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Albanian film director (1928–2007)
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Xhanfise Keko (27 January 1928 – 22 December 2007), born in Gjirokastër, Albania, was an Albanian film director.

Keko was one of the seven founders of "New Albania" Film Studio (Albanian: Kinostudio "Shqiperia e Re"), present day "Albafilm-Tirana". She was the first female director and directed some 25 different movies between 1952 and 1984 including the 1975 film, Beni Walks by Himself and Tomka and His Friends , both awarded at the Giffoni International Film Festival. Her films were generally targeted toward younger audiences but contemporary critics praise her "sensitive approach to her material, a technical facility outstripping her contemporaries and a highly original voice".[1]

Early life

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Xhanfise Çipi was born on 27 January 1928, in Gjirokastër.[2] [3]

Career

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In 1950, Keko was one of six Albanians, including her future husband Endri Keko, sent to study at the Moscow Central Studio for Documentary Film. Her education was focused on film editing.[2] Keko edited 140 films, mostly newsreels and documentaries, in the first seventeen years of her career.[4] She participated in the opening of Kinostudio by handing a pair of scissors to Enver Hoxha.[5]

Keko's directorial debut, Spoiled Mimoza (Mimoza llastica), was made in 1973.[4]

Her son Teodor Keko was born in 1958.[5] Keko retired from filmmaking in 1984.[4] Her husband and son died before her in 1989 and 2002 respectively.[6]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Xhanfize Keko | Filmmaker Profile". TCM PRESENTS WOMEN MAKE FILM. Retrieved 2021年12月27日.
  2. ^ a b Williams 2020, p. 57.
  3. ^ "When Shooting A Film". Giffoni Film Festival . Archived from the original on 26 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Williams 2015, p. 15.
  5. ^ a b Williams 2020, p. 58.
  6. ^ Williams 2020, p. 61.

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