Besim Sahatçiu

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

Besim Sahatçiu
Born(1935-10-02)2 October 1935
Pejë, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
(modern-day Kosovo)
Died20 October 2005(2005-10-20) (aged 70)
Prishtinë, Serbia and Montenegro
(modern-day Kosovo)
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
University of Zagreb
OccupationDirector, screenwriter, producer, translator
Children2
RelativesRita Sahatçiu Ora (granddaughter)

Biography

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.[1] 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 Prishtina.[2][3]

Sahatçiu's ethnographic film, 117, won the Grand Prix at the Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival in 1978.[4] The film was described as a “spiritual portrait of the nation.”[5]

As a theatre director, Sahatçiu worked at the National Theatre of Kosovo in Prishtina.[2][6][7]

In 2018, Kosovo's Ministry of Culture posthumously honored Sahatçiu with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematography.[8][9] The same year, a street in Prishtina was named after him.[10]

Filmography
  • Crveni udar (1974)
  • Trimi (1975)
  • Tito na Kosovu (1975)
  • Gëzuar viti i ri (1976)
  • Pehlivanët (1976)
  • 117 (1976)[11]
  • 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
  1. "15 vite pa regjisorin Besim Sahatçiu, kujtohet nga djali Besniku". tvprofil.com (in Albanian). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. Kyçyku, Kopi. "Esse non vidare (Besim Sahatçiu, pionieri i regjisurës së mirëfilltë shqiptare në Kosovë)" (in Albanian). Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. "SAHATÇIU, Besim - Filmska enciklopedija" (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. Petrit, Imami (7 September 2012). "Film na Kosovu posle Drugog svetskog rata" (in Serbian). novifilmograf.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. "117 ⋅ DOK Leipzig". DOK Leipzig. 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. Yakup, Zülfiya (27 August 2018). "Kosovë, ndahen çmimet në fushën e kinematografisë" (in Albanian). Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "117 : prodhimi Kosovafilm : skenari e regjia Besim Sahatçiu" (in Slovenian). Digital Library of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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