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Albanian film director
Besim Sahatçiu (Albanian pronunciation:
[bɛˈsim sahatˈtʃiu] ; 2 October 1935 – 20 October 2005) was a
Kosovo-Albanian director of theatre and film.
Biography
After finishing
gymnasium in
Pejë , Sahatçiu studied literature at the
University of Belgrade . Following the interruption of his studies due to compulsory military service, he worked as a
translator for the publisher,
Rilindja .
[2] He later studied at the
Academy of Dramatic Art in
Zagreb ,
Croatia , and defended his thesis with staging
Gogol 's satirical play,
The Government Inspector , at
People's Provincial Theatre in
Pristina .
[3]
[4]
Sahatçiu's
ethnographic film , 117 , won the Grand Prix at the Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival in 1978.
[5]
[6] The film was described as a “spiritual portrait of the nation.”
[7]
[1]
As a
theatre director , Sahatçiu worked at the
National Theatre of Kosovo in Pristina.
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[8]
[9]
In 2018, Kosovo's Ministry of Culture posthumously honored Sahatçiu with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematography.
[10]
[11] The same year, a street in Pristina was named after him.
[12] In 2021,
Posta e Kosovës issued
postage stamps in its 'Arti skenik – Besim Sahatçiu dhe Leze Qena' series, commemorating Sahatçiu and Leze Qena.
[13]
[14]
Filmography
Crveni udar (1974)
Trimi (1975)
Tito na Kosovu (1975)
Gëzuar viti i ri (1976)
Pehlivanët (1976)
117 (1976)
[15]
Pasqyra (1977)
Duke pritur Godon (1977)
Era dhe lisi (1979)
Tito e Kosova 79 (1980)
Tre vetë kapërcejn malin (1981)
Përroi vërshues (1983)
Lulepjeshkat e dashurisë (1988)
References
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a
b
"Cultural gathering "October of Besim Sahatçiu" begins at AAB College" .
AAB University . 12 October 2022. Archived from
the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2022 .
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"15 vite pa regjisorin Besim Sahatçiu, kujtohet nga djali Besniku" . tvprofil.com (in Albanian). 20 October 2020. Archived from
the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2021 .
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a
b Kyçyku, Kopi.
"Esse non vidare (Besim Sahatçiu, pionieri i regjisurës së mirëfilltë shqiptare në Kosovë)" (in Albanian). Archived from
the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2016 .
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"SAHATÇIU, Besim - Filmska enciklopedija" (in Croatian).
Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography . Retrieved 10 January 2021 .
^ Petrit, Imami (7 September 2012).
"Film na Kosovu posle Drugog svetskog rata" (in Serbian). novifilmograf.com. Archived from
the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2016 .
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"15 vite pa regjisorin Besim Sahatçiu, kujtohet nga djali Besniku" .
Bota Sot (in Albanian). 20 October 2020. Archived from
the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2022 .
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"117 ⋅ DOK Leipzig" .
DOK Leipzig . 2014. Archived from
the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021 .
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"Besim Sahatçiu, korife i skenës teatrore dhe filmike në Kosovë" (in Albanian). thealbanian.co.uk. 1 November 2013. Archived from
the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2016 .
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"Rita Ora: Gjyshi, Besim Sahatçiu, më bëri të famshme!" .
Koha Ditore (in Albanian). 23 October 2013. Archived from
the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016 .
^ Yakup, Zülfiya (27 August 2018).
"Kosovë, ndahen çmimet në fushën e kinematografisë" (in Albanian).
Anadolu Agency . Archived from
the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2021 .
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"MCYS handed out awards on Cinematography: Sahatçiu honored for life's work, Zeqiri receives the annual prize" . Ministry of Culture of Kosovo. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2021 .
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"Motra e Rita Orës prezanton gjyshërit, një rrugë në Kosovë mban emrin e gjyshit të tyre – Besim Sahatçiu" .
Telegrafi (in Albanian). 16 August 2018. Archived from
the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2018 .
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"NGA ARTI SKENIK-LEZE QENA DHE BESIM SAHATÇIU" (in Albanian).
Posta e Kosovës . 2021. Archived from
the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2022 .
^ Pasoma, Medina (25 March 2021).
"Përurohet pulla postare "Nga arti skenik - Besim Sahatçiu dhe Leze Qena", Rita Ora me mesazh "live" " (in Albanian). koha.net. Archived from
the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2022 .
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"117 : prodhimi Kosovafilm : skenari e regjia Besim Sahatçiu" (in Slovenian).
Digital Library of Slovenia . Retrieved 1 May 2018 .
External links
Studio albums and
singles
Extended plays (EPs)
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