Former Director of Kosovo Cinematography Center and SKENA UP International Students Film and Theatre Festival in Pristina.

He remained in Kaçanik when the heavy invasion began and in early 1999 went up into the nearby mountains to assist doctors treating patients in need.

During his mandate as the head of the KCC, he had the esteemed privilege of supporting and collaborating with exceptional filmmakers and films, including but not limited to ‘Hive’ by Blerta Basholli, ‘Babai’ and ‘Exile’ by Visar Morina, ‘Looking for Venera’ by Norika Sefa, ‘Vera Dreams of Sea’ by Kaltrina Krasniqi, ‘Zana’ by Antoneta Kastrati, ‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’ by Luana Bajrami, ‘Cold November’ by Ismet Sijarina, ‘Shok’ by Jamie Donoughue, ‘In Between’ and ‘Displaced’ by Samir Karahoda, among numerous others.

With the youngest population in Europe it is high time that our new voices are heard".Zharku is a co-founder and was a director (2003-2013) of SKENA UP International Students Film and Theatre Festival in Pristina.

Special guests have included: Arta Dobroshi, Katriel Schory, Nik Powell, Jan Harlan, Donall McCusker, Mark O'Halloran, Pavel Jech, Daniel Mulloy, Nikola Vukčević, Jacques Achoti, Gjergj Gjuvani, Bernd Buder, Daniel Stamm, Enver Petrovci.