Odeta Çunaj // Film Director
odcunaj@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
Film Director, Academy of Arts, Tirana, Albania
FILMOGRAPHY:
Director and Screenwriter
Heaven Has Been Fooled, Short Film, Produced by ofilm, Financed by National Center of Albania, Part of European Short Pitch 2015, Selected at Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest, Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy, Films Femmes Mediterranee, MedFilm Festival, Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival, Tirana Film Festival, Balkan Food Festival, Dokufest, FemArt, UNSEEN Mini Film Festival, etc. Broadcasted by Rai Cinema, Italy
The Last Day, a short film by Odeta Çunaj, post production
Mirror, a short film by Odeta Çunaj, in production
Kindness, a short film by Odeta Çunaj, in post production
Tränenpalast, Music Video, Produced by ofilm, Composed by Sofia Lasa
A Night of Clear Weather, a Short Film, Produced by: On Film Production, Funded by the Albanian National Film Center, Broadcasted by National Television of Albania - RTSH and Digitalb Platform in Albania
Signs, Short Film, Winner of the Best Albanian Short Film in Tirana International Film Festival, Broadcasted by Digitalb Platform in Albania
WORK EXPERIENCE IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF THE FILM INDUSTRY:
Producer
Tränenpalast, a music video composed by Sofia Lasa
The Last Day, a short film by Odeta Çunaj
Kindness, s short film by Odeta Çunaj
Heaven Has Been Fooled, a short film by Odeta Çunaj
Casting
The Forgiveness of Blood, a feature film by Joshua Marston
Rohbau, a feature film by Tuna Kaptan
Engjejt Jane Larg, a feature film by Gjergj Xhuvani
Actress
Heaven Has Been Fooled, a short film by Odeta Çunaj
Jinx in a Jiffy, a short film by Gentian Koci
Pharmakon, feature film by Joni Shanaj
Script Supervisor
The Forgiveness of Blood, a feature film by Joshua Marston
Babai, a feature film by Visar Morina
Engjejt Jane Larg, a feature film by Gjergj Xhuvani
Amsterdam Express, a feature film by Fatmir Koci
Amaneti, a feature film by Namik Ajazi
Skenderbeg, a TV Show by Adam Pray
Shok, a short film by Jamie Donoughue
Script Consultant
Adam and Eve, a feature film based on a novel by Mark Twain by Franz Müller
A Bed in Berlin, a feature film by Bilal Athimni - pre-production
Ruby, a feature film by Silvana Santamaria - pre-production
Editing
Tränenpalast, a music video composed by Sofia Lasa
Ardor, a Video Art by Alketa Ramaj
Birthday, a Video Art by Arba Bekteshi
2nd Assistant
Vergine Giurate, a feature film by Laura Bispuri.
Pharmakon, a feature film by Joni Shanaj
Workshops:
Selected among the top 20 projects from all over Europe with the screenplay "Heaven has been Fooled" at the "European Short Pitch."
Jury member for the National Competition at the Tirana International Film Festival.
Participated in a seminar led by Katriel Schory at the Tirana International Film Festival.
Participant in the Film Connection event in Belgrade, Serbia.
Attended the Maia Workshop for Distribution in Lodz, Poland.