Neritan Zinxhiria

Born in Tirana, raised in Athens; Neritan Zinxhiria lived his own cinema paradiso at Cinema Trianon, a historical movie theatre in Greece. He created his first short film at the age of 18 and four years later he wins all major Greek film festivals with his second short CHAMOMILE. Regarded as one of the best Greek short films ever made, the film was also credited internationally by Cineuropa as one of the most important short films of 2013. His third short THE TIME OF A YOUG MAN ABOUT TO KILL premiered in Busan, South Korea. A prize winner in Audi’s hometown Ingolstadt, the film was produced by Gabriele Oricchio and Valeria Golino and shot in Italy. Holder of 2018 Artworks Excellence Award by the prestigious Stavros Niarhos Foundation, his films have been screened in more than 200 film festivals around the world. His last short film A COUNTRY OF TWO an experimental mosaic of found footage and photos, was presented by New Museum and DESTE Foundation at Benaki Museum.