Qerim Mata (1934 – 2019)
Director of chronicle and documentary films!
Mata was born in Tirana, on October 20, 1934. After graduating from the High Institute of Arts for an actor, he started working at the “New Albania” movie studio. He worked as an assistant director in the films “The Braves” (1971) and “Bronze Bust” (1979), in this second one he played the role of the spy Lefter Lefteri as an actor.
As an independent director, he made the musical film “Journey in spring” (1975), thanks to a light subject structure – the journey of a couple of lovers through the industrial, agricultural and environmental landscapes of the country brought some of the most beautiful songs of the time.
In 1972, he also shot the documentary film “Motives of Dibra” as an independent director, which was followed by 45 such films with diverse themes, subjects and motives, until he retired in 1986. “The Streets of a City” – 1974 / “Third National Spartakiade” – 1979 / “An Open Sea” – 1975 / “The Boy Fights, the Old Man Fights, Mujo Ulqinaku Fights” – 1979 / “Vineyard” – 1981 / “Partisan Theater” – 1981 / “Port of Durres” – 1982 / “Our press of war” – 1982 / “A day on the track” – 1984 / “Spartakiade” – 1984 / “River of life” – 1984 / “Story for the working man” – 1985 / “With the sailors of distant lines” – 1988.
What creates his profile is the development of the documentary film, where the main place is occupied by the concerns and problems related to the daily life of the man of the time.
Other topics have also come to his attention, whether those from history and its heroes, from school and teaching, physical culture and sports, art and its beauty to the country’s enticing environments and landscapes. A number of reports are part of his contribution to this type of television footage, which can be mentioned: “Report on the areas damaged by the earthquake” – 1979, “The earthquake was defeated” – 1979.
Other films: “Be careful, be careful” – 1972 / “Decades of May” – 1973 / “Fierze” – 1973 / “The power that comes from the muzzle of the rifle” – 1974 / Through the ring of the metallurgist” – 1974 / “Attacks everywhere with fury” – 1974 / “Always in the lines” – 1974 / “Comrade Enver Hoxha, visits the exhibition Shqiperia sot” – 1974 / “Laci, the Industrial City” – 1975 / “Let’s learn and Work” – 1976 / “Llukaj Village” – 1976 / “People’s Instrumental Orchestra of the Republic of China” – 1977 / “Fierze” – 1978 / “Concerts of May” – 1978 / “Exhibition Albania Today” – 1979 / “Strictly Apply the Rules of Technical Security” – 1980 / “The Glorious Road” – 1981 / “Iron Roads” – 1982 / “On New Roads” – 1983 / “Great Manifestation” – 1984 / “On the Historical Permit” – 1984 / “With the Light of Enver” – 1985 / “40th Anniversary of B Professionals of Albania” – 1985 / “Meeting of the Democratic Front” – 1986 / “With Enver in Congress” – 1986 / “Greek Trade Delegation” – 1986 / “One Life, One Era” – 1986 / “Determination, determination” , unity” – 1986.
Mata passed away on March 20, 2019.
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Albanian Cinematography in activity since 2013
Reference: Encyclopedia of Albanian Film – Toena 2002 / A. Hoxha / p. 258-259.
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