Covid-19 extinguishes the “Great Master” Kujtim Gjonaj

But who was Kujtim Gjonaj?

Kujtim Gjoni (Gjonaj) is a screenwriter, director of documentaries and cartoons, Albanian producer and publisher. Kujtim Gjonaj was born on November 13, 1946 in the city of Tirana.

In 1968 he finished his higher studies at the University of Tirana, Department of Language – Literature and in the same year he started working as a screenwriter of documentary films at the Kinostudio “Shqipëria e Re”.

In 1974, he became a director in the documentary film sector, writing many of the screenplays for these films.

evaluations

We mention here some of the documentaries with which he has been awarded National and International Awards. In 1982 he will be honored with the 2nd Prize in the National Literary-Artistic Competition for the screenplay for the screenplay of the film “The Great Uprisings”, in 1986 the film “The Greatest Love” will be evaluated as the best film of the year , on April 23, 1990 the film “Castle of Songs” would be awarded the Festival Cup at the VIII Albanian Documentary and Cartoon Film Festival, in 1995 the film “The Collapse of Idols” would be awarded the First Prize. at the Palermo International Short Film Festival (Palermo Film Festival) in 1998 would also be awarded the 1st Prize at the 5th International Mediterranean Documentary Film and Reporting Competition (Premio Internazionale del Documentario e del Mediterranean Report).

Professional life

In the feature film he has written four screenplays, we mention here the screenplay of the movie “The Call” which would be his first screenplay in the feature film in 1976, the films “They were four” and “The circus in the village” in 1977, the film “Advisors” in 1979. After the 90’s Kujtim Gjonaj was for a while Director of Alba Film and then created a film production house, “Albanian World”, between which he continues his professional creativity. This production house is also a publishing house through which the publisher Gjonaj produces biographies of prominent figures of the nation such as Ali Pasha Tepelena, Faik Konica, Jeronim De Rada, Naim Frashëri, Mother Teresa, Sulejman Pitarka (People’s Artist)). etc. These biographies then serve as the basis for documentary film scripts on these figures. With the documentary “Encyclopedia that walks”, Kujtim Gjonaj would be awarded the Festival Cup at the XII Albanian Documentary Film Festival held in Tirana in 2006.

Filmography
Scenarios

Counselors, (1979)
They Were Four, (1977)
The circus in the village (1976)
Thirrja, (1976)

Documentary film director and screenwriter
School and practice 1969 screenwriter
Our children 1971 ”
Topulli Brothers 1972 ”
Motives from Sunday 1973 ”
That the mountains were full of partisans 1974 screenwriter & director
A story about a hero 1975 ”&”
Albanian League 1978 screenwriter
Youth and Steel 1980 screenwriter & director
Artist at work and on stage 1981 “&”
The Great Uprisings of 1982 ”&”
Albanian art in the Middle Ages 1983 screenwriter
In the footsteps of a 1984 screenwriter & director
With the greatest love 1986 director
A city on canvas 1987 “
The Castle of Songs 1988 ”
Etude near the sea 1989 screenwriter
Meditation 1990 directed
Towards Europe 1991 ”
The Albanians of Switzerland 1992 ”
The Demolition of Idols 1993 “
Our Broken Blood (Jeronim De Rada) 1998 screenwriter & director & producer
The last days of a lion (Ali Pashe Tepelena) 2001 director & producer
Mother Teresa 2003 director & producer
Walking Encyclopedia (Faik Konica) 2005 director
Why 2007 ”
Enderra e Camerise 2010 ”
Magic Pano (Panajot Pano) 2012 director
Sea of ​​knowledge – Hasan Tahsin (Hoxha Tahsin) 2013 ”
Margarita (Margarita Xhepa) 2014 director
Everything for Kosovo (Ramush Haradinaj) 2015 ”
Dinej Saga (Abedin Dino and the heirs) 2017 ”
The last of the renaissance (josif Bageri) 2018 ”

awards

First prize for the cycle of stories “In the name of life” Literary competition of the newspaper “Student” 1967

Third prize for the volume of stories “Our children” in the national competition for literature. 1971

First prize for the report “Metalurget” competition of the newspaper “Puna” 1980

Second prize for the screenplay for the movie “The Great Uprisings.” national competition 1982

Recognized as the best documentary “The Greatest Love” 1986
Cup of the Eighth Film Festival doc. with the film “Castle of Songs” 1990

Spectator Award for the movie “Castle of Songs” 1990

Special Prize at the Fifth Palermo Film Festival with the film “The Collapse of Idols” 1998

Award of the Cult Academy for the film “Camerise’s Dream” 2011

evaluations

1979 Naim Frasheri Medal
1987 Order “Naim Frasheri” class I
2002 Order “Naim Frasheri” I Arte
2012 Title “Grand Master”
2016 Title “Gratitude of Mallakastra”
2016 Title “Honorary Citizen of Tepelena”
2016 Title “Gratitude of Camerise”
2016 Evaluation “Acknowledgment of the Central Committee of Cinematography
2017 Title “Outstanding Director” from the Institute “Media and Image”
2018 Title “Outstanding personality” of the association “Albania”
2018 Title “Gratitude” from the Cultural Association of Albanians of Romania for the film “Josif Bageri”
2019 Title “Gratitude” from the Municipality of Kucove
2019 Title “” Outstanding personality “of the Patriotic Association” Laberia “Honor of the Nation”
2019 Title “Outstanding Artist” from the cultural association “Pegaso” Goodbye my dear friend!

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