{"id":7681,"date":"2026-03-03T01:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T01:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/1970\/01\/01\/viktor-gjika-2\/---53cdcc6f-1ce1-4f8a-bd1d-0e89ea7b0a31"},"modified":"2026-03-03T01:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T01:55:00","slug":"viktor-gjika-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/2026\/03\/03\/viktor-gjika-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Viktor Gjika"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Viktor<\/span> Gjika, <\/span>director<\/span>, <\/span>cameraman<\/span>, <\/span>People’s<\/span> Artist, <\/span>passed<\/span> away<\/span> in Tirana. He <\/span>was<\/span> born<\/span> in Korça in 1937. He <\/span>completed<\/span> his<\/span> higher<\/span> studies<\/span> at the <\/span>Cinematographic<\/span> Institute <\/span>of<\/span> Moscow<\/span>, as a <\/span>cinematographer<\/span> (1960). He <\/span>started<\/span> working<\/span> at the “Kinostudio ‘Shqipëria e Re’” as a <\/span>cameraman<\/span> in the <\/span>films<\/span> “<\/span>Debatik<\/span>” (1961), “Detyrë e posaçme” (“Special <\/span>duty<\/span>”) (1963) <\/span>and<\/span> in <\/span>documentary<\/span> films<\/span>. <\/span>His<\/span> first<\/span> independent<\/span> works<\/span> as a <\/span>cameraman<\/span> and<\/span> director<\/span> are the <\/span>documentary<\/span> films<\/span> “Bistricë ’63” <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>“Kur vjen nëntori” (“<\/span>When<\/span> november<\/span> comes<\/span>“)<\/span><\/span> (1964); in the <\/span>feature<\/span> film, <\/span>his<\/span> first<\/span> directorial<\/span> work<\/span> is<\/span> the film <\/span><\/span>“Komisari i dritës” (“<\/span>Commissar<\/span> of<\/span> Light<\/span>“)<\/span><\/span> (1966, <\/span>made<\/span> together<\/span> with<\/span> Dhimitër<\/span> Anagnosti<\/span>). He shot <\/span>about<\/span> 14 <\/span>documentary<\/span> films<\/span> and<\/span> 10 <\/span>feature<\/span> films<\/span>, <\/span>including<\/span>: <\/span><\/span>“I teti në bronz” (“The <\/span>eighth<\/span> in bronze”)<\/span><\/span> (1970), <\/span><\/span>“Rrugë të bardha”<\/span><\/span> (“<\/span>White<\/span> roads<\/span>”) (1974), <\/span><\/span>“Përballimi” (“The <\/span>Confrontation<\/span>”)<\/span><\/span> (1976), <\/span><\/span>“Gjeneral gramafoni” (“<\/span>General<\/span> Gramophone<\/span>”)<\/span><\/span> (1978), <\/span><\/span>“Nëntori i dytë” (“The <\/span>second<\/span> november<\/span>”)<\/span><\/span> (1982) <\/span>etc<\/span>. In the <\/span>years<\/span> 1984-1991, <\/span>director<\/span> of<\/span> the “Kinostudio ‘Shqipëria e Re’”. <\/span>Being<\/span> a <\/span>cameraman<\/span> with<\/span> a fine taste, <\/span>Viktor<\/span> Gjika <\/span>used<\/span> episodes<\/span> and<\/span> very<\/span> striking<\/span> details<\/span>, <\/span>numerous<\/span> figurative <\/span>elements<\/span>, <\/span>with<\/span> which<\/span> he <\/span>often<\/span> highlighted<\/span> the <\/span>psychology<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>characters<\/span>. He <\/span>also<\/span> stands<\/span> out<\/span> for<\/span> creating<\/span> atmosphere<\/span> and<\/span> realistic<\/span> historical<\/span> background<\/span>. <\/span>Viktor<\/span> Gjika <\/span>won<\/span> twice<\/span> the Cup <\/span>of<\/span> the <\/span>National<\/span> Festival <\/span>of<\/span> feature<\/span> films<\/span> (1977, 1982), <\/span>received<\/span> the <\/span>First<\/span> Class<\/span> Republic<\/span> Award<\/span> (<\/span>four<\/span> times<\/span>). He <\/span>was<\/span> a <\/span>member<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>People’s<\/span> Assembly<\/span> in 1982-1990. <\/span><\/span>(In the <\/em><\/span>photo<\/span>: <\/span>Viktor<\/span><\/em> Gjika<\/em>)<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Text<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span> Albanian<\/span> encyclopedic<\/span> dictionary<\/span> – Vol. 1<\/span><\/span><\/em>, <\/span>Academy<\/span> of<\/span> Sciences<\/span> of<\/span> Albania<\/span>, “<\/span>Kristalina<\/span>-KH”, Tirana, 2008, page 835.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Photo<\/span><\/strong>: <\/span><\/span>© https:\/\/ata.gov.al\/2022\/07\/07\/muaji-i-kinematografise-homazh-regjistorit-viktor-gjika\/<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Graphic<\/span> processing<\/span><\/strong>: <\/span><\/span>AHCF<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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