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Edon Rizvanolli

Kosova

Biography

Born and raised in Prishtina, he was forced to leave for Austria in the early 90’s, after the wars in former Yugoslavia broke out. He started his acting carrier in 1993 as Romeo in an amateur Theatre Group in Salzburg, Austria. This was followed with a contract in a professional ensemble where he went on to act for the next 3 years. In 1996 he moved to NYC and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, for the next two years. After returning to Austria in 1998, he continued working as a stage actor in Vienna. During this period he got interested in the other aspects of filmmaking and made his first short film Blownaway. Since 2007 he lives in Amsterdam where he works mainly as an actor. His debut feature “T’padashtun” premiered at the prestigious Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2017 and was selected as Kosovo’s entry for the 2018 Best Foreign Film Academy Award. He is a member of the European Film Academy since 2017.

I lindur dhe rritur në Prishtinë, ai u detyrua të largohet për në Austri në fillim të viteve të 90-ta, pas shpërthimit të luftërave në ish-Jugosllavi. Ai filloi karrierën e tij të aktrimit në vitin 1993 si Romeo në një grup teatror amator në Salzburg, Austri. Kjo u pasua me një kontratë në një ansambël profesionist ku vazhdoi të aktrojë për 3 vitet e ardhshme. Në vitin 1996 ai u transferua në NYC dhe studioi në Institutin e Teatrit Lee Strasberg, për dy vitet e ardhshme. Pas kthimit në Austri në vitin 1998, ai vazhdoi punën si aktor i skenës në Vjenë. Gjatë kësaj periudhe ai u interesua për aspektet e tjera të filmit dhe realizoi filmin e tij të parë të shkurtër Blownaway. Që nga viti 2007 jeton në Amsterdam ku punon kryesisht si aktor. Filmi i tij debutues “T’padashtun” u shfaq premierë në Festivalin prestigjioz Ndërkombëtar të Filmit në Karlovy Vary në vitin 2017 dhe u zgjodh si kandidati i Kosovës për çmimin e Akademisë së Filmit të Huaj më të mirë 2018. Ai është anëtar i Akademisë Evropiane të Filmit që nga viti 2017.

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Education

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1996 Acting Degree
Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute

Work & Experience

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2021 Unwanted

Role: Zoran

Director: Edon Rizvanolli

Production Type: Film

A lonely boy, who lives in Amsterdam with his refugee mother from Kosovo, keeps getting into trouble while yearning for her acceptance. But the traumas caused by the war, which his mother hides away from him, turn his world upside down.

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2023 Please Rise

Role: The Politician

Director: Sheida Sheikhha

Production Type: Film

A political drama about a committee that is formed to choose a new national anthem after a fictional dictatorship goes through a revolution. Set in one meeting room, the film showcases the arguments that arise when the committee members' unanimous choice is suspiciously disqualified.

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2023 Incognito

Role: Paunovic

Production Type: Film

It follows an undercover cop as he infiltrates the life of an ordinary woman to discover whether she is a dangerous top criminal.