer at the age of 22 at NFL Films, where he assisted on numerous sports documentaries that aired on HBO, Showtime and ESPN. “Triumph” (2017) marks his feature documentary debut. Director's filmography 2017 Triumph (dok./doc) 2017 Triumph (dok./doc)