Luli Bitri
{{short description|Albanian actress (born 1976)}}
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| birth_name = Luljeta Bitri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|03|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lushnjë, Albania
| alma_mater = Academy of Arts, Albania
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actress
- voice actress
- director
- producer
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| years_active = 2003–present
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Luljeta "Luli" Bitri (born 27 March 1976{{Cite web |title=Luli Bitri |url=https://albaniandubs.weebly.com/luli-bitri.html |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Albanian Dubs |language=en}}) is an Albanian actress, director, screenwriter, producer and voice actress, best known for providing numerous voices in animated films like The Princess and the Frog, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Thumbelina, Balto II: Wolf Quest, Shrek 2 and Leafie, A Hen into the Wild.
Early life
Luli Bitri was born in Lushnjë, Albania and grew up in Tirana. She began to study medicine, but her passion for art made her to abandon medicine after the first year. Luli Bitri studied Drama in Fine Arts Academy in Tirana, Albania, gaining a Diploma in Professional Acting in 2004. Bitri starred in many short and feature films and theatre plays whilst a student there. She began her international career with the 2007 film Father and Godfather,{{cite web|title=Father and Godfather, IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1050710/|accessdate=28 December 2011}} directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti, the 2009 film Alive! directed by Artan Minarolli, in 2011 film Amnesty, directed by Bujar Alimani.{{cite web|title=Bujar Alimani, IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2839503/|accessdate=28 December 2011}} With the last two films she entered in the List of Albanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009 and 2011.
In 2018 she starred in the film Holy Boom, directed by Maria Lafi.{{cite web|title=Maria Lafi, IMDB|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8174290/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1/|accessdate=11 April 2019}}
Career
Bitri came to international prominence for her portrayal of Elsa in Bujar Alimani's Amnesty in which she played the title role to great acclaim and received international media attention. The film was awarded in Berlinale International Forum 2011 (C.I.C.A.E. Prize). In the same year Bitri was nominated for her role, in the Best Actress category, at the Sarajevo Film Festival and at the Copenhagen International Film Festival, Lecce European Film Festival (Cineuropa, Fipresci, Jury Prize), Jerusalem Film Festival and Prishtina International Film Festival in Kosovo. After Amnesty she played in many feature films in Albania, Italy, Greece : My Destiny by Peter Marcias, Holy Boom by Maria Lafi ecc.
She works as professional actress in National Theatre of Albania.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2006
| Club by Erion Kame |The lover | Short film |
| 2006
| Gjoleka, djali i Abazit by Dhimiter Anagnosti | Nejmeja | |
| 2007
| Il Primo Kinematografo by Jesus Buonggioaninni | Herself |
| 2008
| Alive by Artan Minarolli |coprotagonist, Pool girl | |
| 2010
| Heat | Mother | Short film |
| 2010
| Zheg by Kelmend Karuni |Nevi |Short film |
| 2011
| Amnesty by Bujar Alimani |Elsa | Leading role{{cite web|title=Amnesty, IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1815586/|accessdate=28 December 2011}} |
| 2011
| Dyer, dyer, dyer by Kreshnik Saraci |Daughter |Short film |
| 2012
| Dimmi che destino avrò by Peter Marcias | Alina | Leading role{{cite web|title=IMDB: Dimmi che destino avró|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2536700/}} |
| 2013
|Më në fund në shtëpi by Kreshnik Saraci | Mother |
| 2015
| Breath by Artur Gorishti |Producer |
| 2017
|Director and producer |
| 2022
| script and director, coproducer |
| 2018
| Holy Boom by Maria Lafi |Adia |Leading role |
| 2018
| Open Door by Florec Papas |Rudina |Leading role |
| 2019
|Ela |Co-protagonist |
| 2022
|Winter Fireflies by Artur Gorishti |Afina |Leading role |
=Theatre=
=Voice acting=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 2004 |
| 2005
| Mulan II | Mulan |
| 2005
| Helen Parr |
| 2005
| Shrek 2 |
| 2005 |
| 2006
| Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua |
| 2006
| Nemo |
| 2010
| Tiana |
| 2011
| Megamind | Roxanne Ritchi |
| 2013
| Epic | Mary Katherine |
| 2017
| Nemo |
| 2021
| Winx Club (season 7) | Bloom |
Awards and nominations
Notes
{{Reflist|2}}
References
- [http://vimeo.com/39072022 Luli Bitri Showreel]
- [https://www.faz.net/frankfurter-allgemeine-zeitung/feuilleton/aus-den-gefaengnissen-1594448.html?tabCounter=1 Frankfurter Allgemeine]
- [http://www.close-up.it/berlino-2011-amnistia-forum Berlino 2011 Amnesty Close - Up]
- [http://www.cineuropa.org/ffocusarticle.aspx?lang=en&treeID=2245&documentID=204246 Cineuropa Film Focus]
- [http://berlin.cafebabel.com/en/post/2011/02/15/Berlin-film-festival-2011%3A-Albanian-drama-with-little-dialogue,-Amnesty Berlin Film Festival]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120518164120/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20111013.html The Academy Awards]
- [http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/14068 Museum of Modern Art (New York)]
- [http://www.shekulli.com.al/shekulli/2011/07/13/loje-qe-thyen-nje-pasqyre-te-vjeter/ Shekulli]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130907102421/http://www.operaroma.it/ita/caracalla-un-bacio-sul-cuore.php Un bacio sul cuore]
- https://cinando.com/en/Film/winter_fireflies_292617/Detail
- https://www.inkasfilms.com/movie/holly-boom/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4557810/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6842558/
- https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/open-door-sarajevo-review/5142082.article
- https://films.sff.ba/en/detail/?film=Open-Door
- https://mia.mk/2019/09/open-door-film-premieres-at-manaki-brothers-film-festival/?lang=en
External links
- [http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=520122.html Allocine.fr]
- {{IMDb name|4263033}}
- [http://justflick.com/amnesty-albanian-entry-for-the-best-foreign-language-film-oscar-2011-10-23.html Amnesty Justflick.com]
- [http://www.lajme.gen.al/2010-06-18/premiera-ne-teatrin-e-metropolit-me-e-vertete-se-e-verteta-nje-robot-per-dashurine.html Lajme.gen.al]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120923014252/http://www.akademiakult.com/edicioni.php Akademiakult.com]
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