TIRANA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Oscar Academy has selected Albania's International Film Festival (TIFF), as one of Academy's official festivals, Agron Domi, director of this festival told reporters Thursday.

Domi expressed enthusiasm about the news, noting that Albanian festival would have the Oscar nomination for the short film award.

According to him, this is a great opportunity for all Albanian filmmakers as it opens a new window for them.

"Among other things, it gives TIFF, as the only international film festival in the Balkans, the opportunity to suggest short film for "Oscar" but also a high reputation for displaying premieres of European films and not only," Domi told reporters.

There are only 84 important international festivals that their winner is nominated for "Oscar" shorts in animation, action or documentary categories.

This means that the winner of the International Film Festival in Tirana, who will receive the Best Film Award, will qualify for screening in the short film category for "Oscar".

Therefore, Domi opened Thursday the applications for the 16th edition of TIFF, inviting all filmmakers to present their movies.