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European-born actress/writer Masiela Lusha portrayed "Carmen Lopez" for five seasons as George Lopez's rebellious and passionate daughter on the syndicated ABC series, George Lopez (2002). She was born on October 23, 1985 to parents Max and Daniela. Raised in Tirana, Albania; Budapest, Hungary; and Vienna, Austria, Masiela settled in Michigan at the age of seven; English is her fourth language. Her acting talents span well into films, voice-overs, print work with Ben Affleck and, of course, television. Among other roles, Masiela portrayed the voice of "Nina", the lovable and energetic best friend on the popular animated PBS series, Clifford's Puppy Days (2003). Film work include "My Father's Eulogy", a biographical drama in which she portrayed "Lisa", the reflective lead who reminisces on her experiences with her father; Sony Picture's Blood: The Last Vampire (2009), where she portrayed a demon vampire, Pathe's Time of the Comet (2008), in which she starred as "Saint Agnes", and Muertas (2007), in which she plays the determined and sensitive lead, "Aracelli". Masiela has been named "The Youngest Author in the World" to publish a book in two languages. She designed the cover herself at the age of twelve, and was also named as one of "The Best Top Ten Talented Poets for North America", for her first book "Inner Thoughts." She views writing as an expression of herself where she can "reach into humanity", and her second book of poetry "Drinking the Moon" was recently released in print this summer by Dorrance Publishing. Masiela's writing also includes screenplays, short stories, and her first completed novel, The Besa. Masiela founded Illuminary Pictures at the age of 23, and has since wrapped two films under the company name. Illuminary Pictures has a full slate of diverse film and television projects in various stages of production. Three important aspects of Masiela's life are 1736 Family Crisis Center based in Los Angeles, UNICEF, and her own 501(c)3 Children of the World Foundation. For Children of the World, she is starting close to home in southern California where she donated ten acres of land for the cause. Other chapters will develop across the United States and eventually expand in other parts of the world. Masiela graduated from high school at 15, and was accepted as a junior to UCLA at the age of eighteen, majoring in English. Before becoming an actor, she was named by Teen Magazine as one of five to "Most Likely to Succeed". After arriving in Michigan, Masiela first gained attention by modeling. She was discovered among 600 aspiring actors by a Los Angeles based talent agent, and shortly there after was one of three invited to Hollywood at the age of thirteen. She loves honing her craft in front of the camera and exploring different characters, and continues to pave her path to success as an actress and author.- Eva Cela was born on 17 February 1995 in Durrës, Albania. She is an actress, known for Esterno notte (2022), Supersex (2024) and Palazzina Laf (2023).
- Eva Gabriel was born on 12 June 1985 in Tirana, Albania. She is an actress, known for True Detective (2014), The Player (2015) and Interior. Leather Bar. (2013). She is married to Javier Gabriel. They have one child.
- Nik Xhelilaj was born on 5 March 1983 in Tirana, Albania. He is an actor, known for Der Albaner (2010), Seven Lucky Gods (2014) and 3 Yol (2013).
- Dijonis Biba is a singer. He started his dream for music in 2018. This year he managed to publish his first song on: November 5, 2018 entitled "Bella". His project "Bella" achieved a dizzying figure in a few days, it reached about 1 million views in a few days. Dijonis Biba continues with this dream for music and will never stop He reveals few details about his life. How did you learn from other singers the style of tires and I managed to create my own style, after I created it everything went as I imagined.
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Bleona, the Albanian pop icon, redefines the word "DIVA" in her uncontainable rise to global stardom.
She is the most influential pop star of her generation while being one of the most influential cultural icons of today.
Bleona broke the cultural mold of Albania by encouraging Albanians to be open minded. In doing so, she's one of the pioneers of the female empowerment movement in Albania, and a strong supporter of the gay community.
In 2009 she came to the United States in with a vision to merge her career into a global stage without the benefits of entering through the American system of the music industry. Bleona had to pave the road with her bare hands and make a success for herself without a big team, and without any American corporation's help or guidance.
Today she is a multiple award-winning, multi-lingual recording artist, having sold more than 7 million records worldwide, graced over forty magazine covers, and performed for millions of fans - all while operating as a completely independent artist.
Her powerful vocals, charmingly brash persona, and reputation as an electrifying performer, have lifted her to the top of the Billboard music charts. In the past few years alone, Bleona has broken the Top Ten Billboard Dance Club Songs chart most recently with her #1 Hit "I Don't Need Your Love" and #3 Hit "Take You Over".
Bleona is one of the stars of the new upcoming series, Paper Empire, and her new album, produced by Grammy Award winning producer and icon, Timbaland will be releasing during the spring of 2024.
A beloved luminary, drawing record crowds of up to 70,000 in her native Albania, she continues to perform to consistent sold-out, standing room only shows.
Through it all, Bleona has embraced the thrill of playing by her own rules, while at the same time respecting her craft and embracing her ever-growing fan base.
Bleona's native creative ability has transformed her into a triple-threat phenomenon that has presented no limits to her larger-than-life talents.
For more follow @Bleona- Evis Xheneti was born on 22 August 1979 in Tirana, Albania. She is an actress, known for The O.C. (2003), My Sexiest Year (2007) and Hell Hath No Fury (2015). She has been married to James 'Munky' Shaffer since 2 January 2012. They have three children.
- Kasem Hoxha was born on 12 August 1968 in Tirana, the capital of Albania. During that time, the Albanian people was suffering from the dictatorship of the communist tyrant Enver Hoxha, who led the country into bankruptcy and didn't tolerate any influence from other countries. The population feared his cruel methods such as death sentences without previous trials, torture and prison. Under his rule, Kasem Hoxha grew up in deep poverty as one of five children.
Because of family reasons Kasem spent his childhood between the age of four and six with his grandparents in the mountains and only came back home when he had to start school. At the age of 16, he went to grammar school.
It was this time that he began to look critically into the political situation in his country and his longing for freedom started.
As Kasems father died from lung cancer at an early age, the family had to stick together even more in order to survive. Love and active participation in acting gave Kasem the strength to master this hard life.
In 1988, Kasem did his military service in the most northern part of Albania within the mountains. Here, each of the soldier's will and motivation were decisive in surviving these hard times. The rough rule along with lack of food and poor medical provision, inadequate clothing against the cold, snow and rain in winter and the hotness in summer were detrimental to any but the strongest of the men. Those who deserted were sentenced to death. Kasem was excellent at sending messages in Morse code and telegraphing. For this reason, he was sent to do a job in telegraphing.
After the military service in 1990, Kasem joined a protest group, whose members planned to flee from Albania. Encouraged by the revolts and uprisings in Eastern Europe, which were directed against the communist regimes, the group decided - along with other refugees - to try to reach the German embassy in Albania. Kasem had to leave his family and friends behind without being able to say good-bye. It was against all odds that he was able to succeed and get to the embassy. There, thousands of refugees were squashed and awaiting their fate under extreme conditions. Finally, the Albanian fighters for freedom were rescued by the NATO, taken out of Albania and sent to a number of other countries. This way, Kasem came to Aschaffenburg in Germany in 1990 and stepped into an entirely new world. Although he didn't speak a word of German, he tried to find a job and got his first employment with a company producing paper, where he soon developed his skills and was promoted to a more senior position. In 1993, he met his girlfriend. She and her family welcomed him heartily and encouraged him in his development. He then trained to become a dental technician and finally he started a career as an actor.
From 1998 to 2002, Kasem studied acting at the Actor's Company Aschaffenburg and did a number of further qualifications until 2005, among them the Method Acting, Sens Memory (Strasberg / Hagen) with John Costopoulos, Actor's Studio N.Y.; Acting according to Uta Hagen (state of the art) in Frankfurt; The Sage Experience, experiencing the inner truth, acting in front of a camera and trainings for actors, Camera Acting in Cologne. Along his activities as an actor, Kasem Hoxha is also occupied as an entrepreneur. - Kristjan Sokoli was born on 24 September 1991 in Puke, Albania. He is an actor, known for Pushover (2023), Devil's Island (2021) and Trumpacolypse.
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Inva Mula was born on 27 June 1963 in Tirana, Albania. She is an actress, known for The Fifth Element (1997), 22 Bullets (2010) and Falstaff (2001).- Stilian Keli was born on February 22, 1980 in Tirana, the capital of Albania. In 1995 he came to Belgium with his parents as a political refugee. Eventually he developed a great interest in film and immersed himself into acting. He is an actor, known for Spider in the Web (2019), Rookie (2021) and Kanun, la loi du sang (2022).
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Almeda Abazi is an Albanian actress, model, beauty queen who was crowned Miss Tirana 2007, Miss Albania 2008, Miss Globe 2008. Almeda Abazi was born in Albania. In the three beauty contests she participated, she was chosen as the queen and won the Miss Tiran, Miss Albania and Miss Globe Universe in 2008. She completed her high school education at Tarhan Private College in Istanbul. She studied in the acting department of the Bil Sanat Academy of Istanbul Aydin University. Almeda Abazi settled in Turkey and decided to continue her professional life in Turkey. She has appeared in the films called Konak, Show Business and also in the TRT series called Ayrilik. She also joined Yok Böyle Dans (Turkish version of the Dancing with the Stars) in 2011 and Survivor Ünlüler-Gönüllüler(Survivor celebrities-volunteers). She played in Muhtesem Yüzyil as Valeria. She appeared in Para Bende with Murat Ceylan as presenter in the tv8 channel and joined the Survivor All Star contest again in 2015. Almeda got married with Turkish actor Tolgahan Sayisman on 14 February 2017 in Los Angeles.- Francesca Romana Coluzzi was born on 20 May 1943 in Tirana, Albania. She was an actress, known for Come Have Coffee with Us (1970), Red Sonja (1985) and Rome (2005). She died on 15 July 2009 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Drita is a hot-tempered Albanian who married into the mob much to the chagrin of her straight-laced immigrant family. Her husband Lee was part of the New Springville Boys gang and is in prison for robbing a Staten Island bank. While she's been married to Lee for 12 years, she's only been able to spend 2 years with him due to his crime sprees and jail time.
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Bujar Alimani is one of the most prolific and important writer/directors of the New Albanian Cinema.
Since his start as a filmmaker with an extraordinary series of avant-garde short films, KATOI (The Kennel), GAS, BUSULLA (The Compass) and NJE HISTORY DASHURIE (A Love Story), Bujar's work has been garlanded with praise for its wild imagination mixed with gritty realism. Nominated for the Oscars twice, Bujar's work has been featured at every major film festival worldwide including Sundance and Berlin, he's received countless international film festival awards for critically acclaimed shorts and feature films worldwide, and his work's been presented at some of the most prestigious institutions internationally including MoMa in NYC, proving him as a significant art house hit.
Bujar began his foray into features films by writing and directing AMNISTIA (Amnesty), his first full-length feature film recognized by the critics as a masterpiece. He won the CICAE award at The Berlinale (Berlin Film Festival) and participated in 80 additional film festivals around the globe of which he won 13 additional awards. This success culminated in 2012, when AMNISTIA was officially selected to represent Albania at the Oscars, which led it to be honored at MoMA (Museum of Modern Arts) in New York City.
Following the success of AMNISTIA, Bujar's second feature film KROM (Chromium) premiered at Karlovy Vary film festival (Czech Republic) and then went on to participate in 18 international festivals worldwide, once again winning several awards. Just as AMNISTIA, KROM then also went on to represent Albania in the foreign language category at the Academy Awards 2016.
While shooting his next feature film, THE DELEGATION, Bujar found time to pursue his passion and shoot a one-of-a-kind indie short with MISSING EARRING, a buzz-worthy presence among producers and investors at the Sundance and Tribeca festivals.
In 2018, Bujar's rise as a player in the indie film circuit was further cemented when his documentary ZOIS was nominated for Best Documentary and Best Director at the Queens World Film Festival.
Following this achievement, Bujar formally announced his next two projects, SNOW and ESCORTS, both gritty indie feature films in the vein of Scorsese and Tarantino.- Enver Hoxha was born on 16 October 1908 in Gjirokastër, Albania. He was married to Nexhmije Hoxha. He died on 11 April 1985 in Tirana, Albania.
- Sonila Vjeshta was born on 11 February 1978 in Berat, Albania. She is an actress, known for Moses Jones (2009), Doctor Who (2005) and BBC Proms (2010).
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Gentian Koçi is a director, screenwriter and film producer from Tirana, Albania. His short films and documentaries have been selected and awarded in many festivals. He was internationally recognized for his documentary NOT A CARWASH, which world-premiered in official selection at Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival, and was nominated for the Special Jury Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest, in 2012.
In 2017, Gentian Koçi presented his first feature film DAYBREAK, which he wrote, directed and produced. DAYBREAK had the world premiere at Sarajevo International Film Festival in main competition, where the main actress was awarded Heart of Sarajevo - Best Actress. Since its world premiere, DAYBREAK has been selected in more than 50 important film festivals all over the world, gathering many awards and receiving very positive reviews from the most important specialized film magazines. DAYBREAK was the official Albanian submission for the Academy Awards - Oscars 2018.
Gentian Koçi's second feature film A CUP OF COFFEE AND NEW SHOES ON, had its world premiere in the main competition at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) and was the official Albanian submission for the Academy Awards - Oscars 2023.- Actor
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Marko Caka (Tsaka) is an Albanian-born American actor. This versatile actor has been steadily working on several movies and TV Series. He is also a journalist and reporter that worked with numerous televisions and newspapers in Greece, Albania, and USA.
Marko is the only son (among three children) of parents, mother Leze Caka and father Prend Caka, a great humanist and distinguished academic. As an historian, his father was the author of several articles and books.
Marko Caka was born in Shkoder, Albania and then relocated to Athens, Greece where he lived for 19 years. He studied and completed his Bachelor's Degree on Philosophy and Journalism at the Athens National Kapodistrian University. He worked as a media correspondent of several televisions and newspapers (printed and online) both in Greece and Albania. He covered major international and regional events on politics, film festivals, sport competitions, social issue, etc. His career as a journalist continued also in New York, USA where he relocated in 2010. He is an active member of the American Federation of Media, Los Angeles Press Club, and New York Press Club.
Once he discovered his love for acting, he decided to pursue it professionally, where he took several classes at the HB Studio. He was also trained by coach Ron Millkie on Contemporary, Commercial, and Theatrical performances. He joined then later on the American Film Industry, where his incredible performances qualified him for his membership in Aftra.
Even though at the beginning of his acting career, he worked with renown producers and directors, like: Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Timothy Van Patten, Errol Harris, and Spike Lee.
In some of his big SAG-AFTRA's film projects, he played alongside movie stars, i.e. : Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies (2015) (2015), Jim Belushi in Show Me a Hero (2015) (2015), Dakota Fanning and Richard Gere in The Benefactor (2015) (2015), Ben Affleck in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) (2016), Steve Buscemi in Boardwalk Empire (2010) (2010), George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Money Monster (2016) (2016), Megan Fox in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) (2016), Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham in The Fate of the Furious (2017) (2017), Hugh Jackman in The Greatest Showman (2017) (2017), Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro in The Wizard of Lies (2017) (2017), Meryl Streep in The Post (2017), Sylvester Stallone in Creed II (2018) (2018), Millie Bobby Brown and Charles Dance in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) (2019), Joaquin Phoenix in Joker (2019) (2019), Maya Hawke and Liev Schreiber in Human Capital (2019) (2019), Jennifer Lopez and Maluma in Marry Me (2022) (2020). He also played a staring role in The Spy Who Raised Me (2018) (2018).
Marko has been featured in International Music Video of famous singers Anitta and J Balvin "Downtown" (2017).
In 2020 he married youth advocate and diplomat Ediola Pashollari.- Director
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Fatmir Doga began acting at the early age of five. He played in more than seventy theater and television performances. His passion for arts made his teenage dreams come true when he won the competition, against hundreds of students, to enter the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana. These were the years that gave Fatmir the opportunity to meet the best actors of Albanian cinematography and practice his craft. With the knowledge he gained and his fiery fervor for the movie industry he dreamed about becoming a director. After completing Fine Arts he worked in Albania and Italy. Fatmir immigrated to Canada in 1998 where he continues his career as an actor and director. "In Between" is his first feature film directing debut.- Actor
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Artur Gorishti is an Albanian-born actor. His first role at age 21 in the controversial Dora e Ngrohte (1983) earned him a national film award for Best Actor. Performances in a number of other landmark films, including Andrea, in the internationally acclaimed film Slogans (2001)winner Best New Talent, Cannes; Grand Prix, Tokyo International Film Festival and Abaz in Father and Godfather (2007), have made him one of the country's best loved actors and helped bring Albanian cinema to the attention of audiences worldwide.
Gorishti lives in Montreal, Canada, where he continues his career in both North American and European productions. Summer 2014 will see him starring as Ben, leading role in the film Bota.
In addition to acting, Gorishti is an artist, with painting exhibitions in North America and overseas. His book of short stories, Dyert (Doors), was published in 2013.- Jozef Gjura was born on 23 April 1994 in Shkodër, Albania. He is an actor, known for Out of My League (2020), Lo sposo indeciso che non poteva o forse non voleva più uscire dal bagno (2023) and Un polpo, ovvero: breve manuale per districarsi dalla malasorte nelle situazioni meno idonee.
- Eva Murati was born in 25 of May 1995 and is an Albanian actress and TV host. Starting her career at the age of 15, she made herself known in Albanian showbiz through different commercials and modeling jobs. Eva had her big break in 2013 when we hosted her first TV program ''Antilope'' and ''Duartrokitje'', both of them at Agon Channel. She then moved to Vizion Plus in 2016 where she hosted ''Miss Universe Albania'' and ''VIP Zone''. She is the host the UEFA Champions League Show at Tring Digital. Murati debuted in film in ''The Outlaw'' in 2013. She than starred in 2017 in You Can Call Me John. In 2016 she starred in TV series Skanderbeg. Her most recent project is Kangur Tv Show which is currently filming. Murati was born in 1995, daughter of Doctor Arben Murati and engineer Anila Stratoberdha Murati. She was born in Elbasan, but her family moved in the capital of Albania, Tirana when she was at the age of 6. Eva Murati made her first debut as an actress in May 2013 in the short movie ''The Outlaw'' directed by Aldi Karaj, produced by AK FilmWork Production in the role of Arjeta co-starring with actor Gazmend Paja. In December 2016 Murati took part in the artistic project ''EKSOD'' by Justin Fernando Valls in role of Juna. Murati starred in her first full-length movie You Can Call Me John in the role of Alba Basha alongside Genti Kame, Gezim Rudi and Ermira Gjata. She initially won the audition for the role of Lorna, but she rejected it due to personal reasons. In December 2015 Murati had her TV show debut as a guest star on ''Kokrrat''. She appeared in the fifth episode of the series as a pharmacist and the lead character's love interest, by the name of Eva. In 2016 she starred in the TV show Skanderbeg in the role of Mara, the fictional sister of Albania's national hero, Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbeu, alongside Laert Vasili, Ermal Mamaqi, Vedat Bajrami and Zyliha Miloti. Eva Murati will star in the upcoming Kangur TV show, written and directed by Luan Kryeziu, produced by Iliria Film Production. The show started production on June 2017 and is currently filming in Albania.
- Ema Andrea was born on 18 August 1971 in Tirana, Albania. She is an actress, known for The Invocation of Enver Simaku (2018), Një djalë edhe një vajzë (1990) and Bon Appetit (2017).
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Elvana Gjata is an Albanian singer, songwriter and actress .Born and raised in Tirana, she has been referred to as a "Diva of Albanian music".She rose to recognition in Albania and other Albanian-speaking territories in the Balkans and all over Europe, America and also in Australia, following the release of her two studio albums, Mamës (2007) and A&L (2011) and working for her 3rd Album (2024). The singer saw further success through many acclaimed singles, as well as her extended plays 3 (2018) and Çelu (2021), and has achieved multiple number one singles in the Albanian/Europe singles chart.Elvana Gjata has also received numerous awards and accolades, including two Balkan Music Awards, a Festivali i Këngës Award, four Kënga Magjike Awards and a Top Fest Award.
Elvana Gjata held her grand concert at the "Air Albania" stadium on 22 June 2023, under the name "Decade", which is related to the fact that this is a key moment of her musical journey of two decades. A SoldOut concert with +22k people. And she was the first Albanian artist that held a concert in the Stadium.