Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
Edon is an award-winning Kosovar/Dutch actor and filmmaker and a member of both the European Film Academy and the Adriatic Film Academy. His feature film debut, T’padashtun (Unwanted), premiered in competition at the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and was selected as Kosovo’s official submission for the 2018 Academy Awards. The film went on to screen at over 25 festivals worldwide, including Cairo, Santa Barbara, Tokyo and IFFI Goa, earning numerous awards along the way. With a career spanning more than three decades, Edon has built a versatile voice across acting, writing, directing, editing, and producing. He began his artistic journey as a theatre actor in Austria before honing his craft at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York. Returning to Vienna, he continued working as a theatre actor while simultaneously working as a radio producer and presenter for the Austrian National Broadcaster ORF. As an actor, Edon has accumulated an extensive body of work in film and television across Europe and beyond, performing fluently in Albanian, English, German, Dutch, Turkish and South Slavic Languages. His credits include international productions such as Atlanta, The Diplomat, Black Lotus, and Das Meer ist der Himmel, among many others. In 2025, his performance in Obraz earned him the Best International Actor award at three international film festivals, including at the International Festival of Author Cinema in Morocco. Among his other notable works is the documentary Shuffle: Politics, Bullshit, and Rock ‘n’ Roll, a portrait of the post-war music scene in Prishtina that resonated with audiences at festivals including Sarajevo IFF, Crossing Europe, and Dokufest. His recent credits include producing Alban Muja’s short documentary I Believe the Portrait Saved Me, which premiered at Berlinale Forum Expanded in 2025, screened at numerous festivals worldwide, and received a nomination for the European Film Award.