Total: 100 films screened

Selected: 100 projects

Slogan: 100 Albanian Movies for the 100th Anniversary of Albanian Independence

Countries: Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, USA

In 3 Categories:

• Feature Film
• Short Film
• Documentary

Venues:

• Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick St, NYC
• Producers Club Theatre, 358 W 44th St, NYC
• Lehman College/Bronxnet, Bronx, NYC

Notable Films:

• Kukumi — Isa Qosja
• Koha e Kometës — Fatmir Koçi
• Falja e Gjakut — Joshua Marson & Andamion Murataj
• Goli Otok — Mrika Krasniqi
• Nëntori i Dytë — Viktor Gjika (closing film, 100th screening)

Awards: Founding edition — no formal competition awards. Celebration program only.

Closing Night: November 11, 2012 — the exact date of the 100th Anniversary of Albanian Independence. Closing film: Nëntori i Dytë (Viktor Gjika).

Special note: The festival launched during Hurricane Sandy. Tribeca Cinema’s basement flooded, but founder Mrika Krasniqi refused to cancel — the generators were turned on and the first edition went ahead.

Sponsors: Pizza Famiglia, LinkNY, Bronxnet, Kosovo Embassy in New York, Municipality of Prishtina, Ministry of Culture Kosovo, Albanian National Center of Cinematography, Kosovo Center of Cinematography

Edition: 1st — the founding edition of what would become IFFNY