Kelmend Karuni is an Albanian/Canadian filmmaker. He has graduated from the Academy of Arts of Tirana in film directing, his mentor being the late director Gjergj Xhuvani.
Kelmend has been selected in Berlinale and Sarajevo Talent campuses and was awarded a Sarajevo City of film production award.
He has written, shot and directed many documentaries aired in national televisions and selected in festivals (like "Mysteries of Xhubleta", "Homophobia", "Sybyls of our times", "Silent gates of hell", "Bet Obey" etc)
He has directed and written features (as "Pijanece te ajrit t'eger", "Ne") and shorts (as "Frigidance", "Scorcher heat", "Come back", "Brown hair, blue eyes, red shirt" etc) screened in national cinemas and selected in festivals. Kelmend now lives and works between Toronto, Canada and Tirana, Albania.