{"id":7636,"date":"2026-02-02T00:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albanianheritage.al\/1970\/01\/01\/kole-kaftalli\/---f807306d-016d-4494-b761-384ce41d743c"},"modified":"2026-02-02T00:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:03:14","slug":"kole-kaftalli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albanianheritage.al\/en\/1970\/01\/01\/kole-kaftalli\/","title":{"rendered":"Kol\u00eb Kaftalli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kol\u00eb Kaftalli was born in Shkod\u00ebr, actor of the theater &#8220;Migjeni&#8221;, Shkod\u00ebr and of Albanian cinematography, well-known director of the Albanian scene. He comes from a distinguished family of artists. One of the well-known names of performing arts, especially in the city of Shkodra. He graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts in Tirana. After graduation, he started working at the theater &#8220;Migjeni&#8221; in Shkod\u00ebr. With the troupe of this theater, he performed about 60 dramas and comedies, including some at the National Theater. He has also acted in various roles in 7 artistic films produced by the film studio. In 1978, he made his film debut with a small role in <i>\u201cNusja dhe shtetrrethimi\u201d (&#8220;The bride and the curfew&#8221;)<\/i>. Among other films can be mentioned: <i>\u201cDit\u00ebt q\u00eb soll\u00ebn pranver\u00ebn\u201d (&#8220;The days that brought the spring&#8221;)<\/i> (1979), <i>\u201cQortimet e vjesht\u00ebs\u201d (&#8220;Autumn scoldings&#8221;)<\/i> (1982), <i>\u201cFlaka e maleve\u201d (&#8220;The flame of the mountains&#8221;)<\/i> (1982), <i>\u201cNjeriu i mir\u00eb\u201d (&#8220;The good man&#8221;)<\/i> (1982), <i>\u201cT\u00eb paftuarit\u201d (&#8220;The uninvited&#8221;)<\/i> (1985), <i>\u201cKur hapen dyert e jet\u00ebs\u201d (\u201cWhen the doors of life open&#8221;)<\/i> (1986), <i>\u201cNj\u00eb i tret\u00eb\u201d (&#8220;A third one&#8221;) <\/i>(1988) etc. Part of Kol\u00eb Kaftalli&#8217;s artistic career has also been directing, including several dramas staged by him in the city of Shkodra. In the last period of his life, he devoted himself to children&#8217;s theater, being the first in the city of Shkodra and in the north of Albania to set up a puppet theater. He passed away at the age of 68. <i>(In the photo: Kol\u00eb Kaftalli)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Text:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.kinematografia-shqiptare-sporti.com\/kole-kaftalli-1946-2009-in-memoriam\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo: <\/strong>\u00a9 https:\/\/www.shkodraweb.com\/pervjetor-kole-kaftalli-aktori-dhe-regjisori-i-njohur-shkodran-nismetari-i-ringritjes-se-teatrit-te-kukullave-ne-shkoder\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graphic processing: <\/strong>AHCF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kol\u00eb Kaftalli, an actor at the \u201cMigjeni\u201d Theater in Shkod\u00ebr and in Albanian cinema, as well as a renowned director of the Albanian stage, was born in Shkod\u00ebr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ditelindje"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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