Pandi Stillu (1914 – 1970) Director of the People's Theatre. He was born in Korce on May 1, 1914. He belongs to the pioneer generation of Albanian directing, mainly in the theater. As a young man, he became active as an actor in the city's Amateur Movement in the 1930s. He opened a painting studio, which influenced the recognition of art by many young amateurs. He was first active as a painter and set designer, then as an actor and director. Theater quickly became his main passion. 
In the period of 1937-1942, he finished his studies as an actor at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Bucharest and a year later also a course for directing, in Bucharest, near the National Theatre, now appointed there as an actor. After returning to Albania in 1946, she began working as a director at the State Theater where, together with the director Sokrat Mio, as an initiator, they became instigators and promoters of artistic experiences at the professional level, both in the field of directing and acting. 
His first show was the comedy "Qypi me flori" by Gjon Karmes, which brought a new spirit and professional demand to the acting. This year, together with S. Mio, he staged N. Golgoni's comedy "Martesa", where he stood out for his sense of realism and his strong insistence on drawing the most outstanding characters on the part of the actresses. With his tireless work, he gave a commendable contribution to the overall development of the Albanian theater and its establishment on the most professional basis. Pandi Stillu has staged 40 plays, thus being the most prolific director, with very intense activity on the stage of the People's Theatre. Tok with the staging of some pieces from the Soviet dramaturgy, among them the drama "The Time of Fathers' Youth" (19500 by Boris Gorbatov, in 1954 he also staged Kole Jakov's drama "Our Land". 
Stillu became one of the promoters of the new Albanian drama in the theater scene, encouraging the authors for new works and closely cooperating in the stage realization of their projects, such as the drama: "Girl from the village" (1954) by F. Gjates' ; "The Fisherman's Family" (1956) by S. Pitarkes; "Seven shaljanets" (1958) by N. Luces; "Fool" (1958) S. Comora; "The good brave with many friends" (1961) by S. Pitarkes, dedicated to the image of our Lord "Skenderbe". That's all, he also stood out for his organic tendency towards an elegant, redeemed humor, as in the tragicomedy "Morali i zjones Dulska" (1962) by Gabriela Zapolska. With the staging of the drama "Dragoi i Dragobise", his direction was once again noted for its pathos and epic spirit and, in special cases, for its exotic and romantic flare. His second peak in his directorial career was appearing on the stage of Spiro Comore's comedy "Carnivals of Korce" (1964). The creation of the "gallery" – this has been one of the most serious measures of his directorial request for this show full of gas and atmosphere. Nikollaq Jorganxhi of Viktor Gjoke and Olimbia of Violeta Manushi were a harmonious couple, with a very real relationship, an almost perfect replica of interactive actresses; and the unrepeatable acting incarnations such as Marika Kallamates' Aspasia, Antoneta Papapavlos' Afroviti, and Gjon Karmes' Vehipi approached them. Pandi Stillu was a broad, tolerant artist, who created an artistic atmosphere, often friendly, with the actresses and other producers of the show, he was one of the successful directors, multidimensional and as far as the handling of works coming from the world repertoire, such as those with romantic-heroic spirit and narrative-documentary character (Procesi i Lajpsingut, 1955), as well as those with sarcastic spirit and overt political overtones (Nje leter e humbur, 1960, comedy by JL Karaxhale), as well as those with classical spirit, where the humor was conveyed through the humor towards the characters, the gesture, the comic adaptation such as Moliere's "Noble Bourgeoisie (1963). Pandi Stillu was the first director of the State Estrade, when it was created in 1952, where he also staged several premieres, as he did with the first performances at the Puppet Theater or with the first premieres that took place in the new professional theaters. , as in Korce, Durres and Elbasan. 
Beri directed the first Albanian operetta "Agimi" in 1955, as well as the first opera "Mrika" in 1959. His mise-en-scène was generally quiet, sometimes static. She aimed more at creating comfortable conditions for dialogue, so to speak, "homely" without excessive physical displacement, however, when it was necessary, the movement of the actresses on the stage gained momentum. Posthumously, in 1979, he was awarded the high title "People's Artist" _______________________ Albanian cinematography in activity since 2013 Previously published on the Facebook page in April 2016 and reviewed in the following years. Source: Albanian Encyclopedia, Theater and Cinematography" – Toena 2009 / J. Papagjoni / p. 430-431.
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