Blerim Destani

Blerim Destani, an Albanian actor and producer, has screen credits that include Time of the Comet and Dossier K (2009). Born in Stolberg near Aachen, West Germany, and raised in Tetovo, North Macedonia, he made his screen debut at fourteen in the Albanian television film Atje ku nuk lind dielli. He later took acting classes in England while producing short documentaries. In 2004 he received his first major film offer and gained wide attention across Southeast Europe for playing Beni in the Kosovar television production Metropolet, directed by Sunaj Raca. The following year he worked with Raca again on a motion picture about the war's impact on Albanians. Destani has also moved into directing and producing, serving as associate producer on Ivo Trajkov's Macedonian film The Great Water, shot in 2004, which screened at many festivals and earned awards.