Born in 1959. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana, and graduated at the Film School in Tirana in 1989.

Directed short and documentary films and one feature fiction film - Necrology - which was awarded at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1996. His documentary Alternative Head won prizes at film festivals in France and Belgium.

His last film Tirana Year Zero was selected for Biennale di Venzia in the "Cinema di presente" program.



filmography


documentary films:

Superbalkan --- 45'/ Albania/1998
Alternative Head --- 25'/ Rogner International/ Albania/ 1996
Golden Ice-Cream | ZLATNI SLADOLED --- 21'/ Croatia, Albania/ 1999
Sculpture | NJE TRETE --- 17'/ Albania/ 1988

theatrical feature films:

Tirana Year Zero --- 89'/ Cine Sud Promotion & Koci Productions/ Al, Fr, Bel/ 2001
Necrology | NEKROLOGIJ --- 109/ Albafilm/ Albania/1994