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Florenc Papas' sophomore feature offers a fascinating take on the coming-of-age genre, zooming in on a mother and son's hardship amidst civil unrest in Albania -- by Davide Abbatescianni

EXCLUSIVE: First look at Florenc Papas’ coming-of-age drama film Luna Park

Thessaloniki 2024: EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for Thessaloniki title Luna Park

Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2021 - Spotlighting the next generation of talent

Interview: ‘Open Door’ Helmer on Road Movies, Ancient Traditions, Social Pretensions --by Ed Meza

‘Open Door’: Sarajevo Review. Sisters united in a car journey across Albania in a rare feature to emerge from that country --by Wendy Ide

Screen can exclusively reveal the first trailer for Albanian director Florenc Papas’ debut feature Open Door, which has its world premiere at Sarajevo Film Festival  --by Lisa Wehrstedt

Sarajevo Q&A: Albanian director Florenc Papas talks competition title ‘Open Door’. Although this is his first feature, Papas is well-established in the industry --by Vladan Petkovic

Open Door: Florenc Papas Takes Us for a Drive in Albania. It can seem like a minor miracle to get a glimpse of Albanian cinema today, but this is not the only reason Open Door feels like a god-send --by Diane Sippl

Staged as a domestic road movie, Papas’ film has much to say about the powerlessness of the female voice and the restrictions placed on their body and agency. Film Review: Visionär Film Festival --by Maryam Philpott

Albanian-born filmmaker Florenc Papas took a moment to dissect his feature debut, Open Door, which is world-premiering at the Sarajevo Film Festival...

Interview with Florenc Papas #25thSFF

Papas scores an Oscar entry for his country with his feature film debut 'Open Door' --by Ben Dalton, the 93 international feature Oscar 2021 contenders

Review: In his decidedly small-scale road movie, Papas turns budget downsides into advantages, mostly thanks to excellent performances and a well-rounded audiovisual concept --by Vladan Petkovic

Review: Papas’ assured sensitivity to the characters leads us to trust that he feels them “in his bones” and understands them better than they know themselves --by Diane Sippl

Review: Patriarchy is alive and flourishing in Albania, as portrayed in Florenc Papas’ debut feature Open Door --by WFR

Reviews: (fr) There is a lot of tension in Florenc Papas' story but also a lot of tenderness, appeasement and hope --senscritique

Review: (gr) The director faithfully applies the typical specifications of a social drama, without peaking the emotional tones --by Dimitris Babas

GOA-IFF 2024: The scars of history are etched on every family; Luna Park is a tribute to those stories– Florenc Papas --press conference, Goa, India

Q&A: With producer Eno Milkani. Hosted by Anu Anand of FilmBath.  Alongside the films at AMPLIFY! (Cambridge Film Festival 2020) we are proud to present Open Door by Florenc Papas

Six filmmakers to watch with new projects at Sarajevo’s CineLink. The producers, writers and directors are all attending CineLink with new projects --by Vladan Petkovic

The Albanian project directed by Lorin Terezi and produced by Florenc Papas was deemed the best of the seven pitched at the event...