Besim Sahatçiu
Albanian film director
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| Intro | Albanian film director | ||
| Places | Albania | ||
| was | Film director Screenwriter | ||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||
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| Birth | 2 October 1935, Pejë, Peć Municipality, Peć District, Kosovo | ||
| Death | 18 October 2005Pristina, Pristina District, Kosovo (aged 70 years) | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
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Biography
Besim Sahatçiu (Albanian pronunciation: [sahatˈtʃiu]; October 2, 1935 – October 18, 2005) was a Kosovo Albanian director of theatre, film and television.
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 several years. Afterwards, he studied theatre 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 Prishtina.
Sahatçiu directed dozens of films, TV series and plays throughout his career. As a stage director, he worked at the National Theatre of Kosovo.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credit(s) | ||
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| 1974 | Crveni udar | Assistant director | ||
| 1977 | Duke pritur Godon | Director | ||
| 1981 | Përroi vërshues | Director | ||
| 1983 | Nabujala reka | Director | ||
| Documentary film | ||||
| 1975 | Tito na Kosovu | Director Writer | ||
| 1976 | Pehlivanët | Director Associate producer | ||
| 1976 | 117 | Director Writer | ||
| Television film | ||||
| 1975 | Trimi | Director | ||
| 1976 | Gëzuar viti i ri | Director | ||
| 1977 | Pasqyra | Director | ||
| 1981 | Tre vetë kapërcejn malin | Director | ||
| 1988 | Lulepjeshkat e dashurisë | Producer | ||
| TV miniseries | ||||
| 1979 | Era dhe lisi | Director | ||
| Short film | ||||
| 1980 | Tito e Kosova 79 | Director Writer | ||
Honors
- Sahatçiu's documentary film, 117, was awarded the Grand Prix of the Belgrade Documentary Film Festival in 1978.
- In 2018, a street in Prishtina, Kosovo was named after him