Bujar Kokonozi Operator and director, holds the title "Deserved Artist" / "Great Master". He was born in Tirana on December 19, 1948. He graduated from the University of Tirana, Faculty of Law. His passion for art and photography led him to start working at the Albanian Radiotelevision in 1972, where he worked for a period of 30 years (1972-2002), as a cameraman with broadcasts and documentaries and later in the feature film department as a director of photography. and director of documentaries, concerts, telecomedies. 
After quickly acquiring the mastery of the cameraman, starting in this position with the shooting in the studio, he also made the first television documentary outside the studio, "Hero of the Vig", which was not shown due to the censorship made by the authorities of the time. 
He continued with the recording of various programs for children, telereports, concerts, teledrama, etc. in which he stood out for his artistic mastery and professional level of the camera, becoming one of the most successful television operators. At the same time, he also shot feature films in which the high level of photography and composition stood out, for which in 1991 he was awarded the honorary title "Deserved Artist". From the films we can mention: "The secret of a night" (1978) / "Partizan grandfather" (1978) / "Agimet e stines se madhe" (1981), a film with 5 series which was awarded with special diplomas in Albanian Film Festival – 1983, while the operator himself received an award for the components. 
Other television films and telecomedies : "Teammate" (1984) / "Chronicle of those years" (1986) / "Reconstruction" (1988) / "Mining Engineer" (1988) / "I love Eren" ( 1990) / "The Lost Revolver" (1995). Later he also made documentaries "Between fame and fatality" (1992) / "Escape" (1885) / "Beyond the sounds" (1996) / "Kadri Roshi ne fabul" (1998) / "Albanians" (1999). After 2002, he worked for 17 years in different private televisions (2002-2019) covering different positions, as Artistic Director and simultaneously as Director of Photography and Director. Some of the responsibilities have been the supervision of the establishment of new news studios and different shows on these televisions that were opened after the 90s. 
He has produced over 500 works in all genres of television as a director and cameraman. From 2019 onwards, he worked as an artistic director, director and director of photography. 
He has made 15 feature films, about 60 documentary films, about 10 telecomedies, about 10 stage dramas, about 30 operas, ballets, concerts, weekly shows on private television after the 90s.
Awards and titles: Honored with the title "Naim Frasheri" awarded by the Presidency in 1981 Honored with the best camera award at the 5th Albanian artistic film festival with the film "Agimet e Stines se madhe" in 1982 Honored with the title "Aleksander Moisiu" with the film "Rikonstruksioni" in 1987. Honored with the title of "Deserved Artist" in 1992 . big” (C) Reserved material | The exclusivity on this page is dated December 18, 2020. The profile was completed and illustrated with photos on November 20, 2023. ____________ Reference: Encyclopedia of Albanian Cinematography – Toena 2002 / A. Hoxha / p. 201 as well as an information sent by the son of the artist in question Mr. Zamir Kokonozi, whom we sincerely thank. (Copyright) The photos are also copyright protected by the Kokonozi family & Albanian cinematography. Albanian cinematography in activity since 2013
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