Samir Karahoda

Samir Karahoda began working as a photographer in 1992. In 2003 he completed his photography studies at the Academy of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul. In addition to his work as a photographer, he is also a cinematographer, tutor and curator of the short film program at the Documentary and Short Film Festival DokuFest. Cinematographed several shorts and feature films including his own films. His documentary short film "In Between" was his directorial debut, which in 2019 had its world premiere at the Berlinale as the first Kosovar film to compete at this festival. In Between (Në mes) was also a candidate for European Film Academy Award EFA. Displaced (Pa vend) is his second short film which premiered at Official Competition at Festival de Cannes in 2021 and was awarded with EFA nomination for European Film Awards 2021. In Septmeber 2021, Displaced, won IMDb Pro short cuts award as a best short film at Toronto International Film Festival.