Besim Sahatçiu

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Besim Sahatçiu
Born(1935-10-02)2 October 1935
Pejë, Zeta Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
(modern-day Kosovo)
Died20 October 2005(2005-10-20) (aged 70)
Prishtinë, United Nations Administered Kosovo
(modern-day Kosovo)
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
University of Zagreb
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, producer
SpouseBesa Sahatçiu[1]
Children2
RelativesRita Sahatçiu Ora (granddaughter)

Besim Sahatçiu (Albanian pronunciation: [bɛˈsim sahatˈtʃiu]; 2 October 1935 – 20 October 2005) was a Kosovo-Albanian director of theatre and film.

Biography[edit]

After finishing gymnasium in Pejë, Sahatçiu studied literature at the University of Belgrade. Following the interruption of his studies due to compulsory military service, he worked as a translator for the publisher, Rilindja.[2] He later studied at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, Croatia, and defended his thesis with staging Gogol's satirical play, The Government Inspector, at People's Provincial Theatre in Pristina.[3][4]

Sahatçiu's ethnographic film, 117, won the Grand Prix at the Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival in 1978.[5][6] The film was described as a “spiritual portrait of the nation.”[7][1]

As a theatre director, Sahatçiu worked at the National Theatre of Kosovo in Pristina.[3][8][9]

In 2018, Kosovo's Ministry of Culture posthumously honored Sahatçiu with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematography.[10][11] The same year, a street in Pristina was named after him.[12] In 2021, Posta e Kosovës issued postage stamps in its 'Arti skenik – Besim Sahatçiu dhe Leze Qena' series, commemorating Sahatçiu and Leze Qena.[13][14]

Filmography[edit]

  • Crveni udar (1974)
  • Trimi (1975)
  • Tito na Kosovu (1975)
  • Gëzuar viti i ri (1976)
  • Pehlivanët (1976)
  • 117 (1976)[15]
  • Pasqyra (1977)
  • Duke pritur Godon (1977)
  • Era dhe lisi (1979)
  • Tito e Kosova 79 (1980)
  • Tre vetë kapërcejn malin (1981)
  • Përroi vërshues (1983)
  • Lulepjeshkat e dashurisë (1988)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Cultural gathering "October of Besim Sahatçiu" begins at AAB College". AAB University. 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ "15 vite pa regjisorin Besim Sahatçiu, kujtohet nga djali Besniku". tvprofil.com (in Albanian). 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b Kyçyku, Kopi. "Esse non vidare (Besim Sahatçiu, pionieri i regjisurës së mirëfilltë shqiptare në Kosovë)" (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. ^ "SAHATÇIU, Besim - Filmska enciklopedija" (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ Petrit, Imami (7 September 2012). "Film na Kosovu posle Drugog svetskog rata" (in Serbian). novifilmograf.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. ^ "15 vite pa regjisorin Besim Sahatçiu, kujtohet nga djali Besniku". Bota Sot (in Albanian). 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. ^ "117 ⋅ DOK Leipzig". DOK Leipzig. 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Besim Sahatçiu, korife i skenës teatrore dhe filmike në Kosovë" (in Albanian). thealbanian.co.uk. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Rita Ora: Gjyshi, Besim Sahatçiu, më bëri të famshme!". Koha Ditore (in Albanian). 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  10. ^ Yakup, Zülfiya (27 August 2018). "Kosovë, ndahen çmimet në fushën e kinematografisë" (in Albanian). Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  11. ^ "MCYS handed out awards on Cinematography: Sahatçiu honored for life's work, Zeqiri receives the annual prize". Ministry of Culture of Kosovo. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Motra e Rita Orës prezanton gjyshërit, një rrugë në Kosovë mban emrin e gjyshit të tyre – Besim Sahatçiu". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  13. ^ "NGA ARTI SKENIK-LEZE QENA DHE BESIM SAHATÇIU" (in Albanian). Posta e Kosovës. 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  14. ^ Pasoma, Medina (25 March 2021). "Përurohet pulla postare "Nga arti skenik - Besim Sahatçiu dhe Leze Qena", Rita Ora me mesazh "live"" (in Albanian). koha.net. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  15. ^ "117 : prodhimi Kosovafilm : skenari e regjia Besim Sahatçiu" (in Slovenian). Digital Library of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

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