Rakip Zeneli (1935-2001) | Commemorative!

13 January 2021

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The staff behind the cameras!
Rakip Zeneli (1935-2001)
Documentary and film operator! He holds the title “Merited Artist”

Zeneli was born in Tirana on January 14, 1935. He completed correspondence studies at the University of Tirana in the History-Geography department.

In 1959, Zeneli started working at Kinostudio, initially as a driver, but then quickly became passionate about the camera. Zeneli gradually worked as an assistant and later as a cameraman in the shooting of newsreels, chronicles and documentaries.

His activity, especially in shooting newsreels, is very wide and the quality level of his camera was always increasing. In addition to newsreels, from 1968 to 1985 he shot as a cameraman of about 100 chronicle and documentary films, of which about a third were independent, while the rest were co-authors.

Among the documentary films, the following stand out for their level: “Gezim me vllehet” – 1971 / “Land and people” – 1971 / “Tregim i sharrexhijve” – 1972 / “Precious stones” – 1972 / “Mosaic of Kosovar songs and dances” – 1973 / “Joy in the eyes of the mother” – 1975 / “Resource of Mati” – 1978 / “Autumn day in Plase” – 1980 / “Our children” – 1981 / “Our children a beautiful song” – 1981 / “Tourist places in Albania” – 1982, also several documentary films shot in Germany and elsewhere, accompanying artistic assemblies abroad such as in China, Korea, etc.

For his wide activity and the artistic level of his films, he was honored in 1989 with the title “Merited Artist”.

Other films: “Light of the Party” – 1970 / “Light of Fierze” – 1971 / “Provincial Theater of Prishtina in Albania” / “Chinese Delegation of Agriculture in our Country” and “Chinese Artists in our Country” – 1972 / ” Among dear friends” and “Our ensemble in Korea” – 1974 / “Uzinat dhe tokat” / “Fierza rattles” / “Teeth and health” and “With the amateurs of the village” – 1975 / “In the bosom of the class” – 1976 / “Army of the military people” – 1978 / “Meat and Egg Factory” and “Me forcat tona dhe hov rrevolucionar” – 1979 / “Shooters” / “First of all technical insurance and protection at work” / “The experience of Bucimas” / ” Eleni Caveli Folk Dance Ensemble” – 1980 / “A Day in Kutalli” and “The Whole Experience” – 1982 / “Innovative Brigades” – 1983 / “Receptions and Friendly Meetings” – 1984 as well as about 65 other documentary films dozens of newsreel subjects realized together with other cinematographers.