Milto Manaqi
The artistic world today celebrates the birth anniversary of the first Albanian filmmaker Milto Manaq. He was born in Avdela village of Chameria on 9 September 1882. Along with his brother Janaqi, he is the first Albanian and Balkan cinematic pioneers and rare masters of photographic art. With the picture “Woman from Klisura with the baby”, he won the gold medal in the International Artistic Photo Contest in 1906, whiles the documentary film “The Trolls”, shot in 1905, marked the beginning of the seventh art in the Balkans.
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27 January 1925, was killed by the agents of King Zog the Cham patriot Sali Ceka
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27 January 1925, was signed the protocol of border with Greece
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27 January 1928, was born the film director Xhanfize Keko, “Nation’s Artist”
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27 January 1912, the consecration as Bishop of Luigj Bumci
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27 January 1953, premiere of drama “Motori” of Kol Jakova