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Information about Albania - The Land of Eagles

Where is Albania on the Map?

Albania is located in the western part of the Balkan peninsula. It borders the former Yugoslavia (Serbia - Montenegro) and Kosova in the north and the east, (FYR of) Macedonia in the east, and Greece in the south. It has access to the Adriatic and Ionian Seas in the west. From the Strait of Otranto, Albania is less than 100 km (60 miles) from Italy. The country covers a total of 28,000 squared kilometers (11,000 squared miles) and its population is 3.3 million.

 

Kosovo is the New Albanian State

Historical Figures of Albania

Cinematography
Cinematography
The cinematography is developed after 1945 in Albania, while as the first film show is that of the painter Kol Idromenos in 1912. The oldest movie treating Albanian theme is produced by the foreigners. It is entitled "Albania ribelle" and it is produced by Italian company "Cines" of Torino in 1909. The first Albanian cinematographic enterprise is set up in 1946. During the period 1970-1990 Albanian cinematographic production had some 14 artistic movies, 40 documentary films and chronicles, 16 cartoons of different techniques. After 1990 Albanian movie production fell considerably.

"Tana" is the first Albanian full length film. It is production of Film Studio "Shqiperia e Re (New Albania)" in 1958. The subject of the film is related with social life in village and it is based upon the novel written by Fatmir Gjata. Its director is Kristaq Dhamo.

"Qeshim se nuk qajme dot" (We laugh for we can not cry) is thefirst short length film. Its producers are Viktor Stratodha and Dionis Bubani. It is shown after 43 years in 1999, because thedirector Stratodha is persecuted by communist regime. ViktorStratodha was born in Korce in 1925."Beni ecen vete " (Ben walks on his own) is the first artistic film for kids. It is produced in 1975 and its director is Xhanfise Keko(People's Artist). It won the special price of the festival in Salermo, Italy, in 1979.

"Zana and Miri" is the first cartoon produced in 1975.Later onthe cartoon production technics is combined with real objects.

Kadri Roshi (Artist of People). He was born in January 4, 1924 in Mallakaster. He is graduated in Prague in 1941. Since this year he played in 170 roles, which mark a great artistic life, where the life difficulties of the orphan, apprentice, cinema porter and original actor with the portrait of gentle man are presented. He is considered as the legend of Albanian scene and screen.

Aleksander Moisiu (Artist of People).He was born in 1879. He came of Albanian family of Moisiu, which for economic reasons moved to Trieste. After the finishing of high school in Graz, Austria andafter an interruption of Vienna Conservative, Moisiu, forced bythe economic situation, was obliged to work as applauder in opera and walk-on in Burg theater, where he started his theatricalcreation.He marked a great success in German Theater in Praguein 1930, in the theater "People Scene", Berlini one, etc. Moisiuis estimated as actor in roles of Oswald, Pozs, Hamlet, while the role of Fedja in "Alive Corpse" of Leon Tolstoy is interpreted by him 1200 times. Only three year before his death in 1935 Moisiutriumphed in Europe scenes with the show "Faust" of Goethe.

 

Source: Albanian Government

 

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