Definition magazine: Manaki Magic Celebrating its 45th anniversary, the Manaki Brothers Film Festival is one of the most unique celebrations of cinematography on Earth. Nicola Foley sits down with festival director Simeon Damevski to find out more. Read the full article on Definition Magazine website.
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TOXIC Lithuania | 2024 | 99’ 23.09.2024 | 19:00 | Manaki Cinema Director: Saule Bliuvaite | Stars: Vesta Matulytė, Ieva Rupeikaitė Abandoned by her mother, 13-year-old Maria lives with her grandmother in a bleak industrial town. During a violent clash on the street, she meets Kristina, a girl of the same age who strives to
SOLITUDE Iceland, Slovakia, France | 2023 | 75’ 24.09.2024 | 19:00 | Manaki Cinema Director: Ninna Pálmadóttir | Stars: Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Hermann Samúelsson The state forces a farmer who lives a quiet life in the countryside to sell his home, leave everything behind, and relocate to the capital. There he meets a 10-year-old paper
SAFE PLACE Croatia, Slovenia | 2022 | 102’ 22.09.2024 | 19:00 | Manaki Cinema Director: Juraj Lerotić | Stars: Juraj Lerotić, Goran Marković, Snježana Sinovčić Šiškov A traumatic event, a suicide attempt, creates a rift in the family’s everyday life. Their lives fundamentally change, as if they are waging a war invisible to everyone else.
QAS Kazakhstan | 2022 | 113’ 25.09.2024 | 21:00 | Manaki Cinema Director: Aisultan Seitov | Stars: Yerkebulan Daiyrov, Sultan Nurmuha Soviet Kazakhstan, the 1930s, a time marked by Stalin’s rapid collectivization of farms and the most brutal famine the modern world had ever seen. Local gravedigger Isatay must face a difficult choice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z00URErDabc CINEMATOGRAPHER:
Family Therapy Slovenia, Italy, Norway, Croatia, Serbia | 2024 | 122’ 23.09.2024 | 21:00 | Manaki Cinema Director: Sonja Prosenc | Stars: Mila Bezjak, Aliocha Schneider, Marko Mandić, Katarina Stegnar A seemingly perfect family’s life is thrown into disarray when a young stranger arrives, exposing their hidden fears, flaws, and dreams, and unraveling the deep-seated
LOTTO Georgia, Lithuania | 2023 | 84’ 26.09.2024 | 21:00 | Manaki Cinema Directors: Zaza Khalvashi, Tamta Khalvashi | Stars: Inga Jakhutashvili, Guladi Goguadze, Leila Bibineishvili, Anri Mutidze, Omar Beridze Love and crime and secrets and dreams intertwine in this ensemble tale that seductively weaves its way through a tight-knit community in a Georgian seaside
KILL THE CHILDREN FIRST N. Macedonia | 2024 | 106’ 27.09.2024 | 20:00 | Cultural Center Director: Dimitar Orovcanec | Stars: Mia Giraud, Martin Gjorgoski, Stefan Spasov A teen ballerina, her crazy-in-love boyfriend, and his sketchy best friend with a stolen gun get stuck in the deepest labyrinths of crime’s underworld over a misplaced cell
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BLACK DOG China | 2024 | 116’ 23.09.2024 | 19:00 | Cultural Center Director: Guan Hu | Stars: Eddie Peng, Jia Zhang-Ke On the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local dog patrol team to clear the town of
THE TEACHER’S LOUNGE Germany | 2023 | 94’ 24.09.2024 | 21:15 | Cultural Center Director: Ilker Çatak | Stars: Leonie Benesch, Leonard Stettnisch, Eva Löbau Carla Nowak, a dedicated teacher, starts her first job at a high school. She stands out among the new staff because of her idealism. When a series of thefts occur
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