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Sabina Kodra is an Albanian film producer, director, and founder of the Albanian film production company EraFilm. , She is known for her work in producing and co-producing several acclaimed films and television series, contributing significantly to the Albanian audiovisual industry.

Life and Education

Sabina Kodra is born in Albania, graduated from the Academy of Arts in Tirana in 1999 with a degree in theater direction.

Career

In 2001, Kodra founded the Albanian film production company EraFilm, which has since produced and co-produced several noteworthy films. Her first major project was the 2001 co-production of the feature film *Letters in the Wind*, directed by Edmond Budina, which won a quality awards in Italy and Greece in 2003.

Kodra continued to produce films that gained international recognition, including *Balkan Bazaar* (2011), a feature comedy by Edmond Budina, and *Agon* (2012), directed by Robert Budina, which was Albania's selection for the US Academy Award's Best Foreign Language Film category in 2013. She also produced *BOTA* (2014), a feature film by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci, which was Albania's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.. The directors won the Fedeora Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2014 for this film.

In 2015, Kodra co-produced *Sworn Virgin*, directed by Laura Bispuri. The film was featured in the Berlinale Competition and went on to win several awards, including the Golden Firebird Award at the Hong Kong Film Festival, the New Directors Prize at the San Francisco International Film Festival, and the Nora Ephron Prize at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Kodra's *A Shelter Among the Clouds* (2018) had its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia, where it competed in the Official Competition. The film later participated in over 20 international film festivals, collecting several awards, including Best Film at the La Valletta International Film Festival and Best Actor and Best Actress at the PriFilmFest in Kosovo. It is notable for being the first Albanian-language film distributed in German-speaking territories, where it was well-received with over 20,000 admissions. The film was also broadcast on Digitalb Albania, Albanian National TV RTSH, and HBO.

In 2019, Kodra produced the short film *My Name Is Sonila*, directed by Suela Bako, which premiered at the Cracow International Film Festival and was later released by Canal+. She also produced *Hands in the Pocket* by Ergys Meta, which was showcased at numerous festivals globally.

In 2022, the TV mini-series *The Square of Power* , written and directed by Robert Budina, was broadcast on Albania’s largest television network, KLAN (Televizioni Klan), with an impressive average audience rating of 35%. Additionally, Kodra’s production company EraFilm premiered *One of Us* (2022), directed by Ergys Meta, at the Cottbus International Film Festival.

Her latest producent work is Waterdrop , Albania’s official submission for the 97th edition of the Academy Awards (OSCARS) in the International Feature Film category. The film has been recognized at several international festivals, including nominations at the 2024 FilmFestival Cottbus (FFC) for the Audience Award in the Overall Programme category and at the 2024 Warsaw International Film Festival for the Warsaw Grand Prix.


Advocacy and Initiatives

In 2018, Kodra founded the Albanian Women in Audiovisual (AWA) association, aiming to strengthen the presence and empower the voice of women in the Albanian audiovisual industry. The organization successfully advocated for a draft law against sexism in the media , which was voted into law by the Albanian Parliament in 2023.


Filmography

Title Year Role Director
Welcome Home 2026 Producer Odeta Çunaj
Made of Dust 2025 Producer Arjola Daja
The Three of Us 2025 Producer Suela Bako
Waterdrop 2024 Producer Robert Budina
EUROPA 2023 Line Producer Sudabeh Mortezai
The Square of Power (TV Mini-series, 8 episodes) 2022 Producer Robert Budina
One of Us 2022 Producer Ergys Meta
My Name is Sonila 2020 Producer Suela Bako
Hands in Pocket 2019 Producer Ergys Meta
A Shelter Among the Clouds 2018 Producer Robert Budina
Shirt Sleeves 2015 Producer Suela Bako
Sworn Virgin 2014 Co-producer Laura Bispuri
Bota 2014 Producer Iris Elezi & Thomas Logoreci
Agon 2012 Producer Robert Budina
Made in Albania 2012 Co-producer Stefania Casini
Ballkan Bazar 2011 Producer Edmond Budina
Spiderman 5 2008 Producer Robert Budina
Lulebore 2005 Producer Robert Budina
Letters in the Wind 2003 Co-producer Edmond Budina


References

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  2. Era Film Website, - Web Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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  4. Letters in the Wind - Era Film Production Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  5. Edmond Budina profile, - iMDB Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  6. festivals & awards in Italy and Greece - FilmItalia Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  7. Balkan Baazar - IMDb Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  8. Edmond Budina - IMDb Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  9. AGON - IMDb Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  10. Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award submissions 2013 - IMDb Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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  28. "Albanian Lobbyists Work to Improve Laws on Equality, Prevention of Sexism, and Gender Representation in Albanian Media". Exit. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
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