Zhani Canco
Engineer, stage architect.
Born in Tirana on March 29, 1941. Studied for two years as an architect in Bucharest and in 1961, and then returned to Albania due to the deterioration of relations with the countries of his former socialist birth.
Canco partially finished his studies in Tirana at the Faculty of Construction Engineering in 1965. Worked as an engineer in the districts of Laci, Burrel and Tirana and then started working at the Kinostudio “Shqiperia e Re” as the head of the studio for the construction of sets and backdrops, then shooting.
He also worked as a stage architect in the film “Concert in v. `36” (1978), also in the architectural and constructive interpretation of the decor sketches. Later Canco works as an engineer for the control of all construction works in cinematography and maintenance as well as a technologist of the cinematography building and those of costume warehouses.
He is the son of the “Teacher of the People” Gjergj Canco, the professor of the time of father Gjergj Fishte, Mikel Koliqi, Llasgush Pogradeci, Asdreni and his mother, Çezarina Daragjati Canco from Shkodra, painter and student of Kole Idromeno and Simon Rrota.
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Albanian Cinematography in activity since 2013
Reference: “Encyclopedia of Albanian Cinematography” – Toena 2002 / A. T Hoxha / p. 62-63. Previously posted on Facebook “Albanian cinematography in March 2020.
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