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Julian is the director of the feature documentary "Aka Dr. Hope" awarded: "Best Experimental", "Best Documentary" and "Best Director" by TINFF; "Silver Winner" by Telly Awards; "Human Rights Award" by RAGFF; "Award of Excellence" by Impact Docs Awards; "Best Documentary" by MIWAFF, World Film Carnival, October Film Festival, Assurdo Film Festival, and Top Indie Film Awards;
He is the screenwriter/co-director/co-producer of the short film "Departure" awarded: "Outstanding Achievement Award" by L' Age d'Or International Arthouse Film Festival; and "Best Film" by World Film Carnival. This film was Finalist at festivals like New York Movie Awards, Florence Film Awards, New York International Film Awards, Prague International Monthly Film Festival; and Semi-Finalist at Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying festival), and MLC Awards. He is also the screenwriter/director/producer of "The Red Rose" awarded: "Rising Filmmaker" by Montreal International Wreath Awards Film Festival; "Award of Recognition" by United International Film Festival, "Best NY Short" by International New York Film Festival and Platinum Reel Award by Nevada International Film Awards.
Julian has co-written and co-produced the film "Paftuar" (Uninvited) that was screened in May 2016 at Cannes Festival Short Corner and won "Best Cinematography" and "Best Production" awards at International Film Festival and Albanian Film Week in NYC.
Julian's feature script "The Bright Future" was in the 10 best scripts at the AlbaScript workshop organized in Pogradec, Albania by Cineuropa and Albanian National Cinematography Center.
Julian's other feature script "Leap of Faith" was a quarter-finalist at National Screenwriters Day Screenwriting Competition and the 2018 Gold Reel Award Winner in Nevada Film Festival.
In August 2018 Julian graduated from the "Master Screenwriter Certificate Program" with ScreenwritingU.
Quarterfinalist
Leap of Faith
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
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2023
Semi-Finalist
DEPARTURE
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
Providence
2020
Finalist
DEPARTURE
New York Movie Awards
New York
2020
Finalist
DEPARTURE
New York International Film Awards™
New York
2020
Best Film
DEPARTURE
World Film Carnival
Singapore
2020
Outstanding Achievement Award
DEPARTURE
L' Age d'Or International Arthouse Film Festival
Kolkata
2020
Best Experimental Film
AKA: DR HOPE
Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival
Toronto
2019
Best Documentary
AKA: DR HOPE
Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival
Toronto
2019
Best Director
AKA: DR HOPE
Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival
Toronto
2019
Best Documentary
AKA: DR HOPE
Montreal International Wreath Awards Film Festival
Montreal
2019
Finalist
SAFE GROUND
Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
2019
Award of Recognition
The Red Rose
United International Film Festival
Los Angeles
2018
Rising Filmmaker
The Red Rose
Montreal International Wreath Awards Film Festival (MIWAFF)
Montreal
2018
Best New York Short
The Red Rose
International New York Film Festival
New York
2018
Best Script
Leap of Faith
Nevada International Film Festival
Las Vegas, NV
2018
College
ScreenwritingU
Screenwriting
20162018
Birth Date
March 18, 1974
Birth City
Elbasan
Current City
New York
Hometown
New York
Height
5.7
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Albanian - American
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
When you do what you found to love... that isn't a hobby anymore!
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