About

Known credits:
19
Birthday:
1937-06-23
Place of birth:
Korçë, Albania
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Viktor Gjika

Overview

Viktor Gjika was an Albanian director, filmmaker and screenwriter. For his distinguished and remarkable contribution to the cinema, he was awarded the highest title as People's Artist in 1985. He graduated from VKIG Cinematographic Institute of Moscow in Russia.

Viktor Gjika (23 June 1937 – 3 March 2009) was an Albanian director, filmmaker and screenwriter. For his distinguished and remarkable contribution to the cinema, he was awarded the highest title as People's Artist in 1985. He graduated from VKIG Cinematographic Institute of Moscow in Russia. Together with a classmate, presenting their academic degree when graduated, they shot the short film Nobody Ever Dies, based on Ernest Hemingway's story of the same name, which was awarded the First Prize at the Worldwide Cinematographic Institutes Film Festival in the Netherlands in 1961. He created more than 15 movies and over 25 documentary films.

He was the general director of Shqipëria e Re National Film Studio in Tirana for almost 10 years in the 1980s, until 1991.

He was a member of several international film festival juries such as Giffoni Film Festival, Annecy Film Festival, and others.

Known for

Acting
1972 Bekim Fehmiu Visits Albania Actor Himself N/A
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Directing
1982 The Second November Directing Director 59
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1980 In Every Season Directing Director 59
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1978 General Gramophone Directing Director 58
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1977 The Man with the Cannon Directing Director 59
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1976 Confrontation Directing Director N/A
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1974 White Roads Directing Director 58
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1972 Stars of Long Nights Directing Director N/A
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1970 The Bronze Bust Directing Director 59
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1968 Broad Horizons Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1985 Hot Autumn of '41 Writing Screenplay 59
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1980 In Every Season Writing Writer 59
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1977 The Man with the Cannon Writing Screenplay 59
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1972 Stars of Long Nights Writing Writer N/A
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1970 The Bronze Bust Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
1985 Nothing is Forgotten Production Supervising Producer N/A
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Camera
1996 Vendetta - Obliged to kill Camera Assistant Camera N/A
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Crew
1963 Special Task Crew Cinematography 59
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1961 The Discussion Crew Cinematography N/A
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