Born in Vuthaj, Montenegro, in 1949, Isa Qosja is a Kosovar Albanian director who studied drama and acting in Pristina and then film in Belgrade. He has made feature and documentary films. Proka (1985) won the Grand Prix at the film festival of young people in Cannes. Rojat e Mjegullës (1987/88), his second feature, deals with the treatment of Albanians under Communist repression. Kukumi (2005) won a prize at the Sarajevo festival, and Three Windows and a Hanging (2014) was the first Kosovan film submitted for the Oscar for best foreign language film.
Filmography
- Proka (1985)
- Kukumi (2005)
- Three Windows and a Hanging (2014)
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