
On Monday in Prishtina was shown the premier of the
documentary Ancient Ulpiana.
Initiated by the Council for Cultural Heritage of Kosovo, the
documentary is a product of heritage foundation Dea Dardanica and Media
& Film Production Cak Consulting.
For 23 minutes, producer Mumin Jashari, director Bekim with Sele and the
rest of the team have reflected general information regarding the
history of this locality, in order to affirm and promote its values. A
trip to Ulpiana is an intro of this documentary which begins to reveal
the history of a place that is a living testimony to the ancient
Illyrian civilization.
On the occasion of the promotion of Ancient Ulpiana, its author, once
the head of the Council for Cultural Heritage in Kosovo, Edi Shukriu,
revealed the motives that drove her create such a documentary. Stressing
that the implementation of such a documentary was the best way to "let
Ulpiana speak for itself”, Shukriu made an assessment of the current
situation of the locality.
"Today, in this documentary, Ulpiana will speak for itself, where it was
and where it is today, but also about us, where we were, where we are
and where we can be," said Shukriu. "Ulpiana is still in the mercy of
time, it is privately owned by Graçanica residents," added Shukriu.
"There is not much to say, because the film will speak for itself, but
what I can say is the promise of the Ministry of Culture to continue the
excavation work in this locality," said Lirie Kajtazi, Deputy Minister
at the Ministry of Culture.
The documentary "Ancient Ulpiana" was supported by the Ministry of
Economy and Finance and by the Swedish NGO Cultural Heritage Without
Borders (CHwB).
In pre-Roman times, Ulpiana was the capital of ancient state of Kosovo,
then known as Dardania, and the administrative capital of the Albanian
principality of Leke Dukagjini during the mediaval times.