Joni Shanaj

Joni Shanaj is a film director from Albania, born on December 14th, 1976. He studied film and social anthropology in Sweden and now continues his artistic work as a director and film professor in Tirana, Albania. He is known for his long feature film Pharmakon (2012) which was the Albanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. He also directed the documentary "Ivi Tirana Punk (2000)" which has turned into a cult film to the generations of Albania who are familiar with this genre and ideology.