{"id":10496,"date":"2026-07-29T10:28:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asinovolablog.it\/?p=10496"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:28:55","slug":"focus_balcani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asinovolablog.it\/en\/focus_balcani\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus Balcani &#8211; The reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>curated by Gjergji Agolli, Virginia Marcolini, Anna Vullo, Alice Capitani<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"nectar-dropcap\" style=\" color: #f1564f;\">T<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he Balkan region is unsettled: its geopolitical, historical and cultural coordinates meet and collide, especially for those who live in these spaces. And from this rich diversity and this shared past and individual future a vague and often stereotyped imagery of these places was born.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s geographical focus is dedicated to the polyphonic Balkan cinema and aims to showcase the varied elements that shape Balkan identity. While remembering a shared history, the focus intends to encompass contemporary stories and aesthetics, using a visual language that blends documentary, fiction, and formal experimentation. This selection aims to give back a colourful imagery that goes beyond a grey and tough representation, by highlighting gestures, places, and gazes of these territories.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;20&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;20&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; 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Wings), <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ilir Hasanaj, Kosovo, 2024, documentario sperimentale, 19&#8242;<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;20&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-1-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; 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He is suspected of being involved in a murder. In Christos Tatsis&#8217;s vividly colourful mockumentary, the events of that night are traced through the accounts of the staff working at the club, a place governed by rules entirely of its own. They seem to inhabit a space suspended in time. Shifting from one archival record to another, the focus appears to drift further and further away from the crime committed by the manager. From the staff&#8217;s accounts of that particular night\u2014not without their share of fantasy and exaggeration\u2014the narrative gradually shifts towards the past glory of the nightclub, which has now become a haunt for just a few regulars. Basking in this melancholy state, the employees seem unwilling to accept that times have changed. The recurring VHS recordings of melodious, carefree nights become safe havens to escape from reality, serving the toxic legacy of an apparently honourable past that never truly existed.<\/p>\n<p><b>Krah\u00ebt e Pun\u00ebtoreve (Workers\u2019 Wings)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Ilir Hasanaj, Kosovo, 2024, documentario sperimentale<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workers&#8217; Wings<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a tactile and intimate portrait of construction workers in Kosovo, made of flesh, labour, and memory. Through the stories of several workers who were severely injured in workplace accidents, the film denounces the lack of protection afforded to workers without ever resorting to the tones of a direct accusation. The warm colours, dominated by red, and the close-ups and extreme close-ups of faces, wrinkles, and bodies marked by labour reveal, beyond the pain, the pride and dignity inherent to their craft. The slowness and stillness of the shots contrast with the relentless movement of machinery and work itself, which continues to resonate through the mechanical sounds in the background. It is precisely through this deeply human gaze, free from any form of pity, that the film finds its political strength, woven with a sublime lyricism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Quiet Now<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Flaka Kokolli, Macedonia del Nord, 2026, animazione<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s Quiet Now<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a delicate yet striking film that lets images do the talking, drawing its strength in what it leaves unsaid. Flaka Kokolli depicts displacement without showing war itself, but rather describing the final moments leading up to a radical (and forced) change. A mother packs a few essentials, takes her son by his hand, and sets off in search of new opportunities, leaving her home behind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The six-minute film unfolds with tenderness, using animation not to sugarcoat reality but rather to express what words cannot say. Empty rooms, dim lights, background noises, and meaningful glances tell us more than words can say. Drawing inspiration from the testimonies of women displaced during the 2001 conflict in North Macedonia, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s Quiet Now<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tells a story that is often left untold. It is a film about leaving, but even more about what cannot be packed nor replaced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Beli Dani (Bright Summer Days)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Nevena Desivojevic, Serbia, 2026, fiction sperimentale<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Nevena Desivojevi\u0107 offers us a glimpse of the nostalgia and melancholy that define the Balkans, delicately portraying the silent grief felt both by those who leave their homeland and those who stay behind, while illustrating how bonds, though frayed by migration, manage to endure despite everything.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Time appears to stand still, suspended among silence, water, and telling glances between two sisters reunited after years spent apart, whilst the distance between them and the absence of communication seem to become tangible in the interplay of light and the serene Serbian landscapes. <i data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"286\">Beli Dani<\/i>, reflecting on how love and a sense of belonging can be transformed by time and distance, is a quiet yet poignant portrait of memory and the difficulty\u2014yet deep intimacy\u2014of reconnecting with distant places and loved ones.<\/p>\n<p><b>I Accidentally Stepped on a Flower<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Eneos \u00c7arka, Stivi Imami, Albania, 2025, sperimentale<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Have you ever walked into an empty stadium? Give it a try. Stand in the centre and listen.\u2019 With these words, Eneos \u00c7arka and Stivi Imami invite us inside Tirana\u2019s second-largest stadium: a socialist relic out of step with the surrounding world, suspended in a quiet, timeless limbo. The short film was born when wild flowers sprouted in the abandoned pitch. <i data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"360\">I accidentally stepped on a flower<\/i> is an innovative reflection on spatial epistemology, proposing the rediscovery of a place through a distinct sensory experience. The truth is soon revealed: there is nothing less empty than an empty stadium.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>\u010covjek Koji Nije Mogao \u0160utjeti (The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Neboj\u0161a Slijep\u010devi\u0107, Croazia, 2024, fiction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite being based on the true story of the \u0160trpci massacre, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> does not aim at depicting a tragic, historical event in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a staged and dramatized manner<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Rather than indulging on violence, which is close enough to be perceived without ever being shown, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neboj\u0161a Slijep\u010devi\u0107 focuses on the unbearable silence that allows the massacre to unfold. Without ever leaving<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a crowded train carriage, the director&#8217;s camera shows that every unspoken word and every action not taken carry the weight of a choice. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gives an unsettling portrait of silence in all its forms: while faces turn away and voices falter, fear spreads from one passenger to the next, along with the realization of becoming helpless witnesses. Against this backdrop of silent complicity, Tomo Buzov\u2019s voice stands out, who decides to step in to show humanity at a time when it is fading, rather than to perform a heroic act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this time, when atrocities are unfolding before our very eyes (just think of the massacres in Gaza and Ukraine, documented 24\/7 on social media), this film offers a reflection on complicity. 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