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For the second year in a row the Ministry of Tourism
Culture Youth and Sports refused to finance Tirana International
Film Festival (TIFF), ignoring the petition in support of this
festival signed by over 500 celebrities and well known personalities
working in the movie industry.
Dear Minister, we cannot do the same, obliged to accomplish our
mission, we are going to pursue in our way thanking all the
supporters to whom we dedicated the continuity of the 6th edition of
Tirana International Film Festival.
Welcome to TIFF’s 6th edition wishing a successful festival to all
competitors, participants and supporters.
You can support TIFF!
THAT IS WHY, WE APPEAL TO YOU TODAY, PEOPLE OF FESTIVAL, FOR YOUR
ACTIVE SUPPORT.
WE ASK YOU, PEOPLE OF FESTIVAL, TO SUPPORT THE ACTION OF TIFF BY
SIGNING THIS PETITION.
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PETITION
To: The Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports of
Albania, Mr. Ylli Pango
From: The PEOPLE
OF FESTIVAL
The Tirana
International Film Festival, created in 2003, is based on a simple
trinity: the filmmakers, the public and the festivals financial
supporters.
In these five years,
TIFF managed to represent the largest network ever generated from
Albania that was able to gather FILMMAKERS from over
70 countries all around the World and to facilitate the
circulation of more than 4,000 films, the exchange of their
respective techniques, point of views, themes and diversity of
cultural values.
The Tirana
International Film Festival, relying on the work, the passion and
expertise of its staff and collaborators, acted in these 5 years to
promote the Albanian cinema in the world through numerous actions
(including but not limited to film retrospectives) that respond to
the real need of the industry and of the international audiences.
But what really
makes the difference, speaking on terms of human relations, are the
citizens of the cities where film festivals are held. The success of
a film festival heavily depends upon their reaction, the reaction of
the public. The PUBLIC of
Tirana, the public of
Albania, during these years in which TIFF has existed, has
demonstrated that the
International Film Festival is a more than needed event in a
culturally fast-growing capital. The TIFF counts about 3000 Albanian
spectators per year.
While the two
pillars, the filmmakers and the public "the PEOPLE OF FESTIVAL"
become increasingly stronger, this year, on the fifth
anniversary of TIFF, the sudden and inexplicable disengagement of
the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports, which was the
main financial supporter of the Festival, put TIFF in a very
difficult situation.
So far, there has
been no official reply to our requests for financing TIFF project in
its 2007 edition.
TIFF decided to
respond jointly to this situation by publicly reacting through this
petition.
We really do feed
the hope that
Tirana Film Festival has more and more followers that really
do want TIFF in existence, for the best of the culture of
Albania and for our integration through culture.
THAT IS WHY, WE
APPEAL TO YOU TODAY, PEOPLE OF FESTIVAL, FOR YOUR ACTIVE
SUPPORT.
WE ASK YOU,
PEOPLE OF FESTIVAL, TO SUPPORT THE ACTION OF TIFF BY SIGNING
THIS PETITION.
The undersigned
TIFF
Tirana International Film Festival
P.O. Box 8361
Tirana, Albania
http://www.tiranafilmfest.com
info@tiranafilmfest.com
ALBANIA ART NSTITUTE
http://www.albaniaartinstitute.org
ALBANIAN ART INSTITUTE
info@tiranafilmfest.com
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