Merited Artist, director Kristaq Mitro, has passed away

2023-04-03 12:15:30 / EKONOMI&SOCIALE ALFA PRESS

Merited Artist, director Kristaq Mitro, has passed away

The well-known Albanian director, Kristaq Mitro, has passed away at the age of 75. The sad news was announced by the well-known artist, Mevlan Shanaj, through a post on Facebook.

He says they have been friends together since their student days until their work as lecturers at the University of the Arts. So, Shanaj offers condolences to the family and all of Mitro's friends.

"Goodbye Kristaq Mitro, friendship since student time, in a class, in a room, until the end as a teacher at the University of Arts, in the department of film direction. Ike leaving on the Albanian screen as a director works with undisputed success! Condolences to the family and all friends!", he wrote.

We remember that Kristaq Mitro was the People's Merited Artist and a skilled director who has always represented Albania in various arenas and world challenges. He will remain one of the most famous directors of Albanian cinematography who have left deep traces in the history of Albanian cinema.

He also contributed as a lecturer at the University of Arts in Tirana in the field of film and television directing.

The films that Mitro has made:

A Boy and a Girl (1990)
One Morning Call (1987)
Love Your Name (1984)
The Passion (1983)
The Good Man (1982)
On the Edge of Freedom (1981)
Freedom or Death (1979)
The Bride and the Curfew (1978)
The Last Winter (1976)
Bloody Land (1976)

 

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