On the Way
TITLE
On the Way
DIRECTOR
Samir Karahoda
COUNTRY
Kosovo
YEAR
2024
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Live action
Overview
On the Way
Father and son are on their way to the airport to pick up a gift sent from abroad by the boy's godfather. Amid bureaucratic hurdles, with little or no hope for real political and social changes in the country, they find comfort and strength in their shared optimism for the future.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Samir Karahoda
Samir began working as a photographer in 1992. He completed his photography studies at the Academy of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul in 2003. In addition to his work as a photographer, he is also a cinematographer, tutor and, for almost 20 years, curator of the short film program at the Documentary and Short Film Festival DokuFest in Prizren, Kosovo. He was the cinematographer of several short and feature-length films, including his. His directorial debut, the documentary short film IN BETWEEN, had its world premiere at the 2019 edition of Berlinale. His second short film, DISPLACED (PA VEND), premiered in the 2021 Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the EFA nomination for the European Film Awards. DISPLACED won, among others, the IMDb Pro Short Cuts Award as Best Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival and Best Nonfiction at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2019 he received the Annual Cinematography Award from the Ministry of Culture of Kosovo. He is also a member of the European Film Academy.
Credits
- DirectorSamir Karahoda
- Screenplay Samir Karahoda,Miron Karahoda
- CinematographySamir Karahoda
- CastHYlber Mehmeti, Miron Karahoda
- Editing Enis Saraçi
- Producer/s Eroll Bilibani, Samir Karahoda
- Production CompanySK PICTURES
- Distributor/sRadiator IP Sales
- Project TitleOn the Way
- Project TypeFiction
- Completion Date 1 January 2024
- Country of originKosovo
- Country of filmingKosovo
- LanguageAlbanian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Samir Karahoda
Samir began working as a photographer in 1992. He completed his photography studies at the Academy of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul in 2003. In addition to his work as a photographer, he is also a cinematographer, tutor and, for almost 20 years, curator of the short film program at the Documentary and Short Film Festival DokuFest in Prizren, Kosovo. He was the cinematographer of several short and feature-length films, including his. His directorial debut, the documentary short film IN BETWEEN, had its world premiere at the 2019 edition of Berlinale. His second short film, DISPLACED (PA VEND), premiered in the 2021 Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the EFA nomination for the European Film Awards. DISPLACED won, among others, the IMDb Pro Short Cuts Award as Best Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival and Best Nonfiction at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2019 he received the Annual Cinematography Award from the Ministry of Culture of Kosovo. He is also a member of the European Film Academy.