Vangjush Valla Feature and Cartoon Cinematographer!

Vangjush Valla Painter, cinematographer and cartoonist! He was born in Korce in 1948. He graduated from the High Institute of Fine Arts. He started in cinematography as an assistant operator in the feature film "Spring in Gjirokaster" (1978); He shot as a co-author the feature films: "After Death" (1980); "Martyrs of monuments" (1980); Two years later, in 1982, he managed to shoot his first independent film "Shoket" and in 1987, "Murder in the hunt", 1989 "People in the Stream". At the same time, he also filmed several cartoons such as "Snowy Boy" – 1981 / "Tail" – 1982 / "Iliret" – 1983 / "Boy and Brush" – 1983 / "Snowy Man" – 1984 / "White Puffer Bird" – 1984 / "Perparsja e blete" – 1984 as well as "Gymnastica e arushi" – 1984. In 1990, he finally moved as an operator to the "AlbaFilm Animacion" cartoon department where he continued to shoot many other films. 1985 – "Winter and children" / "A sleepless night" / "The sound of blood"; 1986 – "Inspiration" / "Good Toys"; 1987 – "Busti" / "Happy Again"; 1988 – "Rare egg" / "Drawing for a bird"; 1991 – "Bird and his shadow"; 1992 – "Who laughs last"; 1993 – "Djali and Ofi" In 1997, he was appointed as the Director of Arts at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. In 1999, his family immigrated to the USA, where he lives in New York. The exclusivity on this page is dated January 26, 2024 ___________________ Albanian cinematography in activity since 2013 Reference: "Encyclopedia of Albanian Cinematography / Toena 2002 / AT Hoxha / p. 403