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Agim Sopi

Agim Sopi

Director and Screenwriter at AS Film Production
Filmmaker

Pristina, Kosovo

Member Since:
August 2015
Last online:
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About Agim

AGIM SOPI was born on July 23, 1956. He began his studies at the Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa w Łódźi - Poland. He continued his studies in Zagreb and graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the University of Zagreb (Croatia), in the brunch of film directing, Bachelor and Master level. During the period of the communist regime of the former Yugoslavia, the works of Mr. Sopi have been contested and banned for political motivations. The first feature film 'The Man of Earth' by Mr. Agim Sopi, has been censored and partially annihilated by decree of the executive authorities of ex-Yugoslavia. Since 2000, Mr. Agim Sopi was the founder of the company AS Film Production, which has made / mainly with own investments / some feature films and some documentaries. From 2005, Mr. Sopi has had the status of an independent artist. During the period 2010 - 2016, Agim Sopi was an engaged lecturer of Film Theory at the Faculty of Arts at the Prishtina University. Due to political disagreements, from 2010-2023, Mr. Agim Sopi was banned from shooting a film by the authoritarian Government of Kosovo. From the beginning of 2016, A. Sopi again has the status of an independent artist.

Gender:
Male
Body type:
Athletic
Hair:
Long
Hair color:
Silver
Eyes:
Brown
Ethnicity:
Mediterranean

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  • Beijing Film Festival - Best Film
    (2022)

  • New York Movie Awards - Silver Award
    (2022)

  • European Cinema Festival - Best Feature Film
    (2022)

  • London Movie Awards - Best Feature Film
    (2022)

  • Hollywood On The Tiber Film Awards - Best Feature Film
    (2022)

  • Sweet Democracy Film Awards, USA - Best Narrative Feature
    (2022)

  • World Film Fair, USA - Best Drama Award
    (2019)

  • Eurovision Palermo Film Festival - Best Film, People's Choice Award
    (2019)

  • Festival de largos y cortos de Santiago - Best Fiction Film
    (2018)

  • Films Infest, USA - Best Director
    (2018)

  • Innuendo International Film Festival, Italy - Best Director
    (2018)

  • Malta Film Festival - Jury Choice Award
    (2018)

  • Vancouver Filmdance Festival - Best Director
    (2018)

  • Movie Plus Award, Japan - Best Feature Film
    (2018)

  • Golden Galaxy Awards - Best Feature Film
    (2018)

  • Genre Celebration Festival - Best Drama Feature
    (2018)

  • Falcon International Film Festival, UK - Best Feature Film
    (2018)

  • Out of The Can Film Festival - Best Non English Speaking Film
    (2018)

  • Virgin Spring Cinefest - Best Fiction Feature Film
    (2018)

  • San Antonio Independent Film Festival - Best Fiction Feature Film
    (2018)

  • Global Film Festival Awards - Best Picture
    (2018)

  • Canada Independent Film Festival - Best Feature Film
    (2018)

  • Five Continents International Film Festival - Best Opera Prima
    (2018)

  • Great Lakes Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize Best Feature Film
    (2017)

  • Portugal International Film Festival - Best Feature Film Blue Star Awards
    (2017)

  • Philadelphia Independent Film Awards - Best International Film
    (2017)

  • Philadelphia Independent Film Awards - Golden Movie Award Best Feature Film
    (2017)

  • Oniros Film Awards, USA - Best Screenplay
    (2017)

  • European Cinematography Awards - Best Director
    (2017)

  • Top Indie Film Awards, Canada - Best Feature Film
    (2017)

  • Real Time Film Festival, Abuja - Best Foreign Film
    (2017)

  • Hong Kong World Film Festival - Overall Grand Jury Award
    (2016)

  • Wales International Film Festival, UK - Best Feature Film, Best Director
    (2016)

  • Mountain Film Festival, USA - Winner Sir Edmund Hillary Award Feature Film Competition
    (2016)

  • International New York Film Festival - Gold Award Best Film
    (2016)

  • Scandinavian International Film Festival - Award of Excellence
    (2016)

  • Chautauqua International Film Festival - Best Feature Film
    (2016)

  • Warsaw Independent Film Festival, Poland - Best Feature Film, Best Director
    (2016)

  • Singapore World International Film Festival - People Choice Award
    (2016)

  • Barcelona Planet Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature Film
    (2016)

  • Los Angeles World International Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize, Best Director
    (2016)

  • Hollywood Verge Film Awards, USA - Best Feature Film, Best Director
    (2016)

  • Lake View International Film Festival - Platinum Award
    (2016)

  • Follow Your Dreams Film Festival, USA - Best International Film
    (2015)

  • Flathead Lake International Cinemafest - Best Picture Feature
    (2015)

  • San Francisco Film Awards - Award of Excellence
    (2015)

  • Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival - Bonehead Award Best Feature Dramatic
    (2015)

  • Maverick Movie Awards, USA - Maverick Award Best Director
    (2015)

  • North Carolina Film Festival - Founder's Award Best Feature Film
    (2015)

  • Amsterdam Film Festival - Cinematic Vision Award
    (2015)

  • International Euro Film Festival, Spain - Best Drama Film
    (2015)

  • Canada International Film Festival, Vancouver - Best Foreign Film
    (2015)

  • International Independent Film Awards - Gold Award Narrative Feature
    (2015)

  • Filmmaker of the Year Film Festival, Indonesia - Platinium Award
    (2014)

  • International Film Competition, Jakarta - Best Feature Film
    (2014)

  • International Film Awards - Best Feature Film
    (2014)

  • Free Spirit Film Festival - Best Picture
    (2014)

  • Asia Pacific International Filmmaker Festival - Best Feature Film
    (2014)

  • World Film Awards, Jakarta - Gold Film Award
    (2014)

  • Back in the Box, California - Best Feature Length Film
    (2014)

  • Accolade Competition, USA - Award of Excellence
    (2014)

  • Dharamsala Film Festival - Best Film
    (2014)

  • Baghdad International Film Festival - Second Prize
    (2014)

  • International Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration and Equality - Overall Winer Best Film
    (2014)

  • Winter Film Awards New York - Best Foreign Language Film
    (2014)

  • Carmarthen Bay Film Festival, UK - Best Feature Film
    (2014)

  • Salento International Film Festival, Italy - Winer International Competition
    (2014)

  • Barcelona International Film Festival, Spain - El Rey Award
    (2013)

  • Crystal Palace International Film Festiva, UKl - Best in Festival Feature Film
    (2013)

  • Mexico International Film Festival - Jury Award Best Film
    (2013)

  • Van d`Or Independent Film Awards, UK - Best Drama Feature Competition
    (2013)

  • Prestige Film Award, USA - Gold Award
    (2013)

  • London Film Award, UK - Gold Lion Award
    (2013)

  • California Film Festival Awards, USA - Silver Award
    (2012)

  • Cairo International Film Festival - Winner International Panorama
    (1986)

Education

  • University of Zagreb - Faculty of Dramatic Arts
    (1977-1982)

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