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Veton Nurkollari

Veton Nurkollari is Artistic Director of DokuFest, Kosovo's largest cultural event and one of the most important documentary and short film festivals in the South East Europe, which he co-founded in 2002 with a group of friends.

Veton Nurkollari

Veton Nurkollari is Artistic Director of DokuFest, Kosovo's largest cultural event and one of the most important documentary and short film festivals in the South East Europe, which he co-founded in 2002 with a group of friends. 

He is also one of the curators of DokuPhoto, an annual showcase of documentary photography that runs alongside the film festival. 

Veton is a member of the European Film Academy’s documentary selection committee as well as of the Cinema Eye Honors selection committee, a New York City based organization that recognizes and honours exemplary craft in nonfiction filmmaking.  

He is also one of the founding board members of the Albanian Cinema Project, an initiative to bring awareness, attention and assistance to the plight of the Albanian National Film Archive.

Veton regularly curates film programmes and juries at various film festivals and is currently involved in a coaching and mentorship of young filmmakers from Kosovo within “Future is Here” and “Heritage Space” projects.   

Veton Nurkollari is a member of the European Film Academy and the European Cultural Parliament.