LABINA MITEVSKA 2023 ‘GREAT STAR OF MACEDONIAN CINEMA’ The actress and producer Labina Mitevska is this year’s recipient of the “Great Star of Macedonian Cinema” Award, presented by the Macedonian Film Professionals Association, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Macedonian cinema. Starting with little Zamira, her debut in “Before the Rain” (1994), when she […]
JEAN-MARIE DREUJOU: MANY OF THE SCENES IN NOTRE DAME ON FIREWERE FILMED IN A STUDIO Today, the French cinematographer, Jean-Marie Dreujou, had his workshop in the cinema ‘Manaki’ in Bitola. He talked about the filming of Notre Dame onFire. Dreujou, who has just completed the 60 th film in his career is a cinematographer nominated
JEAN-MARIE DREUJOU: MANY OF THE SCENES Read More »
LUCA COASSIN: THE FILM WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE TITLE ARKAN, BUT WE LEARNT THAT THIS WASTHE NAME OF A WAR CRIMINAL AND WE CHANGED IT INTO AIKEN The film Only the River Flows was screened as part of the official selection of the 44 th International Cinematographers Film Festival Manaki Brothers. It is a
LUCA COASSIN THE FILM WAS SUPPOSED Read More »
MACEDONIAN FILM THEATRES SIGNED A MEMORANDUM ON NETWORKING: LET US BRING OUR OLD AUDIENCESBACK AND CREATE AND EDUCATE NEW ONES Following the initiative and mediation of the Forum for Reasonable Policies and under the auspices of the Manaki Brothers festival, a memorandum was signed by seven film theatres from Macedonia: Cinemateque of North Macedonia, Drive-In
MACEDONIAN FILM THEATRES SIGNED A MEMORANDUM Read More »
Scenographer Igor Toshevski (Igor Toshevski) is the creator of the concept design of last year’s and this year’s edition of ICFF Manaki Brothers in Bitola. Following his professional and artistic passion for aesthetic interior and exterior design, this year Toshevski gives a specific visual stamp to the cinematographers’ festival in Bitola. „This year we put
Creature, by Guatemala-born Argentinian director Maria Silvia Esteve, was shown in the short film competition. Her first documentary was shown at IDFA, while Creature won an award at Locarno. „I got the idea for the film in an exhausting period for me, when I was shooting a film. I was in such an emotional state
Ilija Pavlov’s first feature film is called Rebirth: Voice of Silence, where he had the roles of director, cinematographer and actor; actress Vucica Nastova also appears in the film. The film had its premiere at the ICFF Manaki Brothers and showcased a new philosophical approach. „The majority of the film is split-screen for a reason:
ILIJA PAVLOV, DIRECTOR: VOICE OF SILENCE HAS ELEMENTS THAT ARE DEEPLY ENGRAINED IN ME Read More »
These days, Bitola is full of young people who are impressed by the films shown as part of the program of the “Manaki Brothers” festival. Many of them are students coming from many different countries, future cinematographers and directors, who exchange experiences, make friends, watch screenings together and participate in masterclasses. We asked them, what
Stories keep on living as long as there’s someone to tell them. The stories that we weave at the “Manaki Brothers” Festival are among the original stories, the stories that storytelling started with, from the first time they were narrated, we keep telling them and retelling them in our own words and pictures, through the
Anthony Dod Mantle is one of the world`s most famous names in cinematography with a renowned film portfolio, a name featured as a cinematographer in the closing credits of film such as “The Celebration”, “Another Round” (Thomas Vinterberg), “Dogville”, “Manderlay”, “Breaking the Waves”, (Lars von Trier) “Trainspotting”, “28 days Later” “Slumdog Millionaire”, (Danny Boyle), winner
THE FRAGILE SENSIBILITY OF ANTHONY DOD MENTLE THROUGH THE EYE OF THE FILM CAMERA Read More »