Leon Qafzezi

Who is Leon Qafzezi?

Leon Qafzezi is a writer and cineaste.

The son of Niko and Amalia Qafzezi, he lives and work in Albania. He studied at the "Hight Arte Institut" in Tirana. Since 1986 he has worked as producer, director, inspector of film, for the “New Albania Film Studio” and “Alb-Film-Distribution”. He works as a freelance journalist in ”Bashkimi” for the Tirana newspaper Skena dhe Ekrani and for Ylli magazine in film critic field.

In 1992 he co-founded “FILM” magazine together with Piro Milkani and Vasil Tabaku, and is chief editor of the magazine.

He was head of "Council Independent Trade-Union" of AlbFilm-Distribution. He is head of “Eagle Film Albania” private cinematography society. Until 1993-1998 he worked for ”Albania Television” in the Department of Film, Department of Programming as duty director, operator and journalist.

From 1998-2008 he worked as an independent director and writer in numerous documentary films.

He is a member of the Albanian League of Writers and Artists, from 1997 of the ”Union of Albanian Cineast”, since 2000 of the “Federation of Journalists”.