About Us

ERAFILM Founded in 2002 by producers and filmmakers Sabina Kodra and Robert Budina, ERAFILM is a film production company based in Tirana, Albania.
The main purpose in creating ERAFILM was the production of independent art movies, innovative in style, and to discover new talent in Albanian cinema.

Our first co-production with Italy, the dramatic feature, “Letters in the Wind”, was directed by Edmond Budina. This film went on to win the Prize of Merit as one of the best movies produced in Italy in 2003.
In the years that followed, the shorts, the features and the documentaries produced by ERAFILM, such as “Luleborë”, “Ballkan Pazar”, “Agon”, ”Bota”, “Made in Albania”, “Mëngë këmishe” reached countless film festivals around the world such as Karlovy Vary, Pula, Reykjavik, Shanghai, Saint Petersburg, Palm Springs, Chicago etc., winning over thirty different international awards. In 2014 and 2015, the film “Agon”, written and directed by Robert Budina and ”Bota” written and directed by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci were selected as the Albania’s selection in the Best Foreign Film category at the US Academy Awards. In 2015, the dramatic feature film, “Sworn Virgin”, directed by Laura Bispuri, was selected for that year’s official selection of the Berlinale. This film collected over twenty different international awards in important film festivals such as Tribeca, Hong Kong, San Francisco, AFI Fest in Los Angeles etc.
Robert Budina’s second feature film, “A Shelter Among the Clouds”, had the world premiere in Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia, in the Official Competition in November 2018. After the film partecipated in more than 20 other festivals worldwide collecting awards such as, Global Visual Award in Cinequest Film & Creativity Film Festival in San Jose, Usa, Best Film in La Valletta International Film Festival, Malta, Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress in PriFilmFest, Kosovo, Best Music and Sound Mix in Mediteranian Film Festival Valencia, Spain. “A Shelter Among the Clouds” was released in theaters in Albania collecting around 5.000 admissions, Germany collecting around 20.000 adimssions, in Austria, China, and broadcasted in Digitalb, Albania, Albanian National TV RTSH and HBO.
The TV series THE SQUARE OF POWER writen and directed by Robert Budina in 2021 was broadcasted in the bigest Albanian National TV KLAN, having an average audience tracking of 35 %. Robert Budina is in the preproduction of his third feature film WATERDROP, a very promising film project for the film festivals and the audience.
ERAFILM is currently developing two feature films by a pair of promising writer/directors: “Made of Dust” by Ajola Daja and “The Three of Us” by Suela Bako. These two filmmakers, from Albania’s next wave generation of creative motion picture talent, have already conceived their projects with a visually specific and highly characteristic point of view.

Sabina Kodra biography
Sabina Kodra graduated from the Academy of Arts in Tirana in 1999 with a degree in theater direction. In 2001, she founded the Albanian film company ERAFILM and co-produced her first feature film LETTERS IN THE WIND, directed by Edmond Budina. Together with director Robert Budina, she subsequently produced a series of shorts, documentaries and commercials before producing the feature comedy, BALKAN BAZAAR (2011). Kodra has also filled numerous roles from line producer to assistant director on various Albanian and international co-productions including the critically acclaimed Greek fiction feature EDUART (2006), Gjergj Xhuvani’s EAST WEST EAST (2009) and HONEYMOONS (2010) directed by Goran Paskalievic . She has also produced the feature film, AGON (2012) by Robert Budina (Albania’s selection for the US Academy Award’s Best Foreign Language Feature 2013). She also produced BOTA by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci (Albanian entry for the US Academy Award’s Best Foreign Language Feature 2015), co-produced SWORN VIRGIN by Laura Bispuri (Berlinale Competition 2015). Kodra recently completed producing duties on A SHELTER AMONG THE CLOUDS directed by Robert Budina which has already been accepted in Tallinn’s 2018 IFF main competition. In 2018, Sabina Kodra produced two short films, My NAME IS SONILA and HANDS IN THE POCKET with two promising Albanian writer/directors, Suela Bako and Ergys Meta. With Ergys Meta, Sabina is currently developing his first feature film, ONE OF US, to be shot in 2019. With Suela Bako, Sabina Kodra, is also developing her first feature film to be shot in 2020.
In 2018, Kodra founded the Albanian Woman in Audiovisual (AWA) association with the goal of strengthening women’s potential, encourage their presence and empower their voice in the Albanian audiovisual environment.
Film Production

  • 2023 Producer, Made of Dust by, Arjola Daja
  • 2022 Producer , Waterdrop , by Robert Budina
  • 2021 Producer, The Square of Power, by Robert Budina
  • 2020 Producer of The three of Us by, Suela Bako
  • 2019 Producer of One of Us,by Ergys Meta
  • 2018 Producer of A Shelter Among the Clouds,by Robert Budina
  • 2018 Producer of Hands in Pocket,by Ergys Meta
  • 2018 producer of My Name is Sonila , by Suela Bako
  • 2015 Producer of Shirt Sleeves,by Suela Bako
  • 2014 Coo producer of the film “Sworn virgin” by Laura BISPURI
  • 2014 Producer of the film “Bota” by Iris ELEZI & Thomas LOGORECI
  • 2012 Producer of the film “Agon” by Robert BUDINA
  • 2012 Coo producer of the documentary “Made in Albania” by Stefania CASINI
  • 2011 Producer of the feature film “Ballkan Bazar by Edmond BUDINA
  • 2008 Producer of the short film “Spiderman 5” by Robert BUDINA
  • 2005 Producer of the short film “Lulebore” by Robert BUDINA
  • 2003 Coo producer of the film “Letters in the wind” by Edmond BUDINA

sabina@erafilm-albania.com, sabinakodra@gmail.com
Rr. M.Shyri, P.1, Sh.9, Ap.156, Tirana, Albania
00355 692055550

Robert Budina biography
Robert Budina works as an independent film producer and director. He graduated from the Theatre Directing department in the Academy of Arts and has directed and written several theater plays. Together with Sabina Kodra he formed the ERAFILM Production Company in 2001. Robert has filed numerous roles as executive producer, supervisor production in various international coo productions. A Shelter Among the Clouds is his second feature film after the Lulebore (2005) short film, and his first feature film Agon (2012) (Albanian entrance Academy Award Best Foreign Feature 2014), which screened at more than 20 festivals around the world.
Film Production

  • 2020 Executive Producer of The three of Us by, Suela Bako
  • 2019 Executive producer of One of Us,by Ergys Meta
  • 2018 Executive Producer of Hands in Pocket ,by Ergys Meta
  • 2018 Producer of Hands in Pocket,by Ergys Meta
  • 2018 Executive Producer of My Name is Sonila , by Suela Bako
  • 2015 Executive Producer of Shirt Sleeves,by Suela Bako
  • 2014 Coo Producer of the feature film Sworn Virgin by Laura BISPURI.
  • 2014 Producer of the footage short film “The journey” by Jack DUSI.
  • 2014 Coo producer of the feature film “Bota” by Iris EELEZI Thomas LOGORECI
  • 2013 Executive Producer of the serial telefilms “Millennium” by Besnik BISHA, produced by Albanian National Television
  • 2011 Production supervisor of feature film “Forgiveness of blood” directed by Joshua MASRTON
  • 2011 Producer of feature film “Balkan Bazaar” directed by Edmond BUDINA
  • 2009 Executive Producer of the documentary “Albania” directed by Khaled BARSAWOUI
  • 2008 Executive Producer of the American documentary “The power of the poor” directed by Jim TAYLOR
  • 2008 Executive Producer of the Belgium documentary “Albania” directed by Loredana BIANCONI

Theatre

  • 2012 Script writer of “Big brother”
  • 2011 Script writer of “Muse”
  • 2009 Director of the comedy “Towards the freedom” by Erand SOJLI
  • 2008 Director & Script writer of the black comedy “The criminal”.
  • 2004 Director & translator of “Pelican” by August STRINDBERG
  • 2003 Director & Script writer of the black comedy “On behalf of the people”
  • 2002 Assistant director of “Pentecost” by David EDGAR
  • 2000 Producer of the “Dance of death” by August STRINDBERG
  • 1999 Director of “The Knights” by ARISTOPHANES
  • 1998 Role of Caliban in “ The Tempest” by William SHAKSPEARE
  • 1994 Director of “Anonimo Veneziano” by Giuseppe BERTO
  • 1994 Graduated in the Academy of Arts, Tirana, Albania

Filmography

  • 2022 Script-writter & Director , Waterdrop
  • 2021 Script-writter & Director , The Square of Power
  • 2018 Script-writer & director of A Shelter Among the Clouds ,by Robert Budina
  • 2014 Script writer & director of the “The hampered” based in the Ismail KADARE’s roman.
  • 2012 Script-writer & director of feature film “Agon”
  • 2012 Play as himself in the documentary “Human cargo” by Daniele VICARI
  • 2011 Producer of the feature film “Ballkan Bazar by Edmond BUDINA
  • 2011 Actor in “Amnesty” by Bujar Alimani
  • 2009 Script-writer and director of the short footage film “Spiderman 5”
  • 2005 Script-writer and director of the short footage film “Snowdrops”
  • 2003 Coo producer of the film “Letters in the wind” by Edmond BUDINA