Timoleo Flloko
Successful Albanian cinema and theater actor.
Formulator of several song texts as well as interpreter of poetry.
Timoleo Flloko or Timo as he is known by the Albanian public was born on April 26, 1948, in the city of Peja. After finishing high school in the city of Vlora, he started his higher studies in the Dramaturgy branch at the High Institute of Arts (today the Academy of Arts).
Flloko is graduated in 1970 and started working as a lecturer at this Institute. Timo Flloko performed over 30 roles in the theater. His most recent role, that of Edi Carbone in the drama “View from the Bridge” by the great American playwright Arthur Miller, staged under the direction of Albert Minga (People’s Artist) would be awarded the “Best Actor” Award, at the Seventh National Acting Festival, which took place in the city of Fier from May 12 to 17, 2008. For this role, he was also awarded the “Best Actor of the Year” Award from the Kult Academy on June 6, 2008.
Timo Flloko has performed 35 roles in cinematography. His first steps in cinematography would begin as early as the first year of the Institute, at the age of 19, in the film “Triumph over Death” in 1967 where Timo will play the role of Fatos. The next role of this period will be that of Xhavit in the film “Why does this drumbeat” in 1969.
But the roles that will make him known to the general public will be those of Kabo Dalipi and Meço respectively in the films “Mountains clad in green” and “When a Day down” in 1971.
His acting skills will make him one of the most beloved actors for the Albanian public. The role of the Teacher in the movie “Poppies on the Wall” in 1976 has remained in the minds of the spectators, where his recitation of the poem “Anës Lumenjëve” by Fan S. Noli is one of the most beautiful moments of this movie. For the interpretation of this role and in 1976 he will be awarded the “Festival Medal” as “Best Actor” at the 2nd Albanian Film Festival that took place in Tirana from April 16 to 23, 1977.
During his career his artistic appreciations have been numerous, here we can mention the Festival Cup as “Best Actor” for the roles of Visar Shundo in the movie “The Militant” and that of Chechen in the movie “The First Night of Freedom”, both of these movies of 1984, at the VI Albanian Film Festival held in Tirana from October 1 to 5, 1985, the Festival Cup as “Best Actor” for the role of Agron in the film “Small Encirclement ” in The 7th Albanian Film Festival held in Tirana from April 13 to 18, 1987, the Festival Cup as “Best Actor” for the role of Agron in the film “Death of a Horse” at the 10th Festival of Albanian Film developed in Tirana from May 10 to 13, 1995.
Among his most successful roles we can mention the role of Kanan Tafili in the movie “War Paths” in 1974, the role of Mato Gruda in the movie “The Man with a Cannon” in 1977, the role of Çerçiz Topulli in the movie “Freedom or Death” in 1979, the role of Engineer Sergey in the movie “Face to Face” ” in 1979, the role of Martin Alushi in the movie “The Uninvited” in 1985, the role of Vladimir in the movie “Far from the Barbarians” in 1994, the role of Nikos in the movie “The Magic Eye” in 2004 and many others.
Another passion for Timo Flloko is literature. Thus, in 2003, he published the poetic collection “Rob i Manive”. He is also the author of several song lyrics. The song “Open Yourself” written by him would win the First Prize and the Critic’s Prize in “Magic Song 2007”.
In 2008, he would translate into Albanian the biography of the
world-famous actor Marlon Brando, published under the title “Beyond Fame”.
In 2007, he was declared “Personality of the Year” by the Municipality of Tirana. Married to the well-known director Vera Grabocka . Timo Flloko lived for 7 years in America in Los Angeles. Currently lives in Albania. For his artistic merits, Timo Flloko has been awarded the high title “Merited Artist”.
Cinematografi
1994 — Far from the Barbarians…….Vladimir
1994 — Rapists……Luani, the psychiatrist doctor
1992 — Death of the Horse……Agroni
1989 — Ballad of Kurbin….. Gurgen Dere
1987 — The Tracks (Binaret)…….Asimi
1987 — Hunting Murder……Arjani
1986 — Difficult start……Bujari
1986 — Small Encirclement… Agroni
1985 — The uninvited……Martin Alushi
1984 — The Militant…….Visar Shundo
1984 — The first night of freedom……Ceceni
1979 — Face to face.. ….Engineer Sergej
1979 — Freedom or death…..Cerçiz Topulli
1977 — The man with the Cannon……..Mato Gruda
1976 — Poppies on the walls……Teacher Luani
1974 — Paths of war…..Kanan Tafili
1971 — When it dawned a day….Meço
1971 — The mountains clad in green…..Kabo Dalipi
1969 — Why does this drum beat…… .
1967 — Triumph over death……Fatosi
Theater
“Hotel Franca”
“View from the bridge” by Artur Miller…..Edi Carbone
“Between two people”
“A classmate of ours”
“For a word” (per nje fjale goje)
“The boring season in Olympus” by Ismail Kadare (Honour of the Nation)…….Prometheus
Awards and Titles
Merited Artist
June 6, 2008
“The best actor of the year” award given by the Kult Academy
2007
Award “Personality of the Year” awarded by the Municipality of Tirana
May 17, 2008
“Best Actor” Award for the performance of the role of Edi Karbone in the drama “View from the Bridge” by Artur Miller at the Seventh National Acting Festival, which took place in the city of Fier from
12 to 17 May 2008.
December 9, 1997
First Prize for the interpretation of the role of Agron in the film “Death of a Horse” at the European Festival of Saint Etienne (France) held from 2 to 9 December 1997.
May 13, 1995
Festival Cup for the interpretation of the role of Agron in the film “Death of a Horse” at the 10th Albanian Film Festival held in Tirana from May 10 to 13, 1995.
November 17, 1991
Award Third for the interpretation of the role of Gurgen Dreni in the film “The Ballad of Kubin” at the 9th Albanian Film Festival held from November 12 to 17, 1991 in Tirana.
April 18, 1987
Festival Cup for the interpretation of the role of Agron in the film “Small Encirclement” at the VII Albanian Film Festival held in Tirana from April 13 to 18, 1987.
October 5, 1985
Festival Cup for the masterful interpretation of the roles of Visar Shundo in the film “Militanti” and Cecen in the film “The First Night of Freedom” at the VI Albanian Film Festival held in Tirana from 1 to October 5, 1985.
April 23, 1977 Festival medallion for the interpretation of the role of Teacher Luani in the film “Poppies on the Walls” at the II Albanian Film Festival that took place in Tirana from April 16 to 23, 1977.
Published for the first time in Albanian Cinematography, Facebook Page in April 2014 and revised in the following years.
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Reference: Encyclopedia of Albanian Cinematography as well as other online texts about the actor.
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