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Ilir Butka
Ilir Butka, born 1965 is a film director and producer. He graduated the Albanian Academy of Arts in Tirana, Albania. Currently he is serving as Chairman of the Albanian National Centre of Cinematography, the official institution representing the Albanian cinema. Career Institutional * 2014 to date – Chairman of the Albanian National Centre of Cinematography. * 2006 – Founder and President of the “Albania Film Commission”, member of the European Network of Film Commissions. * 2005 – 2014 Lecturer on film editing at the Faculty of Filmmaking at Academy of Arts in Albania. * 2003 – Founder of the Tirana International Film Festival (TIFF), the very first international film festival in Albania. He acted as TIFF Festival Director until 2014. * 2003 – Curator the international contest of photography in Albania at MARUBI Director * 1989 – Starts working as painter and film director on animated films at “ Kinostudio-Shqipëria e Re”. * 2002 – Made the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. Tirana is its capital and largest city, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania displays varied climatic, geological, hydrological, and morphological conditions, defined in an area of . It possesses significant diversity with the landscape ranging from the snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps as well as the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains to the hot and sunny coasts of the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea along the Mediterranean Sea. Albania has been inhabited by different civilisations over time, such as the Illyrians, Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, and Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typically ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian Academy Of Arts And Sciences
The Academy of Sciences of Albania ( sq, Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë), founded in 1972, is the most important scientific institution in Albania. In the 1980s, several research institutes began at the University of Tirana were transferred to the Academy's jurisdiction. The institution includes the most distinguished scientists, also called "academics", that are involved in research centers and other organisations inside and outside Albania. , the Academy had 23 regular members, 10 associated members, one permanent member, and 26 honor members. The Academy was among several dozen of the world's scientific academies which endorsed through signature the Summit Statement emerging from the New Delhi Population Summit of 1994. Organization The Academy is composed of two sections: * Social Sciences and Albanological Section * Natural and Technical Sciences Section It also includes the following units: * Projects of Technological and Innovation Development, * Branch for For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance. Due to its location at the Plain of Tirana and the close proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, the city is particularly influenced by a Mediterranean seasonal climate. It is among the wettest and sunniest cities in Europe, with 2,544 hours of sun per year. Tirana was founded as a city in 1614 by the Ottoman Albanian general Sylejman Pasha Bargjini and flourished by then around the Old Mosque and the ''türbe''. The area that today corresponds to the city's territory has been continuously inhabited since the Iron Age. It was inhabited by Illyrians, and was most likely the core of the Illyrian Kingdom of the Taulantii, which in Classical Antiquity was centred in the hinterland of Epidamnus. Following the Illyrian Wars it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Center Of Cinematography (Albania)
The National Center of Cinematography ( sq, Qendra Kombëtare e Kinematografisë) is the largest film distributor and film production company in the cinema of Albania connected with over 700 films (feature films and documentaries) between 1947 and 2012. The studio has produced and distributed the vast majority of Albanian films. Especially important was its work in the 1970s and 1980s when the studio averaged 75–80 movies per year. History The Centre of Cinematography was established in 1945 as the Agency of Albanian Films () and in 1947 it was transformed into the Albanian Cinematographical National Company (). At that time all the movie theatres were nationalised, so the company was in charge of both movie production and management of theatres. In May 1948 the company presented its first cinematographic chronicle. It also contributed in the 1940s and 1950s with the building of many movie theatres throughout Albania. In 1952, the movie studio called "Albania National Centre of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Popolare
Radio Popolare (or RP) is an independent radio station based in Milan, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical .... Founded in 1976, Radio Popolare is one of the oldest listener-supported radio stations in Italy. Mostly known for its progressive and liberal political orientation, in 1992 RP founded "Popolare Network" with other five affiliated radio stations based in Rome, Florence and Bologna. Radio Popolare airs public news, public affairs, talk, entertainment and music programming. Bibliography * ''Ma libera veramente. Trent’anni di Radio Popolare: voci, parole, immagini'' - Editore Kowalski * ''Vedi alla voce Radio Popolare'', Ferrentino S., Bonini T., Gattuso L. - Editore Garzanti Libri External links www.radiopopolare.it Radio stations in Italy Radio st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Network Of Film Commissions
European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine European cuisine comprises the cuisines of Europe "European Cuisine." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirana International Film Festival
The Tirana International Film Festival (TIFF) is one of the major annual events taking place in Tirana each year. It was the first international cinema festival in Albania. This cultural event was created in 2003 and is currently the most important cinematic event in Albania. The Festival is competitive with the International Section jury awarding several prizes each year, most notably the "Golden Owl" for Best Feature Film. It is organised annually by the Albanian National Center of Cinematography. It features three distinct categories and combines features and short film; fiction, documentary, animation and experimental. The festival is open to any filmmaker from around the world and it also accepts student works. History The festival was held for the first time in 2003. Since then it has been held annually in the cinemas of Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Museum Of Photography "Marubi"
Marubi National Museum of Photography ( sq, Muzeu Kombëtar i Fotografisë Marubi), also known as Marubi Museum, is a museum in Shkodër, Albania. At the center of the museum project is the legacy of the 'Photo-Studio Marubbi', founded in 1856 by Pietro Marubbi, an Italian painter and photographer who came and settled in Shkodër at the time. The activity of the studio over the years, was directed and enriched by three generations of photographers, until the early 1950s, time when Geg Marubi was forced to give oneself up to the communist collective anonymity, by joining other photographers in the photography unit of the former Repair-Services Cooperative. In 1970 was founded the Marubi Photo-Studio with around 500,000 negatives in various techniques and formats. Later on, historical images from the archive were (in many cases) used to feed the communist propaganda machine. It was during this period that many of them appeared in the editions of the time manipulated and alienated. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Arcs Film Festival
Les Arcs Film Festival is an annual European film festival held every December in Les Arcs in the French Alps. Profile Les Arcs was co-founded in 2009 by Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin (CEO), Guillaume Calop (general manager), and Jérémy Zelnik (head of industry), on the grounds of the ski resort of the same name. The mountain location dictated the overall atmosphere of the event, despite aiming to be of international importance, Les Arcs does not split the audience from the professionals and maintains an open and equal environment. By 2018, the event's budget reached €1 m. The festival's main award is the Crystal Arrow. At the 5th edition, the ''Femme de Cinema'' award was established. Other festival awards include the Best Actress and Best Actor prizes, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Cineuropa Andrea D'Aquino Award, Youth Jury Prize, Audience Award, Les cinglés du cinéma award, Universciné award for the Hauteur selection, Best Short Film Award, and Special Ment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lecce European Film Festival
The Lecce European Film Festival is an annual festival of European cinema held in Lecce, Italy. Description The festival was established in 2000 aiming to promote dialogue between different European cultures and languages. The Lecce European Film Festival is a member of the Association of Italian Film Festivals and collaborates with various cultural establishments, such as Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Cineteca di Bologna, S.N.G.C.I., FIPRESCI, S.N.C.C.I., Centro Nazionale del Cortometraggio, Agiscuola, Università del Salento, etc. The festival has the patronage of the European Parliament. Annually, for the main competition 10 feature films are selected by the festival's directors Alberto and Luigi La Monica. Apart from the main competition program, the festival hosts various events such as public talks, concerts and screenings, as well as thematic sections for short meter, documentaries, etc. Awards Annually 10 features are selected for the Golden Olive-Crist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
