Profile of operator Bardhyl Martiniani (1941 – 2022)

Bardhyl Martiniani (1941-2022) Documentary, documentary and artistic film operator at Kinostudio "Shqiperia e Re". Director of photography. He was born in Tirana in 1941. He first shot short stories for newspapers. His first film as a cameraman was the documentary "Kenga e re" in 1971. As a cameraman, he made about 27 documentary and documentary films, among which we can highlight: "Vellezerit Topulli" (1972) / "Motive dibrane" (1972) . In 1975, he shot the first feature film "The Happy Couple". Among the 20 feature films shot by him are: "The Call" (1976) / "Ilegals" (1976) / "They were four" (1977) / "The Bride and Curfew" (1978) / "Long Time" ” (1983) / “Love your name” (1984) / “And one day comes” (1985) etc. In 1993, with the film "Death of a Horse" (1992), he was awarded the Special Award for Best Camera at the Cinematographic Camera Festival that took place in Manastir in 1993. Complete film file (chronicle, documentary and feature): New song, (1971) / The Topulli brothers, (1972) / Dibrane motifs, (1972) / Black metallurgy, (1972) / Bekim Fehmiu in Albania, (1972) / Through the Metallurgist's Ring, (1973) / Across the Football Fields, (1973) / Our Children Sing, (1973) / Deputy, (1973) / Rozafat, (1974) / Hybrid Corn, (1974) / Fire Caution, ( 1974) / The Truth About Religion, (1974) / Vigilante, (1975) / Always on the Line, (1975) / The Happy Couple, (1975) / The Call, (1976) / The Illegals, (1976) / The Brigadier, ( 1976) / New purchase in the village, (1977) / They were four, (1977) / The bride and the curfew, (1978) / The guest, (1979) / The counselors, (1979) / The bride, (1980) / The trap, ( 1983) / Warm Hand, (1983) / Time Away, (1983) / Love Your Name, (1984) / Postponed Wedding, (1984) / One Morning Phone, (1987) A Long Year, (1987) ) / In the Name of Freedom, (1987) / Weight of Time, (1988) / Return of the Dead Army, (1989) / Life in the Hands of Another, (1990) / A Day in a Life, (1994) Death of the horse, (1995) / The last love, (1995) / Bolero, (1997) Passed away on January 24, 2022 The exclusivity on this page is dated March 18, 2024 ________________ Albanian cinematography in activity since 2013