{"id":8197,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/1970\/01\/01\/abdurrahman-shala-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:53:21","slug":"abdurrahman-shala-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/1970\/01\/01\/abdurrahman-shala-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdurrahman Shala"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Abdurrahman<\/span> Shala, <\/span>actor<\/span>, <\/span>director<\/span>, <\/span>was<\/span> born<\/span> in Vushtrri (<\/span>Kosovo<\/span>). He <\/span>continued<\/span> acting<\/span> lessons<\/span> in <\/span>Belgrade<\/span>. <\/span>From<\/span> 1948, he <\/span>started<\/span> working<\/span> at the <\/span>Regional<\/span> People’s<\/span> Theater<\/span> in <\/span>Pristina<\/span>, as an <\/span>actor<\/span> and<\/span> director<\/span>. As a <\/span>director<\/span>, he <\/span>directed<\/span> over<\/span> 35 <\/span>s<\/span>ho<\/span>ws<\/span>. <\/span>With<\/span> the <\/span>play<\/span> “<\/span><\/span>Zhelanët<\/span><\/span>” by Matje Bori, he <\/span>received<\/span> the <\/span>first<\/span> prize at the Festival <\/span>of<\/span> Theaters<\/span> of<\/span> Yugoslavia<\/span> in <\/span>Belgrade<\/span> (1952), <\/span>where<\/span> he <\/span>was<\/span> also<\/span> awarded<\/span> the <\/span>best<\/span> actor<\/span> award<\/span> in the <\/span>same<\/span> s<\/span>ho<\/span>w<\/span>. But <\/span>Abdurrahman<\/span> Shala <\/span>made<\/span> his<\/span> artistic<\/span> profile as an <\/span>actor<\/span> with<\/span> a <\/span>multitude<\/span> of<\/span> roles<\/span> in <\/span>theater<\/span> and<\/span> film. <\/span>After<\/span> 1968, <\/span>Abdurrahman<\/span> Shala <\/span>left<\/span> the <\/span>theater<\/span> and<\/span> devoted<\/span> himself<\/span> to <\/span>cinematography<\/span>, <\/span>where<\/span> he <\/span>successfully<\/span> performed<\/span> many<\/span> roles<\/span> in the <\/span>films<\/span>: “<\/span><\/span>Rafale <\/span>në<\/span> qiell<\/span><\/span>” <\/span>(“<\/span>Fighter<\/span> jets<\/span> in the <\/span>sky<\/span>”)<\/span>(1958), “<\/span><\/span>Kapedan<\/span> Leshi<\/span><\/span>“<\/span> (“<\/span>Captain<\/span> Leshi”)<\/span> (1960), “Hakmarrja”<\/span> (“<\/span>Revenge<\/span>”)<\/span> (1962), “<\/span><\/span>Uka <\/span>i<\/span> Bjeshkëve<\/span> të<\/span> Nemuna<\/span><\/span>” (1968), “<\/span><\/span>Balada <\/span>për<\/span> gjakpirësin<\/span><\/span>“<\/span> (“<\/span>Ballad<\/span> for<\/span> bloodsuckers<\/span>”)<\/span> (1971), “<\/span><\/span>Si <\/span>të<\/span> vdiset<\/span><\/span>” <\/span>(“<\/span>Ho<\/span>w<\/span> to <\/span>die<\/span>”)<\/span>(<\/span>with<\/span> which<\/span> role he <\/span>won<\/span> the “Bronze Arena” <\/span>award<\/span> at the <\/span>Chicken<\/span> Festival), “Sulmi i kuq”<\/span> (“<\/span>Red<\/span> attack<\/span>”)<\/span> (1974), “<\/span>Era dhe lisi<\/span>“<\/span> (“<\/span>Wind<\/span> and<\/span> oak<\/span>”)<\/span> (1979), “<\/span>Nje<\/span>r<\/span>iu prej dheu<\/span>” <\/span>(“Man <\/span>made<\/span> of<\/span> earth<\/span>”)<\/span>(1984), “<\/span>Para shiut<\/span>“<\/span> (“<\/span>Before<\/span> the <\/span>rain<\/span>”)<\/span> (1994) <\/span>etc<\/span>. <\/span>With<\/span> his<\/span> manly<\/span> attitude<\/span>, <\/span>restrained<\/span> emotions<\/span> and<\/span> minimalistic<\/span> gestures<\/span>, <\/span>Abdurrahman<\/span> Shala <\/span>created<\/span> a <\/span>unique<\/span> style<\/span> of<\/span> acting<\/span>, <\/span>which<\/span> made<\/span> him<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>most<\/span> valuable<\/span> actors<\/span> in the <\/span>former<\/span> Yugoslavia<\/span>. <\/span>Apart<\/span> from<\/span> being<\/span> a <\/span>director<\/span> and<\/span> actor<\/span>, <\/span>Abdurrahman<\/span> Shala <\/span>also<\/span> contributed<\/span> to the <\/span>creation<\/span> and<\/span> development<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>Kosovo<\/span> Theater<\/span> and<\/span> the film <\/span>ho<\/span>use<\/span> “<\/span>Kosovafilm<\/span>” (1969), <\/span>where<\/span> he <\/span>was<\/span> the <\/span>director<\/span> for<\/span> several<\/span> years<\/span>. <\/span>For<\/span> his<\/span> contribution<\/span> to the <\/span>development<\/span> of<\/span> stage<\/span> and<\/span> cinematographic<\/span> art, he <\/span>was<\/span> awarded<\/span> with<\/span> prizes<\/span> and<\/span> recognition<\/span>. He <\/span>passed<\/span> away<\/span> in 1994. <\/span><\/span>(In the <\/span>p<\/span>ho<\/span>to<\/span>: <\/span>Abdurrahman<\/span> Shala)<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Text<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span> The <\/span>encyclopedic<\/span> dictionary<\/span> of<\/span> Kosovo<\/span> – Vol. II <\/span><\/span>, <\/span>Academy<\/span> of<\/span> Sciences<\/span> and<\/span> Arts<\/span> of<\/span> Kosovo<\/span>, Prishtina, 2018, page 1562.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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P<\/span>ho<\/span>to<\/span><\/strong>: <\/span><\/span>© <\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.mycast.io\/talent\/abdurrahman-shala<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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