The 20. Tirana International Film Festival takes place from 24-30 September. In the VIDEO ART & EXPERIMENTAL competition, the international premiere of the film "SOLILOQUIUM" (2022), dir. Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz and produced at the Kieślowski Film School, will take plakce and the film will compete among others for a nomination to the European Film Awards.

Tirana International Film Festival is one of the most important short and independent cinema festivals in the Balkans. Since several years, it has the status of a festival qualifying for the European Film Awards and the Oscar. This year's edition takes place on September 24-30, 2022.

The film "SOLILOQUIUM" in Albania is represented by the director - Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz and Sound Designer Szymon Orłowski (Dźwiękuję Bardzo).

Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz's trip to this event was possible thanks to the support of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute from the program "Polish Culture in the World".

In turn, in the main competition of the festival, the film "Illusion", dir. Marta Minorowicz, our lecturer, will be screened. The film was shot by our graduate and lecturer, dr Paweł Chorzępa.