Leon Qafzezi
Leon Qafzezi | |
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Born | Tirana, Albania | February 23, 1953
Alma mater | Academy of Arts of Albania |
Occupation(s) | Writer, film director |
Years active | 1972-present |
Known for | TV Documentaries |
Notable work | Historiku i Kinematografise Boterore (2008) |
Leon Qafzezi (b. 23 February 1953 in Tirana, Albania) is an Albanian writer and cineaste.[1][2][3]
Life
Leon Qafzezi was born 23 February 1953 in Albania, the son of Niko Qafzezi and Amalia Qafzezi (Zheji). He studied at the Academy of Arts of Albania (1974-1976). Qafzezi lives and works in Tirana.
Career
Since 1986 he has worked as producer, director, inspector of film, for the "New Albania" Film Studio (Template:Lang-sq) and "Alb-Film-Distribution"(1986-1992). During 1993-1998, he worked for the Albanian National Television (RTVSH) in the Department of Film, Department of Programming, and as director, as well as a freelance journalist in Bashkimi (The union), Skena dhe Ekrani (The scene and the screen), and Ylli (The star) magazine as a film critic.
In 1992. he co-founded FILM magazine together with Piro Milkani and Vasil Tabaku, and is chief editor of the magazine. He also directs the "Eagle Film Albania", a private held cinematographic society.
Qafzezi is a member of the Albanian League of Writers and Artists since 1997, and of the "Union of Albanian Cineasts", and since 2000 of the "Albanian Journalists League”.
Published works
Novels
- Passport to Hell, 1997
- The sky down, 1998
- The market of dreams, Toena, 1998. ISBN 99927-1-056-X
- The black hole, Toena, 1998. ISBN 99927-1-098-5
- The prostitute of Abuokir, 2008
- Selected novels, Morava, 2011. ISBN 978-9928-120-09-0
Poetry
- No love for credit, 1992
- Eda, 1996
- Funeral of Lives, Morava, 2012, ISBN 978-9928-120-66-3
Monographs
- Author, Toena, 1999. ISBN 99927-1-160-4
- Godard, Toena, 2002
- Kubrick, 2002
Studies and critics for films
- Great Directors, 1993
- Directors Portrait, 1996
- Albanian Film and Time, 2002
- Interview for Film, 2002
- With keep movies, 2003
- The History of World Cinematography, INFBOTUES, 2008. ISBN 978 99956-682-3-5
Documentary-Filmography
Collaborations with magazines
- FILM, 1992-2002
- Film Image, 1997 (Album photography)
References
- ^ Josif Papagjoni (2009). Encyclopedia of Albanian Theater & Cinematography. TOENA. p. 369. ISBN 978-99943-1-456-0.
- ^ Shpetim Bozha (2005). ""Film and literature are my hobby" - interview". Drita (12 (December)).
- ^ Les Lettres Albanaises. Union des écrivains et artistes d'Albanie. 1989. p. 108.
- 1953 births
- Magazine editors
- Albanian film directors
- Albanian male poets
- Albanian novelists
- Living people
- People from Tirana
- 20th-century novelists
- Male novelists
- 21st-century novelists
- 20th-century Albanian poets
- 21st-century Albanian poets
- University of Arts of Albania alumni
- Albanian journalists
- Albanian publishers (people)
- Albanian film critics
- Albanian non-fiction writers