Hysen Hakani (July 28, 1932 – February 7, 2011) was an

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 ...

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, p ...

and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. Hakani is credited with directing Albania's first

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, '' Fëmijët e saj'', which was released in 1957. Hakani died on February 7, 2011, at the age of 78.

Biography

Hakani studied at the

Qemal Stafa High School The Qemal Stafa High School is a high school, located in Tirana, Albania. Founded in 1925 by Prime Minister Ahmet Zogu, as the ''Lyceum of Tirana'', it has many notable alumni, of whom 75 died in World War II and 14 were awarded the title People' ...

, in

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 ...

Filmography

*1957 - '' Fëmijët e saj'' *1961 - ''

Debatik The Pioneers of Enver ( sq, Pionierët e Enverit, literally The Pioneers of Enver Hoxha) was a pioneer movement functioning in Albania during its communist period. Formed as Debatik, an acronym for United Boys of Communist Ideas ( sq, Djemtë E B ...

'' *1963 - '' Toka jonë'' *1966 - '' Oshëtimë në bregdet'' *1969 - ''

Njësiti guerril ''Njësiti guerril'' is a 1969 Albanian action war film drama directed and written by Hysen Hakani with :sq:Muharrem Skënderi. The film starred Saimir Kumbaro and Ndrek Luca. Cast *Pëllumb Dërvishi *Drita Haxhiraj * Saimir Kumbaro *Petr ...

'' *1972 - '' Ndërgjegja'' *1977 - '' Cirku në fshat'' *1979 - '' Mysafiri'' *1981 - '' Plaku dhe hasmi'' *1984 - '' Lundrimi i parë''

References

1932 births 2011 deaths Albanian film directors Albanian screenwriters People from Tirana Qemal Stafa High School alumni {{Albania-film-director-stub