#KinematografiaShqiptare
Agim Fortuzi (1925-1997)
Operator of chronic and documentary films. “Merited Artist”.
Born in Tirana on February 6, 1925. He took part in the National Liberation Anti-Fascist Movement as a partisan courier in the town of Dajti. Fortuzi headed the Technical High School in Tirana. He did a two-year specialization course for cinematographer near the “Barrandov” studios in Prague, Czechoslovakia during the period 1947-1949.
After worked in the State Cinematographic Enterprise as an operator. In 1952, he did a one-year specialization again at the Central Studio of Documentary Films in Moscow.
In 1953, started working at the Kinostudio “Shqiperia e re”, which had just been opened, becoming one of the most active cinematographers in documentary cinematography, shooting a large number of newsreels and 170 documentary films independently or as a co-author.
His first independent documentary film was “Cerriku” -1956. Among his most popular films are: “Bread” – 1958 / “Pusi 542” – 1958, which was awarded the Republic Award / “In the footsteps of the centuries” and “Aleksander Moisiu” – 1960 / “Kenget e te vjelave” – 1968 / “Art of woodworking” – 1974 / “Anes Bunes” – 1977 / “Mosaics” and “Our traditions on the voyage” – 1980 / “Albanian folk costumes” – 1981 etc.
For the dignified work and the high-quality level of his films, he, together with S. Musha, are the first cinematographers who were awarded the title of “Merited Artist”.
Other films: “May 1, 1949” / “We fell in love with Albania” – 1958 / “One day in Apollo” (co-director) – 1958 / “Festival of peace and friendship” / “World youth festival in Warsaw” and “In vain, Greek provocations on the border” – 1959 / “The voice of peace” – 1960 / “The first on the road to collectivization” – 1966 / “More water for the earth” – 1967 / “For the intensive development of the cow” – 1968 / “For high yields in corn” and “For a faster development of poultry” – 1969 / “More vegetables for the people” and “Care” – 1970 / “The first steps” – 1971 / “Echoes of songs” ” / “The antiquity of a city” and “With the inhabitants of our forests” – 1972 / “Two weaves” / “The pearl of the south” / “Urbanistic of our village” / “Vajza pukiane” – 1973 / “With the builders of a work ” / “With the people of the stage” – 1974 / “Village doctor” / “Editor’s journey” / “Our blankets” / “Decorative flowers” and “The road to success” – 1975 / “Ensemble of folk songs and dances in Sweden” Norway” / “At the southern end” / “For the health of the people” and “Faster, more far” – 1976 / “Creative thinking of textile workers” and “New Kukesi” – 1977 / “On guard of health” / ” We are the flowers of the Party” – 1978 / “Dropulli reborn” / “Karl Gega” / “Minerals and metals for experts” – 1980 / “Life by the lake” – 1981 / “Energy” – 1983.
110 tele reports and other documentary films shot in co-authorship.
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