Are you\nworking on anything new?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj:<\/strong>\nWhen\nI come to think of it, everything I am working at the moment it is naturally\n\u201cnew\u201d. There are not only new stories or new projects that I am involve or\ntrying to develop, but also are new angles or\/and new takes, even on certain\nshelfed project that sometimes I happen to return and undust them. Times\nchange, we change, hence new ideas and perspectives on certain things sometime\nhappen to force us to get back to old projects changes and figure out new\napproaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What other projects\ndo you have coming up?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj:<\/strong>\nThere\nare a few things piled up on top of the projects that couldn\u2019t happen because\nof Covid. So as everywhere else, despite the lack of funding, 2021 is expected\nto have a boom of projects that are ripped for production. And, on top of\nthose, there are also a certain stories and characters inspired from recent\nevents, that I am developing right now, that will keep me busy for some\ntime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n From a\nstorytelling perspective, has that advancement in technology resulted in better\nmovies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj:<\/strong>\nGenerally\nspeaking, the advancement in anything, naturally has an impact and ultimately\npushes everything forward, although the impact some time is not immediate. I\nbelieve there is a period of confusion, as it is of incubation and maturation.\nFor one thing the technological advancement not only have tremendously\ndemocratized the media by giving the opportunity to express themselves on the\npalm of the hand to millions of content creators, but also have facilitated the\ntools and process of achieving great things with minimal effort. Still, so far\nthese are not enough to result in better storytelling. Having said that I\nbelieve that eventually in the near future the development on the field of\nArtificial Intelligence will most likely revolutionize storytelling at its core\nand will have a tremendous impact in creativity as well as consuming of\ncontent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s the mark of\na good story for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj:<\/strong> A good story moves you. It does not always please you, but it most definitely disturbs your peace, compelling you to react emotionally and rationally in more than one way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is your\nrecipe when writing your movie characters?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj:<\/strong>\nIt would have been nice to have one that we\nall can follow, but unfortunately there are no such recipes, as there is no\nrecipe on how to paint a good painting or a line of music\u2026 Often it takes the\npainstaking work of a surgeon to go under the skin of the character and let him\nbe and reveal himself. Easier said than done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n What are some of\nyour recent film projects?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj:<\/strong>\nThere\nare a handful projects that I am involved at the moment in various stages of\ndevelopment. One of these, \u201cMan of the House\u201d is in the advanced stage funding competition\nand hopefully going into production this year, and some other projects are on\nthe earlier stages. It remains to be seen in which one of these I will be\nworking for the long haul.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What does\nsuccess look like to you these days?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj:<\/strong>\nWell,\nI wouldn\u2019t know that. I can only assume that for as long as you get to do what\nyou love and love what you do, you are well on the path of living a pretty\nsuccessful life, in a very personal sense. As with every path, there are ups\nand downs, twists and turns, but despite the troubles, if you still have the\nguts to keep the course, I think you are pretty set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Has Covid-19\nchanged your plans in filmmaking this year? Has that been challenging for you?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj:<\/strong> It would be interesting to find someone in the film business (or elsewhere for that matter<\/strong>) that can heartedly say that pandemic did not affect his plans. Film, being first and foremost a collective undertaking, <\/strong>depending in many, many, external factors is probably hit the hardest. The abrupt interruption of traditional theatrical releases, combined with the boom of online content platforms, is causing a \u201cperfect storm\u201d in transforming the film business as we know it. But, in the end of the day, telling stories will survive the changing nature of the business, and despite of the formats of the future, we will always need arts being painting music, films and literature\u2026 So, better than trying to figure out how to outsmart the currents, I would rather keep doing what I feel doing and try to do it best way I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What role have\nfilm festivals played in your life so far? How do you get the most out of them?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj:<\/strong> After making a good film, opening to a good festival is of prime importance for the independent cinema. Attending a good festival doesn\u2019t make your film better, but not attending, it surely makes it much harder to breakthrough. This is all more crucial for films coming from low output countries and especially critical for films in the languages that are not broadly spoken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nowadays festivals are for most part are attached to some sort of a film market and there is nothing better for publicity, sales and expanding network of collaborators. Festivals are not just the place for competition and accolades, but rather an awesome opportunity for launching new potential partnerships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What tips would\nyou give to beginner filmmakers? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj:<\/strong>\nBy now film world have seen about everything imaginable\nand this is discouraging. The only thing they have seen yet is YOU. And there\nis hope, so, find your voice and sound loud and clear. It might take time and\nwork, but eventually you are not gonna be screaming in the desert\u2026 More than some\n\u201chope\u201d, the odds are real that if you really find your voice and really have\nsomething to state, you will be heard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What does the\nfuture of film look like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj:<\/strong>\nThe future feels pretty much like the past. In past\ntwenty years the business has changed so rapidly, and is only propelling\nforward\u2026 Whatever looks advanced nowadays, it will be pretty obsolete in next\ntwenty years. My first digital camera investment is no match for the quality of\nthe camera of a mediocre mobile phone today. This is a losing battle that we\nalways belong in the ancient world. What will surpass us, are not the formats,\nbut rather the stories of our era. We will still care for the Ulises and his journey\nback home for a few thousand years to come\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n What are your\nplans for the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj:<\/strong> Surviving the pandemic for sure, not only in good health, but most importantly in good spirit. As every major disaster, this one too, will leave its scar on us. But, in the darkest hour flourishes the greatness of human spirit, and some of among us, through sacrifices or achievements will lead the way to a better future – such vital characters can\u2019t go by unnoticed by film literature and other works of art. I am sure such stories and characters will also leave their mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andamion Murataj is a prominent film writer and director, whose films have entertained, thrilled and enlightened for the past decade many movie fans in Europe and United States. He is considered as one of the brilliant filmmakers who is leading the way in the art of cinema. 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