Xhanfise Keko (27 January 1928 – 22 December 2007), born in
Gjirokastër
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Albania
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Albania
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film director.
Keko was one of the seven founders of
"New Albania" Film Studio ( sq, Kinostudio "Shqiperia e Re"), present day "Albafilm-Tirana". She was the first female director and directed some 25 different movies between 1952 and 1984 including the 1975 film, ''
Beni Walks by Himself
''Beni walks on his own'' ( sq, Beni ecën vetë) is a 1975 Albanian comedy family film directed by Xhanfize Keko and written by Kiço Blushi.
Summary
Beni is an eight-year-old boy living in Korçë with his parents. Beni leads a sheltered lif ...
'' and ''
Tomka and His Friends'', both awarded at the
Giffoni International Film Festival. Her films were generally targeted toward younger audiences but contemporary critics praise her "sensitive approach to her material, a technical facility outstripping her contemporaries and a highly original voice".
She was the mother of well-known Albanian writer
Teodor Keko
Teodor Keko (1958–2002) was an Albanian writer, journalist, and politician.
Life
Keko was born in the Albanian capital, Tirana, on 2 September 1958, to cinematographer parents Endri and Xhanfise Keko. He studied at the Qemal Stafa High Scho ...
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Filmography
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Taulanti kërkon një motër'' (1984)
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Një vonesë e vogël'' (1982)
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Kur xhirohej një film'' (1981)
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Partizani i vogël Velo'' (1980)
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Pas gjurmëve'' (1978)
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Tomka and His Friends'' ( sq, Tomka dhe shokët e tij) (1977)
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Malësorët pas komisarëve'' (1976)
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Tinguj lufte'' (1976)
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Beni Walks by Himself
''Beni walks on his own'' ( sq, Beni ecën vetë) is a 1975 Albanian comedy family film directed by Xhanfize Keko and written by Kiço Blushi.
Summary
Beni is an eight-year-old boy living in Korçë with his parents. Beni leads a sheltered lif ...
'' ( sq, Beni Ecën Vetë) (1975)
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Për popullin, me popullin'' (1975)
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Reportazh nga Tropoja'' (1975)
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Qyteti më i ri në botë'' (1974)
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Mimoza llastica'' (1973)
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Kongresi i 6 PPSH'' (1972)
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Kryengritje në pallat'' (1972)
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Shkolla tingujt ngjyra ''(1972)
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ABC...ZH'' (1971)
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Nga festivali artistik i fëmijve'' (1969)
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Kalitemi nepërmjet aksioneve'' (1968)
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Lart flamujt e aksioneve'' (1968)
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Ato çajnë përpara'' (1967)
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Gra heroike shqiptare përpara'' (1967)
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Miqësi e madhe unitet luftarak'' (1966)
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Tregim për njerzit e punës'' (1963)
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Kongresi i 3 i PPSH'' (1952)
References
1928 births
2007 deaths
People from Gjirokastër
Albanian film directors
Albanian women film directors
Albanian cinematographers
Albanian women cinematographers
Albanian screenwriters
Albanian artists
People's Artists of Albania
20th-century screenwriters
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