Naum Prifti Writer, film scriptwriter, art critic and translator! He was born in Rehovo, Kolonje, on March 7, 1932, where he completed primary school. Then, in Erseke, at the age of 8. In 1953, he graduated from the Medical Polytechnic in Tirana. He works for a year as an assistant doctor in the Korça Sanatorium. Passionate about literature, he continues his studies in Albanian Language and Literature at the State University of Tirana. Well-known writer who started his literary activity in the early 50's and in 1956 he published his first work "Village Tales". Author of several volumes of stories, novels, dramas, children's literature, etc. From the works published by him, we can mention: "Cezmat e goldirir"; "People of this land"; "One more rifle"; "One hundred years" etc. His most successful play is "Mulliri i Koste Bardhi" – 1979, on the subject of which Tonin Harapi, who composed the opera "Awakening" a few years later, relied on it. During the years 1954-1960, he served as an editor in the magazine Hosteni. While from 1960-67 as an editor in the magazine "Ylli". He then worked as a teacher from 1967-70 in Divjakë, Lushnje. In 1970-72, he had the responsibility as editor in charge of the "Children's Stage" newsletter, at the Central House of Popular Creativity, Tirana, and as a theater inspector at the Ministry of Education and Culture during 1974-76. In these years, he also served as an external lecturer for Albanian Literature at the University of Tirana. In 1991, he emigrated to America (New York), where he continues to give his help to the Albanian community here and to Albanian Literature. In 1995, he was elected secretary of the Vatra Pan-Albanian Federation. With the creation of the Association of Albanian-American Writers, they elect him as its president. He has won many awards for literary works such as volumes of stories, novels, children's literature, humor and film scripts. In 2001, he was honored by the Ministry of Culture and the League of Writers with the award: "Silver Feather", for the volume with the legend "Mother of the Sun". The "Golden Feather" award for the volume of humorous stories and sketches "As Miço, As Muço" from the Albanian-American Writers' Association, New York, 2003. For his long, continuous literary and artistic work, he has been decorated from the People's Assembly with the Labor Medal and the "2nd Class Naim Frashëri Order". His literary creativity is diverse and spans several genres: stories, dramas, comedies, novels, film scripts, pieces for puppet theater, scripts for cartoons, biographies, critical articles, journalism, etc. There are almost 100 literary works, more than years of life and twice half a century of creativity. Thousands and thousands of pages written by hand, typed with a simple typewriter, and thrown into the computer of our day, hundreds and hundreds of analyses, discussions, exchanges of letters, conversations, which you can safely call journalism, for the idea and the message they carry and convey. Story: "Winter of Uris" won the Honor Prize, in the International Literary Competition of Maison Naaman pour la Culture, 2004-2005. The author is accepted as an Honorary member of the Naji Naaman Cultural Association. 
In parallel with other literary works, he also wrote several scripts for feature films and cartoons, independently or co-authored with 1975: "Zani partizani" / 1978: The road of letters / 1982: The warm wind of the depths / 1984: Who dies in leg (co-author) / 1984: Blerta's engagement / 1988: Three people climbed the mountain (co-author) While drawing: 1976: Water drop / 1978: "Squirrel helps a friend" / 1979: "Bear opens new land" /1982: " Bishti" / 1991: "Bird and his shadow" etc. Life changes on June 17, 2023. _____________ Albanian cinematography in activity since 2013 Encyclopedia of Albanian cinematography – Toena 2002. A. T Hoxha / p. 316
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