The audience helped save its cinema
A cinema can lose its function long before its building disappears. In Prizren, the Lumbardhi campaign brought residents, artists and civil society together around a different future for a threatened venue. Its foundation turned that mobilisation into programming and stewardship.
XK KosovoIn practice. Community mobilisation secured an independent cultural institution around a threatened historic cinema.
What to keep in view
The cinema building closed for renovation in June 2025. Check the foundation’s event listings for current locations.
The audience became part of the institution
The historic cinema site closed for renovation in June 2025. The campaign and its earlier events remain evidence of public use, while a return to the original venue depends on the works. Check the foundation’s event listings for where programmes actually take place.
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