Piro Qirjo

• Name — Piro Qirjo • Born — 16 October 1963 • Birthplace — Korçë, Albania • Occupation — Actor, director • Other Names — Pirro Qirjo • Years Active — 1984–present

Piro Qirjo was born in Korçë, Albania on 16 October 1963. During the high school years he worked as a puppeteer in the Andon Zako Çajupi Theatre. After the high school he went to Tirana to study acting at the High Institute of Arts and graduated in 1987. Piro played in a number of movies until the early '90s. Since 2000 he has directed documentary films about scientific and social issues and worked as a creative director for various advertisement films.

• Title — Year — Role — Director(s) — Notes — Reference • Kush vdes në këmbë — 1984 — Guri, close friend of Petro Nini Luarasi — Vladimir Prifti • Të paftuarit — 1985 — Gjorg Berisha — Kujtim • Shkëlqim i përkohshëm — 1988 — Nuri, the theatre director — Albert • Rikonstruksioni — 1988 — Ilir Çelikasi — Vladimir • Kronikë e një nate — 1990 — Max, the Wehrmacht major — Esat

• Year — Title — Role — Director — Venue • 1988 — Doktori pacient — The doctor's brother — Dhimitër Orgocka — Andon Zako Çajupi Theatre • 1988 — Kambanat e muzgut — Brigade’s commander — Dhimitër Orgocka — Andon Zako Çajupi Theatre • 1989 — The Million Pound Bank Note — Henry — Emil Bibolli — Andon Zako Çajupi Theatre • 1990 — The Threepenny Opera — Mackie — Llazi Sërbo — Andon Zako Çajupi Theatre

Piro Qirjo's directing career spans documentary and advertising films. He has directed scientific and institutional documentaries in cooperation with Albanian and international public institutions. He is also the creative director of various advertisement media and short films. • Year — Title — Notes • 2002 — Avokati i Popullit (The People’s Advocate) — Institutional documentary film (30 min.) and 5 short advertisement films • 2003 — E thënë për t’u dëgjuar (Told to be heard) — Scientific documentary film (25 min.) with English subtitles, in cooperation with GTZ and NetVision Studio • 2004 — Rruga, histori komunikimi (The road, a history of communication) — Institutional documentary film, in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport and Communications