Eduart Makri
Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Film Teacher
Winner of 3 International Awards in 2016
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Full Memberships:
ACTRA - WGC - EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY
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Graduated in 1981 as an ACTOR, in Albania, he started a fast and successful career in the Albanian Movie Industry, working with the best Albanian well-known directors, educated in Moscow, Bucharest, Prague, and Budapest, like Dhimiter Anagnosti, Kristaq Dhamo, Viktor Gjika, Piro Milkani, Xhanfize Keko, Fehmi Oshafi etc. A highly talented and enthusiastic First AD, he worked in 11 movies, with the best Albanian directors, in 4 years. He played alongside very distinguished Albanian actors, like Prokop Mima, Robert Ndrenika, Yllka Mujo, Ndriçim Xhepa, Vasjan Lami, Bujar Asqeriu, Xhevdet Ferri, Bujar Lako, Thimi Filipi, Valentina Caci, Shpresa Berdëllima, Matilda Makoçi, Viktor Çaro, Mina Koxhaku etc. He has collaborated with well-known Albanian writers Petro Marko and Dhimiter Xhuvani. Recently he collaborated with one of the best Albanian writers Ismail Kadare, Nobel Prize Nominee in Literature, on the adaptation of his internationally well-known novel Chronicle in Stone, New York Times Best Seller.
He plays about 6 leading ​characters, becoming a Celebrity as an Actor, when 25 years old, and was invited to work in the biggest 35 mm Film Production Studio “Kino Studio – New Albania”. In 1985 he got an invitation to coo-direct his first short movie. After a very successful debut, he began making films as Director every year, for 4 years. He wrote his scripts, passing quickly on the side of Independent Film Authors.
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Eduart’s work has shone brightly through two decades and his work has been seen throughout Europe in commercial theatrical releases, countless competitive Film Festivals, and European television broadcasts. Having immigrated to Canada and located in Toronto, Eduart was granted WGC and ACTRA full memberships, based on his professional reputation. Returning to Europe, he was granted European Film Academy full Membership. He looks forward to continuing success in Europe and North American markets.
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He lived in Toronto for 18 years, where he played alongside some Hollywood celebrities like Vivica A. Fox, Michael Murphy, Michael Riley, Marc Consuelos, and Caterina Scorsone, in very successful drama series like "This is Wonderland" and "Missing". In 2015 he wrote, directed, and produced his first English film Quo Vadis? (received 3 international awards in 2016). Back in Albania held the high position of Chairman of the Albanian National Center of Cinematography (2019 - 2023).
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International Film Festival Jury Member:
1. Jury Member-Eurimages Co-production Development Award at CPH: FORUM 2022
2. Jury Member-Eurimages Co-production Development Award Transilvania International Film Festival – Cluj, Romania
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(click the links below to watch TV interviews)
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2024: Top News 24 - "And the issue is...!" - with Aleksandër Çipa
2023: Top Channel Albania - With Ed Manushi
2023: Interview with "Circe Program" as the Chairman of ANCC. Brindisi
2022: Interview at "Oda", Fax News TV
2022: Interview with "Vision TV" - On Cinematography
2021: Interview with "News 24" as Chairman of ANCC (Covid - 19)
2016: The Albanian Mirror - Interview with Eduart Makri, who won 3 International Awards (Toronto)
2016: The Albanian Mirror - The Premier of "Quo Vadis? - Award Winning movie (Toronto)
2007: Interview with Alba TV - Eduart Makri about "Life and Art"
1999: Interview with Alba TV - Eduart Makri about "Life and Art"