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ANTI-CULTURE STATE OPERATION AGAINST AFMM  Dear colleagues, Regretfully I inform you that today on the 21st of February 2009 an unprecedented act happened in the premises of the Academy of Film and Multimedia “MARUBI” in Albania, The State Police forces came to close our Film Academy under the pretext that we are using illegally part of our premises in the ex-Kinostudio. The State Police used brutal force and violence towards the students, the professors and particularly to the Rector Kujtim Çashku. This vulgar display of power was filmed and shown on different TV Channels. Understandably, this use of force is a violation of the Albanian Constitution Law, Education law and Civic Procedures, too. The “MARUBI” Academy remains as of now, still surrounded by the police forces. The students and the professors are still on the premises continuing the strike. We intent to resist through it all, in order to keep alive the first and the only Academy of Film in Albania. We are happy that we have the support of the other universities, artists and intellectuals in Albania and from all around the world. We are also grateful for the support we had from our school’s co-founders and principal donors, the governments of Germany, France, Switzerland, UK and the U.S. Representatives from their Embassies participated in the human bondage, with professors, students, artists to prevent the forceful entry in our Campus. The ambassadors of these countries wrote statements to the prime minister S. Berisha, which is responsible for all this intervention against our independent academy. Dear Colleagues, The Academy of Film & Multimedia “MARUBI” a member of CILECT, GEECT and SEEC risks to be closed by the unlawful acts of the Albanian Government. We ask for your support in our efforts to keep the Academy of Film and Multimedia “MARUBI” open and functional so we can continue our mission of preparing the new generation of filmmakers in Albania. SPANISH FRIDAY @ AFMM In cooperation with the Embassy of Spain in Albania, AFMM has the pleasure to invite you to The SPANISH FRIDAY. This event is part of AFMM and its Partners strategy for spreading Western culture in Albania.  The event was presented by HE Mr. Manuel Montobbio Ambassador of Spain in Albania and Rector Çashku. For more info, please keep yourself updated on this website or sent an email at info@afmm.edu.al to be part of our mailing list, and get informed on AFMM activities. Thank you and see you soon! ANNE REVEL @ AFMM In the frames of the big support given by the Embassy of France, one of AFMM’s main Partners, we had the honor to receive for one week of lessons on Direction and Set Organization, Mme Anne Revel, a very well known film professional and teacher of french Conservatoire Libre du Cinema Français.  The cooperation between France and AFMM will grow stronger during 2009. ERGIN KUKE @ AFMM It is with great pleasure we received, for a Master Class session on Visual Effects in Film & TV Industry, best known albanian 3D Artist working in Los Angeles, CA, mr. Ergin Kuke.  Mr. Kuke, talked about the Departments, Techniques and Software involved during the process of 3D creation. His next visit to AFMM, we will organize a wider program along with a work-shop. JIM BELUSHI @ AFMM We had the honor to receive, one of most well known Albanian Actor abroad, mr. James (Jim) Belushi, at AFMM premises. Mr. Belushi has been one of the strongest supporter of AFMM from its beginning in 2004. He’s visits are considered like back to home ones. Jim was happy to discover, our screening theatre is called John & Jim Belushi.  Mr. Belushi and mr. Çashku, along with twelve most known Albanian personalities abroad, received the Title “ Ambassador of the Nation”, by The President of the Republic of Albania H.E. Bamir Topi. Mr. Belushi was also given the Title “Honor of the Nation”. AFMM, FULL MEMBER OF CILECT We are proud to announce AFMM was recently given the status of Full Member.   Rector Çashku attended the Beijing congress in November. The decision for admitting AFMM as Full Member, was taken with unanimous vote from the CILECT’s General Assembly . CILECT is the association of the world's major film and television schools. Its goals are to provide a means for exchange of ideas among member schools, and to help them understand the future of education for creative personnel in film, television, and related media. It is dedicated to the creation, development and maintenance of regional and international co-operation among its member schools, and to the encouragement of film and television training in the developing world. AFMM Films @ 9/11 FilmFest, Prishtina Five films from AFMM 2007, and 2008 promotion students, where selected in the competition of 9/11 Film Festival, in Prishtina, Republic of Kosova. The films have been much appreciated from Kosovar and international audience of the Festival. The film “Dear Rea”, from Sabir Kanaqi AFMM 2008 Directing Department Promotion, Graduated, was honored with Best Camera Award. Kosovar media had a very good feed back, regarding AFMM films. Other AFMM films in competition where: Antena by Gentian Koçi / second year Directing Department MoonLight by Aljonka Aliu / 2007 Promotion graduated Things I’ve Never Said Before by Soena Lame / first year Student The Hiding of Black Bill by Borin Leka / 2008 Directing Department Promotion Graduated. AFMM CILECT It is with, great pleasure that we announce, AFMM was recently given the status of Candidate Member of CILECT.  After the first application to join the institution, three years ago and after fulfilling all the conditions and evaluation process, in respect of CILECT Status and Regulations, Rector Çashku is invited to attend the 2008 Congress in BeiJing China in November, where AFMM will receive the Full Members Status. CILECT functions as a Liaison Center of the best tradition of Film Education Institutions WorldWide. For more info regarding CILECT, please visit: CILECT Home Page AFMM ACCREDITATION With Albanian Ministry of National Education decision, nr: 227 date 26. 05.2008, AFMM becomes the First Accredited Film Academy, in Albania, and the forth Accredited University nationwide. AFMM STUDENT FILMS SCREENINGS  INGMAR BERGMAN FILM DAYS @ AFMM  In cooperation with the Swedish Embassy in Tirana, and under the auspices of H.E. Elisabeth Stam Ambassador of Sweden in Albania, AFMM had the pleasure to show a selection of some of Bergman’s Master Pieces. The Activity was very well attended by the audience. Next season at AFMM we will have a larger selection of Bergman’s films. Gottfried BENN @ AFMM  The 22 April 2008, AFMM hosted a Poetry & Music event dedicated to Gottfried Benn, best known German poet of the beginning of 20th century, co-organized with the Albanian German Cultural Association “Robert Schwartz”. Participants, followed a collage, prepared by dr. Ardian Klosi, with experts from Benn’s poetry, informations about his life, original sound bites as well as a short movie with unique original Benn’s life footage. His poetry was interpreted by well known actors Valbona Imami and Neritan Liçaj, with Nora Çashku playing piano. At the end of the evening, the winners of Poetical Translation Contest “Gottfried Benn”, were proclaimed. The jury, awarded mr. Edvin Cami with the First Prize “Best Translator”, Second Prize was awarded to Doreida Kafexhiu and the Third Prize “Best Young Translator” was Awarded to Eda Majko. Fourteen Benn’s books were offed to other participants of the contest. The Provost of AFMM, mr Çashku, and dr. Klosi, announced that this first co-organization of Poetical Evening, in AFMM premises, will be followed by many others, as a indispensable Public Service, giving a poly-centric cultural profile, to the city. Dominique de Rivaz @ AFMM  Printemps de la Francophonie @ AFMM   International Human Rights Film Festival Albania  AFMM and Partners are pleased to invite you to IHRFFA third edition. Please visit IHRFFAs website www.ihrffa.net for festival info. Hajo Schomerus  With the big support of German - Albanian Cultural Association “Robert Shvarc”, Cinematographer Hajo Schomerus, held his yearly cinematography Master Classes and Workshop, during six days, with all three AFMM promotions. PHD. Bruce Williams  From four years now, AFMM has the pleasure to welcome prof.Williams. Deleau & Simsolo @ AFMM  With the support of the French Embassy in Tirana, we’ve had the honour and pleasure to receive for a week of Master Classes on la Nouvelle Vague, mr. Pierre-Henri Deleau and mr. Noel SIMSOLO. Both, among highest rank European film representatives.   Left to Right: Dr. Besnik Aliaj (Polis University), Kujtim Çashku (Academy of Film & Multimedia MARUBI), Prof.Dr Aleks Luarasi ( Superior Law School “ Luarasi), Henri Çili ( European University of Tirana), during presentation ceremony of the Albanian Universitary Consorcium. Four Albanian Independent Universities, feeling the need of collaboration between one another, in order to pronounce their ambitions and interests, in the field of Superior Education in Albania, joined and founded a new form of cooperation, called “ The Albanian Universitary Consorcium”. The Superior Law School “ Luarasi”, The Academy of Film & Multimedia “Marubi”, The European University of Tirana and The Architecture University “Polis”, presented their union, during a press conference held at Tirana International Hotel on September 21, 2007. A “Chart of Principles” For a Superior Education with Quality and Standards, was signed during the press Conference, by the Rectors of the four Superior Education Institutions. MFMS Students Film Selection  As every end of academic year, MFMS organizes the screening of a selection of its third years promotions students. This will be a very special moment as for the first time in Albanian Film History we will have a generation of Graduated filmmakers. Until now days filmmakers have been formed abroad during communist regime, in the 90’s some of them studied in Europe and in the States. But today for the first time, the first Academy of Film & Multimedia, will bring to the public its first results. During this Academic year a total of 12 hours 45 minutes of short films where produced by 28 students of MFMS three promotions, twenty of them co-produced with their colleagues from Germany (Baden - Würtemberg FilmAkademie, students) and Serbia (Faculty of Dramatic Arts of Belgrade, students), in the frames of students and human resources exchange, powered by IFA Germany. The selection includes four films from this year Graduation promotion students. (Approx. 80 minutes), three shorts from second year promotion students (Approx. 30 minutes), two films from first year promotion students. (Approx. 15 minutes) A screening of 28 films produced during the second semester of this Academic year, which includes a program of 4 hours 45 minutes, will be screened for the students’ parents, friends and open public, on 19th of July. The Graduation Ceremony will be organized in September. MFMS & The Embassy of Spain  German Film Days  Each year, MFMS in cooperation with German Albanian Cultural Association “ Robert Schvarc”, organize screenings of German Films. One year ago we presented to Albanian audience two days of German short films. This year two German Classic Films are being shown to Albanian Audience in the Marubi Screening Theatre the 24 and 25 of May. The films are in original language with english subtitles. They are presented by MFMS Director mr. Kujtim Çashku and the chairman of “Robert Schvarc” foundation mr. Adrian Klosi. The films are being very well attended by Film Professionals, Students and general audience. PHD Bruce Williams Master Classes  For the third consecutive year, PHD. Bruce Williams visited MFMS. During his three days stay, PHD. Williams kept Master Classes on the American Independent Cinema from the 50’s up to our days. His Master Classes where very well attended by MFMS students. MFMS Desk @ The Tirana Education Fair  From 15 - 17 May 2007, at the International Culture Center “ Arbnori”, was held the first Education Fair in Tirana. MFMS had its own desk with an improvised Screening Room. During the three days of the fair, short films produced by MFMS students in cooperation with students form Baden Wurtemberg Filmakademie and Academy of Dramatic Arts of Belgrade, where shown during the day. Afternoon screenings where focused mostly on Classic Films such as “Metropolis” by Fritz Lang, “The General” & “The Electric House” by Buster Kiton and “Bande a Part” by Jean Luc Godard. The public attendance was very high during the hole fair. The Tirana Education Fair was organized by CEO Kosova with the support of the Ministry of Education and Sciences of the Republic of Albania. MFMS Sound Post Production  Marubi Film & Multimedia School, upgrades its Sound Post Production facilities to PRO TOOLS HD Post Production Edition. From now our students will be formed on latest sound post production technics. Working in the same technical conditions as their homologues abroad. This will improve the sound design concepts, in-existant in Albanian Film Industry up to now, as sound design has been the biggest problem of our domestic film industry. MFMS @ Go-East Wiesbaden Film Festival  Seven films, from MFMS second and third year promotion, have been selected in the Student Competition, at the 7th Go-East International Film Festival. The films, “50 Lekë” by Borin Leka, “Chrysantemus” by Alionka Aliu, “Delay” by Valon Bajgora, “User Manual” by Ermal Himaj, “Wagon Citizens” by Valon Bajgora, “The Recycle Store” by Borin Leka and “Flowing with the River” by Edlira Ruzi , are being screened during this days. Students Borin Leka, Aljonka Aliu and Valon Bajgora, are attending the Festival, along with MFMS Director mr. Kujtim Çashku who is invited to the symposium of European Film Schools in Wiesbaden. MFMS & IHRFFA  In the premises of MFMS was held the second edition of IHRFFA (International Human Rights Film Festival Albania). 24 Films worldwide where appreciated by Albanian Audience. Directors that attended IHRFFA kept master classes to MFMS students. MFMS & TIFF (Tirana International Film Festival)  Mr. Goran Pascaljeviç MFMS students had the pleasure of a master class with best known european director mr. Goran Paskaljeviç, who was in Tirana, in the frames of TIFF 2006, presenting his latest movie “Pessimists”. MFMS & FDA Exchange  Prof. Srdjan Karanoviç In the frames of exchanges between MFMS and FDA Belgrade, one of the best known european Film Directors, mr. Srdjan Karanoviç, Dean of FDA Belgrade, showed two of his films and kept master classes to MFMS students, in December 15 - 17 2006. His latest Film “Loving Glances” was screened in the frames of MFMS Friday Screenings, and was very well received from Albanian audience. Apple Store in Tirana  Sot, më dt. 9 Korrik, ditën e Hënë në orën 20:00 në ambientet e Hotel Tirana International (Salla Balsha) për herë të parë bëhet prezantimi i produkteve Apple. Shkolla e Filmit dhe Multimedias Marubi e mbështet këtë iniciativë të shkëlqyer, duke qëne vetë një nga pionierët e Machintoch në Shqipëri. MFMS & UNICEF  Extract from a oneminutesJr. video on Violence Against Children at a workshop at MFMS in Tirana, Albania. Violence through the eyes of teenagers "What does violence look like? what does violence feel like? and how do we show it in a minute?" - These questions were on the minds of 21 teenagers from Albania. They have met in the Marubi Film & Multimedia School to produce OneminuteJr. films on different forms of violence against children. Supported by UNICEF Albania, the teenagers and their trainers spent five days writing, filming and editing their stories. They were ready in time for the launch of the UN Study on Violence against Children during the week of October 12, 2006. The films opened the national launch event for the global UN study in the capital Tirana. MFMS & UNDP ( PNUD )  Before the Screenings. A movie celebrating Roma history and culture, ‘Latcho Drom’, was screened in Roma communities in Tirana from 10 to 12 October. The event gathered approximately 600 Roma and Balkan-Egyptians living within the Tirana communities of Kinostudio and nearby Shkolla Teknologjike. The event is part of UNDP and UNV ongoing efforts to promote and celebrate intercultural awareness of Albanian minorities and is the first cultural outreach activity involving vulnerable minority families living in Tirana. The community cinema event was organized by UNDP and UN Volunteers done in partnership with Marubi Film & Multimedia School, the Roma Committee at the Ministry of Labour as well as Roma NGOs including Qendres per nje Vizion Bashkekohor per Roma, Amaro Dives, Roma Active Albania and Amaro Drom.   MFMS & BW Filmakademie  Prof. Nina Grosse during lesson with our third year promotion students. Professor Nina Grosse, from Baden - Wurtemberg FilmAkademie came to MFMS from 29 October - 6 November 2006, in the frames of knowledge and human resurses exchange between the two Film Academies, supported by IFA Germany. During her stay, Prof. Grosse organized theory lessons for the three promotions of our school. In meanwhile she directed a practical workshop with second year students, shooting and editing four short movies, using the same story. In the end of November a group of five students from MFMS, accompaigned by MFMS Principal mr. Kujtim Çashku will go to BW Filmakademie, continuing the fruitfull cooperation between the two Film Academies. MFMS & FDA Exchange  Prof. Goran Markoviç In the frames of exchanges betwen MFMS and FDA Belgrade, one of the best known european Film Directors, mr. Goran Markoviç, member of he European Film Academy, will be showing two of his films and will keep master classes to MFMS students, from 5 - 8 November. MFMS & French Cultural Cooperation From 16 - 21 October 2006, came to Tirana in the frames of the French Cultural Cooperation program, mr Emmanuel Cabanes french editor, who gave classes to the three promotions of MFMS, on the Historical and Esthetical evolution of Editing. Mr Cabanes is one of the founders of the Editing Department of our Academy. From 19 - 24 Novembre, MFMS will receive the visit of Prof. Jean Louis Berdot and Prof. Michel Faure, from Ecole Nationale Louis Lumiere in Paris. Professor Berdot will teach Film Directing to the three years of our school. Prof. Michel Faure will teach Sound inginering in Film and TV. This is the second consecutive year that our students have the privilege of having the best tradition of french teaching, between them. MFMS & NFC ( National Film Centre, Albania ) National Film Centre of Albania (QKK), gives the first grant to a student in the camera department of the MFMS, according to Cinematographic law in the Republic of Albania. The grant covers one year scholarship expense. MFMS & BW Filmakademie The exchange missions betwen Marubi Film & Multimedia School and Baden Wurtemberg Filmakademie in Ludwigsburg Germany, will continue during academic year 2006 - 2007. As usual a group of five students acompaigned by their professors, from B.W. Filmakademie, will stay to Tirana during 8 days, from 13 - 21 October. In mid November a group of MFMS students and professors, will give back the visit to their colleagues. This will be the second consecutive year that the two Academies, exchange Culture, Skills and Human Resources. The project is supported by IFA Germany and the Stability Pact for South - Eastern Europe. The films shot during the first exchange program, will be very soon screened through National and Satellite Televisions in Germany, Albania and Kosova. MFMS & FDA Exchange In the frames of exchanges for the Stability Pact in the Balkans sponsored by IFA Germany, a first group of five students from the Academy of Film and Dramatic Art of Belgrade, stayed in Tirana from 13 - 21 June 2006. They shoot 5 short movies in the Capital, Tirana assisted by their albanian colleagues. A group of MFMS second year students returned the visit to FDA of Belgrade, beginning of July. The students shoot five short movies in one day diary conditions. 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