Born in Tirana in 1950, Kujtim Çashku studied at the Higher Institute of Arts in Tirana and at the film institute in Bucharest, and began in 1975 as an assistant director. He has directed a dozen films, among them Të paftuarit (1985), based on writings by Ismail Kadare. Colonel Bunker (Kolonel Bunker, 1996) was Albania's official submission for the Oscars. The Magic Eye (Syri magjik, 2004) won the FIPRESCI prize and best screenplay at the Cairo festival. He founded the Marubi Film & Multimedia School, Albania's first film university, and the Albanian Human Rights Film Festival.
Filmography
- Colonel Bunker (1996)
- The Magic Eye (2004)