A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

TITLE

A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

DIRECTOR

Gentian Koçi

COUNTRY

Albania, Portugal, Greece, Kosovo

YEAR

2022

DURATION

99′

GENRE

Existential Drama

Overview

A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

Two identical deaf-mute twin brothers discover they suffer from a genetic disease that will also progressively and irreversibly make them blind.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Andreas Dresen

Gentian Koçi is a director, screenwriter, and film producer from Tirana, Albania. His short films and documentaries have been selected and awarded at many festivals. He was internationally recognized for his documentary NOT A CARWASH, which premiered in official selection at the Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival, was nominated for the Special Jury Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2012, and met with great critical acclaim in Sight & Sound. Gentian Koçi was part of the Berlinale Talent Campus 2011. In June 2014, the premiere of his next documentary AJASO, A PHILOPERFORMANCE was held at the University Paris-Sorbonne. In 2017, Gentian Koçi presented his first feature film, DAYBREAK, which he wrote, directed, and produced. DAYBREAK had its world premiere at the Sarajevo International Film Festival in the main competition, where the main actress was awarded Heart of Sarajevo's Best Actress. Since its world premiere, DAYBREAK has been selected for more than 50 important film festivals all over the world, gathering many awards and receiving very positive reviews from the most important specialized film magazines. DAYBREAK was the official Albanian submission for the Academy Awards - Oscars 2018. Gentian Koçi's second feature film A CUP OF COFFEE AND NEW SHOES ON (2022), had its world premiere in the main competition at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), its Nordic premiere at Göteborg Film Festival, the German premiere at CineVision Competition at 40th Filmfest München, its Greek premiere at the 64th Thessaloniki Film Festival, etc. It garnered awards such as Best Director at the 41st Bergamo Film Meeting, Golden Sun for Best Film and the Critics’ Award in the SEE Program at CineDays Film Festival. A CUP OF COFFEE AND NEW SHOES ON was the Albanian official submission for the Academy Awards - Oscars 2023. It received great critical acclaim from most professional film magazines such as Variety, Screendaily, Cineuropa, etc. Recently, Gentian Koçi was selected and participated in Producer on the Move, EFP, Cannes 2023. Actually, he is in the development phase of his next project, COLD SUN and in the production stage as a co-producer of Fatos Berisha's new film WOMAN OF THE HOUSE.

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Gentian Koçi​

Gentian Koçi is a director, screenwriter, and film producer from Tirana, Albania. His short films and documentaries have been selected and awarded at many festivals. He was internationally recognized for his documentary NOT A CARWASH, which premiered in official selection at the Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival, was nominated for the Special Jury Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2012, and met with great critical acclaim in Sight & Sound. Gentian Koçi was part of the Berlinale Talent Campus 2011. In June 2014, the premiere of his next documentary AJASO, A PHILOPERFORMANCE was held at the University Paris-Sorbonne. In 2017, Gentian Koçi presented his first feature film, DAYBREAK, which he wrote, directed, and produced. DAYBREAK had its world premiere at the Sarajevo International Film Festival in the main competition, where the main actress was awarded Heart of Sarajevo's Best Actress. Since its world premiere, DAYBREAK has been selected for more than 50 important film festivals all over the world, gathering many awards and receiving very positive reviews from the most important specialized film magazines. DAYBREAK was the official Albanian submission for the Academy Awards - Oscars 2018. Gentian Koçi's second feature film A CUP OF COFFEE AND NEW SHOES ON (2022), had its world premiere in the main competition at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), its Nordic premiere at Göteborg Film Festival, the German premiere at CineVision Competition at 40th Filmfest München, its Greek premiere at the 64th Thessaloniki Film Festival, etc. It garnered awards such as Best Director at the 41st Bergamo Film Meeting, Golden Sun for Best Film and the Critics’ Award in the SEE Program at CineDays Film Festival. A CUP OF COFFEE AND NEW SHOES ON was the Albanian official submission for the Academy Awards - Oscars 2023. It received great critical acclaim from most professional film magazines such as Variety, Screendaily, Cineuropa, etc. Recently, Gentian Koçi was selected and participated in Producer on the Move, EFP, Cannes 2023. Actually, he is in the development phase of his next project, COLD SUN and in the production stage as a co-producer of Fatos Berisha's new film WOMAN OF THE HOUSE.

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