Long ago on her social networks, Anabel announced the launch of the production of a new TV series $ NOB. The series is one of the greatest post-communist cinematographic productions in Albania, with a cast of young actors who will bring a new spirit of acting in Albanian cinema and another cast of well-known actors in Albanian theater and film.
The series is a drama of modern times that addresses the deep gap between rich and poor in Albania these years and the personal problems of children of both classes, as a result of wrong decisions of their parents and the long transition.
"The selection of the cast has been very careful. We have considered and reconsidered many actors. We have done research for actors in Albania as well as for Albanian actors living abroad. "90% of the cast come with previous acting experiences, while other young people who have key roles, have undergone several auditions and about a year of weekly training with Academy professors, to achieve the performance we require," he tells Anabel, Ols Abazi, co-producer and co-founder of "Nilor Film", the cinematographic company which is a partner in this production with "Anabel Entertainment".
Ketjona Pecnikaj, Gent Disha, Olta Beqiri, Todi Kasemi, Megli Haskaj, Brarend Akçiu, Altea Lazaj, Elios Shuli, Iva Çuni, Josif Sina, are part of the cast of young people, whom the audience initially faces in the first two episodes. Then, parents and other people enter the event who change the course of the story.
"It was a pleasure for us to have in the cast, Eva Alikaj, one of the absolutely best actresses in the history of Albanian cinema. "Another unforgettable name for all fans of the series" People and Fate ", Eni Jani is part of the team with a very interesting role, completely out of nature, but which promises to be a very inclusive role," continues Abazi.
One of the male protagonist roles in this series, has been entrusted to an actor not very well known in Albania, but with a long acting experience in Great Britain. Dritan Kastrati, has just closed a series on Netflix and is currently in Tirana filming for $ NOB.
"Dritani was bingo for us. From the first moment we did an on-camera audition, to be honest we were amazed. Even the screenwriter Dalina Buzi told us that she had almost imagined this portrait and behavior when she had drawn the character played by Dritani. He is a brilliant actor and I am sure that Albania will fall in love with him. "
Aleks Seitaj, the well-known Albanian actor of cinema and stage of "Portokalli" in $ NOB has undergone an extraordinary transformation. He has previously collaborated with Anabel Entertainment in an episodic role in the web series "# Love # Likes # Tirana ", But " this role gives Seitaj to show a drama very little known by the Albanian public. It is a very challenging role and he is terribly talented in his work "- says Ols Abazi.
Indrit Çobani, one of the best actors of his generation, mainly known for his protagonist roles at the National Theater, is another name added to the cast “with a role that seems secondary, but has a fantastic development and no one he could not do better than him, I think "explains Abazi.
As the co-producer points out, for this series, “we were not fishing for names, just because we need names to sell the film. This way also works, but for us, the dough (script) was important and how we can best tell this story with a solid acting and a production of international levels. So when we did our research, we wanted to have actors as natural as possible and to give life and make their role as credible as possible.
Other well-known names who have joined $ NOB are Myzafer Ziflaj (Gjoleka, Biri i Abazit, Amaneti, etc.), Romir Zalla, one of the most sought after actors currently in cinema and TV, the well-known actress and pedagogue at the Violeta Academy of Arts Trebicka (Amaneti, Neighbors), Roerd Toçe (Picasso and Einstein in a bar in Paris), Piro Qirjo (The Uninvited) who returns after a long absence in the cinema, Sokol Angjeli (Amaneti, When a movie was shot, A very father ), Artan Islami (Albanian, Amnesty) etc.
"There are about 200 actors and extras part of the first season, but we are not done with that. There are other actors that will be added and some episodic roles of this season will take place in the coming seasons. The important thing is that so far, there is a great spirit of cooperation, an extraordinary chemistry between the actors and a naturalness in acting. Even the best compliment we received after the first two pilot episodes was "Is this series Albanian?" "In terms of the quality, the flow of the dialogue, the construction of the event, we have tried to approximate it with all the international parameters of the current world series," says Abazi.
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The first season of $ NOB, created and written by Dalina Buzi, directed by Redi Tren and directed by Latif Hasolli, has 10 episodes of 1 hour each. The date and place of the broadcast have not yet been made public.
"We are almost at the end of the negotiations and as soon as we finalize the contract, we will inform you when and where it will be broadcast. At the moment we are continuing filming and we are happy with what we are seeing on the ground. Of course, the public will put the stamp, but from the tests so far, I think we are on the right track. I believe that $ NOB will re-enter the vocabulary of the daily, as the very story of this series " concludes Abazi.
