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.