Spartak Pecani Director, producer. He was born in Tirané, on May 27, 1952. He was given a scholarship to direct a feature film at the Cinematographic Institute of Bucharest, but he did not manage to finish it due to the political conjunctures of the time. He completed them at the High Institute of Arts in Tirané (1975). He started working at the "New Albania" cinema studio. His first feature film was "Streha e re" and then "We came from the war", 1979, generally slow and not at the desired artistic levels. It was the film "Time of Iargét", 1983, who proved himself as a director with an artistic profile of research and formation. In this film, the concern for the psychological analysis of the characters, the counterpoint realized through the manipulation of the portraits in the dialogue, as well as the active relationship with are found (e.g. the dialogue between the Selenician and the monk, the destruction of the fresco, the association of the peasant throwing the seed in the field with the pictorial vision, etc.). had to be reconstructed, but without limiting the film's own imagination and metaphor. The post-Byzantine church painting and other biblical figures. A year later, S. Pecani shot the film "Rains of autumn", which is appreciated for the richness of the artistic subject matter, the courage to beat sharp and "taboo" topics, with the criticism of the deformations of the state administration, the violation of justice, corruption, interwoven with a warm line of love. The film won the second prize at the VI Albanian Film Festival. The most prominent achievement of S. Pecan was the film "Té mos heshtésh", 1985, winner of the third prize at the VII Festival. The directorial idea appeals for honesty, dignity and courage to denounce theft, evil, even when it is right next to you, between love and family. The disillusionment in the psychology of the heroine, Silv, the conflict with her husband, given through a spare and concise line of action, as well as the support of the strong acting of M. Makoc and N. Xhepés*, created strong dramatic passages in the film with an increasing tension. "The train leaves at 7 pa 5", 1988, also brings this clash of characters in being honest to the task and in relation to the friend of the heart, like a catharsis expected in the antagonist, at least in the context of the moral "reconstructions" of the criminal regarding the recommended solutions. FiImi was the third prize winner of the VIII Festival. Even the film "Vetmi", 1990, was awarded with the "Aleksandér Moisiu" award. After the 90s, S. Pecani shoots the crude social film "Rapists", 1994, which brings into focus the processes of corruption, criminality, the destruction of moral values. , prostitution and gangsterism that had invaded the country's sick social environments. The harsh tones, the open conflict, the extreme actions, interwoven with the feeling of asking for honest kindness, with the appeal for more love and humanity, give this film. a contemporary approach. S. Pecani shot other films, such as: "A general captured", 1981; "Enigma", 1994; For two years from 1997-1999, S. Pecani was the president of the National Cinematographic Center*, meanwhile he directs the "Eurostar" Film House. S. Pecani's preferences are, among other things, the courage to deal with them and breaking the clichés of time, enlightening them with a message of kindness and mutual respect at work, in family, with your friend, with time, with life in general, May 2020 ______________________ Albanian cinematography in activity since 2013 Reference: " Albanian Encyclopedia, Theater and Cinematography" – Toena 2009 / J. Papagjoni / p. 345-346
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