Luljeta Bitri

Luljeta Bitri was born on the 27^th June 1976. She is better known with the stage name, Luli Bitri.

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Bitri was born in Lushnje, Albania and she grew up in Tirana. She started to study medicine, but the passion she has for art made her to leave the course she was studying after one year. She studied drama in the Fine Art Academy, Tirana and got her diploma in Professional Acting in the year 2004. She was featured in many short films and theatre plays while she was still a student.  She started her international career with the film called Father and Godfather that was acted in the year 2007, directed by Dhimiter Anagnosti, the film Alive of the year 2009 and the movie, Amnesty that was acted in the year 2011, directed by Bujar Alimani. With the last two movies she was included in the List of Albanian submission fir the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language move in the year 2009 and the year 2011.

Career

She became popular in the international movie scene for the display she gave as Elsa in the movie Amnesty, where she played the title role to great acclaim and got international attention of the media.the movie was awarded C.I.C.A.E. prize in the Berlinale international forum of the year 2011. In that same year, Bitri was called up for her part, in the Best Actress section, at the Sarejevo Film festival and at the Copenhagen international Movie festival, Lecce European film festival, the Jerusalem film festival and Prifilm fest Prishtina international film festival in Kosovo. Amnesty is the 3^rd movie she is acting, and it was the movie that got her international fame and acclamation together and submitted global attention to her feet.

Filmography

• Me ne fund ne shtepi,directed by Kreshnik Saraci, Leading role: Mother (2013)
• Dimmi che destino avró, directed by Peter Marcias, Leading role: Alina (2012)
•  Amnesty, directed by Bujar Alimani, Leading role: Elsa (2011)
• Door,door,door (short length film) directed by Kreshnik Saraci, Leading role: The daughter (2011)
• Heat (short length film) directed by Kelmend Karuni', Leading role: Mother (2010)
• Gjallë (Alive!) directed by Artan Minarolli, Role: Pool Girl (2008)
• Il Primo Kinematografo (documentary), directed by Jesus Buongioannini (2007)
• Gjoleka djali i Abazit (Father and Godfather), directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti, Role: Nejmeja (2006)
•  Club (short length film) directed by Erion Kame, Role: The lover (2006)

Theatre

• Un bacio sul cuore by Michele Placido and Giulia Calenda, Role: Teresa Stolz, which was Directed by Michele Placido, (2013) Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

• Pse nuk rri për mëngjes (Why not stay for breakfast) by Ray Cooney, Leading role: Louise that was Directed by Rozi Kostani, (2011) National Theater of Albania

• Me e vërtetë se e verteta (Truer than the truth) by Martial Courcier, Leading role: Chloe that was Directed by Rozi Kostani, (2010) Metropol Theatre

• Closer by Patrick Marber, Leading role: Alis that was Directed by Kico Londo, (2006) National Theater of Albania

• Music Two by Marguerite Duras, Leading role: Ana Mari that was Directed by Sonila Kapedani, (2006) Academy of Arts of Albania

• Ivory Tower by Ronald Harwood, Role: Emi Straub that was Directed by Erion Kame, (2005) National Theater of Albania

• The miser by Moliere, Role: Elisa, which was Directed by Hervin Culi (2004) National Theater of Albania

• Miss Zhuli by Strindberg, Leading role: Zhuli that was Directed by Andia Xhunga, Academy of Arts of Albania

• Father by Strindberg, Leading role: Laura that was Directed by Niko Kanxheri, (2004) Academy of Arts of Albania

• Goodbay my love, Leading role: The Girl, which was Directed by Arben Kumbaro(2003) National Theater of Albania

• The dull season in Olympia by Ismail Kadare, Role: The prostitute, which was Directed by Gezim Kame, (2003) National Theater of Albania

Other works

Luljeta Bitri worked as a voice performer and dubbing administrator for about three years at DigitAlb and Top-Channel in Tirana, Albania.

Awards

• Busto Arsizio Film Festival 2013 Best Actress
• Albanian film festival 2012 Best Albanian Actress
• East West Festival - International Film Festival on Orenburg 2012 Best Actress
• Festival de cinema de Vernon 2011 Best Actress
• Sarajevo film festival 2011 Nomination as Best Actress
• PriFilm Fest 2011 Best Actress