Sonja Mamaqi is one of the first female cinematographers. He also worked as a photographer. He was born in Tirana on February 27, 1948. He completed secondary school in his hometown. In 1967, he started working at the Kinostudio "New Albania" as an assistant cameraman, under the patronage of the well-known cameraman Hamdi Ferhati. After completing a 2-year course in the period 1967-1969, she received the title of "assistant operator" and worked with the film "Why does this drum roll". Later, Sonja gets the title "operator". Together with Diana Diamantin, they were the first female cinematographers in Albania. 
In the 70s, he worked independently in chronicling films and documentaries, shooting many of them and documentaries. During the period 1970-1974, he shot about 126 Albanian chronicles and documentaries, productions of Kinostudio. The center of its filming was the important events of the country in the political field, but not a little place was also occupied by those in the field of culture, arts, sports, youth, schools, etc. Her creative dreams were cut short. In December 1974, her artistic activity was interrupted and she left for Tepelena for political reasons (her father was convicted as an opponent of the regime). In Tepelene, I work as a city photographer. After 16 years, in March 1991, she returned to Kinostudio, now "Albafilm Studio" and started working as a manager in the photography department until 1993. 
After that, he moved to the animated film where he worked with 18 Albanian cartoons. Mamaq's camera is sensitive, it creates figurative compositions where ideas and emotions that come freely from the fable and the subject resound; takes care of the relationship of the portrait with the environment around it, as well as highlighting the color, light, function in the sensory sphere of the film Gierazi and of the characters in particular, as can be seen in the films: Sifizianet – 1996 (winner of the Cup at the Festival of XI of the Albanian Film), "Revival", "3 in 1" (2000), "Equinox", "Cafe", "Remodeling" (2000), "It happens like this" (1996), "Mirage in the desert" etc. Published for the first time on the "Albanian Cinematography" page on Facebook. Please kindly do not copy writings and texts from this site! However, any identical text (template) to that of the "K.SH" page that will be viewed on other online pages and after the date of publication here, February 26, 2020, is considered PLAGIARISM, lack of respect and consideration for the work of others and shows lack of ability to the abusers.
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