Krisanthi Kotmillo (1930 – 2017) | Commemorative!

Krisanthi Kotmillo (1930 – 2017)
Editing director, actress at the time of Kinostudio “Shqiperia e Re”. After the 70s, she belongs to the film staff behind the cameras, with the exception of sporadic performances in some Albanian films.

In almost every visual material, her name is written as an editor. Kotmillo was born in Korce on March 22, 1930. She completed secondary school in his hometown. After working for many years as an actress in the “AZ Cajupi” Theater in Korce, on May 1, 1969, she moved to the Kinostudio “Shqiperia e Re” covering the editing department.

In 1971, Kotmillo made her first feature film as an editing director, “War Mornings”. She quickly mastered the profession of editing, making a considerable number of documentaries, chronicles, newsreels and feature films such as: “The Call” (1971); “Stars of long nights” (1972); “Operation Fire” (1973); “Grooves” (1973); “War Path” (1974); “The Happy Couple” (1975); “The Last Winter” (1975); “Coats over the fence wire” (1977); “Lady from the city” (1977) film that was awarded with a prize; “From the middle of darkness” (1978); “Face to Face” (1979); “Mesonjetorja” (1979); “The Good Man” (1982); “The Uninvited” (1985); “And one day comes” (1986); The film “The Uninvited” was honored with an Award in 1987.

In addition to her position as an editing director, she has performed in several films, although small roles, but embodied with the skill of a professional. In 1953 Krisanthi Kotmillo appears for the first time on the screen in a very episodic role but with a great name in the history of Albanians, she plays the role of Vojsava, the mother of our national hero Gjergj Kastrioti.

Then she performed in the film “Tana” (1958), another sporadic role, but more important for her presence in the first film, entirely Albanian;

Kotmillo will continue with second roles as in “The Trace” (1970); Kristina, the friend of Dr. Borova in “The Bronze Bust” (1970); Valbone’s mother in “Journey in the Spring” (1975).

Dear Mrs. Krisanthi Kotmillo, passed away one day after the date of her birth, on March 23, 2017. 

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Reference: “Encyclopedia of Albanian Cinematography” – Toena 2002 / AT Hoxha / p. 211.

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