Academy of Film & Multimedia "Marubi"

Founded in Tirana in October 2004 by OraFilm Production Company with support from the Albanian Filmmakers Association Lumière and several western countries, the Academy of Film and Multimedia Marubi (AFMM) is an independent not-for-profit institution of higher education managed by the Kinostudio Foundation. It holds Albanian Government recognition with Special Status (Council of Ministers Nr.229, 2018-04-26) and has been accredited by the Quality Assurance Agency in Higher Education (QSHA) since 2008, with the current accreditation (decision Nr.14, 2026-01-16) valid until June 2029. AFMM has been a full member of CILECT (Centre de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinéma et Télévision) since 2008. The institutional structure comprises one Faculty of Film and Media with a Department of Directing and Screenwriting, a Department of Camera and Editing, and a Production Unit. Bachelor programmes offer profiles in Film Directing, Camera, Screenwriting and Editing; Master of Arts programmes offer profiles in Acting for Camera, Production, and Directing in Film and Audiovisual (120 ECTS, 2 years). Teaching is conducted primarily in Albanian, with lessons also in English, German, French and Italian, combining theoretical study with practical production assignments in which students rotate through all crew positions. Fewer than 20 students are admitted each year. The campus is located within the former state film studios in the Kinostudio area of Tirana, and provides film-production equipment including BlackMagic Cinema Cameras, Super 16mm and P+S Technik Mini35 equipment, Zeiss Digital Film Lenses, a library of approximately 6,000 books, and a film collection of approximately 6,000 titles. The National Film Archive of Albania is located nearby.