Norika Sefa
Still: Looking for VeneraNorika SEFA is a Prague-based Kosovan filmmaker. She holds a master’s degree from FAMU in Prague and is a member of the European Film Academy. In her films, she often merges fiction and documentary. Sefa directed the short Desde arriba (2020) under the guidance of Werner Herzog. Looking for Venera (2021) collected many awards, among them the Special Jury Award at IFFR 2021. In 2024 she rejoins IFFR with Like a Sick Yellow (2024).
Filmography
(selection) Ingredients (2014, short), Cheers (2015, short), Flutter (2016, short doc), Desde arriba (2020, short doc), Kiss Me, Now (2020, short doc), Në kërkim të Venerës/Looking for Venera (2021), Like a Sick Yellow (2024, short doc)
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Norika Sefa at IFFR
Looking for Venera
Delicate, observational coming-of-age story about Kosovan teenager Venera, struggling to go her own way in a strongly patriarchal situation.
111'
Kosovo
IFFR 2021
Like a Sick Yellow
A mesmerising account of the lives of women in Kosovo made from archival VHS footage.
23'
Kosovo
IFFR 2024