Kino Lumbardhi will close at the beginning of June and will enter the renovation process. The long process we went through to secure an agreement for the closure of the Kino Lumbardhi building, opened in 1952 and since then, has undergone a multitude of transformations and uses as a cinema, cultural space and place for socializing, culminating in the agreement with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Republic of Kosovo.
Since 2015, after great efforts by the cultural and artistic community in Kosovo, the region and around to stop the process of privatization and dismantling of this historic and iconic building in the city of Prizren, the Lumbardhi Foundation has operated in the space with the aim of reviving the tradition of watching films and creating new moments for culture and socializing.
On the occasion of the closure of the physical cinema building, the Lumbardhi Foundation has prepared a 4-day program, on May 25, 28, 30 and 31, to meet for the last time in this space, which will change from June. The closing week program includes film screenings, music concerts and meetings with the community to say goodbye to this space as we know it and to give a good omen for its future chapters.
PROGRAM
25.05 20:30
Film Screening – Beynelmilel (The International) directed by Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Muharrem Gülmez – Kino Bahce
28.05 20:30
Film Screening – Una vida util (A useful life) directed by Federico Veiroy – Kino Bahce
30.05 20:30
Concert: Baba Zula and Gipsy Groove
Tickets: 10 euros. You can only get them at Kino Lumbardhi in Prizren or by sending us a DM on Instagram / email at info@lumbardhi.org
31.05
18:00 – Closing Ceremony (only by invitation)
19:00 – Film Screening – Por primera vez (For the first time) directed by Octavio Cortazar; Lampa cu caciula (The tube with a hat) directed by Radu Jude; Prizrenski Motivi (Prizren Motifs) directed by Živorad ‘Žika’ Mitrović.
20:00 – Reception
20:00 – Erteller Dj Set/ Esma and Murat Ertel