Mustafa Presheva (; born 11 October 1961) is a Turkish

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and actor of

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descent. Presheva was born in Mitrovica,

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, at the time in

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. He studied

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and since 1983 has worked mainly as a film editor. In 1986 he received a Golden Medal for Best Editing at the Belgrade Short Film and Documentary Festival for the short film ''Dying Woods'' and in 1989 he was Editor of The Year at the

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for editing the feature ''The Fall Of Rock And Roll''. During the

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, in 1992 he moved to

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where he has been working since in

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and has received numerous awards in the country. At the

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in 1996 he received the

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Best Editing award for '' Tabutta Rövaşata'', then ''

Filler ve Çimen ''Elephants and Grass'' () is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about six different stories that merge into a common theme. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won awards at film f ...

'' in 2001 and then '' Vicdan'' in 2008. As of 2008 he has won 6 awards and has edited over 25 films aside from making several appearances as an actor or aiding the directors.

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* Kosovan male actors Yugoslav male actors Kosovo Albanians Turkish film editors Turkish people of Albanian descent Turkish people of Kosovan descent 1961 births Living people Golden Arena winners People from Mitrovica, Kosovo {{Kosovo-bio-stub