Interview With Julian Biba: Screenwriter/Director/Producer

Julian is the director of the documentary "Aka Dr. Hope" awarded: "Best Experimental", "Best Documentary" and "Best Director" by TINFF; "Best Documentary" by MIWAFF and "Silver Winner" by Telly Awards.   He is 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 and "Best NY Short" by International New York Film Festival. Julian has co-written and co-produced the film "Paftuar" (Uninvited) that was screened on May 2016 at Cannes Festival Short Corner and also won "Best Cinematography" and "Best Production" awards at International Film Festival and Albanian Film Week in NYC.  Julian's other feature script "Leap of Faith" was quarter-finalist at National Screenwriters Day Screenwriting Competition and 2018 Gold Reel Award Winners in Nevada Film Festival.   His short comedy script "Balkan Brothers" was the Official Selection of Oaxaca FilmFest 2017 while in March 2016 Julian Directed and Produced a music video for an Italian pop singer.   Julian has completed a few full features and short scripts while keeps on writing. In the meantime, he is experiencing a bit of an acting career in short films, TV series and documentaries like: "Mystery at the museum", "Tough Day in NY", "Hope of escape" etc. In August 2018 Julian graduated from the "Master Screenwriter Certificate Program" with ScreenwritingU.At the age of 14,Julian went to military school and later on to Police Academy.He has been involved in Albanian police special operations and has worked as a bodyguard for politicians and people of arts from 1996 to 2012.Telling some unique life stories induced his friends to convince him to write a few of them.