Jes Davis is an actor originally from the Bay Area of California; currently living in in New York. She began a serious pursuit of her acting career when she was 15, auditioning for her school’s plays and participating on the Improv team. After high school she went on to perform in her college’s productions while…
Meet the Artist: Interview with soprano singer Gjylie Pelingu NY Elite: Tell us a little about yourself as an artist. Gjylie Pelingu: I began my music education as I was 6 years old. At first I began with piano lessons in Montenegro – Ulcinj. After I absolve my piano education, I began taking singing lessons. Truth…
Thomas Schauffert began playing the trumpet as a young child at the age of 8. At the same time he was also learning the flute. Yet it wasn’t until he had to stop his career as a tennis player, due to an injury of his wrist, that he was drawn intensely to his other big love…
Frank Powers was born in Upstate New York on July 16th 1975. His Mother is Ellen (Fogarty) Powers and Father James Wayne Powers. He has 4 sisters and 3 brothers of which he is the youngest. Due to the fact that his father was in the Military Frank grew up in multiple locations to include…
NY Elite: Tell us about yourself and your career beginnings. My name is Anesti Duka and I am an artist from Tirana, Albania. I am currently an art professor. My profession is an artist painter. I am graduated in the University of Arts of Albania for monumental painting. I always create on my free time,…
NY Elite: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Nila Cohen: I work as a specialist in preschool educational programs and run my own business Shalom Center Albania, in Tirana. Used to work as a project coordinator in the Open Society Foundation in the field of Preschool Education and Parenting Treatment Programs. I graduated from the…
Submissions are now open for the 2018 International Filmmaker Festival of New York. Celebrating its seventh year the festival connects the American audience to filmmakers of different genres, and forms across the world. Early Deadline is January 31, 2018. Filmmakers can submit their films for competition via FilmFreeway or via the IFFNY website. The IFFNY festival…
Following his success in Europe, Vlashent Sata had another memorable performance in New York. Born in 1983 in Tirana, Vlashent Sata is a Albanian-French singer-song writer, author, composer and performer. Vlashent started his singing career very early at the age of 5. At the age of 6, he started to learn the piano, encouraged by…
Mrika Krasniqi, director of 2018’s “Proof” has confirmed her next project. “Proof” is written, directed and produced by Mrika Krasniqi. Starring one of the best most famous Albanian actors, Xhevat Limani, “Proof” is a psychological drama about a grandfather (played by Xhevat Limani), and his disabled granddaughter, who are both isolated in the basement during…
NY Elite: Tell us about your acting career beginnings. Nadja Roivas: I was born in El Salvador, Central America, and my parents immigrated to the United States to escape the Salvadoran Civil War. We wound up in Los Angeles, CA, which is where I spent the later part of my early adulthood. As far back…
NY Elite: Tell us a little about yourself Dennis Dion Nardone: I’m 66 years old – I grew up in New Rochelle New York. I’m a retired 34 year Law Enforcement Officer and I have been a radio host since 1997. I have been living in Harrison, New York for the last 26 years. In…
NY Elite: Tell us a little about yourself as an artist. Elena Nuzman: I was born in a family of a concert pianist and a violin virtuoso in the former Soviet Union. I think I have music in my genes. At the age of 4 I started to play the piano and at the age…
Hanna Griffiths is an actor hailing from Melbourne, Australia. She has been working professionally within the industry ever since the tender age of 14 and kept pursuing her education in the artistic field by studying at the prestigious Acting schools including the Victorian College of the Arts.
NY Elite Magazine: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Sabrina Perlleshi: My name is Sabrina Perlleshi and I am an American-Albanian from Westchester, New York. I am 21 years old and attend Marist College. There, I study fashion merchandising and have a concentration in product development. I also have a minor in fashion design…
Born in 1994 in Tirana, Albania, the talented actor Joni Latifi dreams of making it big in Hollywood. In 2016 he moved to New York city to pursue his passion, acting. Joni Latifi is a great actor, who is confident in his work. He portrays that confidence on screen that draws the audience in and…
Mentor Spahiu is an accomplished award-winning filmmaker. His thought-provoking films have received awards and nominations in reputable film festivals around the world. Currently, he is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Plisi Film, co-founded by Mentor Spahiu and Izet Morina in 2012 in Prizren, Kosovo. Director, writer Mentor Spahiu was born in Kosovo in 1988. He…
Burial Park is a talented hard rock band from New York formed in 2008. The band is composed vocalist Rich Rampage, guitarist Giorgio LaCorte, guitarist John Keane, bassist Jesse Colliton and drummer Dave Colliton.
Julian came to US about 15 years ago after a colorful life in Albania that included being in military high school at the age of 14 and later on to Police Academy. He has participated in a few Karate competitions and has been involved in Albanian Police classified operation while has worked as bodyguard for…
Francesco Pireddu was born and raised in Sardinia, Italy. He began dancing in Rome. Three years later he moved to Tuscany to continue his professional ballet training under the direction of Marina Van Hoecke. Francesco danced and toured in Italy with Lindsay Kemp Company and Micha Van Hoecke. In London he danced in two very…
Born in Shkodër, Albania, but raised in Queens, New York, Orges Bakalli began making films at a very young age. Collaborating and working on various documentary and fiction films, Orges’ work has been shown at Channel 13, BRIC TV, Channel 25 NYC Life, MoMA, BAM, Albanian Film Week, New York Short Film Festival, and the…
