Photo credit: Sebastien Boulanger

Vjosana Shkurti is a Canadian-Albanian filmmaker, once immigrant in Greece during her childhood and adolescence, now based in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyaang, known as Montreal on google maps. Her cinema explores questions of origin, language, elusive desires and surreal manifestations of intimate power dynamics. Her works blend reality with abstraction, and have travelled to festivals in Canada, France, UK, Finland, Spain, Greece among others.

Her first short film “Ofranda” (2023, prod Peripheria, Distributed by Travelling) received the Writers Guild of Canada prize for the best film script at Cours Ecrire Ton Court organized by SODEC. The film won an award by Metafilms at Prends ça court! Gala for its precise direction and sensitive storytelling, and was reviewed in Revue Séquences. She is currently finishing her second fiction film “Mother, My Child” distributed by Welcome Aboard.

When I’m not working on my own projects, I do videography and photography for art & culture in Montreal, especially dance, performance, and media arts installations. Since 2019, I have been working as a photographer / videographer at Elektra Gallery, Ada-x, TAG, Pixelles, Eastern Bloc, CQAM, PHI, and MUTEK. I have been involved as a videographer with Cinema Politica Montreal (Winter 2018) and as filmmaker/designer at the Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture & Technology (2017-2019).

2018
Specialization in Film Production, Honours BFA, Concordia University
Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema Award for Outstanding Achievement in Specialization in Film Production, 2017
Advisory Board Scholarship in Film Production – Fondation René Malo, 2015

2011
Architectural Design & Visual Art, High Distinction Honours BA, University of Toronto
Arts & Science Dean’s List Recognition for Academic Excellence

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*Cinematographer for Dulce Hogar, Directed by Gio Olmos
**Cinematographer for Silvia dans Les Vagues, Directed by Gio Olmos