Luli Bitri
Luli Bitri | |
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Born | Luljeta Bitri 27 March 1976 (aged 48) |
Alma mater | Academy of Arts, Albania |
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Years active | 2003–present |
Luljeta "Luli" Bitri (born 27 March 1976[1]) 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
[edit]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,[2] directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti, the 2009 film Alive! directed by Artan Minarolli, in 2011 film Amnesty, directed by Bujar Alimani.[3] 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.[4]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Documentary film[5] |
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[6] |
2011 | Dyer, dyer, dyer by Kreshnik Saraci | Daughter | Short film |
2012 | Dimmi che destino avrò by Peter Marcias | Alina | Leading role[7] |
2013 | Më në fund në shtëpi by Kreshnik Saraci | Mother | Leading role[8] |
2015 | Breath by Artur Gorishti | Producer | Short film |
2017 | Water for the Roses | Director and producer | Short film |
2022 | The Black Pelicans | script and director, coproducer | Short Film |
2018 | Holy Boom by Maria Lafi | Adia | Leading role |
2018 | Open Door by Florec Papas | Rudina | Leading role |
2019 | Love by Dionis Papadhimitri | Ela | Co-protagonist |
2022 | Winter Fireflies by Artur Gorishti | Afina | Leading role |
Theatre
[edit]Voice acting
[edit]Year | Title | Role |
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2004 | Thumbelina | Thumbelina |
2005 | Mulan II | Mulan |
2005 | The Incredibles | Helen Parr |
2005 | Shrek 2 | Princess Fiona |
2005 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Elizabeth Swann |
2006 | Yes! PreCure 5 | Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua |
2006 | Finding Nemo | Nemo |
2010 | The Princess and the Frog | Tiana |
2011 | Megamind | Roxanne Ritchi |
2013 | Epic | Mary Katherine |
2017 | Finding Dory | Nemo |
2021 | Winx Club (season 7) | Bloom |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Venue | Award | Result |
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2011 | Prishtina International Film Festival[9] | Best Actress | Won |
2011 | Sarajevo Film Festival[10] | Best Actress | Nominated |
2011 | Copenhagen International Film Festival | Best Actress | Nominated |
2011 | Jerusalem Film Festival | Best Actress | Nominated |
2011 | Festival de Cinéma de Vernon[11] | Best Actress | Won |
2011 | Akademia e Çmimeve Kult[12] | Best Actress | Nominated |
2012 | East West International Film Festival, Orenburg[13] | Best Actress | Won |
2012 | Albanian Film Festival[14] | Best Albanian Actress | Won |
2013 | Busto Arsizio Film Festival[15] | Best Actress | Won |
2017 | New York Albanian Film Festival[16] | Outstanding Artistic Achievement | Won |
2019 | Aswan International Women Film Festival | Best Actress | Won |
2019 | Calella Film Festival | Actress Special Mention | Won |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Luli Bitri". Albanian Dubs. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Father and Godfather, IMDB". Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Bujar Alimani, IMDB". Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Maria Lafi, IMDB". Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Vincitori". Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Amnesty, IMDB". Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "IMDB: Dimmi che destino avró".
- ^ "Me ne fund ne shtepi". Archived from the original on November 20, 2013.
- ^ "Pri Film Fest". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
- ^ "Sarajevo Film Festival". Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Festival de cinema de Vernon 2011". Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ "Kult 2011 - Best Actress Nominations".
- ^ "East West Festival - International Film Festival".
- ^ "Albanian film festival 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ^ "Busto Arsizio Film Festival 2013".
- ^ "New York Albanian Film Week Festival 2017".
References
[edit]- Luli Bitri Showreel
- Frankfurter Allgemeine
- Berlino 2011 Amnesty Close - Up
- Cineuropa Film Focus
- Berlin Film Festival
- The Academy Awards
- Museum of Modern Art (New York)
- Shekulli
- 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