Arta Dobroshi (born 2 October 1980)IMDB Retrieved November, 2012. is a Kosovo-Albanian actress and producer. Dobroshi is the first Kosovan actress to walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival and be nominated for the European Film Award. Dobroshi is a former refugee and now a UN Champion and Goodwill Ambassador.
Early life Arta Dobroshi was born in Pristina, to Kosovo Albanian parents. She has been studying the performing arts since elementary school and attended the Academy of Arts acting and drama course in Pristina for four years. She starred in many short films and theatre plays whilst a student there. When Arta was fifteen, she went on a student exchange program to North Carolina, where she starred in drama plays. After her first year at the academy, the Kosovo War escalated and Dobroshi's grandparents were imprisoned by Serbian authorities for trying to open an Albanian-language university. When Serbian President Slobodan Milošević resigned in October 2000, Dobroshi quit her job at the refugee camp and became a translator for NATO.
Career After the war period, she took roles in the local theaters and Albanian movies, as well as a leading role in the German-Albanian production Magic Eye (2005).Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) jury members announced Retrieved September, 2010.
While performing a play in Sarajevo, Dobroshi met Luc and Jean-Piere Dardenne who offered her an open casting in Kosovo for Lorna's Silence. She was offered the title role, despite not speaking French, and earned a nomination in the Best Actress category, at the European Film AwardsNominations for the European Film Awards 2008 Retrieved October 2010. and at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2009.Toronto Film Critics Awards 2009 Nominations Retrieved September 2010.
Dobroshi starred in the short film Baby by BAFTA winning director Daniel Mulloy. Baby won the Best Short Film Award when it premièred at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2010Edinburgh Award Winners 2010 Retrieved September, 2010. and won Best International Short Film at Cork Film Festival.Irish Times Retrieved November, 2010. Dobroshi was awarded Best Actress for her role in Baby at the 24fps International Short Film Festival.IMDB Retrieved April, 2012]
Other work Dobroshi was a jury member of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival.
On 22 December 2008, Dobroshi was appointed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a MDG Champion / Goodwill Ambassador for Kosovo. The UNDP were impressed by her previous charity work and believed that her high-profile would help raise awareness on issues.
Dobroshi won the 2017 BAFTA Film Award for producing the refugee film Home.
In 2016, Dobroshi was the lead in the acclaimed Massive Attack video Come Near Me.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
Upon receiving the 2017 Gold Lion in Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Dobroshi broke protocol to give a powerful message to the world "I am Arta Dobroshi, my nationality is happy and I live in the city called earth".
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2022 You Won't Be Alone Stamena 2020 Gangs of London Floriana Television series; 8 episodes 2019 Drita Drita Also executive producer 2018 Stray Grace Best Actress Award – Antipodean Film Festival 2016 Home Executive producer 2015 Atis Mother Also producer 2014 Gently, Gently Anna 2013 MitrovicaSundance Institute Retrieved January 2012. A Cold DayScreen Daily Retrieved January 2012. 2012 Three Worlds (Trois mondes) Vera Best Actress Award – TheWIFTS Foundation International Visionary Awards Nëna Fatmire 2011 Late Bloomers (Trois fois 20 ans) Maya Baby Sara Best Actress Award – 24FPS International Short Film Festival 2008 Lorna's Silence (Le silence de Lorna) Lorna Best Actress Nomination – European Film Award Best Actress Nomination – Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Nomination – Cannes Film Festival 2007 Vera Vera 2006 The Sadness of Mrs. Snajdrova (Smutek paní Snajdrové) Ema 2005 Magic Eye (Syri magjik) Viola Best Actress Award – Skopje International Film Festival 2002 Netët e Zullumadhit Girlfriend
Personal life Dobroshi can speak Albanian, English, and French, and can understand Macedonian.
Awards Shooting Stars Award (2013) at the Berlin International Film Festival by European Film Promotion Women's International Film and Television Showcase LA 2012, Best Actress AwardWIFTS Award winners Retrieved January, 2013. European Film Award 2008, Nomination as Best Actress Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2009, Nomination as Best Actress
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External links
Kirchner, Stephanie (2 March 2009) "Kosovo to Cannes: Arta Dobroshi's Journey to The Silence of Lorna". Time Maher, Kevin (20 November 2008). "Arta Dobroshi: from Kosovo with grim determination". The Times. Shoji, Kaori (23 January 2009). "Arta Dobroshi: A role model". The Japan Times "Kosovo-born actress Arta Dobroshi nominated MDG Champion". United Nations Development Programme Kosovo. (22 December 2008). Bramble, James "Arta Dobroshi". Little White Lies. Reynaert, Matthieu (14 July 2008). "interview with Arta Dobroshi • Actress". Cineuropa.