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Ylli Pepo Director, journalist, screenwriter, producer. He was born in Korcé, on June 18, 1948. He graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology and in 1970 he was appointed a director at TVSH. He worked as editor-in-chief, deputy director and artistic director of TVSH for many years. He made many chronicles, reportages and documentary films, first about culture, books. art and then portraits of different people, in the vanguard of the work of their profession. His first documentary was "Voices of Trains" – awarded with the First Prize in the Journalism Competition, in 1972. In the 1970s and 1990s, he produced a number of telereports and documentary films, the most prominent among them being: "Mother of 10 children ", "Faced with simple people", "Roads of Zagorisé". After the 90s, his eye follows the new phenomenon that accompanied the transition phase in Albania, giving correct meanings thanks to the penetration into the spiritual interior of man, as can be seen in the winning film of the II Balkan Television Festival, 1998, in Bulgaria , "The small businessman". Other films: "Sos Albania", "Miss Albania" (awarded with a diploma in Munich, Germany, 1992, and with a special prize at the Festival of Eastern Europe, Russia, 1996, "Quo Vadis" (1993. 4 series) , Buké e hidhur (1995), Journey to the Second Life (1998), Orion Shrrase No. 3 (2000), etc., focused on man and the events of the day in the difficulty of life, love for beauty, beauty, youthful graces and joys, etc. Y. Pepo has shot many films about the personalities and historical events of Albanians, such as: "Kosovar Symphony in 8 times" (1991), "Pérmbysja e madhe" (1992), "After 600 years" (1994), "For one nation" who is alive" (2002), "Aliu" (2005). In addition to helping in the documentary film, Y. Pepo is known as the initiator of the Albanian television feature film. He started with adaptations of dramas, shot in open environments off the stage, such as: "Time of the Commissioners" (1974), "Fisheku né pajé" (1975), "Drita" (1976), etc.. before moving on to television feature films with four series "Emblem e dikurshme" (1979) based on the novel of the same name by I. Kadaresé*. The 20-series series "People and Fate" with a script by Ruzhdi Pulahé* was a dramatic film, with a realistic view of the acute problems of Albanian society in the chaotic years of transition, such as family promiscuity, drugs, crime, unemployment, prostitution, trafficking of human beings, the rudeness of communication, etc. The same optic, sometimes touching serious social wounds, also acts in the last television series "The pain of love" (2008) with a script by Bashkim Kozeli*. Inclined towards films with strong social motives, in the years 2001-2004 he made several films, such as: "Yllka", "It was time for love", "A letter from Moreja", "Letra fatale". In addition to being a director, he also worked as a lecturer at the University of Tirana and at the Academy of Arts for electronic media. He is a member of several international media and film forums. Holds the title "Deserved Artist". It was previously published in June 2020 ________________________________ Albanian cinematography in activity since 2013 Reference: "Encyclopedia, Theater and Albanian Cinematography – Toena 2009 / J. Papagjoni / p.347-348.

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