P R O G R A M
June 1st – 5th, 2026
Monday, June 1st, 2026
🕖 19:00
📍 DEA OPEN AIR Venue – Tirana
Welcome Reception
For the guests of the 13th Edition of the DEA OPEN AIR International Film Festival – Tirana 2026
🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 1 – Amphitheater of the University of Arts or the Concert Hall of the University of Arts*
🕗 20:00
DEA OPEN AIR Venue – Tirana
Official Opening Ceremony
13th Edition of DEA OPEN AIR International Film Festival – Tirana 2026
🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 1 – Amphitheater of the University of Arts or the Concert Hall of the University of Arts*
🕣 20:30
🎞 FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
Gülizar – Belkıs Bayrak – 84 Minutes – Turkiye 2025
🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 1 – Amphitheater of the University of Arts or the Concert Hall of the University of Arts*
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026
🕒 13:00
🎓 STUDENT FILM PROGRAM
Prayer – Sofia Geweiler, 14 Minutes, Portugal 2025; Quarter – Maja Górczak, 13 Minutes, Poland 2025; Ink On Paper – Kenana Hussein Hasan, 10 Minutes, Lebanon 2025; For What it Was – J.Leite, L.Fanzeres, M.Lesniczki, R.Sabioni; 9 Minutes; Brazil 2025; When It Rains Inside – Silvia Zennaro, 15 Minutes, Italy 2025; Al-Adham – Eman Hatem Ebied, 20 Minutes, Egypt 2024. 🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall
🕓 15:00
🎞 SHORT FILM PROGRAM
When The Tiger Roars – LAM Can-zhao – 15 Minutes – China 2025; My Childhood Tune – Brancu Alin – 20 Minutes – Romania 2025; A good man – Juli Suàrez – 11 Minutes – Spain 2025; For educational purposes – Hassan Benali, Charlotte Cayeux – 20 Minutes – France 2025; Zuta Deva – Alma Qoqaj – 17 Minuta – Bosnia & Hercegovina 2022; Black Mountain – Nikos Kakonas – 20 Minutes, Greece 2025. 🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall
🕕 17:00
FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
Jet Leg In Summer – Yan Kunao – 92 Minutes – China, Hong Kong, USA 2025
🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall
🕗 20:00
🎞 FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
La Terza Volta (The Third Time) – Gianni Aureli, 107 Minutes, Italy, 2025
🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 1 – Amphitheater of the University of Arts
/DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall*
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026
🕒 13:00
🎓 STUDENT FILM PROGRAM
Termokiss Has No Borders – Korab Jashari, Tea Krasniqi, 8 Minutes, Kosovo 2025; The Tale of the Peony – Yuqing Liu, Jintao Sun, 8 Minutes, Hong Kong 2026; Summer Cemetery – Valèria Cuní Capellà, 20 Minutes, Spain 2025; Urtajo – Miguel Ángel Marqués Bordoy, 11 Minutes, Spain 2025; Better So – Jaakko Antero Ylitalo, 15 Minutes, Finland 2024. 🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall
🕓 15:00
🎞 SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Moment of Reprieve – Reuven Yamrom – 18 Minutes – Israel 2025; The Black House – Dumitru Grosei – 20 Minutes – Romania 2025; Arenillas – Marta Martín Bueno – 15 Minutes – Spain 2024; Behind Every Fire – Tomás Faranna – 21 Minutes – Argentina 2026; Drone – Dogu Turan – 20 Minutes – Türkiye 2025. 🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall
🕕 17:00
FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
Kurak – Erke Dzhumakmatova, Emil Atageldiev – 83 Minutes – Kyrgyzstan 2025
🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall
🕗 20:00
🎞 FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
Debate – Nikolai Geffele – 120 Minutes – Netherland 2025
🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 1 – Amphitheater of the University of Arts
/DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall*
Thursday, June 4th, 2026
🕙 13:00
🎓 STUDENT FILM PROGRAM
Breast and Bombs – Ogerta Spahiu, 13 Minutes, Albania 2025; Phoenix – S.Khaled, Ch.Williams, Ph.Inaya, A.Brenner, K.Harris; 7 Minutes, USA 2025; Dara Empire Carved In – Emrullah Taş, 20 Minutes, Türkiye 2026; Pasta Alfredo – Leila Noee, 9 Minutes, Iran 2025; Because, I am a girl – S. Ispolganova, A. Tyan, R. Keneshova, F. Chorobekova, A. Alybekova, D. Murzulukova, A. Baimuratova; 7 Minutes, Kyrgysztan 2025; The Chief – Ksenia Chetvergova, 9 Minutes, Russian Federation 2025; On the dry bank of the river – Almourad Aldeeb, 23 Minutes, Germany 2024. 🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall
🕚 15:00
🎞 SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Something Wrong – Paola Termine – 30 Minutes – France 2025; Felix & Fernand – Oscar Buenafuente, Thierry Buenafuente – 20 Minutes – France 2025; Broken Shoes – Nuria Cánovas Navedo – 11 Minutes – Spain 2025; Despite the ruins – Raquel Quintana Martín – 15 Minutes – Spain 2025. 🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall
🕕 17:00
FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall
🕗 20:00
🎞 FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
House of the Chosen – Wojciech Nowak – 85 Minutes – Poland 2024
🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 1 – Amphitheater of the University of Arts
/DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall*
Friday, June 5th, 2026
🕕 19:00
📍 DEA OPEN AIR Film Festival Area – Tirana
Red Carpet Ceremony
Closing Reception of the 13th Edition of DEA OPEN AIR International Film Festival – Tirana 2026
🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 1 – Amphitheater of the University of Arts or the Concert Hall of the University of Arts*
🕖 20:00
📍 DEA OPEN AIR Film Festival Venue – Tirana
Awards Gala Ceremony
Official Closing of the 13th Edition of DEA OPEN AIR International Film Festival – Tirana 2026
🎬 DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 1 – Amphitheater of the University of Arts or the Concert Hall of the University of Arts*
* The organizers reserve the right to move events to the Concert Hall of the University of Arts and the feature film screenings to DEA OPEN AIR Cinema 2 – Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” Hall in case of unfavorable weather conditions.