BIO Luli( Luljeta) Bitri was born in Albania. She studied Drama in Fine Arts Academy in Tirana, Albania, gaining a Diploma in Professional Acting in 2004. Bitri starred in many short and feature films and theatre plays whilst a student there. She began her international career with the 2007 film Father and Godfather. directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti, the 2009 film Alive directed by Artan Minarolli, and the 2011 film Amnesty, directed by Bujar Alimani. With the last two films she entered in the List of Albanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009 and 2011. Bitri has continued her career on Italy playing the main role in “My destiny” directed by Italian director Peter Marcias in 2012. Bitri played the main role in “Holy Boom” directed by Greek director Maria Lafi and “Open Door” by Florenc Papas in 2017. Actually she works as actress in National Theatre of Albania. Bitri came to international prominence for her portrayal of Elsa in Bujar Alimani's Amnesty in which she played the title role to great acclaim and received international media attention. The film was awarded in Berlinale International Forum 2011 (C.I.C.A.E. Prize). In the same year Bitri was nominated for her role, in the Best Actress category, at the Sarajevo Film Festival and at the Copenhagen International Film Festival, Lecce European film Festival (Cineuropa, Fipresci, Jury Prize), Jerusalem Film Festival, PriFilmFest Prishtina International Film Festival in Kosovo. Amnesty it meant a big jump in her career. International fame and acclamation came altogether, and that gave her global attention. .