Viktor Gjika

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1937-06-23

Deathday 2009-03-03 (71 years old)

Place of Birth Korçë, Albania

Viktor Gjika

Biography

Viktor Gjika was an Albanian director, filmmaker and screenwriter. For his distinguished and remarkable contribution to the cinema, he was awarded the highest title as People's Artist in 1985. He graduated from VKIG Cinematographic Institute of Moscow in Russia. Viktor Gjika (23 June 1937 – 3 March 2009) was an Albanian director, filmmaker and screenwriter. For his distinguished and remarkable contribution to the cinema, he was awarded the highest title as People's Artist in 1985. He graduated from VKIG Cinematographic Institute of Moscow in Russia. Together with a classmate, presenting their academic degree when graduated, they shot the short film Nobody Ever Dies, based on Ernest Hemingway's story of the same name, which was awarded the First Prize at the Worldwide Cinematographic Institutes Film Festival in the Netherlands in 1961. He created more than 15 movies and over 25 documentary films. He was the general director of Shqipëria e Re National Film Studio in Tirana for almost 10 years in the 1980s, until 1991. He was a member of several international film festival juries such as Giffoni Film Festival, Annecy Film Festival, and others.

Known For

Director

1982
1980
In Every Season

as Director

1978
General Gramophone

as Director

1977
1976
Confrontation

as Director

1974
White Roads

as Director

1972
1970
The Bronze Bust

as Director

1968
Broad Horizons

as Director

Writer

1985
Hot Autumn of '41

as Screenplay

1980
In Every Season

as Writer

1977
1972
1970
The Bronze Bust

as Screenplay

Crew

1963
Special Task

as Cinematography

1961
The Discussion

as Cinematography

Camera

1996
Vendetta - Obliged to kill

as Assistant Camera

Producer

1985
Nothing is Forgotten

as Supervising Producer

Actor