The International Cinematographers Film Festival "Manaki Brothers" (known short as Manaki Film Festival; ) is an annual international Macedonian film festival organized by the Macedonian Film Professionals Association (MFPA). Founded 21 May 1950, MFPA represents the interests of film professionals and film authors in our country.
The festival is held in Bitola, the town where most of the activities of the Aromanian brothers Yanaki and Milton Manaki were organized. They were the filmmakers, who in 1905 filmed in Avdela the first motion pictures in the Ottoman Balkans. Each year the festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of Macedonia and the President of the Republic of Macedonia. The award of the festival is Camera 300 that given to the year's best motion pictures chosen by the festival's film committee.The Manaki Film Festival has been hosted at the Center of culture, with screenings at the Big Hall, located in the center of Bitola and has been attended by celebrities such as Thierry Frémont, Tardu Flordun, Richard Sammel, Torsten Voges, Rade Šerbedžija, Miki Manojlović, Mirjana Karanović, Michael York, Charles Dance, Victoria Abril, Daryl Hannah, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Julliette Binoche. Premieres of many macedonian movies were part of this international film festival. Some of those movies were also nominated for the Oscar award.
Film
Festivals
THE THIRD HALF
Directed by: Darko Mitrevski
Produced by: Robert Naskov and Darko Mitrevski
Based on: World War 2 events
MOTHERS
Directed by: Milcho Manchevski
Produced by: Christina Kallas
TO THE HILT
Directed byStole Popov
Produced byJordanco Cevrevski
Milivoje Gorgevic