Thimi Filipi
Pioneering generation actor of theater and cinematography. Among the first to create the Partisan Theater. He holds the high title “People’s Artist”. In 1986, he received the “Aleksander Moisiu” award and on August 5, 1991 (postmortem) he received the high title of People’s Artist with the motivation: “Stood out for his special merits as a stage and cinematographic actor in the creation of a series of interpreted roles with high artistic master and for the precious help he has given in the development of these genres of our national art”.
Born in Korce in c. 1926, during World War II, will take part in the partisan formations where he works and creates the first theaters. After the war, Filipi worked in the Korce hospital, also attending an acting course. His first roles will be in non-professional troupes in the city of Korça, then in 1954 starts working as a professional actor at the “Andon Zako Çajupi” theater.
His first role will be in the drama “The Flower of Memory / Lulja e kujtimit”. Further, a series of roles would continue that would make him very popular among the local and Albanian public as well.
Filipi realized a total of 85 roles, mostly with a dramatic character, roles of layers coming from the village, figures of strong people who represented Renaissance ideals, etc.
We can single out the role of Bato in “Sons of Bato Gora”, Xhelo in “Maro Mokra”, as Delo in Ruzhdi Pulaha’s “Perballe vetes”, the role of Zeko in the drama “Zeko Shkoza” and awarded with the “Aleksander Moisiu” award as the best actor at the Festival of Theaters in 1986.
In cinematography, his career extends longer and voluminous, where he will perform in more than 30 feature films and television.
His first role in cinema will coincide with the first, entirely Albanian cinematography, “Tana” – 1958 in the role of Party Secretary.
Other roles would continue, portraying different characters, men, honest villagers, patriots and people at the crossroads.
We can single out that of Neziri in the film “Coping”, Fahredini in “The Man with the Cannon”, Xhemal Struga in “Face to Face”, Nashua in “Like All Others”, Gramozi, the Chairman of the Investigative Group in “Nothing is Forgotten”, Irena’s father “Spring did not come alone” etc.
Thimi Filipi passed away on July 1, 1990. For his artistic merits, on August 5, 1991, he was honored with the high title “People’s Artist”.
FILMOGRAPHY
1958 — Tana….Party Secretary
1965 — Early years..Party Secretary
1972 — Stars of the long nights. ….Dhori Çakërri
1976 — Coping…..Neziri
1977 — New Shelter….Chairman of the Council
1977 — The man with the cannon….Fahredini
1977 — Coats over the fence wire…Kapedani
1977 — Flag on the Wave (TV Movie)…..Pagot, Harbor Pilot
1978 — My Wedding Toast…….Father of the Bride
1978 — The Bride and the Curfew….The Coachman
1979 – – Face to face…..Xhemal Struga
1979 — Teacher…uncle Vani
1979 — The Guest…..Scorpio,
1980 — An incident at the port….Petro
1980 — Brothers and friends …..Father
1980 — A comrades from the village ……Ligori the head of agriculture
1981 — On the borders of two legends……Lefteri
1981 — Like all the others…Nashua
1982 — Good Man…..Specialist
1983 — Apassionata…..Take Rizai, Mira’s father
1983 — Fracture….Grandfather
1983 — A Name Among People…….Kanani
1984 — Autumn rains……Ustai, the head of the hydropower laboratory 1984 — Who dies on foot……Farmer
1984 — The Militant……Visar’s father
1984 — The first Night of freedom…..Partisan Commander
1985 — Nothing is forgotten….Gramozi, Head of the Investigative Group
1985 — Our Enver…..uncle Fatriu
1986 — Three days from a life… .Gaqo
1987 — The circle of memory…Loro, partisan, fellow fighter with Margarita
1987 — Murder in Hunting…….Llazi
1988 — Spring did not come alone…. Irena’s father.
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Reference; The encyclopedic books “Encyclopedia of Albanian Cinematography” (Toena 2002) as well as “Encyclopedia, Theater and Albanian Cinematography, (2009).
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