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Director of the documentary series on persecution themes from the dictatorial past of Albania, from their inception to completion, including “Imprisoned guitar” (31 min - 2018), “The stones of religion” (30 min - 2018), “Bloody frontiers” (21 min - 2019), “Longing to sing” (29 min - 2019, Finalist Lift-Off Global Network, Official selection TIFF ODA festival - North Macedonia 2019), “The revolt of Qaf-Bari” (32 min - 2019), “High-minded” (35 min - 2019), “The missing” (29 min - 2019), “The persecution of kulaks on dictatorship” (33 min -2020), and "Pilgrimage to the prisons of the communist dictatorship" (40 min - 2020).
“The white sheets” short documentary (2020) was selected for 15 international film festivals and won three awards: Audience Choice Award at the 18th Tirana International Film Festival in Albania, Golden Price at Vishwarang International Film Festival 2020 in India, and 3rd place at the 7th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra 2020. It was also a semi-finalist at the International Film and Video Festival "Catharsis" in Russia, and a finalist at the Pápa International Historical Film Festival in Hungary, as well as an official selection at the Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival in Izmir, Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, TIFF ODA in North Macedonia, and the 6th Balkan Panorama Film Festival in Turkey.
In September 2022, he completed the documentary "Half Year," which showcases the simple life of Kola, a 76-year-old man living in the Albanian Alps, who harmoniously coexists with nature, preserving cultural and spiritual values, natural resources, and traditions.
Pandeli Ceco is the Founder and Director of the international film festival Travel Fest Albania (https://travelfestalbania.com/).
Official Selection
Half Year
MONTANHA Pico Festival
Açores
2023
Official Selection
Half Year
FAUNA Tepoztlán Animal Festival
Tepoztlán
2023
Winner Best Documentary
Half Year
Myrtle Beach International Film Festival
South Carolina
2023
Honorable Mention
Half Year
Mountain - Nature - Adventure Film Festival - 33 MML
Asturias
2023
Official Selection
Half Year
Rossland Mountain Film Festival
Rossland
2022
Semi-Finalist
Half Year
FIORENZO SERRA FILM FESTIVAL
Sassari
2022
Winner Best Cinematography
Half Year
AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Toronto
2022
Official Selection
The white sheets - Albanian
DokuFest
Prizren
2021
Official Selection
The white sheets
AXD Film Festival
Alexandroupolis
2021
Quarter Finalist
The white sheets
GENERIcamente UMANI
Gallarate
2021
Audience Choice Award
The white sheets - Albanian
18th Tirana International Film Festival
Tirana
2020
Official Selection
The white sheets
Corto Week End
Milano
2020
Official Selection
The white sheets
Tetova International Film Festival
Tetova
2020
Official Selection
The white sheets
6th Balkan Panorama Film Festival
Buca
2020
Official Selection
The white sheets
Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival
Izmir
2020
Top 10 rating
The white sheets
Direct Monthly Online Film Festival
2020
Semi Finalist
The white sheets
International Film and Video Festival «Catharsis»
Moscow
2020
Finalist
The white sheets
Pápa International Historical Film Festival
Pápa
2020
3d place for short documentary
The white sheets
7th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra
Ierapetra
2020
Golden Price
The white sheets
Vishwarang International Film Festival 2020
Vishwarang
2020
Audience Choice Award
The white sheets
Audience Award at Tirana International Film Festival
Tirana
2020
Official Selection
Longing to sing
TIFF ODA
Tetovo
2020
Finalist
Longing to sing
Lift-Off Global Network
Pinewood Studios
2019
Birth Date
July 21, 1974
Birth City
Korçë
Current City
Tirana
Hometown
Tirana
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Albanian
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