Luli Bitri’s Artistic Achievement Award in New York, 2017
Original article date: June 2, 2017
Luli Bitri received an Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award at the 2017 New York Albanian Film Week. The sixth edition ran from May 26 to 29 at SVA Theatre and the Producers’ Club Theatre, according to NY Elite Magazine’s archived festival report.
Recognition for filmmaking
The report identifies the honour as a special award recognising a filmmaker’s contribution to cinema. It names Bitri and Jotti Ejlli as that year’s recipients. Bitri’s Water for the Roses was part of the coverage, which discussed a story centred on a young girl and three generations of women.
The surviving record
The archived article was dated June 2, 2017. It also placed Bitri’s directing work alongside her screen career, including Alive! and Amnesty.