Films Competition
Travel Fest Albania has been privileged to receive numerous outstanding films this year, each capturing the beauty and essence of different stories and destinations from various perspectives. We would like to express our gratitude to all the filmmakers who shared their passion for travel, nature, environment, and destinations through their films, the dedication and talent that continue to inspire us all.
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Best Film
Quest for silence | Director Julien Guéraud | France
NATURE & WILDLIFE Category
The Land of the Bear | Director Constantinos Christou | Italy
ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Category
Paved Paradise | Director Karsten de Vreugd | Netherlands
DESTINATIONS Category
Cuvée Royale | Director Leo Ginailhac | France
HISTORY & HERITAGE Category
Carraco | Director Carlos Cazurro | Spain
ADVENTURE Category
Don´t scratch | Director Jakob Carlsen | Denmark
EXPEDITIONS & ROUTES Category
Namaste Himalaya – How a village in Nepal opened the world to us | Directors Anna Baranowski, Michael Moritz | Germany |
FOOD & DRINK Category
10 Icons. Michoacan | Director Alejandro García Magaña | Mexico
TV & WEB SERIES Category
5 Villages. Spanish Debut | Director Iryna Melnyk Novak | Spain
DRONE Category
The Beach of Dreams | Director Fotios Begklis | United Kingdom
ANIMATION Category
The Artist | Director Nazar Germanov | Czech Republic
STUDENT Category
Quandary | Director Ebubekir Sefa Akbulut | Turkey
IN ALBANIAN Category
New era old dilemma | Director Sabidin Aliu | North Macedonia
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Best Director
Catalina Ibañez
Bodies that fight | Chile
Best Script
Fabien Bastide, Coralie Vongsouthi
Noria, 35 000km from France to Laos in a Citroen | France
Best Editing
Tom Chapman
Directed by Cornelia Volk “Animals at the Borders” | Germany
Best Cinematography
Tiago Cerveira
Caretos of Lagoa | Portugal
Best Sound / Music
Sandy Blanco
Tearless Knight | France
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Friendship Award
The Kyster Family in Albania | Directors Mikael Kyster, Mia Kyster | Denmark
Honorable Mention
Gulab Gul | Director Semih Sağman | Turkey
Honorable Mention
Jiwa Jagad Jawi | Director Ivan Handoyo | Indonesia
Honorable Mention
By my cow dung | Directors Patrick Luneau, Manon Luneau | France
Honorable Mention
Untold Thailand | Director Kevin Clerc | France
Honorable Mention
Hope | Director Pero Petrušić | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Honorable Mention
Visit Verona | Director Matteo Archondis | Italy
Honorable Mention
Please! | Aliaksandra Markava | Belarus | 1:14
Honorable Mention
Wawel Dragon | Director Cameron Carr | United Kingdom
Honorable Mention
Life in Supercell | Director Kirill Neiezhmakov | Ukraine
Photo Competition
Best Photo
Michael Stoeger – Wintery Skies
The winner of “Landscape” category:
OLEKSANDRA VINNICHUK – The place is the house of God
The winner of “Nature and Animals”:
Egzon Avdiaj – Love in many perspectives
The winner of “Sea and Ocean” category:
Eduart Gjino – Sunset in Divjaka
The winner of “Citylife” category:
Griseld Hoxha – Evolution
The winner of “People” category:
Andrea Gluckman – Guardian of the Bridge
The winner of “Albania” category:
Denaldo Hida – The Last Snow in Spring