Ibrahim Muçaj ( December 8th 1944 – January 5th 2010)
was an

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film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

Biography

Ibrahim Muçaj was born in

Vlorë Vlorë ( ; ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, third most populous city of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surr ...

. In 1968, he graduated from the Academy of Arts in Tirana. After graduation, he worked as an assistant director. He first appeared on set as an assistant to

Viktor Gjika Viktor Gjika (23 June 1937 – 3 March 2009) was an Albanian director, filmmaker and screenwriter. For his distinguished and remarkable contribution to the cinema, he was awarded the highest title as People's Artist (Albania), People's Artist i ...

. He has also collaborated with Hysen Hakani, Piro Milkani and

Kristaq Dhamo Kristaq Dhamo (20 April 1933 – 14 August 2022) was an Albanian film director. In 1979 he was awarded the title of " Merited Artist" and in 1987 he was honored with the title of People's Artist of Albania medal. At the 11th Albanian Film Fest ...

. In 1971, he began making his own documentary film. His debut was the film New Song. The first feature film in his oeuvre was the 1975 film Dimri and Fundit, for which he received an award at the 2nd Albanian Film Festival. He has made 8 documentaries and 10 feature films. The feature films were created in a directional duo with

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. He directed '' Apasionata'' in

1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

with

. For his artistic activity, he was awarded the title of Merited Artist in 1987. From 1995 to 1997, he headed the ALBAFILM film studio. He died of

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in his apartment on January 5th, 2010. He is survived by his son, Irvin Muçaj.

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* Albanian film directors 1944 births 2010 deaths People from Vlorë {{albania-film-director-stub