Blerta Basholli
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Blerta Basholli | |
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| Born | 1983 (age 42–43) |
| Education | New York University |
| Occupations | Writer, director, producer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Notable work | Hive Lena and Me Mirror, Mirror... |
| Spouse | Artan Korenica |
| Children | 2 |
Blerta Basholli (born 1983) is a Kosovar Albanian writer, director and producer. Basholli has previously lived in New York City for a time span of four years, allowing her to work on a number of projects as a student, among those being her short film "Lena and Me" which won awards in a number of international and Kosovo-based festivals. In 2008, she was awarded with the Deans Fellowship at the Film Graduate Program at Tisch School of the Artists, NYU.[1] Most recently, her debut feature film Hive (2021) has achieved great success, breaking Sundance Records, and becoming the first Kosovo film to enter the Oscars shortlist nomination.[2]
Basholli completed her higher education at NYU, New York City, however she is currently based in Prishtina.[1] She is married to Artan Korenica, a well-known Kosovan photographer, with whom she has two children.
