Leon Qafzezi

Leon Qafzezi (b. 23 February 1953 in Tirana, Albania) is an Albanian writer and cineaste.

Leon Qafzezi was born 23 February 1953 in Albania, the son of Niko Qafzezi and Amalia Qafzezi (Zheji). He studied at the Academy of Arts of Albania (1974-1976). Qafzezi lives and works in Tirana.

Since 1986 he has worked as producer, director, inspector of film, for the "New Albania" Film Studio (Albanian: Kinostudio Shqipëria e Re) and "Alb-Film-Distribution"(1986-1992). During 1993-1998, he worked for the Albanian National Television (RTVSH) in the Department of Film, Department of Programming, and as director, as well as a freelance journalist in Bashkimi (The union), Skena dhe Ekrani (The scene and the screen), and Ylli (The star) magazine as a film critic.

In 1992. he co-founded FILM magazine together with Piro Milkani and Vasil Tabaku, and is chief editor of the magazine. He also directs the "Eagle Film Albania", a private held cinematographic society.

Qafzezi is a member of the Albanian League of Writers and Artists since 1997, and of the "Union of Albanian Cineasts", and since 2000 of the "Albanian Journalists League”.

Novels

• Passport to Hell, 1997
• The sky down, 1998
• The market of dreams, Toena, 1998. ISBN 99927-1-056-X
• The black hole, Toena, 1998. ISBN 99927-1-098-5
• The prostitute of Abuokir, 2008
• Selected novels, Morava, 2011. ISBN 978-9928-120-09-0

Poetry

• No love for credit, 1992
• Eda, 1996
• Funeral of Lives, Morava, 2012, ISBN 978-9928-120-66-3

Monographs

• Author, Toena, 1999. ISBN 99927-1-160-4
• Godard, Toena, 2002
• Kubrick, 2002

Studies and critics for films

• Great Directors, 1993
• Directors Portrait, 1996
• Albanian Film and Time, 2002
• Interview for Film, 2002
• With keep movies, 2003
• The History of World Cinematography, INFBOTUES, 2008. ISBN 978 99956-682-3-5

Documentary-Filmography

Collaborations with magazines

• FILM, 1992-2002
• Film Image, 1997 (Album photography)