LUMBARDHI CINEMA

Founded in the middle of the 20th century, "Kino Lumbardhi" is among the only cinemas in the Balkans with a closed and open hall. For 70 years, it has been the center of film screenings, festivals and cultural activities in the city of Prizren. Lumbardhi had a capacity of over 1,200 seats and received over 300,000 visitors a year for decades. With a repertoire of Yugoslav, western, Indian and Hollywood films, the cinema has connected generations of Prizren with each other and the world. As one of the two cultural institutions of the city, the cinema hosted concerts, festivals and various social events, until 1986 it was also the host of Zambak of Prizren. After the war, the cinema was identified with the documentary and short film festival DokuFest that started in 2002 and the two civic initiatives for its protection from privatization and demolition in 2007 and 2014. Since 2015, Kino Lumbardhi enjoys the status of protection as a heritage monument. cultural and functions as an independent cultural institution.